There are 9 ways to get from Maebashi to Kobe by train, bus, night bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Takasaki to Tsurugatrain Hakutaka
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Ōsakatrain Thunderbird
6h 52m¥15,681–22,535Drive 500.3 km
cheapest- Drive from Maebashi to Kobecar 500.3 km
7h 25m¥8,395–12,126Bus, train
- Take the bus from 新前橋駅 to 京都駅八条口bus 高速バス シルクライナー(高崎経由)
- Take the train from Kyōto to Shin-Kōbe Stationtrain Nozomi / ...
9h 31m¥10,200–15,300Night bus
- Take the night bus from Takasaki Station East to Osaka-Umedanightbus Jx241
11h 28mTrain to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Kobe
- Take the train from Takasaki to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kobe (UKB)plane HND - UKB
4h 19m¥13,611–25,405Train, train to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the train from Maebashi to Takasakitrain
- Take the train from Takasaki to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane HND - ITM
4h 47m¥14,251–39,255Train, train to Ibaraki Airport, fly to Kobe
- Take the train from Takasaki to Uenotrain
- Take the train from Ueno to Ishiokatrain
- Fly from Ibaraki Airport (IBR) to Kobe (UKB)plane IBR - UKB
5h 21m¥17,621–67,885Train, train to Narita International Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the train from Takasaki to Uenotrain
- Take the train from Keisei-Ueno to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane NRT - ITM
5h 22m¥18,411–50,035Train, train to Matsumoto Airport, fly to Kobe
- Take the train from Takasaki to Naganotrain
- Take the train from Nagano to Matsumototrain
- Fly from Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) to Kobe (UKB)plane MMJ - UKB
5h 19m¥20,781–39,565
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kobe (UKB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Maebashi to Kobe is to drive which costs ¥8000 - ¥13000 and takes 7h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Maebashi to Kobe is to train and fly which takes 4h 19m and costs ¥13000 - ¥26000.
No, there is no direct train from Maebashi to Kobe. However, there are services departing from Maebashi and arriving at Motomachi via Takasaki, Tsuruga and Ōsaka. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 52m.
The distance between Maebashi and Kobe is 662 km. The road distance is 500.3 km.
The best way to get from Maebashi to Kobe without a car is to train which takes 6h 52m and costs ¥15000 - ¥23000.
It takes approximately 6h 52m to get from Maebashi to Kobe, including transfers.
Maebashi to Kobe train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Takasaki station.
Maebashi to Kobe train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Tsuruga station.
Yes, the driving distance between Maebashi to Kobe is 500 km. It takes approximately 7h 25m to drive from Maebashi to Kobe.
There are 299+ hotels available in Kobe.
What companies run services between Maebashi, Japan and Kobe, Japan?
You can take a train from Maebashi to Motomachi via Takasaki, Tsuruga, and Ōsaka in around 6h 52m. Alternatively, JAMJAM LINER operates a vehicle from Takasaki Station East to Osaka-Umeda once daily, and the journey takes 9h 20m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–55,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–43,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–44,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–31,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Izumo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–31,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–34,000
Flights from Matsumoto Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–26,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–17,000
Flights from Ibaraki Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–50,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Matsumoto Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–26,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Takasaki to Tsuruga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–16,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥11,000–16,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥13,000–16,000
- Green seat
- ¥16,000–22,000
Train from Kyōto to Shin-Kōbe Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,800
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥3,000–4,100
- Reserved seat
- ¥3,900–4,800
- Green seat
- ¥4,600–6,500
Train from Takasaki to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–6,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥3,800–5,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥4,700–6,000
- Green seat
- ¥5,500–7,500
Train from Takasaki to Ueno
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–6,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥3,700–5,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥4,600–6,000
- Green seat
- ¥5,500–7,500
Train from Takasaki to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–6,500
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥4,000–5,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,000–6,500
- Green seat
- ¥6,000–8,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Tsuruga to Ōsaka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–5,500
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥4,500–5,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥4,000–5,500
- Green Seat
- ¥5,500–8,000
Train from Takasaki to Ueno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–4,400
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥3,800–4,300
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,200–4,400
- Green Seat
- ¥4,400–6,000
Train from Ueno to Ishioka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–3,800
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥3,400–3,800
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,700–3,800
- Green Seat
- ¥3,700–5,000
Train from Nagano to Matsumoto
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–3,400
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥2,900–3,400
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,300–3,200
- Green Seat
- ¥3,000–4,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Takasaki to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–2,100
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Maebashi to Takasaki
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥210–340
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Takasaki to Ueno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–2,000
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Ueno to Ishioka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,700
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Nagano to Matsumoto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥950–1,300
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- keisei.co.jp
Train from Keisei-Ueno to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–2,600
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- keisei.co.jp
Train from Keisei-Ueno to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,200
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
- Phone
- 027-287-4000
- Website
- ncb.jp
Bus from 新前橋駅 to 京都駅八条口
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–11,000
- Website
- https://ncb.jp/
- Phone
- 050-3802-1544
- Website
- jamjamliner.jp
Night bus from Takasaki Station East to Osaka-Umeda
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- jamjamliner.jp
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