There are 5 ways to get from Manchester to Kobe by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Manchester Airport to Kansai International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)plane MAN - KIX
- Take the bus from Kansai Airport Terminal 1 to Kobe Sannomiyabus
20h 4m¥82,721–163,659Fly Manchester Airport to Osaka International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane MAN - ITM
20h 57m¥50,521–162,459Fly Manchester Airport to Kobe
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kobe (UKB)plane MAN - UKB
20h 54m¥60,831–201,509Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Kobe
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kobe (UKB)plane LHR - UKB
20h 35m¥126,048–296,108Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane LHR - ITM
21h 23m¥136,738–297,058
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kansai International Airport (KIX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Kobe is to fly and bus which costs ¥80000 - ¥170000 and takes 20h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Kobe is to fly and bus which takes 20h 4m and costs ¥80000 - ¥170000.
The distance between Manchester and Kobe is 9516 km.
It takes approximately 20h 4m to get from Manchester to Kobe, including transfers.
Kobe is 9h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 7:33 AM in Manchester and 4:33 PM in Kobe.
There are 272+ hotels available in Kobe.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Kobe, Japan?
KLM, Korean Air, and 10 other airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kobe (UKB) 4 times a day.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kansai International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–160,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kobe via Beijing Capital, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–220,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Osaka International Airport via Munich, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–450,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Osaka International Airport via Beijing Capital, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–160,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Osaka International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–160,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Osaka International Airport via Frankfurt, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–440,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kobe via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–650,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–480,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Osaka International Airport via Munich, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–550,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Osaka International Airport via Vienna, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–550,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kansai International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–150,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Osaka International Airport via Munich, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–220,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–230,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kobe via Amsterdam Schiphol, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–240,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kobe via Prague, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–240,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kobe via Shanghai Pudong, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–200,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kobe via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–280,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kobe via Shanghai Pudong, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–200,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kobe via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–650,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kansai International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–150,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kobe via Beijing Capital, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–200,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kobe via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–280,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Osaka International Airport via Munich, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–220,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Osaka International Airport via Frankfurt, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–440,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kansai International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–160,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kansai International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–150,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kansai International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–160,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kobe via Frankfurt, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–270,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Osaka International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–220,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–21,000
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–21,000
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- 06-6844-1124
- Website
- hankyu-kankobus.co.jp
Bus from Kansai Airport Terminal 1 to Kobe Sannomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–2,400
- Schedules at
- okkbus.co.jp
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