There are 8 ways to get from Melbourne to Kobe by plane or train
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Fly to Kansai International Airport, train
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)plane MEL - KIX
- Take the train from Kansai Airport to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain
17h 10m¥44,418–140,018Fly to Osaka International Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane MEL - ITM
15h 54m¥68,968–184,218Fly to Kobe
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kobe (UKB)plane MEL - UKB
16h 1m¥78,328–313,368Fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane MEL - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Shin-Kōbe Stationtrain
16h 43m¥58,268–112,418Fly to Takamatsu Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Takamatsu Airport (TAK)plane MEL - TAK
- Take the train from Takamatsu(Kagawa) to Okayamatrain
- Take the train from Okayama to Shin-Kōbe Stationtrain
19h 16m¥64,218–213,968Fly to Okayama Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Okayama Airport (OKJ)plane MEL - OKJ
- Take the train from Okayama to Shin-Kōbe Stationtrain
20h 15m¥77,818–310,418Fly to Narita International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane MEL - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Shinagawatrain
- Take the train from Shinagawa to Shin-Kōbe Stationtrain
16h 40m¥53,918–137,118Fly to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane MEL - HND
- Take the train from Shinagawa to Shin-Kōbe Stationtrain
17h 52m¥48,438–161,508
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kansai International Airport (KIX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Kobe is to fly and train which costs ¥55000 - ¥120000 and takes 16h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Kobe is to fly which takes 15h 54m and costs ¥65000 - ¥190000.
The distance between Melbourne and Kobe is 8186 km.
It takes approximately 17h 10m to get from Melbourne to Kobe, including transfers.
Kobe is 1h behind Melbourne. It is currently 1:31 AM in Melbourne and 12:31 AM in Kobe.
There are 283+ hotels available in Kobe.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Kobe, Japan?
Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways, and two other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Osaka International Airport (ITM) 3 times a day.
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansai International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–190,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–190,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Takamatsu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–200,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–220,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Osaka International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–230,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kobe via Sydney, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–800,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kobe via Taiwan Taoyuan, Okinawa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–320,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–230,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Okayama Airport via Sydney, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–800,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansai International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–230,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Osaka International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–230,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–230,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Takamatsu Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–260,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Okayama Airport via Sydney, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–310,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–220,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–230,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–240,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Takamatsu Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–250,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–230,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansai International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–100,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥42,000–170,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–110,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥44,000–130,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Osaka International Airport via Sydney, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–260,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–230,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–270,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansai International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–110,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Osaka International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–230,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–170,000
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Osaka International Airport via Sydney, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–650,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–650,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansai International Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥41,000–160,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–160,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansai International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–75,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–220,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kobe via Sydney, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–320,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kobe via Taiwan Taoyuan, Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–310,000
- Website
- tigerairtw.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Okayama Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–300,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Okayama Airport via Brisbane, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–310,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansai International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–150,000
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansai International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–200,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kobe via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–310,000
- Website
- jal.co.jp
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Okayama Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Okinawa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–300,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kansai Airport to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–3,200
- 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
- ¥2,800–3,200
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,100–3,000
- Green Seat
- ¥2,800–3,800
Train from Takamatsu(Kagawa) to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–3,500
- 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
- ¥3,100–3,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,400–3,400
- Green Seat
- ¥3,200–4,300
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Nagoya Station to Shin-Kōbe Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–8,500
- 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
- ¥5,500–8,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥6,500–8,500
- Green seat
- ¥8,500–12,000
Train from Okayama to Shin-Kōbe Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–6,500
- 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
- ¥4,200–6,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,000–6,500
- Green seat
- ¥6,000–8,500
Train from Shinagawa to Shin-Kōbe Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–18,000
- 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
- ¥12,000–17,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥14,000–18,000
- Green seat
- ¥18,000–24,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Takamatsu(Kagawa) to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,700
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
- 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/
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Shinagawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–6,000
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- ¥4,500–6,000
- Ordinary Car
- ¥2,800–3,600
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