There are 6 ways to get from Minneapolis to Kobe by plane, train, or bus
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Fly to Osaka International Airport
best- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane MSP - ITM
17h 49m¥76,341–301,685Fly to Kobe
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Kobe (UKB)plane MSP - UKB
19h 1m¥95,701–370,835Fly to Okayama Airport, train
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Okayama Airport (OKJ)plane MSP - OKJ
- Take the train from Okayama to Shin-Kōbe Stationtrain
19h 50m¥100,191–377,885Fly to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane MSP - HND
- Take the train from Shinagawa to Shin-Kōbe Stationtrain
18h 7m¥192,811–398,975Fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane MSP - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Shin-Kōbe Stationtrain
23h 33m¥76,641–289,885Fly to Tokushima Airport, bus
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Tokushima Airport (TKS)plane MSP - TKS
- Take the bus from Kousoku Naruto to Kousoku Maikobus
20h 22m¥108,591–400,185
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Osaka International Airport (ITM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Minneapolis to Kobe is to fly and train which costs ¥75000 - ¥290000 and takes 23h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Minneapolis to Kobe is to fly which takes 17h 49m and costs ¥75000 - ¥310000.
The distance between Minneapolis and Kobe is 9933 km.
It takes approximately 17h 49m to get from Minneapolis to Kobe, including transfers.
Kobe is 14h ahead of Minneapolis. It is currently 10:17 PM in Minneapolis and 12:17 PM in Kobe.
There are 305+ hotels available in Kobe.
What companies run services between Minneapolis, MN, USA and Kobe, Japan?
Delta, All Nippon Airways, and two other airlines fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Osaka International Airport (ITM) 5 times a day.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–300,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Kochi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–310,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Vancouver, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–1,100,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Kobe via San Francisco, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–1,400,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Kobe via Seattle, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–1,300,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Okayama Airport via Seattle, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–1,300,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Okayama Airport via San Francisco, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–1,400,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–280,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–290,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Tokushima Airport via San Francisco, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–1,500,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Izumo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–310,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Okayama Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–370,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Okayama Airport via San Francisco, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 46m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥140,000–550,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–370,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Denver, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–300,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Tokushima Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–390,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Tokushima Airport via San Francisco, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 26m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥140,000–550,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–280,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Denver, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–300,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–290,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–370,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Denver, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–300,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Kobe via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–390,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–310,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Kobe via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–370,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Kobe via Tokyo International Airport, Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–400,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–300,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–310,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
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
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
- Phone
- 088-664-6030
- Website
- honshi-bus.co.jp
Bus from Kousoku Naruto to Kousoku Maiko
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600
- Schedules at
- honshi-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 087-823-3083
- Website
- jr-shikokubus.co.jp
Bus from Kousoku Naruto to Kousoku Maiko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,164
- Schedules at
- jr-shikokubus.co.jp
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