There are 5 ways to get from Motegi to Kyoto by train, night bus, car, taxi, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Motegi to Shimodate
- Take the train from Oyama to Tōkyō Station
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Kyōto
5h 17m¥13,522–22,641Drive 573.5 km
cheapest- Drive from Motegi to Kyoto573.5 km
6h 57m¥9,763–14,102Night bus
- Take the night bus from Utsunomiya Station to Kyoto Station Hachijo gateTochinoki
12h 21m¥10,159–16,293Taxi to Ibaraki Airport, fly to Kobe, train
- Take the taxi from Motegi to Ibaraki Airport (IBR)
- Fly from Ibaraki Airport (IBR) to Kobe (UKB)IBR - UKB
- Take the train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Kyōto
3h 23m¥35,447–76,088Train, train to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Motegi to Shimodate
- Take the train from Oyama to Tōkyō Station
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)HND - ITM
- Take the bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gate
6h 48m¥16,212–41,861
Ibaraki Airport (IBR) to Kobe (UKB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Motegi to Kyoto is to drive which costs ¥9500 - ¥15000 and takes 6h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Motegi to Kyoto is to taxi and fly and train which takes 3h 23m and costs ¥35000 - ¥80000.
No, there is no direct train from Motegi to Kyoto. However, there are services departing from Motegi and arriving at Kyōto via Shimodate, Oyama and Tōkyō Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 17m.
The distance between Motegi and Kyoto is 613 km. The road distance is 573.5 km.
The best way to get from Motegi to Kyoto without a car is to train which takes 5h 17m and costs ¥13000 - ¥23000.
It takes approximately 5h 17m to get from Motegi to Kyoto, including transfers.
Motegi to Kyoto train services, operated by Moka Railway, depart from Motegi station.
Motegi to Kyoto train services, operated by Moka Railway, arrive at Shimodate station.
Yes, the driving distance between Motegi to Kyoto is 574 km. It takes approximately 6h 57m to drive from Motegi to Kyoto.
There are 3130+ hotels available in Kyoto.
What companies run services between Motegi, Tochigi, Japan and Kyoto, Japan?
You can take a train from Motegi to Kyōto via Shimodate, Oyama, and Tōkyō Station in around 5h 17m. Alternatively, Kintetsu Bus operates a vehicle from Utsunomiya Station to Kyoto Station Hachijo gate once daily. Tickets cost ¥9,000–13,000 and the journey takes 9h 42m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–33,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Izumo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–33,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–33,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Ibaraki Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–43,000
- Website
- moka-railway.co.jp
Train from Motegi to Shimodate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,200
- Schedules at
- moka-railway.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Oyama to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–5,000
- 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
- ¥3,300–4,400
- Reserved seat
- ¥4,100–5,000
- Green seat
- ¥5,000–6,500
Train from Tōkyō Station to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- 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
- ¥11,000–15,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥12,000–16,000
- Green seat
- ¥16,000–22,000
Train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 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
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Oyama to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,600
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Utsunomiya Station to Kyoto Station Hachijo gate
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–13,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 06-6844-1124
- Website
- hankyu-kankobus.co.jp
Bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gate
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,400
- Website
- https://www-hankyu-kankobus-co-jp-e.athp.transer.com/limousine/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–28,000
Yano Taxi
- Phone
- +81 120-210-555
- Website
- yano-taxi.com
First Taxi
- Phone
- +81 120-150-840
- Website
- first-taxi.co.jp
Asahi Taxi
- Phone
- +81 120-622-333
- Website
- asahi-taxi.com
Ibaraki Kotsu
- Phone
- +81 120-550-867
- Website
- ibako.co.jp
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