There are 5 ways to get from Okayama to Kagoshima by train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Okayama to Kagoshima-Chūōtrain Sakura
3h 16m¥14,000–21,000Drive 679.6 km
cheapest- Drive from Okayama to Kagoshimacar 679.6 km
9h 6m¥11,301–16,323Train to Kobe, fly
- Take the train from Okayama to Shin-Kobe Stationtrain
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ)plane UKB - KOJ
4h 1m¥14,342–34,081Train to Osaka International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Okayama to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ)plane ITM - KOJ
4h 24m¥15,970–38,955Train to Matsuyama Airport, fly
- Take the train from Okayama to Matsuyama(Ehime)train
- Fly from Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ)plane MYJ - KOJ
5h 57m¥21,278–46,071
Kobe (UKB) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Okayama to Kagoshima is to drive which costs ¥11000 - ¥17000 and takes 9h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Okayama to Kagoshima is to train which takes 3h 16m and costs ¥14000 - ¥21000.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Okayama and arriving at Kagoshima-Chūō. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 16m.
The distance between Okayama and Kagoshima is 648 km. The road distance is 679.6 km.
The best way to get from Okayama to Kagoshima without a car is to train which takes 3h 16m and costs ¥14000 - ¥21000.
The train from Okayama to Kagoshima-Chūō takes 3h 16m including transfers and departs hourly.
Okayama to Kagoshima train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Okayama station.
Okayama to Kagoshima train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Kagoshima-Chūō station.
Yes, the driving distance between Okayama to Kagoshima is 680 km. It takes approximately 9h 6m to drive from Okayama to Kagoshima.
There are 209+ hotels available in Kagoshima.
What companies run services between Okayama, Japan and Kagoshima, Japan?
Japan Railways Shinkansen operates a train from Okayama to Kagoshima-Chūō hourly. Tickets cost ¥14,000–21,000 and the journey takes 3h 16m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–31,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Matsuyama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–31,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Yakushima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–31,000
Flights from Matsuyama Airport to Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–37,000
Flights from Matsuyama Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–37,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–20,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Kobe to Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–26,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Okayama to Kagoshima-Chūō
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–21,000
- 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
- ¥14,000–20,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥16,000–21,000
- Green seat
- ¥21,000–28,000
Train from Okayama to Shin-Kobe Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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 Okayama to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥4,800–7,500
- 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
- ¥4,800–6,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,500–7,500
- Green seat
- ¥7,000–9,500
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Okayama to Matsuyama(Ehime)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–8,000
- 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
- ¥6,000–7,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥5,500–8,000
- Green Seat
- ¥8,500–12,000
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