There are 4 ways to get from Okayama to Kitakyushu by train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Okayama to KokuraNozomi / ...
1h 25m¥8,500–12,000Drive 359.9 km
cheapest- Drive from Okayama to Kitakyushu359.9 km
4h 54m¥6,116–8,833Train to Matsuyama Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Okayama to Matsuyama(Ehime)
- Fly from Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)MYJ - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata to Kokura
5h 32m¥22,908–41,881Train to Osaka International Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Okayama to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)ITM - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata to Kokura
4h 9m¥17,640–43,305
Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Okayama to Kitakyushu is to drive which costs ¥6000 - ¥9000 and takes 4h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Okayama to Kitakyushu is to train which takes 1h 25m and costs ¥8500 - ¥12000.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Okayama and arriving at Kokura. Services depart every 30 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 1h 25m.
The distance between Okayama and Kitakyushu is 335 km. The road distance is 359.9 km.
The best way to get from Okayama to Kitakyushu without a car is to train which takes 1h 25m and costs ¥8500 - ¥12000.
The train from Okayama to Kokura takes 1h 25m including transfers and departs every 30 minutes.
Okayama to Kitakyushu train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Okayama station.
Okayama to Kitakyushu train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Kokura station.
Yes, the driving distance between Okayama to Kitakyushu is 360 km. It takes approximately 4h 54m to drive from Okayama to Kitakyushu.
There are 198+ hotels available in Kitakyushu.
What companies run services between Okayama, Japan and Kitakyushu, Japan?
Japan Railways Shinkansen operates a train from Okayama to Kokura every 30 minutes. Tickets cost ¥8,500–12,000 and the journey takes 1h 25m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Matsuyama Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–29,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–32,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Miyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–32,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Matsuyama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–32,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–39,000
- Website
- ibexair.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–39,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Okayama to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–12,000
- 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
- ¥8,500–12,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥9,500–12,000
- Green seat
- ¥12,000–17,000
Train from Hakata to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–4,400
- 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
- ¥2,800–3,800
- Reserved seat
- ¥3,600–4,400
- Green seat
- ¥4,300–6,000
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
Train from Hakata to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- ¥2,700–3,700
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Hakata to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
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