There are 5 ways to get from Osaka Kansai Airport (KIX) to Kyoto by bus, train, car or plane
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Recommended option
Bus • 1 h 28 min
$21 - $24
Cheapest option
Bus, train • 2 h 41 min
$20 - $22
3 alternative options
Train • 1 h 32 min
$28 - $34
Drive • 1 h 21 min
$10 - $16
Fly • 4 h 17 min
$68 - $390
Questions & Answers
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Kansai Airport Terminal 1 and arriving at Kyōto. Services depart every 30 minutes. The journey takes approximately 1 h 28 min.
The distance between Osaka Kansai Airport (KIX) and Kyoto is 80 km. The road distance is 103.5 km.
The best way to get from Osaka Kansai Airport (KIX) to Kyoto without a car is to bus which takes 1 h 28 min and costs .
The bus from Kansai Airport Terminal 1 to Kyōto takes 1 h 28 min including transfers and departs every 30 minutes.
Osaka Kansai Airport (KIX) to Kyoto bus services, operated by OKK Airport Bus, depart from Kansai Airport Terminal 1 station.
The best way to get from Osaka Kansai Airport (KIX) to Kyoto is to bus which takes 1 h 28 min and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs and takes 1 h 32 min, you could also fly, which costs and takes 4 h 17 min.
There is no direct flight from Osaka Kansai Airport to Osaka Airport. The quickest flight takes 2 h 55 min and has one stopover.
Osaka Kansai Airport (KIX) to Kyoto bus services, operated by OKK Airport Bus, arrive at Kyōto station.
Yes, the driving distance between Osaka Kansai Airport (KIX) to Kyoto is 103 km. It takes approximately 1 h 21 min to drive from Osaka Kansai Airport (KIX) to Kyoto.
Star Flyer, JetStar Japan, Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways offer flights from Osaka Kansai Airport to Osaka Airport.
- Distance: 50.1 miles
- Duration: 1 h 28 min
What companies run services between Osaka Kansai Airport (KIX), Japan and Kyoto, Japan?
OKK Airport Bus operates a bus from Osaka Kansai Airport (KIX) to Kyoto every 30 minutes. Tickets cost $21 - $24 and the journey takes 1 h 28 min. Alternatively, Japan Railways Limited Express operates a train from Osaka Kansai Airport (KIX) to Kyoto hourly. Tickets cost $25 - $31 and the journey takes 1 h 20 min.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Osaka Kansai to Osaka via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 44 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $550
Flights from Osaka Kansai to Osaka via Sapporo
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 13 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260 - $1,600
Flights from Osaka Kansai to Osaka via Okinawa
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 27 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290 - $1,700
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Osaka Kansai to Osaka via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 12 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $850
Flights from Osaka Kansai to Osaka via Sapporo
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $2,200
Flights from Osaka Kansai to Osaka via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 10 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $950
Flights from Osaka Kansai to Osaka via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 10 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60 - $390
- Website
- hyperdia.com
Train from Kansai Airport to Kyoto
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25 - $31
- Schedules at
- hyperdia.com
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- Website
- hyperdia.com
Train from Moriguchishi to Jingu-Marutamachi
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4 - $6
- Schedules at
- hyperdia.com
- Website
- okkbus.co.jp
Bus from Kansai Airport Terminal 1 to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21 - $24
- Schedules at
- okkbus.co.jp
- Phone
- 077-531-2121
- Website
- keihanbus.jp
Bus from Kansai Airport Terminal 1 to Moriguchi Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 12 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17
- Schedules at
- kate.co.jp
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