There are 7 ways to get from Osaka to Kitakyushu by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Shin Osaka to Kokuratrain Sakura / ...
2h 47mDrive 533.3 km
cheapest- Drive from Osaka to Kitakyushucar 533.3 km
6h 56m¥9,293–13,424Bus, train
- Take the bus from Osaka Station JR Express BT to Okayama Station West Exitbus Osaka to Okayama
- Take the train from Okayama to Kokuratrain Nozomi / ...
4h 38mFly Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport, train
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane ITM - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kokuratrain
3h 7mTrain via Akashi
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Nishi-Akashitrain A: Special Rapid Service / ...
- Take the train from Nishi Akashi to Kokuratrain Kodama / ...
5h 24mFly Osaka International Airport to Oita Airport, train
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Oita Airport (OIT)plane ITM - OIT
- Take the train from Beppu to Kokuratrain
5h 14mTrain, bus to Tokushima Airport, fly to Fukuoka Airport
- Take the train from Ōsaka to Maikotrain
- Take the bus from Kousoku Maiko to Kousoku Narutobus
- Fly from Tokushima Airport (TKS) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane TKS - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kokuratrain
4h 45m
Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Osaka to Kitakyushu is to drive which costs ¥9000 - ¥14000 and takes 6h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Osaka to Kitakyushu is to drive which takes 6h 56m and costs ¥9000 - ¥14000.
No, there is no direct train from Osaka to Kitakyushu. However, there are services departing from Yodoyabashi and arriving at Kokura via Shin Osaka. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 47m.
The distance between Osaka and Kitakyushu is 498 km. The road distance is 533.3 km.
The best way to get from Osaka to Kitakyushu without a car is to train which takes 2h 47m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 47m to get from Osaka to Kitakyushu, including transfers.
Osaka to Kitakyushu train services, operated by JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company), depart from Shin Osaka station.
Osaka to Kitakyushu train services, operated by JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company), arrive at Kokura station.
Yes, the driving distance between Osaka to Kitakyushu is 533 km. It takes approximately 6h 56m to drive from Osaka to Kitakyushu.
There are 198+ hotels available in Kitakyushu.
What companies run services between Osaka, Japan and Kitakyushu, Japan?
JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company) operates a train from Shin Osaka to Kokura hourly, and the journey takes 2h 27m. JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company) also services this route hourly.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–21,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Matsuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–21,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Miyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–21,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Oita Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–24,000
Flights from Tokushima Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–33,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–39,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Oita Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–32,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Shin Osaka to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Okayama to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Nishi-Akashi
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Ōsaka to Maiko
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Shin Osaka to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Okayama to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Nishi Akashi to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Beppu to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- 0570-010-666
- Website
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp
Bus from Osaka Station JR Express BT to Okayama Station West Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400
- Schedules at
- chugoku-jrbus.j-server.com
- Book at
- chugoku-jrbus.j-server.com
- Phone
- 088-664-6030
- Website
- honshi-bus.co.jp
Bus from Kousoku Maiko to Kousoku Naruto
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,417
- Schedules at
- honshi-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 087-823-3083
- Website
- jr-shikokubus.co.jp
Bus from Kousoku Maiko to Kousoku Naruto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,860
- Schedules at
- jr-shikokubus.co.jp
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