There are 8 ways to get from Philadelphia to Kobe by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Kobe
best- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Kobe (UKB)plane EWR - UKB
20h 44m¥78,233–287,027Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Kobe
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Kobe (UKB)plane JFK - UKB
21h 19m¥74,312–357,919Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane EWR - ITM
21h 31m¥293,873–857,877Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Kobe
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Kobe (UKB)plane PHL - UKB
22h 13m¥95,671–350,711Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane JFK - ITM
21h 22m¥104,952–358,769Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Tokushima Airport, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Tokushima Airport (TKS)plane JFK - TKS
- Take the bus from Kousoku Naruto to Kousoku Maikobus
22h 41m¥87,202–387,269Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane JFK - HND
- Take the train from Shinagawa to Shin-Kōbe Stationtrain
21h 45m¥96,422–346,059Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Narita International Airport, train
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane EWR - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Shinagawatrain
- Take the train from Shinagawa to Shin-Kōbe Stationtrain
21h 43m¥87,823–200,777
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Kobe (UKB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Kobe is to train and fly which costs ¥85000 - ¥210000 and takes 21h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Kobe is to train and fly which takes 20h 44m and costs ¥75000 - ¥290000.
The distance between Philadelphia and Kobe is 11251 km.
It takes approximately 20h 44m to get from Philadelphia to Kobe, including transfers.
Kobe is 13h ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 1:02 AM in Philadelphia and 2:02 PM in Kobe.
There are 295+ hotels available in Kobe.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Kobe, Japan?
United Airlines, All Nippon Airways, and three other airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Kobe (UKB) every 4 hours.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kobe via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–280,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–230,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–230,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Kochi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–240,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kobe via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–360,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kobe via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–900,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–230,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Kochi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–230,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Tokushima Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–950,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–230,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–200,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–230,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Toronto, Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–230,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–220,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Izumo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥120,000–220,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Tokushima Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–350,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Tokushima Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–360,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–230,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kobe via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–280,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kobe via Toronto, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–280,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kobe via Minneapolis, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–290,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kobe via Washington Dulles, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–360,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kobe via Detroit, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–360,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kobe via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–360,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kobe via Seattle, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–370,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kobe via Toronto, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–350,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kobe via Minneapolis, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–360,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kobe via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–900,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–230,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Toronto, Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–230,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–220,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–230,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kobe via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–270,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kobe via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–300,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–130,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–230,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–200,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Toronto, Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–230,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Montreal, Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–230,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–190,000
- Website
- perimeter.ca
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Narita International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–200,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–35,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- ¥1,700–35,000
- Business Class
- ¥9,000–41,000
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–36,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- ¥2,000–36,000
- Business Class
- ¥9,500–42,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–7,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–8,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–95,000
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- ¥3,300–75,000
- First Class
- ¥21,000–95,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shinagawa to Shin-Kōbe Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–18,000
- 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
- ¥12,000–17,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥14,000–18,000
- Green seat
- ¥18,000–24,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Shinagawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–6,000
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- ¥4,500–6,000
- Ordinary Car
- ¥2,800–3,600
- Phone
- 088-664-6030
- Website
- honshi-bus.co.jp
Bus from Kousoku Naruto to Kousoku Maiko
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600
- Schedules at
- honshi-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 087-823-3083
- Website
- jr-shikokubus.co.jp
Bus from Kousoku Naruto to Kousoku Maiko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,164
- Schedules at
- jr-shikokubus.co.jp
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