There are 8 ways to get from Sendai to Kitakyushu by plane, train, bus, night bus, or car
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Fly Sendai Airport to Fukuoka Airport, train
best- Fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)SDJ - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata to Kokura
4h 7m¥20,864–54,326Bus, night bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Sendai Station to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal
- Take the night bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Kokura Ekimae
20h 11m¥12,900–33,900Train
- Take the train from Sendai to Tōkyō StationYamabiko / ...
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to KokuraNozomi
7h 6m¥30,305–41,582Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sendai Miyakoh Bus Center to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to BS Hiroshima Station North Exit
- Take the train from Hiroshima to Kokura
20h 20m¥16,900–26,600Fly Sendai Airport to Hiroshima Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Hiroshima Airport (HIJ)SDJ - HIJ
- Take the bus from Hiroshima Airport to Hiroshima Shinkansen-Guchi
- Take the train from Hiroshima to Kokura
5h 11m¥37,494–75,126Train to Morioka Hanamaki Airport, fly to Fukuoka Airport, train
- Take the train from Sendai to Shin-Hanamaki
- Fly from Morioka Hanamaki Airport (HNA) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)HNA - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata to Kokura
4h 57m¥52,212–94,133Fly Sendai Airport to Oita Airport, train
- Fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Oita Airport (OIT)SDJ - OIT
- Take the train from Beppu to Kokura
7h 57m¥42,694–72,226Drive 1,274.5 km
- Drive from Sendai to Kitakyushu1,274.5 km
16h 37m¥21,654–31,278
Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sendai to Kitakyushu is to bus and night bus which costs ¥12000 - ¥34000 and takes 20h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Sendai to Kitakyushu is to fly and train which takes 4h 7m and costs ¥20000 - ¥55000.
No, there is no direct bus from Sendai station to Kitakyushu. However, there are services departing from Sendai Station and arriving at Kokura Ekimae via Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 11m.
No, there is no direct train from Sendai to Kitakyushu. However, there are services departing from Sendai and arriving at Kokura via Tōkyō Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 6m.
The distance between Sendai and Kitakyushu is 1146 km. The road distance is 1274.5 km.
The best way to get from Sendai to Kitakyushu without a car is to train which takes 7h 6m and costs ¥30000 - ¥42000.
It takes approximately 4h 7m to get from Sendai to Kitakyushu, including transfers.
Sendai to Kitakyushu bus services, operated by JR Bus Tohoku, depart from Sendai Station.
Sendai to Kitakyushu train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Sendai station.
Sendai to Kitakyushu bus services, operated by JR Bus Tohoku, arrive at Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal station.
What companies run services between Sendai, Japan and Kitakyushu, Japan?
You can take a train from Sendai to Kokura via Tōkyō Station in around 7h 6m.
Airlines
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Sendai Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–80,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–80,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Hiroshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–90,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Oita Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–85,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Oita Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–85,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Oita Airport via New Chitose, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–130,000
- Website
- ibexair.co.jp
Flights from Sendai Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–80,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Hiroshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–90,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Oita Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–85,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Sendai Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–65,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–75,000
Flights from Morioka Hanamaki Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥43,000–75,000
Flights from Morioka Hanamaki Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Nagoya Airfield
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥43,000–75,000
Flights from Morioka Hanamaki Airport to Fukuoka Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–120,000
Flights from Morioka Hanamaki Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–90,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Oita Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–80,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Sendai Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–65,000
Flights from Morioka Hanamaki Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥43,000–75,000
Flights from Morioka Hanamaki Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Nagoya Airfield
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥43,000–75,000
- Website
- starflyer.jp
Flights from Sendai Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–45,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Sendai Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–33,000
Train operators
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
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 Sendai to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- 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
- ¥8,000–11,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥9,500–12,000
- Green seat
- ¥12,000–16,000
Train from Tōkyō Station to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–30,000
- 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
- ¥22,000–30,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥24,000–30,000
- Green seat
- ¥32,000–42,000
Train from Hiroshima to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- 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
- ¥5,500–7,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥6,500–8,000
- Green seat
- ¥8,000–11,000
Train from Sendai to Shin-Hanamaki
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–7,000
- 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
- ¥4,400–6,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,000–7,000
- Green seat
- ¥6,500–9,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
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
Train from Sendai to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- 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
- ¥8,500–10,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Green Seat
- ¥12,000–17,000
Train from Beppu to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–5,000
- 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
- ¥4,200–4,700
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,600–5,000
- Green Seat
- ¥5,000–7,000
- 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/
Bus operators
- Phone
- 042-352-3700
- Website
- keio-bus.com
Bus from Sendai Miyakoh Bus Center to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–4,600
- Schedules at
- highwaybus.com
- Phone
- (050) 5805-0383
- en-info@willer.co.jp
- Website
- travel.willer.co.jp
Bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to BS Hiroshima Station North Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–14,000
- Schedules at
- willer-travel.com
- Phone
- 0570ｰ000448
- Website
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
Bus from Sendai Station to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–9,000
- Schedules at
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
- Book at
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
- Daytime Bus
- ¥3,900–7,000
- Overnight Bus
- ¥6,500–9,000
- Phone
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Night bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Kokura Ekimae
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–25,000
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- Business seat
- ¥9,000–20,000
- Premium seat
- ¥18,000–25,000
- Phone
- 0570-666-012
- Website
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp
Bus from Hiroshima Airport to Hiroshima Shinkansen-Guchi
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,450
- Schedules at
- chugoku-jrbus.j-server.com
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Sendai to Kitakyushu train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Tōkyō Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sendai to Kitakyushu is 1274 km. It takes approximately 16h 37m to drive from Sendai to Kitakyushu.
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