There are 9 ways to get from Sendai to Kobe by train, night bus, car, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Sendai to Tōkyō StationYamabiko / ...
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Shin-Kōbe StationNozomi / ...
4h 53m¥20,305–29,582Night bus
cheapest- Take the night bus from Sendai Station East Exit to Kobe SannomiyaJx361
13h 30m¥5,500–13,000Night bus via Ōsaka
- Take the night bus from Sendai Station to ŌsakaForest
12h 3m¥10,270–15,100Drive 800.1 km
- Drive from Sendai to Kobe800.1 km
10h 33m¥13,583–19,619Fly Sendai Airport to Kobe
- Fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Kobe (UKB)SDJ - UKB
3h 20m¥14,754–37,926Train to Sendai Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the train from Sendai(Miyagi/Jr) to Sendai Airport
- Fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)SDJ - ITM
3h 48m¥13,394–45,776Bus to Yamagata Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the bus from Hirose dori Ichiban-cho to Yamagata Kencho-mae
- Fly from Yamagata Airport (GAJ) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)GAJ - ITM
5h 36m¥39,693–51,161Fly Sendai Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)SDJ - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Shin-Kōbe Station
4h 47m¥18,694–32,976Train, train to Fukushima, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the train from Sendai to Kōriyama
- Take the train from Koriyama(Fukushima) to Izumigo
- Fly from Fukushima (FKS) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)FKS - ITM
5h 26m¥21,286–50,030
Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Kobe (UKB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sendai to Kobe is to night bus which costs ¥5500 - ¥13000 and takes 13h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Sendai to Kobe is to fly which takes 3h 20m and costs ¥14000 - ¥38000.
Yes, there is an overnight bus departing from Sendai Station East Exit station and arriving at Kobe Sannomiya. This bus operates every day. The journey takes approximately 13h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Sendai to Kobe station. However, there are services departing from Sendai and arriving at Shin-Kōbe Station via Tōkyō Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 53m.
The distance between Sendai and Kobe is 869 km. The road distance is 800.1 km.
The best way to get from Sendai to Kobe without a car is to train which takes 4h 53m and costs ¥20000 - ¥30000.
It takes approximately 4h 53m to get from Sendai to Kobe, including transfers.
Sendai to Kobe bus services, operated by JAMJAM LINER, depart from Sendai Station East Exit.
Sendai to Kobe train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Sendai station.
The best way to get from Sendai to Kobe is to train which takes 4h 53m and costs ¥20000 - ¥30000. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs ¥14000 - ¥38000 and takes 3h 20m.
What companies run services between Sendai, Japan and Kobe, Japan?
You can take a train from Sendai to Shin-Kōbe Station via Tōkyō Station in around 4h 53m. Alternatively, Kintetsu Bus operates a vehicle from Sendai Station to Ōsaka once daily. Tickets cost ¥9,500–15,000 and the journey takes 11h 28m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Sendai Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–60,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–60,000
Flights from Fukushima to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–60,000
- Website
- ibexair.co.jp
Flights from Sendai Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–60,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–60,000
Flights from Fukushima to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–60,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Sendai Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–45,000
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥37,000–48,000
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥37,000–48,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Sendai Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–28,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Sendai Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–22,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
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 Shin-Kōbe Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- 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
- ¥18,000–25,000
Train from Nagoya Station to Shin-Kōbe Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–8,500
- 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
- ¥5,500–8,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥6,500–8,500
- Green seat
- ¥8,500–12,000
Train from Sendai to Kōriyama
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–6,000
- 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
- ¥3,900–5,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥4,800–6,000
- Green seat
- ¥5,500–8,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
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
- Website
- senat.co.jp
Train from Sendai(Miyagi/Jr) to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥500–700
- Website
- https://www.senat.co.jp/en/top
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Koriyama(Fukushima) to Izumigo
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥480–650
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Sendai Station to Ōsaka
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–15,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-3802-1544
- Website
- jamjamliner.jp
Night bus from Sendai Station East Exit to Kobe Sannomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–13,000
- Schedules at
- jamjamliner.jp
- 4 seats per row spacious
- ¥5,500–13,000
- 3 seats per row
- ¥7,500–12,000
- Website
- yamakobus.co.jp
Bus from Hirose dori Ichiban-cho to Yamagata Kencho-mae
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,100
- Schedules at
- yamakobus.jp
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