There are 6 ways to get from Shinkansen to Kyoto by train, night bus, car, plane, or bus
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Train
best- Take the train from Kannami to ShizuokaCA: Tōkaidō Line Local
- Take the train from Shizuoka to KyōtoKodama / ...
3h 45mDrive 352.7 km
cheapest- Drive from Shinkansen to Kyoto352.7 km
3h 52m¥6,004–8,673Train, night bus
- Take the train from Kannami to ShimizuCA: Tōkaidō Line Local
- Take the night bus from Shimizu Station to Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi
9h 17mTrain, fly to Osaka International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Atami to Shin-Yokohama
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)HND - ITM
- Take the bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gate
5h 5m¥17,013–40,838Train, fly to Kobe
- Take the train from Atami to Shin-Yokohama
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kobe (UKB)HND - UKB
- Take the train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Kyōto
5h 8m¥18,313–31,698Train, fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Take the train from Atami to Shin-Yokohama
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)HND - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Kyōto
5h 26m¥23,963–39,738
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Osaka International Airport (ITM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shinkansen to Kyoto is to drive which costs ¥6000 - ¥9000 and takes 3h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Shinkansen to Kyoto is to drive which takes 3h 52m and costs ¥6000 - ¥9000.
No, there is no direct train from Shinkansen to Kyoto. However, there are services departing from Kannami and arriving at Kyōto via Shizuoka. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 45m.
The distance between Shinkansen and Kyoto is 375 km. The road distance is 352.7 km.
The best way to get from Shinkansen to Kyoto without a car is to train which takes 3h 45m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 45m to get from Shinkansen to Kyoto, including transfers.
Shinkansen to Kyoto train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), depart from Kannami station.
Shinkansen to Kyoto train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), arrive at Shizuoka station.
Yes, the driving distance between Shinkansen to Kyoto is 353 km. It takes approximately 3h 52m to drive from Shinkansen to Kyoto.
There are 3130+ hotels available in Kyoto.
What companies run services between Shinkansen, Japan and Kyoto, Japan?
You can take a train from Kannami to Kyōto via Shizuoka in around 3h 45m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–33,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–85,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–23,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–33,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Izumo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–33,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–26,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–18,000
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Kannami to Shizuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- global.jr-central.co.jp
Train from Kannami to Shimizu
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- global.jr-central.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shizuoka to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 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
- ¥9,000–12,000
- Green seat
- ¥11,000–16,000
Train from Atami to Shin-Yokohama
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–4,800
- 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
- ¥3,100–4,200
- Reserved seat
- ¥3,900–4,800
- Green seat
- ¥4,700–6,500
Train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,800
- 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
- ¥3,000–4,100
- Reserved seat
- ¥3,900–4,800
- Green seat
- ¥4,600–6,500
Train from Nagoya Station to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–6,500
- 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
- ¥4,400–6,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,000–6,500
- Green seat
- ¥6,500–9,000
- Website
- justline.co.jp
Night bus from Shimizu Station to Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–8,000
- Schedules at
- justline.co.jp
- Phone
- 06-6844-1124
- Website
- hankyu-kankobus.co.jp
Bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gate
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,400
- Website
- https://www-hankyu-kankobus-co-jp-e.athp.transer.com/limousine/
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