There are 8 ways to get from Tsu to Kumamoto by train, bus, night bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Tsu to Osaka-NambaUrban Liner / ...
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to KumamotoSakura
5h 45m¥17,251–24,887Train, night bus
cheapest- Take the train from Tsu to TsuruhashiUrban Liner / ...
- Take the night bus from Abeno Harukas to Kumamoto Sakuramachi BTSunrise
13h 9m¥10,960–15,544Bus, train
- Take the bus from Tsu to Kyoto
- Take the train from Kyōto to Hakata
- Take the bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Tōricho-suji
6h 45m¥17,400–24,200Drive 789.8 km
- Drive from Tsu to Kumamoto789.8 km
10h 14m¥13,466–19,450Train to Osaka International Airport, fly to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Take the train from Tsu to Osaka-Uehommachi
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ)ITM - KMJ
5h 8m¥14,758–31,616Train to Komaki Airport, fly to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Take the train from Tsu to Kintetsu-Nagoya
- Fly from Komaki Airport (NKM) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ)NKM - KMJ
4h 58m¥15,637–43,209Train to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly to Fukuoka Airport, train
- Take the train from Tsu to Kintetsu-Nagoya
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)NGO - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata to Kumamoto
5h 32m¥13,967–40,309Train to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly to Kagoshima Airport, train
- Take the train from Tsu to Kintetsu-Nagoya
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ)NGO - KOJ
- Take the train from Kagoshima-Chuo to Kumamoto
5h 59m¥17,147–37,859
Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tsu to Kumamoto is to train and night bus which costs ¥11000 - ¥16000 and takes 13h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Tsu to Kumamoto is to train and fly which takes 4h 58m and costs ¥15000 - ¥44000.
No, there is no direct train from Tsu to Kumamoto. However, there are services departing from Tsu and arriving at Kumamoto via Namba and Shin-Ōsaka Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 45m.
The distance between Tsu and Kumamoto is 775 km. The road distance is 789.8 km.
The best way to get from Tsu to Kumamoto without a car is to train which takes 5h 45m and costs ¥17000 - ¥25000.
It takes approximately 5h 45m to get from Tsu to Kumamoto, including transfers.
Tsu to Kumamoto train services, operated by Kintetsu Railway Limited Express, depart from Tsu station.
Tsu to Kumamoto train services, operated by Kintetsu Railway Limited Express, arrive at Osaka-Namba station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tsu to Kumamoto is 790 km. It takes approximately 10h 14m to drive from Tsu to Kumamoto.
There are 363+ hotels available in Kumamoto.
What companies run services between Tsu, Japan and Kumamoto, Japan?
You can take a train from Tsu to Kumamoto via Osaka-Namba, Namba, Shin-Ōsaka Station, and Shin-Ōsaka Station in around 5h 45m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–25,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–36,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Miyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–15,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–60,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–29,000
Flights from Komaki Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–39,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–29,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Komaki Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–39,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–29,000
- Website
- starflyer.jp
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–35,000
- Website
- ibexair.co.jp
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–32,000
- Website
- orc-air.co.jp
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–36,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–25,000
- Website
- solaseedair.jp
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–35,000
- Website
- amx.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–26,000
- Phone
- 050-3536-3957
- net-members_desk@rw.kintetsu.co.jp
- Website
- kintetsu.co.jp
Train from Tsu to Osaka-Namba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–3,700
- Website
- https://www.kintetsu.co.jp/foreign/english/
Train from Tsu to Tsuruhashi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–3,600
- Website
- https://www.kintetsu.co.jp/foreign/english/
Train from Tsu to Osaka-Uehommachi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–3,600
- Website
- https://www.kintetsu.co.jp/foreign/english/
Train from Tsu to Kintetsu-Nagoya
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–2,300
- Website
- https://www.kintetsu.co.jp/foreign/english/
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–21,000
- 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
- ¥14,000–20,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥16,000–21,000
- Green seat
- ¥21,000–28,000
Train from Kyōto to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–19,000
- 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
- ¥13,000–18,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥15,000–19,000
- Green seat
- ¥19,000–26,000
Train from Hakata to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–6,000
- 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
- ¥3,600–4,900
- Reserved seat
- ¥4,500–6,000
- Green seat
- ¥5,500–7,500
Train from Kagoshima-Chuo to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–7,500
- 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
- ¥4,900–6,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,500–7,500
- Green seat
- ¥7,000–9,500
- Phone
- 050-3536-3957
- Website
- kintetsu.co.jp
Train from Tsu to Kintetsu-Nagoya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥950–1,200
- Website
- https://www.kintetsu.co.jp/foreign/english/index.html
- Phone
- 0594-22-0595
- Website
- sanco.co.jp
Bus from Tsu to Kyoto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600
- Schedules at
- sanco.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Tōricho-suji
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–2,600
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Abeno Harukas to Kumamoto Sakuramachi BT
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
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