There are 4 ways to get from Ōmuta to Kagoshima by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Ōmuta to Kumamototrain JB: Kagoshima Line Local / ...
- Take the train from Kumamoto to Kagoshima Chuotrain Sakura / ...
2h 13mDrive 213.1 km
cheapest- Drive from Ōmuta to Kagoshimacar 213.1 km
3h 7m¥3,700–5,344Train, bus
- Take the train from Ōmuta to Kumamototrain JB: Kagoshima Line Local / ...
- Take the bus from Kumamoto to Kagoshimachuobus Kirishima
5h 39mTrain, fly
- Take the train from Shinsakaemachi(Fukuoka) to Nishitetsufukuoka(Tenjin)train
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ)plane FUK - KOJ
3h 51m¥12,916–62,770
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ōmuta to Kagoshima is to drive which costs ¥3700 - ¥5500 and takes 3h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Ōmuta to Kagoshima is to drive which takes 3h 7m and costs ¥3700 - ¥5500.
No, there is no direct train from Ōmuta to Kagoshima. However, there are services departing from Ōmuta and arriving at Kagoshima Chuo via Kumamoto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 13m.
The distance between Ōmuta and Kagoshima is 207 km. The road distance is 213.1 km.
The best way to get from Ōmuta to Kagoshima without a car is to train which takes 2h 13m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 13m to get from Ōmuta to Kagoshima, including transfers.
Ōmuta to Kagoshima train services, operated by JR KYUSHU (Kyushu Railway Company), depart from Ōmuta station.
Ōmuta to Kagoshima train services, operated by JR KYUSHU (Kyushu Railway Company), arrive at Kumamoto station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ōmuta to Kagoshima is 213 km. It takes approximately 3h 7m to drive from Ōmuta to Kagoshima.
There are 236+ hotels available in Kagoshima.
What companies run services between Ōmuta, Japan and Kagoshima, Japan?
You can take a train from Ōmuta to Kagoshima Chuo via Kumamoto in around 2h 13m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–30,000
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Ōmuta to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Kumamoto to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Ōmuta to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Kumamoto to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–3,300
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Train from Shinsakaemachi(Fukuoka) to Nishitetsufukuoka(Tenjin)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,200
- Website
- http://www.nishitetsu.jp/en/
- Phone
- 0570-09-3533
- Website
- sankobus.jp
Bus from Kumamoto to Kagoshimachuo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200
- Schedules at
- sankobus.jp
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