There are 9 ways to get from Asakusa to Kobe by train, bus, night bus, car, subway, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Shin Kobetrain Hikari / ...
4h 26mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu to Kobe Sannomiyabus Wk184 / ...
9h 41m¥2,697–14,197Night bus
- Take the nightbus from Tokyo Yaesu Bus Terminal to Kobe Sannomiya Koka Shotengai-maenightbus Jx261
11h 34m¥4,697–11,197Drive 526.8 km
- Drive from Asakusa to Kobecar 526.8 km
6h 1m¥9,066–13,095Subway to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Kobe
- Take the subway from 浅草 Asakusa to 泉岳寺 Sengakujisubway
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kobe (UKB)plane HND - UKB
3h 26m¥11,620–50,848Subway to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the subway from 浅草 Asakusa to 泉岳寺 Sengakujisubway
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane HND - ITM
3h 54m¥13,260–20,698Train to Ibaraki Airport, fly to Kobe
- Take the train from Kita-Senju to Takahamatrain
- Fly from Ibaraki Airport (IBR) to Kobe (UKB)plane IBR - UKB
4h 21m¥21,030–53,988Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the train from Nippori to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane NRT - ITM
4h 17m¥16,717–40,670Subway to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Tokushima Airport, bus, train
- Take the subway from 浅草 Asakusa to 泉岳寺 Sengakujisubway
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Tokushima Airport (TKS)plane HND - TKS
- Take the bus from Kousoku Naruto to Kousoku Maikobus
- Take the train from Maiko to Motomachitrain
5h 5m¥24,700–54,608
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kobe (UKB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Asakusa to Kobe is to drive which costs ¥9000 - ¥14000 and takes 6h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Asakusa to Kobe is to subway and fly which takes 3h 26m and costs ¥11000 - ¥55000.
No, there is no direct bus from Asakusa to Kobe. However, there are services departing from 隅田公園 and arriving at Kobe Sannomiya via Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 41m.
No, there is no direct train from Asakusa station to Kobe. However, there are services departing from Tōkyō Station and arriving at Shin Kobe via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 26m.
The distance between Asakusa and Kobe is 551 km. The road distance is 526.8 km.
The best way to get from Asakusa to Kobe without a car is to train which takes 4h 26m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 26m to get from Asakusa to Kobe, including transfers.
Asakusa to Kobe bus services, operated by Willer Express, depart from Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu station.
Asakusa to Kobe train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), depart from Tōkyō Station.
The best way to get from Asakusa to Kobe is to train which takes 4h 26m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs ¥2700 - ¥15000 and takes 9h 41m.
What companies run services between Asakusa, Japan and Kobe, Japan?
JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company) operates a train from Tōkyō Station to Shin Kobe hourly, and the journey takes 3h 8m. Alternatively, Willer Express operates a bus from Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu to Kobe Sannomiya every 4 hours. Tickets cost ¥2,500–14,000 and the journey takes 8h 5m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–19,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Izumo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–19,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Yamagata
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–19,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–34,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Tokushima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–39,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–120,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–85,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–51,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Tokushima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–120,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–21,000
Flights from Ibaraki Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–44,000
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Tōkyō Station to Shin Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Phone
- 03-3816-5711
- Website
- Toei Transportation
Subway from 浅草 Asakusa to 泉岳寺 Sengakuji
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥170–260
- Website
- Toei Transportation
- Tram
- ¥170
- Subway
- ¥200–260
Subway from 浅草 Asakusa to 泉岳寺 Sengakuji
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥170–260
- Website
- Toei Transportation
- Tram
- ¥170
- Subway
- ¥200–260
Subway from 浅草 Asakusa to 泉岳寺 Sengakuji
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥170–260
- Website
- Toei Transportation
- Tram
- ¥170
- Subway
- ¥200–260
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Kita-Senju to Takahama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,500
- Website
- JR EAST
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- Keisei Electric Railway
Train from Nippori to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,600
- Website
- Keisei Electric Railway
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Maiko to Motomachi
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥290–410
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
- [email protected]
- Website
- Willer Express
Bus from Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu to Kobe Sannomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–14,000
- Website
- Willer Express
- Economy
- ¥2,500–11,000
- Relax (Front-rear)
- ¥6,500–12,000
- Relax (Rear-area)
- ¥6,500–12,000
- Phone
- 050-3802-1547
- Website
- jamjamliner.jp
Night bus from Tokyo Yaesu Bus Terminal to Kobe Sannomiya Koka Shotengai-mae
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–11,000
- Schedules at
- jamjamliner.jp
- 4 seats per row
- ¥4,500–11,000
- Phone
- 088-664-6030
- Website
- honshi-bus.co.jp
Bus from Kousoku Naruto to Kousoku Maiko
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600
- Schedules at
- honshi-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 087-823-3083
- Website
- jr-shikokubus.co.jp
Bus from Kousoku Naruto to Kousoku Maiko
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,500
- Schedules at
- jr-shikokubus.co.jp
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Asakusa to Kobe bus services, operated by Willer Express, arrive at Kobe Sannomiya station.
Asakusa to Kobe train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), arrive at Shin Kobe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Asakusa to Kobe is 527 km. It takes approximately 6h 1m to drive from Asakusa to Kobe.
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