There are 11 ways to get from Gifu to Kagoshima by train, bus, night bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Nagoya
best- Take the train from Nagoya to Shin Osakatrain Kodama / ...
- Take the train from Shin Osaka to Kagoshima Chuotrain Sakura / ...
6h 54mDrive 1,003.7 km
cheapest- Drive from Gifu to Kagoshimacar 1,003.7 km
13h 6m¥15,459–22,329Train, bus
- Take the train from Nagoya to Hakata Fukuokatrain Nozomi
- Take the bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Kagoshima Chuo Stationbus Sakurajima
10h 7mTrain, night bus, bus
- Take the train from Gifu to Kyōtotrain
- Take the nightbus from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi to Kumamoto Kencho-maenightbus
- Take the bus from Kumamoto Kencho-mae to Kagoshimachuobus
18h 43mTrain
- Take the train from Gifu to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain Hida 36
- Take the train from Shin Osaka to Kagoshima Chuotrain Sakura / ...
6h 57mTrain to Osaka International Airport, fly to Kagoshima Airport
- Take the train from Nagoya to Shin Osakatrain
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ)plane ITM - KOJ
5h 36mTrain to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly to Miyazaki Airport, train
- Take the train from Meitetsu Gifu to Central Japan International Airporttrain
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Miyazaki Airport (KMI)plane NGO - KMI
- Take the train from Minamimiyazaki to Kagoshima-Chuotrain
7hTrain to Kobe, fly to Kagoshima Airport
- Take the train from Nagoya to Shin Kobetrain
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ)plane UKB - KOJ
5h 46mTrain to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly to Aso Kumamoto Airport, train
- Take the train from Meitetsu Gifu to Central Japan International Airporttrain
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ)plane NGO - KMJ
- Take the train from Shin Yatsushiro to Kagoshima Chuotrain
6h 46m¥23,171–61,220Train to Komaki Airport, fly to Aso Kumamoto Airport, train
- Take the train from Meitetsu Gifu to Meitetsu Nagoyatrain
- Fly from Komaki Airport (NKM) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ)plane NKM - KMJ
- Take the train from Shin Yatsushiro to Kagoshima Chuotrain
6h 51m¥21,092–61,260Train to Osaka International Airport, fly to Miyazaki Airport, train
- Take the train from Nagoya to Shin Osakatrain
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Miyazaki Airport (KMI)plane ITM - KMI
- Take the train from Minamimiyazaki to Kagoshima-Chuotrain
8h 14m
Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Gifu to Kagoshima is to drive which costs ¥15000 - ¥23000 and takes 13h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Gifu to Kagoshima is to train and fly which takes 6h 46m and costs ¥23000 - ¥65000.
No, there is no direct train from Gifu to Kagoshima. However, there are services departing from Meitetsu Gifu and arriving at Kagoshima Chuo via Nagoya and Shin Osaka. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 54m.
The distance between Gifu and Kagoshima is 1013 km. The road distance is 1003.7 km.
The best way to get from Gifu to Kagoshima without a car is to train via Nagoya which takes 6h 54m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 54m to get from Gifu to Kagoshima, including transfers.
Gifu to Kagoshima train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), depart from Nagoya station.
Gifu to Kagoshima train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), arrive at Shin Osaka station.
Yes, the driving distance between Gifu to Kagoshima is 1004 km. It takes approximately 13h 6m to drive from Gifu to Kagoshima.
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What companies run services between Gifu, Japan and Kagoshima, Japan?
You can take a train from Meitetsu Gifu to Kagoshima Chuo via Meitetsu Nagoya, Nagoya, and Shin Osaka in around 6h 54m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–46,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Yakushima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–46,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Matsuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–46,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Miyazaki Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–48,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–55,000
Flights from Komaki Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–22,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Miyazaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–32,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–90,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Miyazaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–31,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Miyazaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–85,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–55,000
Flights from Komaki Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–22,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Kobe to Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–40,000
- Website
- solaseedair.jp
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Miyazaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–31,000
- Website
- orc-air.co.jp
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Miyazaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–48,000
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Nagoya to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Nagoya to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Gifu to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Gifu to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Nagoya to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Nagoya to Shin Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Nagoya to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Shin Osaka to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–17,000
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Shin Osaka to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–17,000
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Shin Yatsushiro to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–2,700
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Shin Yatsushiro to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–2,700
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
- Phone
- 0570-00-1270
- Website
- Meitetsu Nagoya Railroad
Train from Meitetsu Gifu to Central Japan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,300
- Website
- Meitetsu Nagoya Railroad
Train from Meitetsu Gifu to Central Japan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,300
- Website
- Meitetsu Nagoya Railroad
Train from Meitetsu Gifu to Meitetsu Nagoya
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥550–700
- Website
- Meitetsu Nagoya Railroad
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Minamimiyazaki to Kagoshima-Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Shin Yatsushiro to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Shin Yatsushiro to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Minamimiyazaki to Kagoshima-Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
- Phone
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Kagoshima Chuo Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–7,000
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi to Kumamoto Kencho-mae
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-09-3533
- Website
- sankobus.jp
Bus from Kumamoto Kencho-mae to Kagoshimachuo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- sankobus.jp
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