There are 9 ways to get from Iwate to Kyoto by train, bus, night bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Morioka to Tōkyō Stationtrain Yamabiko / ...
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Kyototrain Hikari / ...
7h 41mBus, night bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Morioka to Sendaibus
- Take the night bus from Sendai Station to Kyōto Station Karasumaguchinightbus Forest
15h 31m¥12,800–18,300Drive 896.4 km
- Drive from Iwate to Kyotocar 896.4 km
12h 2m¥15,551–22,463Train to Morioka Hanamaki Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Iwate-Numakunai to Moriokatrain
- Fly from Morioka Hanamaki Airport (HNA) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane HNA - ITM
- Take the bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gatebus
5h 26mTrain, night bus, bus
- Take the train from Morioka to Sendaitrain
- Take the night bus from Sendai to Meitetsu Bus Centernightbus
- Take the bus from Meitetsu Bus Center to Kyoto Chuo Entrancebus
16h 36m¥14,851–18,123Train to Misawa, fly to Osaka International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Iwate-Numakunai to Hachinohetrain
- Fly from Misawa (MSJ) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane MSJ - ITM
- Take the bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gatebus
6h 1mTrain to Morioka Hanamaki Airport, fly to Komaki Airport, train
- Take the train from Iwate-Numakunai to Moriokatrain
- Fly from Morioka Hanamaki Airport (HNA) to Komaki Airport (NKM)plane HNA - NKM
- Take the train from Nagoya to Kyototrain
5h 54mTrain to Akita Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Morioka to Akitatrain
- Fly from Akita Airport (AXT) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane AXT - ITM
- Take the bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gatebus
7h 59m¥15,944–47,799Train to Aomori, fly to Osaka International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Ninohe to Shin-Aomoritrain
- Fly from Aomori (AOJ) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane AOJ - ITM
- Take the bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gatebus
7h 41m¥21,729–50,630
Morioka Hanamaki Airport (HNA) to Osaka International Airport (ITM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Iwate to Kyoto is to bus and night bus which costs ¥12000 - ¥19000 and takes 15h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Iwate to Kyoto is to train and fly and bus which takes 7h 41m and costs ¥21000 - ¥55000.
No, there is no direct bus from Iwate to Kyoto station. However, there are services departing from Iwatemachi Omachi and arriving at Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi via Morioka and Sendai Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 31m.
No, there is no direct train from Iwate to Kyoto. However, there are services departing from Iwate-Numakunai and arriving at Kyoto via Morioka and Tōkyō Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 41m.
The distance between Iwate and Kyoto is 1004 km. The road distance is 896.4 km.
The best way to get from Iwate to Kyoto without a car is to train which takes 7h 41m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 41m to get from Iwate to Kyoto, including transfers.
Iwate to Kyoto bus services, operated by JR Bus Tohoku, depart from Morioka station.
Iwate to Kyoto train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), depart from Morioka station.
Iwate to Kyoto bus services, operated by JR Bus Tohoku, arrive at Sendai station.
What companies run services between Iwate, Japan and Kyoto, Japan?
You can take a train from Iwate-Numakunai to Kyoto via Morioka and Tōkyō Station in around 7h 41m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Morioka Hanamaki Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–46,000
Flights from Misawa to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–49,000
Flights from Misawa to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–49,000
Flights from Morioka Hanamaki Airport to Komaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–55,000
Flights from Akita Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–43,000
Flights from Akita Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–43,000
Flights from Aomori to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–46,000
Flights from Aomori to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–46,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Akita Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–330,000
Flights from Akita Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–350,000
Flights from Aomori to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–250,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Morioka Hanamaki Airport to Komaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–55,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Morioka to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–9,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Morioka to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,300
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Morioka to Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–2,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Ninohe to Shin-Aomori
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–2,200
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Kyoto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Nagoya to Kyoto
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- 019-626-9151
- Website
- igr.jp
Train from Iwate-Numakunai to Morioka
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://igr.jp/
Train from Iwate-Numakunai to Hachinohe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://igr.jp/
Train from Iwate-Numakunai to Morioka
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://igr.jp/
- Phone
- 0570ー000448
- Website
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
Bus from Morioka to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300
- Schedules at
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Sendai Station to Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–15,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.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
- Schedules at
- okkbus.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
- Schedules at
- okkbus.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
- Schedules at
- okkbus.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
- Schedules at
- okkbus.co.jp
- Website
- miyakou.co.jp
Night bus from Sendai to Meitetsu Bus Center
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–12,000
- Schedules at
- miyakou.co.jp
- Adult
- ¥9,500–12,000
- Phone
- 052-582-5151
- Website
- meitetsu-bus.co.jp
Bus from Meitetsu Bus Center to Kyoto Chuo Entrance
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600
- Schedules at
- meitetsu-bus.co.jp
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