There are 8 ways to get from Kagoshima to Osaka by train, bus, night bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Kagoshima Chuo to Shin Osakatrain Sakura
4h 31m¥11,883–16,497Bus, night bus
- Take the bus from Kagoshimachuo to Kumamoto Kencho-maebus Kirishima
- Take the nightbus from Kumamoto Kencho-mae to Ōsaka Stationnightbus Sunrise
15h 42m¥12,200–16,200Drive 857.6 km
- Drive from Kagoshima to Osakacar 857.6 km
10h 58m¥14,384–20,776Fly Kagoshima Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Fly from Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane KOJ - ITM
3h 30m¥12,134–40,850Fly Kagoshima Airport to Kobe
- Fly from Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) to Kobe (UKB)plane KOJ - UKB
3h 43m¥19,554–102,460Train to Miyazaki Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the train from Kagoshima-Chuo to Minamimiyazakitrain
- Fly from Miyazaki Airport (KMI) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane KMI - ITM
5h 23mTrain to Aso Kumamoto Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the train from Kagoshima Chuo to Kumamototrain
- Fly from Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane KMJ - ITM
5h 5m¥14,807–28,820Fly Kagoshima Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Fly from Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane KOJ - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya to Shin Osakatrain
5h 11m
Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) to Osaka International Airport (ITM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kagoshima to Osaka is to train which costs ¥11000 - ¥17000 and takes 4h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Kagoshima to Osaka is to fly which takes 3h 30m and costs ¥12000 - ¥41000.
No, there is no direct bus from Kagoshima to Osaka station. However, there are services departing from Kagoshimachuo and arriving at Ōsaka Station via Kumamoto Kencho-mae. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 42m.
No, there is no direct train from Kagoshima to Osaka. However, there are services departing from Kagoshima Chuo and arriving at Ōsaka via Shin-Ōsaka Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 31m.
The distance between Kagoshima and Osaka is 812 km. The road distance is 857.6 km.
The best way to get from Kagoshima to Osaka without a car is to train which takes 4h 31m and costs ¥11000 - ¥17000.
It takes approximately 4h 31m to get from Kagoshima to Osaka, including transfers.
Kagoshima to Osaka bus services, operated by Sanko Bus, depart from Kagoshimachuo station.
Kagoshima to Osaka train services, operated by JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company), depart from Kagoshima Chuo station.
The best way to get from Kagoshima to Osaka is to train which takes 4h 31m and costs ¥11000 - ¥17000. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs ¥12000 - ¥41000 and takes 3h 30m.
What companies run services between Kagoshima, Japan and Osaka, Japan?
JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company) operates a train from Kagoshima Chuo to Shin Osaka hourly. Tickets cost ¥11,000–17,000 and the journey takes 4h 22m. Alternatively, Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways fly from Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) to Osaka International Airport (ITM) hourly.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–70,000
Flights from Miyazaki Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–85,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–75,000
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–75,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–70,000
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Osaka International Airport via Yakushima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–39,000
Flights from Miyazaki Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–85,000
Flights from Miyazaki Airport to Osaka International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–31,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–55,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–90,000
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–38,000
- Website
- solaseedair.jp
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–28,000
- Website
- amx.co.jp
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–55,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Kagoshima Chuo to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–17,000
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Kagoshima Chuo to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–3,300
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Kagoshima-Chuo to Minamimiyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Kagoshima Chuo to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
- 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
- Phone
- 0570-09-3533
- Website
- sankobus.jp
Bus from Kagoshimachuo to Kumamoto Kencho-mae
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200
- Schedules at
- sankobus.jp
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Kumamoto Kencho-mae to Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
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More Questions & Answers
Kagoshima to Osaka bus services, operated by Sanko Bus, arrive at Kumamoto Kencho-mae station.
Kagoshima to Osaka train services, operated by JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company), arrive at Shin Osaka station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kagoshima to Osaka is 858 km. It takes approximately 10h 58m to drive from Kagoshima to Osaka.
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