There are 5 ways to get from Karumai to Kyoto by taxi, plane, bus, train, night bus, or car
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Taxi, fly, bus
best- Take the taxi from Karumai to Misawa (MSJ)taxi
- Fly from Misawa (MSJ) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane MSJ - ITM
- Take the bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gatebus
3h 33m¥30,226–70,640Nightbus, bus
cheapest- Take the night bus from Karumai Interchange to Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exitnightbus Sirius Liner
- Take the bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Kyōto Station Karasumaguchibus
18h 42m¥11,400–22,600Train
- Take the train from Kintaichionsen to Moriokatrain
- Take the train from Morioka to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Kyototrain
8h 39mTrain, night bus
- Take the train from Kintaichionsen to Moriokatrain
- Take the train from Morioka to Sendaitrain
- Take the night bus from Sendai Station to Kyōto Station Karasumaguchinightbus
16h 45mDrive 954.2 km
- Drive from Karumai to Kyotocar 954.2 km
12h 51m¥16,574–23,940
Misawa (MSJ) to Osaka International Airport (ITM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Karumai to Kyoto is to drive which costs ¥16000 - ¥24000 and takes 12h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Karumai to Kyoto is to taxi and fly and bus which takes 3h 33m and costs ¥30000 - ¥75000.
No, there is no direct bus from Karumai to Kyoto station. However, there are services departing from Karumai Interchange and arriving at Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi via Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 42m.
No, there is no direct train from Karumai to Kyoto. However, there are services departing from Kintaichionsen and arriving at Kyoto via Morioka and Tōkyō Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 39m.
The distance between Karumai and Kyoto is 930 km. The road distance is 954.2 km.
The best way to get from Karumai to Kyoto without a car is to train which takes 8h 39m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 33m to get from Karumai to Kyoto, including transfers.
Karumai to Kyoto bus services, operated by Kokusai Kogyo Highway bus, depart from Karumai Interchange station.
Karumai to Kyoto train services, operated by Iwate Galaxy Railway, depart from Kintaichionsen station.
Karumai to Kyoto bus services, operated by Kokusai Kogyo Highway bus, arrive at Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit.
What companies run services between Karumai, Iwate, Japan and Kyoto, Japan?
You can take a vehicle from Karumai to Kyoto via Kintaichionsen, Morioka, and Tōkyō Station in around 8h 39m.
- Website
- jal.com
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
- Phone
- 019-626-9151
- Website
- igr.jp
Train from Kintaichionsen to Morioka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://igr.jp/
Train from Kintaichionsen to Morioka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://igr.jp/
- 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
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,300
- 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/
- 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
- 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
- Website
- kokusaikogyo.bus-japan.net
Night bus from Karumai Interchange to Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–11,000
- Schedules at
- kokusaikogyo.bus-japan.net
- Book at
- japanbusonline.com
- Phone
- 0570-048905
- Website
- jrbuskanto.co.jp
Bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–12,000
- Schedules at
- time.jrbuskanto.co.jp.e.wn.hp.transer.com
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–21,000
Bunka Taxi
- Phone
- +81 178-22-1000
- Website
- bunkataxi.jp
Miyago Kotsu
- Phone
- +81 176-56-3155
- Website
- miyago.co.jp
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Karumai to Kyoto train services, operated by Iwate Galaxy Railway, arrive at Morioka station.
Yes, the driving distance between Karumai to Kyoto is 954 km. It takes approximately 12h 51m to drive from Karumai to Kyoto.
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