There are 8 ways to get from Kawasaki to Kitakyushu by train, car ferry, night bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Kokuratrain Nozomi
5h 33mNight bus
cheapest- Take the night bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Sunatsunightbus
15h 24m¥10,555–26,593Car ferry
- Take the car ferry from Tokyo Ferry Terminal to Kitakyushucarferry
37h 16m¥19,108–19,234Drive 1,002.8 km
- Drive from Kawasaki to Kitakyushucar 1,002.8 km
12h 3m¥17,224–24,880Fly to Kitakyushu Airport
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ)plane HND - KKJ
3h 40m¥12,424–35,790Fly to Fukuoka Airport, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane HND - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kokuratrain
3h 19m¥13,274–29,690Fly to Oita Airport, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Oita Airport (OIT)plane HND - OIT
- Take the train from Beppu to Kokuratrain
5h 32mFly to Yamaguchi Ube Airport, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ)plane HND - UBJ
- Take the train from Shin Yamaguchi to Kokuratrain
5h¥15,114–35,650
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kawasaki to Kitakyushu is to fly and train which costs ¥13000 - ¥30000 and takes 3h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Kawasaki to Kitakyushu is to fly and train which takes 3h 19m and costs ¥13000 - ¥30000.
No, there is no direct bus from Kawasaki to Kitakyushu. However, there are services departing from Haneda Airport Terminal 3 and arriving at Sunatsu via Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 24m.
No, there is no direct ferry from Kawasaki to Kitakyushu. However, there are services departing from Tokyo Ferry Terminal and arriving at Kitakyushu via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 16m.
No, there is no direct train from Kawasaki to Kitakyushu. However, there are services departing from 川崎 Kawasaki and arriving at Kokura via Tōkyō Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 33m.
The distance between Kawasaki and Kitakyushu is 1025 km. The road distance is 1002.8 km.
The best way to get from Kawasaki to Kitakyushu without a car is to train which takes 5h 33m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 33m to get from Kawasaki to Kitakyushu, including transfers.
Kawasaki to Kitakyushu bus services, operated by Nishitetsu Bus, depart from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal station.
Kawasaki to Kitakyushu train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), depart from Tōkyō Station.
What companies run services between Kawasaki, Japan and Kitakyushu, Japan?
JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company) operates a train from Tōkyō Station to Kokura hourly, and the journey takes 4h 28m. Alternatively, Ocean Higashikyu Ferry operates a car ferry from Tokyo Ferry Terminal to Kitakyushu once daily. Tickets cost ¥18,800 and the journey takes 34h 5m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kitakyushu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–30,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–190,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Oita Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–230,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Oita Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–230,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Yamaguchi Ube Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–230,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kitakyushu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–36,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–32,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Oita Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–44,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Yamaguchi Ube Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–33,000
- Website
- starflyer.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kitakyushu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–30,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–27,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Yamaguchi Ube Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–41,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–25,000
- Website
- solaseedair.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Oita Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–34,000
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Shin Yamaguchi to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,200
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Shin Yamaguchi to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,500
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Beppu to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Night bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Sunatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–25,000
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- Business seat
- ¥9,000–20,000
- Premium seat
- ¥18,000–25,000
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More Questions & Answers
The best way to get from Kawasaki to Kitakyushu is to train which takes 5h 33m and costs . Alternatively, you can fly, which costs ¥12000 - ¥36000 and takes 3h 40m.
Kawasaki to Kitakyushu bus services, operated by Nishitetsu Bus, arrive at Sunatsu station.
Kawasaki to Kitakyushu train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), arrive at Kokura station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kawasaki to Kitakyushu is 1003 km. It takes approximately 12h 3m to drive from Kawasaki to Kitakyushu.
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