There are 10 ways to get from Kesennuma to Kyoto by train, night bus, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Kesennuma to Ichinosekitrain
- Take the train from Ichinoseki to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Kyototrain
7h 45mTrain, night bus
cheapest- Take the train from Kesennuma to Ichinosekitrain
- Take the train from Ichinoseki to Sendaitrain
- Take the night bus from Sendai Station to Kyōto Station Karasumaguchinightbus
14h 29m¥11,680–17,980Night bus, bus
- Take the night bus from Rikuzen-Takata to Ikebukuronightbus Kesen Liner
- Take the bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Kyōto Station Karasumaguchibus
18h 24m¥12,600–23,900Drive 853.7 km
- Drive from Kesennuma to Kyotocar 853.7 km
11h 12m¥14,823–21,410Train, train to Morioka Hanamaki Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Kesennuma to Ichinosekitrain
- Take the train from Ichinoseki to Shin-Hanamakitrain
- 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
6h 24m¥24,380–52,780Train, train to Sendai Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Kesennuma to Ichinosekitrain
- Take the train from Ichinoseki to Sendaitrain
- Fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane SDJ - ITM
- Take the bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gatebus
7h 5m¥16,780–46,080Train, train to Morioka Hanamaki Airport, fly to Komaki Airport
- Take the train from Kesennuma to Ichinosekitrain
- Take the train from Ichinoseki to Shin-Hanamakitrain
- Fly from Morioka Hanamaki Airport (HNA) to Komaki Airport (NKM)plane HNA - NKM
- Take the train from Nagoya to Kyototrain
6h 52mTrain, train to Sendai Airport, fly to Kobe
- Take the train from Kesennuma to Ichinosekitrain
- Take the train from Ichinoseki to Sendaitrain
- Fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Kobe (UKB)plane SDJ - UKB
- Take the train from Ashiya to Kyōtotrain
7h 37m¥16,050–25,630Train, train to Sendai Airport, fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Take the train from Kesennuma to Ichinosekitrain
- Take the train from Ichinoseki to Sendaitrain
- Fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane SDJ - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya to Kyototrain
7h 35mTrain, bus to Yamagata Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Kesennuma to Ichinosekitrain
- Take the train from Ichinoseki to Sendaitrain
- Take the bus from Sendai to Yamagata Kencho-maebus
- Fly from Yamagata Airport (GAJ) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane GAJ - ITM
- Take the bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gatebus
9h¥24,110–49,560
Morioka Hanamaki Airport (HNA) to Osaka International Airport (ITM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kesennuma to Kyoto is to train and night bus which costs ¥11000 - ¥18000 and takes 14h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Kesennuma to Kyoto is to train and fly and bus which takes 6h 24m and costs ¥24000 - ¥55000.
No, there is no direct bus from Kesennuma to Kyoto station. However, there are services departing from Shishiorikarakuwa and arriving at Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi via Rikuzen-Takata, Ikebukuro Station East Exit and Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 24m.
No, there is no direct train from Kesennuma to Kyoto. However, there are services departing from Kesennuma and arriving at Kyoto via Ichinoseki and Tōkyō Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 45m.
The distance between Kesennuma and Kyoto is 944 km. The road distance is 853.7 km.
The best way to get from Kesennuma to Kyoto without a car is to train which takes 7h 45m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 45m to get from Kesennuma to Kyoto, including transfers.
Kesennuma to Kyoto bus services, operated by Kokusai Kogyo Highway bus, depart from Rikuzen-Takata station.
Kesennuma to Kyoto train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), depart from Kesennuma station.
Kesennuma to Kyoto bus services, operated by Kokusai Kogyo Highway bus, arrive at Ikebukuro station.
What companies run services between Kesennuma, Japan and Kyoto, Japan?
You can take a train from Kesennuma to Kyoto via Ichinoseki and Tōkyō Station in around 7h 45m.
- 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 Sendai Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–41,000
Flights from Morioka Hanamaki Airport to Komaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–55,000
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–43,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Sendai Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–230,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–210,000
- 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
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Sendai Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–20,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Sendai Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–20,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Kesennuma to Ichinoseki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥950–1,300
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Ichinoseki to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–8,000
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Kesennuma to Ichinoseki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥950–1,300
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Ichinoseki to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,700
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Kesennuma to Ichinoseki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥950–1,300
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Ichinoseki to Shin-Hanamaki
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥900–1,200
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Kesennuma to Ichinoseki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥950–1,300
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Ichinoseki to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,700
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Kesennuma to Ichinoseki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥950–1,300
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Ichinoseki to Shin-Hanamaki
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥900–1,200
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Kesennuma to Ichinoseki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥950–1,300
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Ichinoseki to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,700
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Kesennuma to Ichinoseki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥950–1,300
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Ichinoseki to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,700
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Kesennuma to Ichinoseki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥950–1,300
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Ichinoseki to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,700
- 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/
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
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Ashiya to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥950–1,400
- Schedules at
- jr-odekake.net
- Website
- kokusaikogyo.bus-japan.net
Night bus from Rikuzen-Takata to Ikebukuro
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- kokusaikogyo.bus-japan.net
- Phone
- 0570-048905
- Website
- jrbuskanto.co.jp
Bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–12,000
- Schedules at
- time.jrbuskanto.co.jp.e.wn.hp.transer.com
- 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
- Website
- yamakobus.co.jp
Bus from Sendai to Yamagata Kencho-mae
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,200
- Schedules at
- yamakobus.jp
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