There are 4 ways to get from Kitakyushu to Kurashiki by train, car, or plane
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Train via Fukuyama
best- Take the train from Kokura to Fukuyamatrain Sakura / ...
- Take the train from Fukuyama to Kurashikitrain San-yō Line Local
2h 9m¥4,744–6,630Train
cheapest- Take the train from Kokura to Shin Kurashikitrain Kodama
3h 2m¥4,724–6,564Drive 343 km
- Drive from Kitakyushu to Kurashikicar 343 km
4h 36m¥5,893–8,512Train, fly
- Take the train from Kokura to Hakata Fukuokatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane FUK - ITM
- Take the train from Shin Osaka to Okayamatrain
4h 35m¥15,113–24,687
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Osaka International Airport (ITM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kitakyushu to Kurashiki is to train which costs ¥4700 - ¥7000 and takes 3h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Kitakyushu to Kurashiki is to train via Fukuyama which takes 2h 9m and costs ¥4700 - ¥7000.
No, there is no direct train from Kitakyushu to Kurashiki. However, there are services departing from Kokura and arriving at Kurashiki via Fukuyama. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 9m.
The distance between Kitakyushu and Kurashiki is 321 km. The road distance is 343 km.
The best way to get from Kitakyushu to Kurashiki without a car is to train via Fukuyama which takes 2h 9m and costs ¥4700 - ¥7000.
It takes approximately 2h 9m to get from Kitakyushu to Kurashiki, including transfers.
Kitakyushu to Kurashiki train services, operated by JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company), depart from Kokura station.
Kitakyushu to Kurashiki train services, operated by JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company), arrive at Fukuyama station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kitakyushu to Kurashiki is 343 km. It takes approximately 4h 36m to drive from Kitakyushu to Kurashiki.
There are 348+ hotels available in Kurashiki.
What companies run services between Kitakyushu, Japan and Kurashiki, Japan?
You can take a train from Kokura to Kurashiki via Fukuyama in around 2h 9m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–20,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport via Matsuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–20,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport via Miyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–20,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport via Izumo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–20,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport via Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–20,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥39,000–170,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport via Miyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥42,000–190,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Fukuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–6,000
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Fukuyama to Kurashiki
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥650–950
- Schedules at
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Kokura to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,200
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Shin Osaka to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–3,300
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Shin Kurashiki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–6,500
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Fukuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Kokura to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Shin Osaka to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Kokura to Shin Kurashiki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
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