There are 9 ways to get from Kobe to Kita by train, bus, night bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Shin Kobe to Tōkyō Stationtrain Hikari / ...
3h 31mNight bus
cheapest- Take the nightbus from Kobe Sannomiya PMPT Building to Tokyo Yaesu Bus Terminalnightbus Jx262
9h 57m¥4,710–11,340Bus
- Take the bus from Shinki Bus Sannomiya to Shibuya Stationbus 9352
7h 27m¥8,620–13,022Drive 529.4 km
- Drive from Kobe to Kitacar 529.4 km
5h 54m¥9,080–13,116Fly Kobe to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane UKB - HND
- Take the train from 浜松町 Hamamatsuchō to 王子 Ōjitrain
3h 20m¥11,930–51,300Fly Osaka International Airport to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane ITM - HND
- Take the train from 浜松町 Hamamatsuchō to 王子 Ōjitrain
3h 46m¥13,679–20,189Fly Kobe to Ibaraki Airport, train
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Ibaraki Airport (IBR)plane UKB - IBR
- Take the train from Takahama to Nipporitrain
4h 28m¥20,910–49,590Fly Osaka International Airport to Narita International Airport, train
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane ITM - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Nipporitrain
4h 8m¥17,259–42,979Bus to Tokushima Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the bus from Kousoku Maiko to Kousoku Narutobus
- Fly from Tokushima Airport (TKS) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane TKS - HND
5h 1m¥23,429–51,372
Kobe (UKB) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kobe to Kita is to drive which costs ¥9000 - ¥14000 and takes 5h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Kobe to Kita is to fly and train which takes 3h 20m and costs ¥11000 - ¥55000.
No, there is no direct bus from Kobe to Kita station. However, there are services departing from Shinki Bus Sannomiya and arriving at Shibuya Station via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 27m.
No, there is no direct train from Kobe to Kita. However, there are services departing from Shin Kobe and arriving at 王子 Ōji via Tōkyō Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 31m.
The distance between Kobe and Kita is 554 km. The road distance is 529.4 km.
The best way to get from Kobe to Kita without a car is to train which takes 3h 31m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 31m to get from Kobe to Kita, including transfers.
Kobe to Kita bus services, operated by Willer Express, depart from Shinki Bus Sannomiya station.
Kobe to Kita train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), depart from Shin Kobe station.
The best way to get from Kobe to Kita is to train which takes 3h 31m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs ¥8500 - ¥13000 and takes 7h 27m.
What companies run services between Kobe, Japan and Kita, Tokyo, Japan?
JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company) operates a train from Shin Kobe to Tōkyō Station hourly, and the journey takes 3h 8m. Alternatively, Willer Express operates a bus from Shinki Bus Sannomiya to Shibuya Station once daily. Tickets cost ¥8,000–13,000 and the journey takes 7h 5m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–18,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Izumo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–18,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Yamagata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–18,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–34,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Narita International Airport via Matsuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–150,000
Flights from Tokushima Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–38,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Kobe to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–100,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥44,000–80,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–100,000
Flights from Tokushima Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–120,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Kobe to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–19,000
Flights from Kobe to Ibaraki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–39,000
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Shin Kobe to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from 浜松町 Hamamatsuchō to 王子 Ōji
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥260–400
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from 浜松町 Hamamatsuchō to 王子 Ōji
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥260–400
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Takahama to Nippori
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,600
- Website
- JR EAST
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- Keisei Electric Railway
Train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Nippori
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–2,600
- Website
- Keisei Electric Railway
- [email protected]
- Website
- Willer Express
Bus from Shinki Bus Sannomiya to Shibuya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–13,000
- Website
- Willer Express
- 3-Row Seats
- ¥8,000–11,000
- Phone
- 050-3802-1547
- Website
- jamjamliner.jp
Night bus from Kobe Sannomiya PMPT Building to Tokyo Yaesu Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–11,000
- Schedules at
- jamjamliner.jp
- 4 seats per row
- ¥4,500–11,000
- Phone
- 088-664-6030
- Website
- honshi-bus.co.jp
Bus from Kousoku Maiko to Kousoku Naruto
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,417
- Schedules at
- honshi-bus.co.jp
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Booking & Getting There
Kobe to Kita bus services, operated by Willer Express, arrive at Shibuya Station.
Kobe to Kita train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), arrive at Tōkyō Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kobe to Kita is 529 km. It takes approximately 5h 54m to drive from Kobe to Kita.
There are 12917+ hotels available in Kita.