There are 9 ways to get from Kumamoto to Hakone by train, night bus, car, plane, or bus
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Train
best- Take the train from Kumamoto to Shin Osakatrain Sakura
- Take the train from Shin Osaka to Odawaratrain Kodama
8h 19mNight bus
cheapest- Take the night bus from Kumamoto Sakuramachi BT to Kyōto Station Karasumaguchinightbus Sunrise
- Take the night bus from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi to Odawara Stationnightbus
22h 28m¥15,750–22,300Drive 1,072.7 km
- Drive from Kumamoto to Hakonecar 1,072.7 km
12h 58m¥18,610–26,880Train to Aso Kumamoto Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Kumamoto to Higoozutrain
- Fly from Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane KMJ - HND
- Take the train from Shin Yokohama to Odawaratrain
- Take the bus from Odawara Station to Miyanoshita Onsenbus
6h 43mTrain to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Take the train from Kumamoto to Hakata Fukuokatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane FUK - HND
- Take the train from Shin Yokohama to Odawaratrain
6h 28mFly Aso Kumamoto Airport to Narita International Airport, train
- Fly from Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane KMJ - NRT
- Take the train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Shin Yokohama to Odawaratrain
7h 41mTrain to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport, train
- Take the train from Kumamoto to Hakata Fukuokatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport (FSZ)plane FUK - FSZ
- Take the train from Shizuoka to Odawaratrain
7h 50mFly Aso Kumamoto Airport to Komaki Airport, train
- Fly from Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) to Komaki Airport (NKM)plane KMJ - NKM
- Take the train from Nagoya to Odawaratrain
8h 13mTrain, train to Saga Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Kumamoto to Shin Tosutrain
- Take the train from Shin-Tosu to Sagatrain
- Fly from Saga Airport (HSG) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane HSG - HND
- Take the train from Shin Yokohama to Odawaratrain
- Take the bus from Odawara Station to Miyanoshita Onsenbus
8h 18m
Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kumamoto to Hakone is to night bus which costs ¥15000 - ¥23000 and takes 22h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Kumamoto to Hakone is to drive which takes 12h 58m and costs ¥18000 - ¥27000.
No, there is no direct bus from Kumamoto to Hakone. However, there are services departing from Kumamoto Sakuramachi BT and arriving at Ashinoyu via Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi and Odawara East Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 28m.
No, there is no direct train from Kumamoto to Hakone. However, there are services departing from Kumamoto and arriving at Odawara via Shin Osaka. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 19m.
The distance between Kumamoto and Hakone is 1101 km. The road distance is 1072.7 km.
The best way to get from Kumamoto to Hakone without a car is to train which takes 8h 19m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 19m to get from Kumamoto to Hakone, including transfers.
Kumamoto to Hakone bus services, operated by Kintetsu Bus, depart from Kumamoto Sakuramachi BT station.
Kumamoto to Hakone train services, operated by JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company), depart from Kumamoto station.
Kumamoto to Hakone bus services, operated by Kintetsu Bus, arrive at Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi.
What companies run services between Kumamoto, Japan and Hakone, Japan?
You can take a train from Kumamoto to Miyanoshita Onsen via Shin Osaka, Odawara, and Odawara Station in around 8h 19m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Kumamoto Sakuramachi BT to Ashinoyu via Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi, Odawara Station, and Odawara East Station in around 22h 28m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–290,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–290,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–230,000
Flights from Saga Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–240,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–46,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–32,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–25,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Narita International Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–75,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–29,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport via Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–29,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Komaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–60,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–25,000
- Website
- starflyer.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–27,000
- Website
- solaseedair.jp
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–40,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–29,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Komaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–60,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–25,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Kumamoto to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–14,000
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Kumamoto to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–2,100
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Kumamoto to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–2,100
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Kumamoto to Shin Tosu
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,600
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Shin Osaka to Odawara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Shin Yokohama to Odawara
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Shin Yokohama to Odawara
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Shin Yokohama to Odawara
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Shizuoka to Odawara
- 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/
Train from Nagoya to Odawara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Shin Yokohama to Odawara
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 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 Kumamoto to Higoozu
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Kumamoto to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Kumamoto to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Kumamoto to Shin Tosu
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Shin-Tosu to Saga
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,600
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Kumamoto Sakuramachi BT to Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 072-221-0781
- [email protected]
- Website
- nankaibus.jp
Night bus from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi to Odawara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–9,000
- Schedules at
- nankaibus.jp
- Book at
- willerexpress.com
- Phone
- 0465-35-1271
- Website
- hakonenavi.jp
Bus from Odawara Station to Miyanoshita Onsen
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥550–1,300
- Website
- https://www.hakonenavi.jp/international/en/
Bus from Odawara Station to Miyanoshita Onsen
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥550–1,300
- Website
- https://www.hakonenavi.jp/international/en/
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