There are 4 ways to get from Kumamoto to Okayama by train, car, plane, or bus
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Train
best- Take the train from Kumamoto to Okayamatrain Sakura
2h 34m¥7,000–10,000Drive 509.4 km
- Drive from Kumamoto to Okayamacar 509.4 km
6h 40m¥8,754–12,644Train to Aso Kumamoto Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport, train
- Take the train from Kumamoto to Higoozutrain
- Fly from Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane KMJ - ITM
- Take the train from Shin Osaka to Okayamatrain
5hTrain to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Tokushima Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Kumamoto to Hakata Fukuokatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Tokushima Airport (TKS)plane FUK - TKS
- Take the bus from Matsushige to Takamatsu Stationbus
- Take the train from Takamatsu(Kagawa) to Okayamatrain
6h¥21,748–41,251
Kumamoto to Okayama by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kumamoto to Okayama is to train which costs ¥7000 - ¥10000 and takes 2h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Kumamoto to Okayama is to train which takes 2h 34m and costs ¥7000 - ¥10000.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Kumamoto and arriving at Okayama. Services depart every three hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 2h 34m.
The distance between Kumamoto and Okayama is 489 km. The road distance is 509.4 km.
The best way to get from Kumamoto to Okayama without a car is to train which takes 2h 34m and costs ¥7000 - ¥10000.
The train from Kumamoto to Okayama takes 2h 34m including transfers and departs every three hours.
Kumamoto to Okayama train services, operated by JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company), depart from Kumamoto station.
Kumamoto to Okayama train services, operated by JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company), arrive at Okayama station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kumamoto to Okayama is 509 km. It takes approximately 6h 40m to drive from Kumamoto to Okayama.
There are 425+ hotels available in Okayama.
What companies run services between Kumamoto, Japan and Okayama, Japan?
JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company) operates a train from Kumamoto to Okayama every 3 hours. Tickets cost ¥7,000–10,000 and the journey takes 2h 34m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–65,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Tokushima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–33,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–200,000
- Website
- amx.co.jp
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–65,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Kumamoto to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–10,000
- 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 Kumamoto to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–2,100
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- 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/
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
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/
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Takamatsu(Kagawa) to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,700
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- 0570-00-4592
- Website
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
Train from Takamatsu(Kagawa) to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
- Website
- tokubus.co.jp
Bus from Matsushige to Takamatsu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,150
- Schedules at
- tokubus.co.jp
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