There are 9 ways to get from Kyoto to Ōarai by train, bus, night bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Kyoto to Tōkyō Stationtrain Hikari / ...
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Mitotrain Tokiwa / ...
4h 56mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi to Tokyo Station Nihonbashi Exitbus
- Take the bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Mito Station South Exitbus Mito
10h 53m¥5,990–14,930Night bus
- Take the night bus from Kyoto Station Hachijo gate to Mito Station South-Gatenightbus Yokappe
10h 35m¥9,590–11,430Drive 576.6 km
- Drive from Kyoto to Ōaraicar 576.6 km
6h 27m¥10,014–14,465Train to Kobe, fly to Ibaraki Airport
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Sannomiyatrain
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Ibaraki Airport (IBR)plane UKB - IBR
4h 12m¥22,759–43,012Fly 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 Shinagawa to Mitotrain
6h 13m¥14,949–22,830Train, train to Kobe, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the train from Kyoto to Shin Osakatrain
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Sannomiyatrain
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane UKB - HND
- Take the train from Shinagawa to Mitotrain
- Take the train from 水戸 Mito to 大洗 Ōaraitrain
6h 46mFly Osaka International Airport to Fukushima, train
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Fukushima (FKS)plane ITM - FKS
- Take the train from Izumigo to Mito(Ibaraki)train
7h 33m¥79,429–255,640Train to Osaka International Airport, fly to Narita International Airport, train
- Take the train from Kyoto to Shin Osakatrain
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane ITM - NRT
- Take the train from Shin-Kamagaya to Kashiwatrain
- Take the train from 柏 Kashiwa to 水戸 Mitotrain
- Take the train from 水戸 Mito to 大洗 Ōaraitrain
6h 44m
Kobe (UKB) to Ibaraki Airport (IBR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kyoto to Ōarai is to night bus which costs ¥9500 - ¥12000 and takes 10h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Kyoto to Ōarai is to train and fly which takes 4h 12m and costs ¥22000 - ¥43000.
No, there is no direct bus from Kyoto station to Ōarai station. However, there are services departing from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi and arriving at Mito Station South Exit via Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 53m.
No, there is no direct train from Kyoto to Ōarai. However, there are services departing from Kyoto and arriving at 大洗 Ōarai via Tōkyō Station and 水戸 Mito. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 56m.
The distance between Kyoto and Ōarai is 609 km. The road distance is 576.6 km.
The best way to get from Kyoto to Ōarai without a car is to train which takes 4h 56m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 56m to get from Kyoto to Ōarai, including transfers.
Kyoto to Ōarai bus services, operated by JR Bus Kanto, depart from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi.
Kyoto to Ōarai train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), depart from Kyoto station.
The best way to get from Kyoto to Ōarai is to train which takes 4h 56m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs ¥6000 - ¥15000 and takes 10h 53m.
What companies run services between Kyoto, Japan and Ōarai, Japan?
You can take a train from Kyoto to 大洗 Ōarai via Tōkyō Station and 水戸 Mito in around 4h 56m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi to 大洗 Ōarai via Tokyo Station Nihonbashi Exit, Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit, Mito Station South Exit, and 水戸 Mito in around 10h 53m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–270,000
Flights from Kobe to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–290,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukushima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–250,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–230,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–19,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–31,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Narita International Airport via Miyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–65,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Kobe to Ibaraki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–28,000
Flights from Kobe to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–19,000
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Kyoto to Tōkyō Station
- 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 Kyoto to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Kyoto to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Mito
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–2,400
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Shinagawa to Mito
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–2,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Shinagawa to Mito
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–2,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Izumigo to Mito(Ibaraki)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–2,300
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from 柏 Kashiwa to 水戸 Mito
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–1,800
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Sannomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥550–800
- Schedules at
- jorudan.co.jp
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Sannomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥550–800
- Schedules at
- jorudan.co.jp
- Website
- rintetsu.co.jp
Train from 水戸 Mito to 大洗 Ōarai
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥290–430
- Website
- http://www.rintetsu.co.jp/
Train from 水戸 Mito to 大洗 Ōarai
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥290–430
- Website
- http://www.rintetsu.co.jp/
- Phone
- 03-5962-0102
- Website
- tobu.co.jp
Train from Shin-Kamagaya to Kashiwa
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥190–290
- Website
- https://www.tobu.co.jp/foreign/en/
- Phone
- 0570-048905
- Website
- jrbuskanto.co.jp
Bus from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi to Tokyo Station Nihonbashi Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–12,000
- Schedules at
- time.jrbuskanto.co.jp.e.wn.hp.transer.com
Bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Mito Station South Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500
- Schedules at
- time.jrbuskanto.co.jp.e.wn.hp.transer.com
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Kyoto Station Hachijo gate to Mito Station South-Gate
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–11,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
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Kyoto to Ōarai bus services, operated by JR Bus Kanto, arrive at Tokyo Station Nihonbashi Exit.
Kyoto to Ōarai train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), arrive at Tōkyō Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kyoto to Ōarai is 577 km. It takes approximately 6h 27m to drive from Kyoto to Ōarai.
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