There are 6 ways to get from Kyoto to Kanoya by train, car ferry, car, night bus, bus, or plane
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Train, car ferry, drive
best- Take the train from Shin Osaka to Kagoshima Chuotrain
- Take the car ferry from Kagoshima Port to Sakurajima Portcarferry
- Drive from Sakurajima Port to Kanoyacar
6h 59m¥12,642–19,373Night bus, bus
- Take the night bus from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi to Kumamoto Kencho-maenightbus
- Take the bus from Kumamoto Kencho-mae to Kagoshima Airportbus
- Take the bus from Kagoshima Airport to Kanoyabus
18h 5m¥14,450–18,150Drive 906.7 km
- Drive from Kyoto to Kanoyacar 906.7 km
12h 5m¥15,728–22,719Fly from Osaka International Airport, bus
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ)plane ITM - KOJ
- Take the bus from Kagoshima Airport to Kanoyabus
5h 37m¥13,689–33,760Train to Kobe, fly, bus
- Take the train from Kyōto to Ashiyatrain
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ)plane UKB - KOJ
- Take the bus from Kagoshima Airport to Kanoyabus
5h 54m¥13,625–104,125Train to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Kyoto to Nagoyatrain
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ)plane NGO - KOJ
- Take the bus from Kagoshima Airport to Kanoyabus
6h 11m
Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kyoto to Kanoya is to train and car ferry and drive which costs ¥12000 - ¥20000 and takes 6h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Kyoto to Kanoya is to fly and bus which takes 5h 37m and costs ¥13000 - ¥34000.
No, there is no direct bus from Kyoto station to Kanoya. However, there are services departing from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi and arriving at Kanoya via Kumamoto Kencho-mae and Kagoshima Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 5m.
The distance between Kyoto and Kanoya is 900 km. The road distance is 906.7 km.
The best way to get from Kyoto to Kanoya without a car is to night bus and bus which takes 18h 5m and costs ¥14000 - ¥19000.
It takes approximately 6h 59m to get from Kyoto to Kanoya, including transfers.
Kyoto to Kanoya bus services, operated by Kintetsu Bus, depart from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi.
Kyoto to Kanoya bus services, operated by Kintetsu Bus, arrive at Kumamoto Kencho-mae station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kyoto to Kanoya is 907 km. It takes approximately 12h 5m to drive from Kyoto to Kanoya.
There are 23+ hotels available in Kanoya.
What companies run services between Kyoto, Japan and Kanoya, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Kyoto to Kanoya. However, you can take the train to Shin-Ōsaka Station, walk to Shin Osaka, take the train to Kagoshima Chuo, drive to Kagoshima Port, take the car ferry to Sakurajima Port, then drive to Kanoya. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi to Kanoya via Kumamoto Kencho-mae, Kumamoto Kencho-mae, Kagoshima Airport, and Kagoshima Airport in around 18h 5m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–230,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–220,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–31,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Yakushima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–31,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Kobe to Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–95,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–35,000
- Website
- solaseedair.jp
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–29,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Shin Osaka to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–17,000
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Kyōto to Ashiya
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥950–1,400
- Schedules at
- jr-odekake.net
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Kyoto to Nagoya
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi to Kumamoto Kencho-mae
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-09-3533
- Website
- sankobus.jp
Bus from Kumamoto Kencho-mae to Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200
- Schedules at
- sankobus.jp
Bus from Kagoshima Airport to Kanoya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,250
- Schedules at
- iwasaki-corp.com
Bus from Kagoshima Airport to Kanoya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,250
- Schedules at
- iwasaki-corp.com
Bus from Kagoshima Airport to Kanoya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,250
- Schedules at
- iwasaki-corp.com
Bus from Kagoshima Airport to Kanoya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,250
- Schedules at
- iwasaki-corp.com
- Phone
- 81992237271
- Website
- city.kagoshima.lg.jp
Car ferry from Kagoshima Port to Sakurajima Port
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥200
- Schedules at
- city.kagoshima.lg.jp
- Adult
- ¥200
- Child
- ¥100
- Car under 3 meters in length
- ¥1,070
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