There are 8 ways to get from Kyoto to Satoyama by train, taxi, bus, night bus, car, or plane
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Train, taxi
best- Take the train from Shin Osaka to Shin Yatsushirotrain Sakura
- Take the taxi from Shin Yatsushiro to Satoyamataxi
6h 7m¥29,122–38,863Drive 804.1 km
cheapest- Drive from Kyoto to Satoyamacar 804.1 km
10h 31m¥13,949–20,148Train, bus
- Take the train from Kyoto to Hakata Fukuokatrain Nozomi
- Take the bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Hitoyoshi ICbus Phoenix
7h 49mNight bus, bus
- Take the night bus from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi to Kumamoto Kencho-maenightbus Sunrise
- Take the bus from Kumamoto Kencho-mae to Hitoyoshi ICbus Kirishima
14h 12mFly Osaka International Airport to Miyazaki Airport, bus
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Miyazaki Airport (KMI)plane ITM - KMI
- Take the bus from Miyako City to Hitoyoshi ICbus
6h 2m¥20,739–45,510Train to Osaka International Airport, fly to Aso Kumamoto Airport, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Kyoto to Shin Osakatrain
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ)plane ITM - KMJ
- Take the bus from Shin-Yatsushiro to Hitoyoshi ICbus
- Take the taxi from Hitoyoshi IC to Satoyamataxi
6h 38mFly Osaka International Airport to Kagoshima Airport, bus
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ)plane ITM - KOJ
- Take the bus from Kagoshima Airport to Hitoyoshi ICbus
6h 42mTrain to Kobe, fly to Kagoshima Airport, 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 Hitoyoshi ICbus
6h 59m
Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Miyazaki Airport (KMI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kyoto to Satoyama is to drive which costs ¥13000 - ¥21000 and takes 10h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Kyoto to Satoyama is to fly and bus which takes 6h 2m and costs ¥20000 - ¥46000.
No, there is no direct bus from Kyoto station to Satoyama. However, there are services departing from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi and arriving at Hitoyoshi IC via Kumamoto Kencho-mae. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 12m.
The distance between Kyoto and Satoyama is 782 km. The road distance is 804.1 km.
The best way to get from Kyoto to Satoyama without a car is to train and taxi which takes 6h 7m and costs ¥29000 - ¥39000.
It takes approximately 6h 7m to get from Kyoto to Satoyama, including transfers.
Kyoto to Satoyama bus services, operated by Kintetsu Bus, depart from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi.
Kyoto to Satoyama bus services, operated by Kintetsu Bus, arrive at Kumamoto Kencho-mae station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kyoto to Satoyama is 804 km. It takes approximately 10h 31m to drive from Kyoto to Satoyama.
There are 39+ hotels available in Satoyama.
What companies run services between Kyoto, Japan and Satoyama, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Kyoto to Satoyama. However, you can take the train to Shin-Ōsaka Station, walk to Shin Osaka, take the train to Shin Yatsushiro, then take the taxi to Satoyama. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi to Satoyama via Shiokoji Takakura, Kyoto, Hakata Fukuoka, Hakata Bus Terminal, and Hitoyoshi IC in around 7h 49m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Miyazaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥45,000–200,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥44,000–200,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–230,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Miyazaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–31,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–40,000
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
- Website
- amx.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–40,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Shin Osaka to Shin Yatsushiro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–14,000
- 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 Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- 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
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Hitoyoshi IC
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–7,000
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
Bus from Miyako City to Hitoyoshi IC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–2,600
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- 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 Hitoyoshi IC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sankobus.jp
Bus from Miyako City to Hitoyoshi IC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥5,027
- Schedules at
- sankobus.jp
Bus from Shin-Yatsushiro to Hitoyoshi IC
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sankobus.jp
Bus from Kagoshima Airport to Hitoyoshi IC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- sankobus.jp
Bus from Kagoshima Airport to Hitoyoshi IC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- sankobus.jp
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–24,000
Tsubame Taxi
- Phone
- +81 966-22-5115
- Website
- tsubame-taxi.co.jp
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