There are 8 ways to get from Kyoto to Utsunomiya by train, 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 宇都宮 Utsunomiyatrain Ju / ...
5h 9mNight bus
cheapest- Take the night bus from Kyoto Station Hachijo gate to Utsunomiya Stationnightbus Tochinoki
9h 55m¥9,000–13,000Drive 574.3 km
- Drive from Kyoto to Utsunomiyacar 574.3 km
6h 23m¥9,964–14,392Fly 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 Tōkyō Station to 宇都宮 Utsunomiyatrain
5h 54m¥14,629–22,530Fly Kobe to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane UKB - HND
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to 宇都宮 Utsunomiyatrain
6h 27m¥12,949–31,032Train, train to Kobe, fly to Ibaraki Airport
- Take the train from Kyoto to Shin Osakatrain
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Sannomiyatrain
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Ibaraki Airport (IBR)plane UKB - IBR
- Take the train from 石岡 Ishioka to 友部 Tomobetrain
- Take the train from 友部 Tomobe to 小山 Oyamatrain
- Take the train from 小山 Oyama to 宇都宮 Utsunomiyatrain
6h 45mFly Osaka International Airport to Narita International Airport, train
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane ITM - NRT
- Take the train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to 宇都宮 Utsunomiyatrain
6h 54m¥18,139–36,310Train to Osaka International Airport, fly to Fukushima, train
- Take the train from Kyoto to Shin Osakatrain
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Fukushima (FKS)plane ITM - FKS
- Take the train from Izumigo to Koriyama(Fukushima)train
- Take the train from Kōriyama to Utsunomiyatrain
6h 15m
Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kyoto to Utsunomiya is to drive which costs ¥9500 - ¥15000 and takes 6h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Kyoto to Utsunomiya is to fly and train which takes 5h 54m and costs ¥14000 - ¥23000.
No, there is no direct bus from Kyoto station to Utsunomiya station. However, there are services departing from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi and arriving at Utsunomiya Station via Kyoto Station Hachijo gate. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Kyoto to Utsunomiya. However, there are services departing from Kyoto and arriving at 宇都宮 Utsunomiya via Tōkyō Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 9m.
The distance between Kyoto and Utsunomiya is 587 km. The road distance is 574.3 km.
The best way to get from Kyoto to Utsunomiya without a car is to train which takes 5h 9m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 9m to get from Kyoto to Utsunomiya, including transfers.
Kyoto to Utsunomiya bus services, operated by Kintetsu Bus, depart from Kyoto Station Hachijo gate.
Kyoto to Utsunomiya train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), depart from Kyoto station.
Kyoto to Utsunomiya bus services, operated by Kintetsu Bus, arrive at Utsunomiya Station.
What companies run services between Kyoto, Japan and Utsunomiya, Japan?
You can take a bus from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi to 宇都宮 Utsunomiya via Shiokoji Takakura, Kyoto, and Tōkyō Station in around 5h 9m. Alternatively, Kintetsu Bus operates a vehicle from Kyoto Station Hachijo gate to Utsunomiya Station once daily. Tickets cost ¥9,000–13,000 and the journey takes 8h 46m.
- 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 Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–230,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukushima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–250,000
- 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 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–65,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Kobe to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–19,000
Flights from Kobe to Ibaraki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–28,000
- 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 宇都宮 Utsunomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–2,200
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Tōkyō Station to 宇都宮 Utsunomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–2,200
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Tōkyō Station to 宇都宮 Utsunomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–2,200
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from 石岡 Ishioka to 友部 Tomobe
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥360–500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from 友部 Tomobe to 小山 Oyama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥800–1,100
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from 小山 Oyama to 宇都宮 Utsunomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥500–700
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
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/
Train from Tōkyō Station to 宇都宮 Utsunomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–2,200
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Izumigo to Koriyama(Fukushima)
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥480–650
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Kōriyama to Utsunomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–2,100
- 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
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Kyoto Station Hachijo gate to Utsunomiya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–13,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
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Kyoto to Utsunomiya train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), arrive at Tōkyō Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kyoto to Utsunomiya is 574 km. It takes approximately 6h 23m to drive from Kyoto to Utsunomiya.
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