There are 8 ways to get from Kyoto to Yonezawa 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 Yonezawatrain Tsubasa
6h 7mBus, night bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminalbus
- Take the nightbus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Yonezawa Stationnightbus
13h 55m¥7,100–19,500Night bus, train
- Take the nightbus from Kyoto Station Hachijo gate to Fukushima Station East-Gatenightbus Galaxy
- Take the train from Fukushima to Yonezawatrain Tsubasa
13h 31m¥12,550–13,900Drive 650.6 km
- Drive from Kyoto to Yonezawacar 650.6 km
8h 24m¥9,987–14,426Bus to Osaka International Airport, fly to Yamagata Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kyoto Station Hachijou gate to Osaka Itami Airport South Terminalbus
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Yamagata Airport (GAJ)plane ITM - GAJ
- Take the train from Sakurambo Higashine to Yonezawatrain
5h 34m¥16,793–46,436Bus to Osaka International Airport, fly to Sendai Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kyoto Station Hachijou gate to Osaka Itami Airport South Terminalbus
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Sendai Airport (SDJ)plane ITM - SDJ
- Take the train from Sendai to Fukushimatrain
- Take the train from Fukushima to Yonezawatrain
6h 45m¥16,543–45,636Train to Kobe, fly to Sendai Airport, train
- Take the train from Kyoto to Shin Kobetrain
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Sendai Airport (SDJ)plane UKB - SDJ
- Take the train from Sendai to Fukushimatrain
- Take the train from Fukushima to Yonezawatrain
7h 6mBus to Osaka International Airport, fly to Fukushima, train
- Take the bus from Kyoto Station Hachijou gate to Osaka Itami Airport South Terminalbus
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Fukushima (FKS)plane ITM - FKS
- Take the train from Kōriyama to Fukushimatrain
- Take the train from Fukushima to Yonezawatrain
7h 32m¥29,473–73,136
Kyoto to Yonezawa by bus and night bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kyoto to Yonezawa is to drive which costs ¥10000 - ¥15000 and takes 8h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Kyoto to Yonezawa is to bus and fly and train which takes 5h 34m and costs ¥16000 - ¥47000.
No, there is no direct bus from Kyoto station to Yonezawa station. However, there are services departing from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi and arriving at Yonezawa Station via Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Kyoto to Yonezawa. However, there are services departing from Marutamachi and arriving at Yonezawa via Kyoto and Tōkyō Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 7m.
The distance between Kyoto and Yonezawa is 775 km. The road distance is 650.6 km.
The best way to get from Kyoto to Yonezawa without a car is to train which takes 6h 7m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 7m to get from Kyoto to Yonezawa, including transfers.
Kyoto to Yonezawa bus services, operated by JR Bus Kanto, depart from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi.
Kyoto to Yonezawa train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), depart from Kyoto station.
Kyoto to Yonezawa bus services, operated by JR Bus Kanto, arrive at Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal station.
What companies run services between Kyoto, Japan and Yonezawa, Japan?
You can take a subway from Marutamachi to Yonezawa via Kyoto, Kyoto, and Tōkyō Station in around 6h 7m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Yamagata Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–43,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Yamagata Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–43,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–120,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–120,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukushima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–85,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Kobe to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–31,000
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Kyoto to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Kyoto to Shin Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Tōkyō Station to Yonezawa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–5,500
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Fukushima to Yonezawa
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–900
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Sakurambo Higashine to Yonezawa
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,400
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Sendai to Fukushima
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,500
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Fukushima to Yonezawa
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–900
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Sendai to Fukushima
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,500
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Fukushima to Yonezawa
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–900
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Kōriyama to Fukushima
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥650–950
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Fukushima to Yonezawa
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–900
- Website
- JR EAST
- Phone
- 0570-048905
- Website
- jrbuskanto.co.jp
Bus from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–12,000
- Schedules at
- time.jrbuskanto.co.jp.e.wn.hp.transer.com
- Phone
- 0570ー000448
- Website
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
Night bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Yonezawa Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–7,500
- Schedules at
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Kyoto Station Hachijo gate to Fukushima Station East-Gate
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–13,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 06-6844-1124
- Website
- hankyu-kankobus.co.jp
Bus from Kyoto Station Hachijou gate to Osaka Itami Airport South Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,600
- Schedules at
- www-hankyu-kankobus-co-jp-e.athp.transer.com
Bus from Kyoto Station Hachijou gate to Osaka Itami Airport South Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,600
- Schedules at
- www-hankyu-kankobus-co-jp-e.athp.transer.com
Bus from Kyoto Station Hachijou gate to Osaka Itami Airport South Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,600
- Schedules at
- www-hankyu-kankobus-co-jp-e.athp.transer.com
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Kyoto to Yonezawa train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), arrive at Tōkyō Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kyoto to Yonezawa is 651 km. It takes approximately 8h 24m to drive from Kyoto to Yonezawa.
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