There are 5 ways to get from Manchester to Kobe by plane, bus, or train
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Fly to Kansai International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)plane MAN - KIX
- Take the bus from Kansai Airport Terminal 1 to Kobe Sannomiyabus
20h 10m¥82,638–143,629Fly to Osaka International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane MAN - ITM
21h 37m¥51,588–162,529Fly to Kobe
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kobe (UKB)plane MAN - UKB
20h 39m¥55,948–181,679Fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane MAN - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya to Shin Kobetrain
21h 31mFly to Tokushima Airport, bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Tokushima Airport (TKS)plane MAN - TKS
- Take the bus from Kousoku Naruto to Kousoku Maikobus
22h 43m¥72,028–206,439
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kansai International Airport (KIX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Kobe is to fly which costs ¥50000 - ¥170000 and takes 21h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Kobe is to fly and bus which takes 20h 10m and costs ¥80000 - ¥150000.
The distance between Manchester and Kobe is 9516 km.
It takes approximately 20h 10m to get from Manchester to Kobe, including transfers.
Kobe is 8h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 9:55 PM in Manchester and 5:55 AM in Kobe.
There are 330+ hotels available in Kobe.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Kobe, Japan?
KLM, Korean Air, and nine other airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kobe (UKB) 5 times a day.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kansai International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–140,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kobe via Beijing Capital, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–190,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Osaka International Airport via Munich, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–410,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Osaka International Airport via Beijing Capital, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–160,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Osaka International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–150,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Osaka International Airport via Frankfurt, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–400,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–150,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–150,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tokushima Airport via Beijing Capital, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–200,000
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Nagoya to Shin Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Phone
- 06-6844-1124
- Website
- hankyu-kankobus.co.jp
Bus from Kansai Airport Terminal 1 to Kobe Sannomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–2,200
- Schedules at
- okkbus.co.jp
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