There are 4 ways to get from Melbourne to Kumamoto by plane or train
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Fly to Aso Kumamoto Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ)plane MEL - KMJ
16h 58m¥58,095–183,095Fly to Fukuoka Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane MEL - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kumamototrain
16h 28m¥59,725–105,455Fly to Kagoshima Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ)plane MEL - KOJ
- Take the train from Kagoshima Chuo to Kumamototrain
18h 42m¥61,045–197,695Fly to Nagasaki Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Nagasaki Airport (NGS)plane MEL - NGS
- Take the train from Sasebo to Shin-Tosutrain
- Take the train from Shin Tosu to Kumamototrain
26h 1m
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Kumamoto is to fly and train which costs ¥55000 - ¥110000 and takes 16h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Kumamoto is to fly and train which takes 16h 28m and costs ¥55000 - ¥110000.
The distance between Melbourne and Kumamoto is 8023 km.
It takes approximately 16h 58m to get from Melbourne to Kumamoto, including transfers.
Kumamoto is 2h behind Melbourne. It is currently 8:29 AM in Melbourne and 6:29 AM in Kumamoto.
There are 538+ hotels available in Kumamoto.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Kumamoto, Japan?
Japan Airlines, JetStar Japan, and five other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) 3 times a day.
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–190,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Sydney, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–190,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–180,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–200,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–180,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–170,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–190,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nagasaki Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–200,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–210,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–200,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nagasaki Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–310,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–180,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nagasaki Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–220,000
- Website
- starlux-airlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–190,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥44,000–120,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–150,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nagasaki Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–310,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nagasaki Airport via Sydney, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–200,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–2,100
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Kagoshima Chuo to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–3,300
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Shin Tosu to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,600
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Kagoshima Chuo to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Sasebo to Shin-Tosu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Shin Tosu to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
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