There are 5 ways to get from Motegi to Kyoto by taxi, plane, train, night bus, car, or bus
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Taxi to Ibaraki Airport, fly to Kobe, train
best- Take the taxi from Motegi to Ibaraki Airport (IBR)taxi
- Fly from Ibaraki Airport (IBR) to Kobe (UKB)plane IBR - UKB
- Take the train from Ashiya to Kyōtotrain
3h 47m¥35,377–57,322Drive 573.5 km
cheapest- Drive from Motegi to Kyotocar 573.5 km
6h 57m¥9,856–14,236Train
- Take the train from 茂木 Motegi to 下館 Shimodatetrain
- Take the train from 小山 Oyama to Tōkyō Stationtrain Ju
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Kyototrain
6h 31mNight bus
- Take the night bus from Utsunomiya Station to Kyoto Station Hachijo gatenightbus Tochinoki
12h 26m¥9,939–16,033Train, train to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport, bus
- Take the train from 茂木 Motegi to 下館 Shimodatetrain
- Take the train from Oyama to Shinagawatrain
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane HND - ITM
- Take the bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gatebus
7h 23m¥16,042–22,231
Ibaraki Airport (IBR) to Kobe (UKB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Motegi to Kyoto is to drive which costs ¥9500 - ¥15000 and takes 6h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Motegi to Kyoto is to taxi and fly and train which takes 3h 47m and costs ¥35000 - ¥60000.
No, there is no direct bus from Motegi to Kyoto station. However, there are services departing from Motegi and arriving at Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi via Utsunomiya Station and Shiokoji Takakura. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 26m.
No, there is no direct train from Motegi to Kyoto. However, there are services departing from 茂木 Motegi and arriving at Kyoto via 下館 Shimodate, 小山 Oyama and Tōkyō Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 31m.
The distance between Motegi and Kyoto is 638 km. The road distance is 573.5 km.
The best way to get from Motegi to Kyoto without a car is to train which takes 6h 31m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 47m to get from Motegi to Kyoto, including transfers.
Motegi to Kyoto bus services, operated by Kintetsu Bus, depart from Utsunomiya Station.
Motegi to Kyoto train services, operated by Moka Railway, depart from 茂木 Motegi station.
Motegi to Kyoto bus services, operated by Kintetsu Bus, arrive at Kyoto Station Hachijo gate.
What companies run services between Motegi, Tochigi, Japan and Kyoto, Japan?
You can take a train from 茂木 Motegi to Kyoto via 下館 Shimodate, 小山 Oyama, and Tōkyō Station in around 6h 31m. Alternatively, Kintetsu Bus operates a vehicle from Utsunomiya Station to Kyoto Station Hachijo gate once daily. Tickets cost ¥9,000–13,000 and the journey takes 9h 42m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–17,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Izumo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–17,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–150,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Ibaraki Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–27,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Ashiya to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥950–1,400
- Schedules at
- jr-odekake.net
- Website
- moka-railway.co.jp
Train from 茂木 Motegi to 下館 Shimodate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,200
- Website
- http://www.moka-railway.co.jp/
Train from 茂木 Motegi to 下館 Shimodate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,200
- Website
- http://www.moka-railway.co.jp/
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from 小山 Oyama to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,700
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Oyama to Shinagawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–1,800
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Kyoto
- 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/
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Utsunomiya Station to Kyoto Station Hachijo gate
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–13,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 06-6844-1124
- Website
- hankyu-kankobus.co.jp
Bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gate
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,400
- Schedules at
- okkbus.co.jp
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–29,000
Asahi Taxi
- Phone
- +81 120-622-333
- Website
- asahi-taxi.com
First Taxi
- Phone
- +81 120-150-840
- Website
- first-taxi.co.jp
Yano Taxi
- Phone
- +81 120-210-555
- Website
- yano-taxi.com
Ibaraki Kotsu
- Phone
- +81 120-550-867
- Website
- ibako.co.jp
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Motegi to Kyoto train services, operated by Moka Railway, arrive at 下館 Shimodate station.
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