There are 8 ways to get from Nagoya to Kagoshima by train, bus, night bus, car, or plane
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Train via Fukuoka
best- Take the train from Nagoya to Hakata Fukuokatrain Nozomi
- Take the train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kagoshima Chuotrain Sakura / ...
5h 2mFly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ)plane NGO - KOJ
3h 37m¥15,337–32,079Train, bus
- Take the train from Nagoya to Hakata Fukuokatrain Nozomi
- Take the bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Kagoshima Chuo Stationbus Sakurajima
8h 46mTrain, night bus, bus
- Take the train from Kintetsu-Nagoya to Tsuruhashitrain
- Take the night bus from Abeno Harukas to Kumamoto Kencho-maenightbus
- Take the bus from Kumamoto Kencho-mae to Kagoshimachuobus
18h 26m¥16,638–21,536Drive 1,003.9 km
- Drive from Nagoya to Kagoshimacar 1,003.9 km
12h 56m¥17,417–25,158Train
- Take the train from Nagoya to Shin Osakatrain Kodama / ...
- Take the train from Shin Osaka to Kagoshima Chuotrain Sakura / ...
6h 11mTrain to Osaka International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nagoya to Shin Osakatrain
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ)plane ITM - KOJ
4h 48mTrain to Kobe, fly
- Take the train from Nagoya to Shin Kobetrain
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ)plane UKB - KOJ
4h 26m
Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nagoya to Kagoshima is to fly which costs ¥15000 - ¥33000 and takes 3h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Nagoya to Kagoshima is to fly which takes 3h 37m and costs ¥15000 - ¥33000.
No, there is no direct train from Nagoya to Kagoshima. However, there are services departing from Nagoya and arriving at Kagoshima Chuo via Hakata Fukuoka. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 2m.
The distance between Nagoya and Kagoshima is 978 km. The road distance is 1003.9 km.
The best way to get from Nagoya to Kagoshima without a car is to train via Fukuoka which takes 5h 2m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 2m to get from Nagoya to Kagoshima, including transfers.
Nagoya to Kagoshima train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), depart from Nagoya station.
The best way to get from Nagoya to Kagoshima is to train via Fukuoka which takes 5h 2m and costs . Alternatively, you can fly, which costs ¥15000 - ¥33000 and takes 3h 37m.
Nagoya to Kagoshima train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), arrive at Hakata Fukuoka station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nagoya to Kagoshima is 1004 km. It takes approximately 12h 56m to drive from Nagoya to Kagoshima.
What companies run services between Nagoya, Japan and Kagoshima, Japan?
You can take a train from Nagoya to Kagoshima Chuo via Hakata Fukuoka in around 5h 2m. Alternatively, Solaseed Air, Skymark Airlines, and All Nippon Airways fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) every 4 hours.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–220,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–230,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–31,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Yakushima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–31,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–35,000
Flights from Kobe to Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–95,000
- Website
- solaseedair.jp
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–29,000
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Nagoya to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Nagoya to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Nagoya to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Nagoya to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Nagoya to Shin Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–5,500
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Shin Osaka to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–17,000
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- 050-3536-3957
- Website
- kintetsu.co.jp
Train from Kintetsu-Nagoya to Tsuruhashi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–5,500
- Schedules at
- hyperdia.com
- Phone
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Kagoshima Chuo Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–7,000
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Abeno Harukas to Kumamoto Kencho-mae
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-09-3533
- Website
- sankobus.jp
Bus from Kumamoto Kencho-mae to Kagoshimachuo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200
- Schedules at
- sankobus.jp
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