There are 6 ways to get from Phuket to Kobe by plane, bus, car, car ferry, or train
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Fly to Kansai International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Phuket International Airport (HKT) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)plane HKT - KIX
- Take the bus from Kansai Airport Terminal 1 to Kobe Sannomiyabus
13h 19m¥34,221–77,691Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Phuket to Shanghaicar
- Take the carferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminalcarferry
4d 4h¥105,487–148,481Fly to Kobe
- Fly from Phuket International Airport (HKT) to Kobe (UKB)plane HKT - UKB
13h 14m¥46,531–130,741Fly to Osaka International Airport
- Fly from Phuket International Airport (HKT) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane HKT - ITM
16h 7m¥35,171–81,591Fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Fly from Phuket International Airport (HKT) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane HKT - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya to Shin Kobetrain
13h 51mFly to Takamatsu Airport, train
- Fly from Phuket International Airport (HKT) to Takamatsu Airport (TAK)plane HKT - TAK
- Take the train from Takamatsu(Kagawa) to Okayamatrain
- Take the train from Okayama to Shin Kobetrain
15h 43m¥41,121–95,741
Phuket International Airport (HKT) to Kansai International Airport (KIX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Phuket to Kobe is to fly and bus which costs ¥34000 - ¥80000 and takes 13h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Phuket to Kobe is to fly which takes 13h 14m and costs ¥46000 - ¥140000.
The distance between Phuket and Kobe is 4882 km.
It takes approximately 13h 19m to get from Phuket to Kobe, including transfers.
Kobe is 2h ahead of Phuket. It is currently 4:08 AM in Phuket and 6:08 AM in Kobe.
There are 331+ hotels available in Kobe.
What companies run services between Phuket, Thailand and Kobe, Japan?
Korean Air and Asiana Airlines fly from Phuket International Airport (HKT) to Kobe (UKB) 4 times a day.
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tan Son Nhat, Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–95,000
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Takamatsu Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥37,000–190,000
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Takamatsu Airport via Don Muang, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥34,000–90,000
- 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
Train from Okayama to Shin Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- 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 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–2,200
- Schedules at
- okkbus.co.jp
- Phone
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
Car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–25,000
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥20,000
- 1st Class
- ¥25,000
- Special Class
- ¥40,000
- VIP
- ¥100,000
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