There are 6 ways to get from Port of Osaka to Kobe by bus, subway, train, car, or taxi
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Cosmo Tower to Kobe Sannomiya BTbus
1h 1m¥800Drive 33.5 km
cheapest- Drive from Port of Osaka to Kobecar 33.5 km
34 min¥581–839Subway, train
- Take the subway from Cosmosquare to Bentenchosubway
- Take the train from Bentenchō to Ōsakatrain
- Take the train from Ōsaka to Motomachitrain
1h 11m¥804–1,130Taxi
- Take the taxi from Port of Osaka to Kobetaxi 33.5 km
34 min¥12,000–16,000Subway, train via Hanakuma
- Take the subway from Cosmosquare to Bentenchosubway
- Take the train from Bentenchō to Ōsakatrain
- Take the train from Ōsaka to Hanakumatrain
1h 22m¥684–870Subway, train via Amagasaki
- Take the subway from Cosmosquare to Kujo(Osaka)subway
- Take the train from Kujo(Osaka) to Amagasaki(Hanshin)train
- Take the train from Amagasaki to Motomachitrain
1h 30m¥802–1,099
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Port of Osaka to Kobe is to drive which costs ¥550 - ¥850 and takes 34 min.
The fastest way to get from Port of Osaka to Kobe is to drive which takes 34 min and costs ¥550 - ¥850.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Cosmo Tower and arriving at Kobe Sannomiya BT. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 50 min.
No, there is no direct train from Port of Osaka to Kobe. However, there are services departing from Cosmosquare and arriving at Motomachi via Bentenchō and Ōsaka. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 11m.
The distance between Port of Osaka and Kobe is 38 km. The road distance is 33.5 km.
The best way to get from Port of Osaka to Kobe without a car is to bus which takes 1h 1m and costs ¥800.
The bus from Cosmo Tower to Kobe Sannomiya BT takes 50 min including transfers and departs three times a day.
Port of Osaka to Kobe bus services, operated by Shinki Bus, depart from Cosmo Tower station.
Port of Osaka to Kobe train services, operated by Osaka Metro, depart from Cosmosquare station.
Port of Osaka to Kobe bus services, operated by Shinki Bus, arrive at Kobe Sannomiya BT station.
What companies run services between Port of Osaka, Japan and Kobe, Japan?
Shinki Bus operates a bus from Cosmo Tower to Kobe Sannomiya BT 3 times a day. Tickets cost ¥800 and the journey takes 50 min.
- Phone
- 050-3355-8208
- Website
- Osaka Metro
Subway from Cosmosquare to Bentencho
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥210–250
- Website
- Osaka Metro
Subway from Cosmosquare to Bentencho
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥210–250
- Website
- Osaka Metro
Subway from Cosmosquare to Kujo(Osaka)
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥220–260
- Website
- Osaka Metro
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Bentenchō to Ōsaka
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥120–180
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Ōsaka to Motomachi
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥500–700
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Bentenchō to Ōsaka
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥120–180
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
- Phone
- 06-6457-2258
- Website
- Hanshin Electric Railway
Train from Ōsaka to Motomachi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥470–700
- Website
- Hanshin Electric Railway
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/
Train from Kujo(Osaka) to Amagasaki(Hanshin)
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥200–290
- Website
- Hanshin Electric Railway
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/
Train from Amagasaki to Motomachi
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥380–550
- Website
- Hanshin Electric Railway
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/
- Phone
- 0570-089-500
- Website
- hankyu.co.jp
Train from Ōsaka to Hanakuma
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥350–440
- Schedules at
- jorudan.co.jp
- Phone
- 079-223-1241
- Website
- shinkibus.co.jp
Bus from Cosmo Tower to Kobe Sannomiya BT
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥800
- Schedules at
- shinkibus.co.jp
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–16,000
Kokusai Kogyo
- Phone
- +81 570-03-5931
- Website
- kkg-osaka.jp
Osaka MK
- Phone
- +81 6-6452-4441
- Website
- mk-group.co.jp
Sakura Taxi
- Phone
- +81 6-6452-0055
- Website
- sakurataxi.co.jp
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Port of Osaka to Kobe train services, operated by Osaka Metro, arrive at Bentencho station.
Yes, the driving distance between Port of Osaka to Kobe is 34 km. It takes approximately 34 min to drive from Port of Osaka to Kobe.
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