There are 9 ways to get from Sendai to Kusatsu by train, night bus, car, plane, or bus
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Train
best- Take the train from Sendai to Tōkyō Stationtrain Komachi / ...
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Kyototrain Hikari / ...
5hNight bus
cheapest- Take the night bus from Sendai Station to Kyōto Station Karasumaguchinightbus Forest
10h 58m¥10,100–14,820Drive 723.1 km
- Drive from Sendai to Kusatsucar 723.1 km
9h 26m¥12,427–17,950Fly Sendai Airport to Osaka International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane SDJ - ITM
- Take the bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gatebus
4h 28m¥15,054–42,676Train via Nagahama
- Take the train from Sendai to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Maibaratrain
- Take the train from Maibara to Rittotrain
7h 13mNight bus, train
- Take the night bus from Sendai to Meitetsu Bus Centernightbus
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Maibaratrain
- Take the train from Maibara to Rittotrain
12h 35mFly Sendai Airport to Kobe, train
- Fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Kobe (UKB)plane SDJ - UKB
- Take the train from Ashiya to Kyōtotrain
5h¥13,324–27,226Train to Sendai Airport, fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Take the train from Sendai(Miyagi/Jr) to Sendai Airporttrain
- Fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane SDJ - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya to Kyototrain
- Take the train from Kyōto to Rittotrain
4h 58mBus to Yamagata Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Hirose dori Ichiban-cho to Yamagata Kencho-maebus
- Fly from Yamagata Airport (GAJ) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane GAJ - ITM
- Take the bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gatebus
6h 16m¥25,353–46,061
Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Osaka International Airport (ITM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sendai to Kusatsu is to night bus which costs ¥10000 - ¥15000 and takes 10h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Sendai to Kusatsu is to fly and bus which takes 4h 28m and costs ¥15000 - ¥43000.
No, there is no direct bus from Sendai station to Kusatsu station. However, there are services departing from Sendai Station and arriving at Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 58m.
No, there is no direct train from Sendai to Kusatsu. However, there are services departing from Sendai and arriving at Ritto via Tōkyō Station and Kyōto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h.
The distance between Sendai and Kusatsu is 826 km. The road distance is 723.1 km.
The best way to get from Sendai to Kusatsu without a car is to train which takes 5h and costs .
It takes approximately 5h to get from Sendai to Kusatsu, including transfers.
Sendai to Kusatsu bus services, operated by Kintetsu Bus, depart from Sendai Station.
Sendai to Kusatsu train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), depart from Sendai station.
Sendai to Kusatsu bus services, operated by Kintetsu Bus, arrive at Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi.
What companies run services between Sendai, Japan and Kusatsu, Japan?
You can take a train from Sendai to Ritto via Tōkyō Station, Kyoto, and Kyōto in around 5h. Alternatively, Kintetsu Bus operates a vehicle from Sendai Station to Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi once daily. Tickets cost ¥9,500–15,000 and the journey takes 10h 32m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Sendai Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–45,000
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–42,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Sendai Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥44,000–210,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–190,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Sendai Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–20,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Sendai Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–20,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Sendai to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–6,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Sendai to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–6,500
- 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/
Train from Tōkyō Station to Maibara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Nagoya Station to Maibara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- 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 Kyoto
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Maibara to Ritto
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥650–950
- Schedules at
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Maibara to Ritto
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥650–950
- Schedules at
- 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
Train from Kyōto to Ritto
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥410–600
- Schedules at
- jr-odekake.net
- Website
- senat.co.jp
Train from Sendai(Miyagi/Jr) to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥500–700
- Website
- https://www.senat.co.jp/en/top
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Sendai Station to Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–15,000
- 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
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
- Phone
- 052-582-5151
- Website
- meitetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Sendai to Meitetsu Bus Center
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–12,000
- Schedules at
- meitetsu-bus.co.jp
- Website
- yamakobus.co.jp
Bus from Hirose dori Ichiban-cho to Yamagata Kencho-mae
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,100
- Schedules at
- yamakobus.jp
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Sendai to Kusatsu train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), arrive at Tōkyō Station.
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