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How to get fromShiga to Kagoshimaby train, bus, night bus, car, or plane

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There are 9 ways to get from Shiga to Kagoshima by train, bus, night bus, car, or plane

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  1. Train via Fukuoka

    best
    1. Take the train from Kyoto to Hakata Fukuokatrain train Nozomi
    2. Take the train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kagoshima Chuotrain train Sakura / ...
    6h 2m

  2. Train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Shin Osaka to Kagoshima Chuotrain train Sakura / ...
    6h 6m
    ¥11,823–18,209

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Kyoto to Hakata Fukuokatrain train Nozomi
    2. Take the bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Kagoshima Chuo Stationbus bus Sakurajima
    9h 46m

  4. Night bus, bus

    1. Take the nightbus from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi to Kumamoto Kencho-maenightbus night bus Sunrise
    2. Take the bus from Kumamoto Kencho-mae to Kagoshimachuobus bus Kirishima
    17h 22m
    ¥12,423–16,509

  5. Drive 889.4 km

    1. Drive from Ōtsu to Kagoshimacar car 889.4 km
    11h 31m
    ¥15,430–22,288

  6. Train, train to Osaka International Airport, fly to Kagoshima Airport

    1. Take the train from Zeze to Kyōtotrain train
    2. Take the train from Kyoto to Shin Osakatrain train
    3. Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ)plane plane ITM - KOJ
    4h 17m

  7. Train, train to Kobe, fly to Kagoshima Airport

    1. Take the train from Zeze to Kyōtotrain train
    2. Take the train from Kyoto to Shin Osakatrain train
    3. Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Sannomiyatrain train
    4. Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ)plane plane UKB - KOJ
    4h 45m

  8. Train, train to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly to Kagoshima Airport

    1. Take the train from Minamihikone to Maibaratrain train
    2. Take the train from Maibara to Nagoyatrain train
    3. Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ)plane plane NGO - KOJ
    5h 14m
    ¥16,482–33,852

  9. Fly Osaka International Airport to Miyazaki Airport, train

    1. Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Miyazaki Airport (KMI)plane plane ITM - KMI
    2. Take the train from Minamimiyazaki to Kagoshima-Chuotrain train
    6h 55m

Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) flights

Calendar98Weekly Planes
Duration1h 21mAverage Duration
Ticket¥11,684Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 856.1 km
  • Duration: 6h 2m

What companies run services between Shiga, Japan and Kagoshima, Japan?

You can take a train from Zeze to Kagoshima Chuo via Kyōto, Kyoto, and Hakata Fukuoka in around 6h 2m.

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