There are 9 ways to get from Shiki to Kyoto by train, bus, night bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Kyototrain Hikari / ...
3h 51mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Kyōto Station Karasumaguchibus
8h 39m¥3,602–12,577Night bus
- Take the nightbus from Ikebukuro West Exit No.4 to Kyoto Hachijo East Exitnightbus Wx182
10h 8m¥4,406–14,342Drive 467.1 km
- Drive from Shiki to Kyotocar 467.1 km
5h 17m¥8,063–11,647Fly Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport, bus
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane HND - ITM
- Take the bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gatebus
4h 40m¥14,938–22,400Fly Tokyo International Airport to Kobe, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kobe (UKB)plane HND - UKB
- Take the train from Shin Kobe to Kyototrain
5h 18mTrain, train to Narita International Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Hokuchou Kasumi to Higashi-Matsudotrain
- Take the train from 東松戸 Higashi-Matsudo to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane NRT - ITM
- Take the bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gatebus
5h 19m¥17,445–40,316Fly Tokyo International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane HND - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya to Kyototrain
5h 4mTrain to Ibaraki Airport, fly to Kobe, train
- Take the train from Kashiwa to Takahamatrain
- Fly from Ibaraki Airport (IBR) to Kobe (UKB)plane IBR - UKB
- Take the train from Shin Kobe to Kyototrain
6h 9m
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Osaka International Airport (ITM) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shiki to Kyoto is to drive which costs ¥8000 - ¥12000 and takes 5h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Shiki to Kyoto is to fly and bus which takes 4h 40m and costs ¥14000 - ¥23000.
No, there is no direct bus from Shiki to Kyoto station. However, there are services departing from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal and arriving at Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 39m.
No, there is no direct train from Shiki to Kyoto. However, there are services departing from Hokuchou Kasumi and arriving at Marutamachi via 南浦和 Minami-Urawa, Tōkyō Station and Kyoto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 51m.
The distance between Shiki and Kyoto is 512 km. The road distance is 467.1 km.
The best way to get from Shiki to Kyoto without a car is to train which takes 3h 51m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 51m to get from Shiki to Kyoto, including transfers.
Shiki to Kyoto bus services, operated by JR Bus Kanto, depart from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal station.
Shiki to Kyoto train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), depart from Tōkyō Station.
The best way to get from Shiki to Kyoto is to train which takes 3h 51m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs ¥3600 - ¥13000 and takes 8h 39m.
What companies run services between Shiki, Japan and Kyoto, Japan?
JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company) operates a train from Tōkyō Station to Kyoto every 30 minutes, and the journey takes 2h 34m. Alternatively, JR Bus Kanto operates a bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi once daily. Tickets cost ¥3,200–12,000 and the journey takes 7h 8m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–19,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Izumo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–19,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Yamagata
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–19,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–34,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–22,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥41,000–85,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–120,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–52,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–55,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–21,000
Flights from Ibaraki Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–44,000
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Tōkyō Station to Kyoto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Shin Kobe to Kyoto
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Nagoya to Kyoto
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Shin Kobe to Kyoto
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Hokuchou Kasumi to Higashi-Matsudo
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥650–950
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Kashiwa to Takahama
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥800–1,100
- Website
- JR EAST
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- Keisei Electric Railway
Train from 東松戸 Higashi-Matsudo to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥650–900
- Website
- Keisei Electric Railway
- Phone
- 0570-048905
- Website
- jrbuskanto.co.jp
Bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–12,000
- Schedules at
- time.jrbuskanto.co.jp.e.wn.hp.transer.com
- [email protected]
- Website
- Willer Express
Night bus from Ikebukuro West Exit No.4 to Kyoto Hachijo East Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–14,000
- Website
- Willer Express
- Economy
- ¥4,100–10,000
- Prime (Front)
- ¥5,000–12,000
- Prime (Back)
- ¥5,000–12,000
- Komodo
- ¥7,000–14,000
- 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
- ¥1,100–1,500
- Schedules at
- www-hankyu-kankobus-co-jp-e.athp.transer.com
Bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gate
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,500
- Schedules at
- www-hankyu-kankobus-co-jp-e.athp.transer.com
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Booking & Getting There
Shiki to Kyoto bus services, operated by JR Bus Kanto, arrive at Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi.
Shiki to Kyoto train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), arrive at Kyoto station.
Yes, the driving distance between Shiki to Kyoto is 467 km. It takes approximately 5h 17m to drive from Shiki to Kyoto.
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