There are 5 ways to get from Shin-Iwakuni Station to Kobe by train, night bus, car, or plane
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Train via Hiroshima
best- Take the train from Shin Iwakuni to Hiroshimatrain Kodama
- Take the train from Hiroshima to Shin Kobetrain Sakura
1h 47mDrive 338.8 km
cheapest- Drive from Shin-Iwakuni Station to Kobecar 338.8 km
4h 27m¥5,884–8,498Night bus
- Take the night bus from Iwakuni Station to Sannomiya BTnightbus Karst
8h 44m¥7,000–9,500Train, fly
- Take the train from Shin Iwakuni to Hakata Fukuokatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane FUK - ITM
4h 48mTrain
- Take the train from Shin Iwakuni to Shin Kobetrain Kodama
2h 28m
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Osaka International Airport (ITM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shin-Iwakuni Station to Kobe is to drive which costs ¥5500 - ¥8500 and takes 4h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Shin-Iwakuni Station to Kobe is to drive which takes 4h 27m and costs ¥5500 - ¥8500.
No, there is no direct bus from Shin-Iwakuni Station station to Kobe. However, there are services departing from Iwakuni Station and arriving at Sannomiya BT via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 44m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Shin Iwakuni and arriving at Shin Kobe. Services depart every three hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 2h 28m.
The distance between Shin-Iwakuni Station and Kobe is 319 km. The road distance is 338.8 km.
The best way to get from Shin-Iwakuni Station to Kobe without a car is to train via Hiroshima which takes 1h 47m and costs .
It takes approximately 1h 47m to get from Shin-Iwakuni Station to Kobe, including transfers.
Shin-Iwakuni Station to Kobe bus services, operated by Kintetsu Bus, depart from Iwakuni Station.
Shin-Iwakuni Station to Kobe train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), depart from Shin Iwakuni station.
Shin-Iwakuni Station to Kobe bus services, operated by Kintetsu Bus, arrive at Sannomiya BT station.
What companies run services between Shin-Iwakuni Station, Japan and Kobe, Japan?
You can take a train from Shin Iwakuni to Shin Kobe via Hiroshima in around 1h 47m. Alternatively, Kintetsu Bus operates a vehicle from Iwakuni Station to Sannomiya BT once daily. Tickets cost ¥7,000–9,500 and the journey takes 7h 24m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–21,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport via Matsuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–21,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport via Miyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–21,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport via Izumo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–21,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport via Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–21,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–230,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport via Miyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–230,000
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Shin Iwakuni to Hiroshima
- Ave. Duration
- 7 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Hiroshima to Shin Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Shin Iwakuni to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Shin Iwakuni to Shin Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Hiroshima to Shin Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–6,000
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Iwakuni Station to Sannomiya BT
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–9,500
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Adult
- ¥7,000–9,500
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Shin-Iwakuni Station to Kobe train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), arrive at Hiroshima station.
Yes, the driving distance between Shin-Iwakuni Station to Kobe is 339 km. It takes approximately 4h 27m to drive from Shin-Iwakuni Station to Kobe.
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