There are 5 ways to get from Shin-Kōbe Station to Hikari by train, night bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Shin Kobe to Tokuyamatrain Kodama / ...
3h 27mDrive 375.6 km
cheapest- Drive from Shin-Kōbe Station to Hikaricar 375.6 km
4h 51m¥6,507–9,399Night bus, train
- Take the nightbus from Sannomiya BT to Iwakuni Stationnightbus Karst
- Take the train from Iwakuni to Shimatatrain San-yō Line Local
9h 16m¥8,104–10,212Fly, train
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane ITM - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata Fukuoka to Tokuyamatrain
6h 16mTrain via Hiroshima
- Take the train from Shin Kobe to Hiroshimatrain Sakura
- Take the train from Hiroshima to Tokuyamatrain Kodama / ...
3h 36m
Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shin-Kōbe Station to Hikari is to drive which costs ¥6500 - ¥9500 and takes 4h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Shin-Kōbe Station to Hikari is to drive which takes 4h 51m and costs ¥6500 - ¥9500.
No, there is no direct train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Hikari. However, there are services departing from Shin Kobe and arriving at Hikari via Tokuyama. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 27m.
The distance between Shin-Kōbe Station and Hikari is 372 km. The road distance is 375.6 km.
The best way to get from Shin-Kōbe Station to Hikari without a car is to train which takes 3h 27m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 27m to get from Shin-Kōbe Station to Hikari, including transfers.
Shin-Kōbe Station to Hikari train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), depart from Shin Kobe station.
Shin-Kōbe Station to Hikari train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), arrive at Tokuyama station.
Yes, the driving distance between Shin-Kōbe Station to Hikari is 376 km. It takes approximately 4h 51m to drive from Shin-Kōbe Station to Hikari.
There are 49+ hotels available in Hikari.
What companies run services between Shin-Kōbe Station, Japan and Hikari, Japan?
JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company) operates a train from Shin Kobe to Tokuyama every 3 hours, and the journey takes 2h 39m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–21,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Matsuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–21,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Miyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–21,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–230,000
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Shin Kobe to Tokuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Tokuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Shin Kobe to Hiroshima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Hiroshima to Tokuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Iwakuni to Shimata
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥750–1,100
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Shin Kobe to Hiroshima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–6,000
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Sannomiya BT to Iwakuni Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–9,500
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Adult
- ¥7,000–9,500
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