There are 9 ways to get from Shinbashi to Kobe by train, bus, night bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Shin Kobetrain Hikari / ...
3h 54mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Shibuya Station to Shinki Bus Sannomiyabus 9351
8h 28m¥8,210–13,210Night bus
- Take the nightbus from Shibuya to Shinki Bus Sannomiyanightbus
9h 2m¥8,254–12,379Drive 519.5 km
- Drive from Shinbashi to Kobecar 519.5 km
5h 55m¥8,874–12,818Fly Tokyo International Airport to Kobe
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kobe (UKB)plane HND - UKB
2h 57m¥11,678–50,860Fly Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane HND - ITM
3h 25m¥13,318–20,710Train to Ibaraki Airport, fly to Kobe
- Take the train from Shimbashi to Takahamatrain
- Fly from Ibaraki Airport (IBR) to Kobe (UKB)plane IBR - UKB
4h 25m¥21,008–52,936Fly Tokyo International Airport to Tokushima Airport, bus
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Tokushima Airport (TKS)plane HND - TKS
- Take the bus from Kousoku Naruto to Kousoku Maikobus
4h 36m¥24,758–54,620Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station 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
4h 27m¥17,018–39,891
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kobe (UKB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shinbashi to Kobe is to drive which costs ¥8500 - ¥13000 and takes 5h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Shinbashi to Kobe is to fly which takes 2h 57m and costs ¥11000 - ¥55000.
No, there is no direct bus from Shinbashi to Kobe. However, there are services departing from 新橋駅北口 and arriving at Shinki Bus Sannomiya via Shibuya Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 28m.
No, there is no direct train from Shinbashi to Kobe. However, there are services departing from 新橋 Shimbashi and arriving at Shin Kobe via Tōkyō Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 54m.
The distance between Shinbashi and Kobe is 546 km. The road distance is 519.5 km.
The best way to get from Shinbashi to Kobe without a car is to train which takes 3h 54m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 54m to get from Shinbashi to Kobe, including transfers.
Shinbashi to Kobe bus services, operated by Willer Express, depart from Shibuya Station.
Shinbashi to Kobe train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), depart from Tōkyō Station.
The best way to get from Shinbashi to Kobe is to train which takes 3h 54m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs ¥8000 - ¥14000 and takes 8h 28m, you could also fly, which costs ¥11000 - ¥55000 and takes 2h 57m.
What companies run services between Shinbashi, Tokyo, Japan and Kobe, Japan?
JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company) operates a train from Tōkyō Station to Shin Kobe hourly, and the journey takes 3h 8m. Alternatively, Willer Express operates a bus from Shibuya Station to Shinki Bus Sannomiya once daily. Tickets cost ¥8,000–13,000 and the journey takes 6h 55m.
- 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 Tokyo International Airport to Tokushima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–39,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–33,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–120,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–85,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Tokushima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–120,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–51,000
- 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
- ¥13,000–43,000
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Tōkyō Station to Shin Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Shimbashi to Takahama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–1,700
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,600
- Website
- JR EAST
- [email protected]
- Website
- Willer Express
Bus from Shibuya Station to Shinki Bus Sannomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–13,000
- Website
- Willer Express
- 3 Row Seats
- ¥8,000–11,000
- Phone
- 042-352-3700
- Website
- keio-bus.com
Night bus from Shibuya to Shinki Bus Sannomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- highwaybus.com
- Phone
- 088-664-6030
- Website
- honshi-bus.co.jp
Bus from Kousoku Naruto to Kousoku Maiko
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600
- Schedules at
- honshi-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 087-823-3083
- Website
- jr-shikokubus.co.jp
Bus from Kousoku Naruto to Kousoku Maiko
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,500
- Schedules at
- jr-shikokubus.co.jp
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Booking & Getting There
Shinbashi to Kobe bus services, operated by Willer Express, arrive at Shinki Bus Sannomiya station.
Shinbashi to Kobe train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), arrive at Shin Kobe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Shinbashi to Kobe is 519 km. It takes approximately 5h 55m to drive from Shinbashi to Kobe.
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