There are 8 ways to get from Shinjuku to Kitakyushu by train, car ferry, night bus, car, subway, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Kokuratrain Nozomi
5h 29mNight bus
cheapest- Take the night bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Sunatsunightbus
13h 20m¥9,000–25,000Car ferry
- Take the car ferry from Tokyo Ferry Terminal to Kitakyushucarferry
37h 20m¥19,102–19,228Drive 1,007.7 km
- Drive from Shinjuku to Kitakyushucar 1,007.7 km
12h 1m¥17,318–25,015Subway, fly to Kitakyushu Airport, train
- Take the subway from 代々木 Yoyogi to 大門 Daimonsubway
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ)plane HND - KKJ
- Take the train from Kusami to Minamikokuratrain
4h 15mFly to Fukuoka Airport, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane HND - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kokuratrain
3h 55m¥13,740–30,220Fly to Oita Airport, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Oita Airport (OIT)plane HND - OIT
- Take the train from Beppu to Kokuratrain
6h 8mFly to Yamaguchi Ube Airport, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ)plane HND - UBJ
- Take the train from Shin Yamaguchi to Kokuratrain
5h 35m¥17,580–36,180
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shinjuku to Kitakyushu is to fly and train which costs ¥13000 - ¥31000 and takes 3h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Shinjuku to Kitakyushu is to fly and train which takes 3h 55m and costs ¥13000 - ¥31000.
Yes, there is an overnight bus departing from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal and arriving at Sunatsu. This bus operates every day. The journey takes approximately 13h 20m.
No, there is no direct ferry from Shinjuku to Kitakyushu. However, there are services departing from Tokyo Ferry Terminal and arriving at Kitakyushu via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Shinjuku station to Kitakyushu. However, there are services departing from Shinjuku Station and arriving at Kokura via Tōkyō Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 29m.
The distance between Shinjuku and Kitakyushu is 1017 km. The road distance is 1007.7 km.
The best way to get from Shinjuku to Kitakyushu without a car is to train which takes 5h 29m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 29m to get from Shinjuku to Kitakyushu, including transfers.
Shinjuku to Kitakyushu bus services, operated by Nishitetsu Bus, depart from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal station.
Shinjuku to Kitakyushu train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), depart from Tōkyō Station.
What companies run services between Shinjuku, Japan and Kitakyushu, Japan?
JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company) operates a train from Tōkyō Station to Kokura hourly, and the journey takes 4h 28m. Alternatively, Ocean Higashikyu Ferry operates a car ferry from Tokyo Ferry Terminal to Kitakyushu once daily. Tickets cost ¥18,800 and the journey takes 34h 5m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kitakyushu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–30,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–170,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Oita Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–200,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Oita Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥44,000–200,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Yamaguchi Ube Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–220,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kitakyushu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–36,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–32,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Oita Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–44,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Yamaguchi Ube Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–33,000
- Website
- starflyer.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kitakyushu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–30,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–27,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Yamaguchi Ube Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–27,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–25,000
- Website
- solaseedair.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Oita Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–37,000
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Shin Yamaguchi to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- 03-3816-5711
- Website
- kotsu.metro.tokyo.jp
Subway from 代々木 Yoyogi to 大門 Daimon
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥170
- Website
- https://www.kotsu.metro.tokyo.jp/eng/
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Kusami to Minamikokura
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Beppu to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,200
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Shin Yamaguchi to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,500
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Night bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Sunatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–25,000
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- Business seat
- ¥9,000–20,000
- Premium seat
- ¥18,000–25,000
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More Questions & Answers
Shinjuku to Kitakyushu bus services, operated by Nishitetsu Bus, arrive at Sunatsu station.
Shinjuku to Kitakyushu train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), arrive at Kokura station.
Yes, the driving distance between Shinjuku to Kitakyushu is 1008 km. It takes approximately 12h 1m to drive from Shinjuku to Kitakyushu.
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