There are 9 ways to get from Shinjuku to Kobe by train, bus, car, subway, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Shin Kobetrain Hikari / ...
4h 3mBus via Ōsaka
cheapest- Take the bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Ōsaka Station JR Express Bus Terminalbus
8h 27m¥3,670–12,700Bus
- Take the bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Shinki Bus Sannomiyabus 9351 / ...
8h 10m¥5,500–17,000Drive 518.7 km
- Drive from Shinjuku to Kobecar 518.7 km
5h 54m¥8,909–12,868Subway to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Kobe
- Take the subway from 代々木 Yoyogi to 大門 Daimonsubway
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kobe (UKB)plane HND - UKB
3h 14m¥10,880–25,020Subway to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the subway from 代々木 Yoyogi to 大門 Daimonsubway
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane HND - ITM
3h 37m¥13,520–20,870Fly 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¥22,060–46,780Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the train from 新宿 Shinjuku 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 31m¥17,250–34,917Train to Ibaraki Airport, fly to Kobe
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Ishiokatrain
- Fly from Ibaraki Airport (IBR) to Kobe (UKB)plane IBR - UKB
4h 33m¥18,729–36,894
Shinjuku to Kobe by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shinjuku to Kobe is to drive which costs ¥8500 - ¥13000 and takes 5h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Shinjuku to Kobe is to subway and fly which takes 3h 14m and costs ¥10000 - ¥25000.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal and arriving at Shinki Bus Sannomiya. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 8h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Shinjuku station to Kobe. However, there are services departing from Shinjuku Station and arriving at Shin Kobe via Tōkyō Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 3m.
The distance between Shinjuku and Kobe is 555 km. The road distance is 518.7 km.
The best way to get from Shinjuku to Kobe without a car is to train which takes 4h 3m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 3m to get from Shinjuku to Kobe, including transfers.
Shinjuku to Kobe bus services, operated by Willer Express, depart from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal station.
Shinjuku to Kobe train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), depart from Tōkyō Station.
The best way to get from Shinjuku to Kobe is to train which takes 4h 3m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs ¥5500 - ¥17000 and takes 8h 10m.
What companies run services between Shinjuku, 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 Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Shinki Bus Sannomiya 3 times a day. Tickets cost ¥7,500–17,000 and the journey takes 8h 10m. Two other operators also service this route.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–19,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Izumo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–19,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Tokushima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–36,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–31,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥44,000–200,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥38,000–170,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Tokushima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–230,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–160,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–18,000
Flights from Ibaraki Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–27,000
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Shin Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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/
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
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from 新宿 Shinjuku to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–1,900
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Tōkyō Station to Ishioka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–1,800
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- [email protected]
- Website
- travel.willer.co.jp
Bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Shinki Bus Sannomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–17,000
- Website
- https://willer-travel.com/en/
- Individual Seat
- ¥7,500–10,000
- Phone
- 042-352-3700
- Website
- keio-bus.com
Bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Shinki Bus Sannomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- highwaybus.com
- Phone
- 050-3802-1547
- Website
- jamjamliner.jp
Bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Shinki Bus Sannomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–11,000
- Schedules at
- jamjamliner.jp
- 4 seats per row
- ¥5,500–11,000
- Phone
- 0570-048905
- Website
- jrbuskanto.co.jp
Bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Ōsaka Station JR Express Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–12,000
- Schedules at
- time.jrbuskanto.co.jp.e.wn.hp.transer.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
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,164
- Schedules at
- jr-shikokubus.co.jp
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More Questions & Answers
Shinjuku to Kobe bus services, operated by Willer Express, arrive at Shinki Bus Sannomiya station.
Shinjuku to Kobe train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), arrive at Shin Kobe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Shinjuku to Kobe is 519 km. It takes approximately 5h 54m to drive from Shinjuku to Kobe.
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