There are 7 ways to get from Shirakawa to Kyoto by train, bus, night bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Shin-Shirakawa to Uenotrain Nasuno / ...
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Kyototrain Hikari / ...
5h 11mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Sukagawa Eigyōsho to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminalbus Abukuma
- Take the bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Kyōto Station Karasumaguchibus
13h 10m¥7,516–18,059Night bus
- Take the nightbus from Sukagawa to Kyoto Station Hachijo gatenightbus Galaxy
10h 55m¥11,416–13,559Drive 651.1 km
- Drive from Shirakawa to Kyotocar 651.1 km
7h 23m¥11,124–16,067Fly from Fukushima, bus
- Fly from Fukushima (FKS) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane FKS - ITM
- Take the bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gatebus
3h 44m¥20,019–40,445Train to Sendai Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Kōriyama to Sendaitrain
- Fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane SDJ - ITM
- Take the bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gatebus
5h 35m¥16,722–45,941Train to Tokyo International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Shin-Shirakawa to Uenotrain
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane HND - ITM
- Take the bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gatebus
6h 2m¥16,478–25,133
Fukushima (FKS) to Osaka International Airport (ITM) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shirakawa to Kyoto is to night bus which costs ¥11000 - ¥14000 and takes 10h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Shirakawa to Kyoto is to fly and bus which takes 3h 44m and costs ¥20000 - ¥41000.
No, there is no direct bus from Shirakawa to Kyoto station. However, there are services departing from Sukagawa Eigyōsho and arriving at Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi via Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Shirakawa to Kyoto. However, there are services departing from Kutano and arriving at Marutamachi via Shin-Shirakawa, 上野 Ueno, Tōkyō Station and Kyoto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 11m.
The distance between Shirakawa and Kyoto is 665 km. The road distance is 651.1 km.
The best way to get from Shirakawa to Kyoto without a car is to train which takes 5h 11m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 11m to get from Shirakawa to Kyoto, including transfers.
Shirakawa to Kyoto bus services, operated by JR Bus Tohoku, depart from Sukagawa Eigyōsho station.
Shirakawa to Kyoto train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), depart from Shin-Shirakawa station.
The best way to get from Shirakawa to Kyoto is to train which takes 5h 11m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs ¥7500 - ¥19000 and takes 13h 10m.
What companies run services between Shirakawa, Japan and Kyoto, Japan?
You can take a train from Kutano to Marutamachi via Shin-Shirakawa, 上野 Ueno, Tōkyō Station, Kyoto, and Kyoto in around 5h 11m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Kutano to Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi via Sukagawa, Sukagawa Eigyōsho, and Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal in around 13h 10m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Sendai Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–150,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Osaka International Airport via Izumo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥37,000–80,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–19,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Izumo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–19,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Yamagata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–19,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Fukushima to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–100,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–150,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–85,000
- Website
- ibexair.co.jp
Flights from Fukushima to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–29,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–44,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Shin-Shirakawa to Ueno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,400
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Kōriyama to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–2,200
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Shin-Shirakawa to Ueno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,400
- Website
- JR EAST
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Tōkyō Station to Kyoto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Phone
- 0570ー000448
- Website
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
Bus from Sukagawa Eigyōsho to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–5,500
- Schedules at
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-048905
- Website
- jrbuskanto.co.jp
Bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–12,000
- Schedules at
- time.jrbuskanto.co.jp.e.wn.hp.transer.com
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Sukagawa to Kyoto Station Hachijo gate
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–13,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 06-6844-1124
- Website
- hankyu-kankobus.co.jp
Bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gate
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,500
- Schedules at
- www-hankyu-kankobus-co-jp-e.athp.transer.com
Bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gate
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,500
- Schedules at
- www-hankyu-kankobus-co-jp-e.athp.transer.com
Bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gate
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,500
- Schedules at
- www-hankyu-kankobus-co-jp-e.athp.transer.com
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Booking & Getting There
Shirakawa to Kyoto bus services, operated by JR Bus Tohoku, arrive at Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal station.
Shirakawa to Kyoto train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), arrive at Ueno station.
Yes, the driving distance between Shirakawa to Kyoto is 651 km. It takes approximately 7h 23m to drive from Shirakawa to Kyoto.
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