There are 9 ways to get from Ueno (Station) 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 58mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Kobe Sannomiyabus Wk184 / ...
9h 13m¥4,901–17,225Night bus
- Take the night bus from Shibuya to Shinki Bus Sannomiyanightbus
9h 13m¥8,356–12,482Drive 525.3 km
- Drive from Ueno (Station) to Kobecar 525.3 km
6h 1m¥9,121–13,175Train to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Kobe
- Take the train from 上野 Ueno to 浜松町 Hamamatsuchōtrain
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kobe (UKB)plane HND - UKB
3h 14m¥10,868–25,132Train to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the train from 上野 Ueno to 浜松町 Hamamatsuchōtrain
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane HND - ITM
3h 37m¥13,508–20,982Train to Ibaraki Airport, fly to Kobe
- Take the train from Ueno to Ishiokatrain
- Fly from Ibaraki Airport (IBR) to Kobe (UKB)plane IBR - UKB
3h 52m¥18,477–37,397Fly 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¥22,048–46,892Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the train from 京成上野 Keisei-Ueno 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 3m¥16,742–36,670
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kobe (UKB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ueno (Station) to Kobe is to bus which costs ¥4900 - ¥18000 and takes 9h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Ueno (Station) to Kobe is to train and fly which takes 3h 14m and costs ¥10000 - ¥26000.
No, there is no direct bus from Ueno (Station) station to Kobe. However, there are services departing from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit and arriving at Kobe Sannomiya via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 13m.
No, there is no direct train from Ueno (Station) to Kobe. However, there are services departing from 上野 Ueno and arriving at Shin Kobe via Tōkyō Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 58m.
The distance between Ueno (Station) and Kobe is 548 km. The road distance is 525.3 km.
The best way to get from Ueno (Station) to Kobe without a car is to train which takes 3h 58m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 58m to get from Ueno (Station) to Kobe, including transfers.
Ueno (Station) to Kobe bus services, operated by Willer Express, depart from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit.
Ueno (Station) to Kobe train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), depart from Tōkyō Station.
The best way to get from Ueno (Station) to Kobe is to train which takes 3h 58m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs ¥4900 - ¥18000 and takes 9h 13m.
What companies run services between Ueno (Station), 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 Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Kobe Sannomiya twice daily. Tickets cost ¥4,800–17,000 and the journey takes 8h 5m.
- 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
- ¥15,000–32,000
- 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
- ¥39,000–170,000
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
- ¥36,000–160,000
- 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
- ¥11,000–28,000
- 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
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from 上野 Ueno to 浜松町 Hamamatsuchō
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥150–290
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from 上野 Ueno to 浜松町 Hamamatsuchō
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥150–290
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Ueno to Ishioka
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,700
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- keisei.co.jp
Train from 京成上野 Keisei-Ueno to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,200
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- keisei.co.jp
Train from 京成上野 Keisei-Ueno to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,520–2,570
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
- [email protected]
- Website
- travel.willer.co.jp
Bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Kobe Sannomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,800–17,000
- Website
- https://willer-travel.com/en/
- Economy
- ¥4,800–9,500
- Relax (front seat)
- ¥5,000–10,000
- Relax (Back seat)
- ¥5,000–10,000
- 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
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,164
- Schedules at
- jr-shikokubus.co.jp
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More Questions & Answers
Ueno (Station) to Kobe bus services, operated by Willer Express, arrive at Kobe Sannomiya station.
Ueno (Station) to Kobe train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), arrive at Shin Kobe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ueno (Station) to Kobe is 525 km. It takes approximately 6h 1m to drive from Ueno (Station) to Kobe.
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