There are 9 ways to get from Yamagata to Kumamoto by plane, train, bus, night bus, or car
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Fly Yamagata Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport
best- Fly from Yamagata Airport (GAJ) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ)plane GAJ - KMJ
5h 50m¥18,980–90,980Bus, night bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Yamagata Kencho-mae to Sendaibus
- Take the bus from Sendai Miyakoh Bus Center to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminalbus
- Take the night bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Hakata Bus Terminalnightbus
- Take the bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Tōricho-sujibus
24h 24m¥15,674–34,496Train
- Take the train from Yamagata to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Hakata Fukuokatrain
- Take the train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kumamototrain
10h 35mDrive 1,363 km
- Drive from Yamagata to Kumamotocar 1,363 km
17h 45m¥23,665–34,183Bus to Sendai Airport, fly to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Take the bus from Yamagata Kencho-mae to Sendaibus
- Fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ)plane SDJ - KMJ
7h 48m¥36,374–66,796Bus to Sendai Airport, fly to Fukuoka Airport, train
- Take the bus from Yamagata Kencho-mae to Sendaibus
- Fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane SDJ - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kumamototrain
6h 8m¥22,994–50,146Train via Osaka
- Take the train from Yamagata to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Shin Osakatrain
- Take the train from Shin Osaka to Kumamototrain
11h 1mBus, train
- Take the bus from Yamagata Kencho-mae to Sendaibus
- Take the train from Sendai to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Shin Osakatrain
- Take the train from Shin Osaka to Kumamototrain
11h 24mBus, night bus via Osaka
- Take the bus from Yamagata Kencho-mae to Sendaibus
- Take the night bus from Sendai Station to Ōsakanightbus
- Take the night bus from Ōsaka Station to Kumamoto Sakuramachi BTnightbus
24h 27m¥18,374–28,096
Yamagata Airport (GAJ) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Yamagata to Kumamoto is to bus and night bus via Osaka which costs ¥18000 - ¥29000 and takes 24h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Yamagata to Kumamoto is to fly which takes 5h 50m and costs ¥19000 - ¥95000.
No, there is no direct bus from Yamagata to Kumamoto. However, there are services departing from Yamagata Kencho-mae and arriving at Tōricho-suji via Sendai Miyakoh Bus Center, Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal and Hakata Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 24m.
No, there is no direct train from Yamagata to Kumamoto. However, there are services departing from Yamagata and arriving at Kumamoto via Tōkyō Station and Hakata Fukuoka. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 35m.
The distance between Yamagata and Kumamoto is 1111 km. The road distance is 1363 km.
The best way to get from Yamagata to Kumamoto without a car is to train which takes 10h 35m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 50m to get from Yamagata to Kumamoto, including transfers.
Yamagata to Kumamoto bus services, operated by Yamako Bus, depart from Yamagata Kencho-mae station.
Yamagata to Kumamoto train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), depart from Yamagata station.
The best way to get from Yamagata to Kumamoto is to fly which takes 5h 50m and costs ¥19000 - ¥95000. Alternatively, you can train, which costs and takes 10h 35m.
What companies run services between Yamagata, Japan and Kumamoto, Japan?
Fuji Dream, Japan Airlines, and Amakusa Airlines fly from Yamagata Airport (GAJ) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from 県庁前 to Kumamoto via 山形駅前, Yamagata, Tōkyō Station, and Hakata Fukuoka in around 10h 35m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Nagoya Airfield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥37,000–70,000
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–100,000
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–90,000
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via New Chitose, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–150,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–90,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via New Chitose, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–130,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–80,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Fukuoka Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–120,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Sendai Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–280,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via New Chitose, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–360,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–48,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–49,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–260,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Fukuoka Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–320,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Nagoya Airfield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥37,000–70,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–46,000
- Website
- starflyer.jp
Flights from Sendai Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–48,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Sendai Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–36,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Yamagata to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–6,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Yamagata to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–6,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Sendai to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–6,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Tōkyō Station to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Tōkyō Station to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–2,100
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–2,100
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Shin Osaka to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–14,000
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Shin Osaka to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–14,000
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Website
- yamakobus.co.jp
Bus from Yamagata Kencho-mae to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,100
- Schedules at
- yamakobus.jp
Bus from Yamagata Kencho-mae to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,100
- Schedules at
- yamakobus.jp
Bus from Yamagata Kencho-mae to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,100
- Schedules at
- yamakobus.jp
Bus from Yamagata Kencho-mae to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,100
- Schedules at
- yamakobus.jp
Bus from Yamagata Kencho-mae to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,100
- Schedules at
- yamakobus.jp
- Phone
- 042-352-3700
- Website
- keio-bus.com
Bus from Sendai Miyakoh Bus Center to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–4,600
- Schedules at
- highwaybus.com
- Phone
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Night bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Hakata Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–26,000
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- Business seat
- ¥9,000–20,000
- Premium seat
- ¥18,000–25,000
Bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Tōricho-suji
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–2,800
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Sendai Station to Ōsaka
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–15,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Ōsaka Station to Kumamoto Sakuramachi BT
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
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Yamagata to Kumamoto bus services, operated by Yamako Bus, arrive at Sendai station.
Yamagata to Kumamoto train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), arrive at Tōkyō Station.
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