Kobe to Kitakyushu

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Kobe to Kitakyushu. From €54.79, fastest 3h 58m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Kobe to Kitakyushu costs €54.79 at the cheapest and takes 3h 58m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 2 operators. The route covers 470 km. Cheapest is by Train, fastest is by Train.

Checked September 9, 2026Priced for September 28, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
470 km
Fastest
3h 58m
Average
4h 13m
Services per day
6
Cheapest
€54.79
CO2 per passenger
15.5 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 28, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Train4h 5m3h 21m44m€60.8415.5 kg6
  • 4h 5mFastest, by Train
  • €60.84Cheapest, by Train
  • 15.5 kgLowest CO2, by Train
  • 470 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€54.79
  1. West Japan Railway WJ921807:301h 27m08:57Kōbe StationFukuyama Station
  2. West Japan Railway WJ250810:072h 11m12:18Fukuyama StationKitakyūshū Freight Terminal

Changes at Fukuyama, with 70 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.

Door to door 5h 32mCO2 15.5 kgChanges 1Refundable

Fastest€62.49
  1. West Japan Railway WJ210406:433h 21m10:04Kōbe StationKitakyūshū Freight Terminal

Door to door 4h 5mCO2 15.5 kgChanges 0Refundable

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

No live timetable for this trip yet.

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Kobe to Kitakyushu
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Kobe to KitakyushuThuSep 10FriSep 11SatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23
Train€175.79€114.19€128.49€96.59€84.49€97.69€88.89€82.29€74.04€76.79€87.24€64.14€60.84€63.04

Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €54.79

That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Kitakyushu is not something we sell.

A hotel room

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Booking window

When to book Kobe to Kitakyushu

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €48.1990 days
  2. €47.6460 days
  3. €58.0945 days
  4. €50.3930 days
  5. €59.1921 days
  6. €63.0414 days
  7. €88.897 days
  8. €128.493 days
  9. €175.791 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €47.64.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 269 percent. The most expensive point is €175.79, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€175.79€47.641371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €87.24Sun
  2. €64.14Mon
  3. €63.04Tue
  4. €63.04Wed
  5. €82.29Thu
  6. €74.04Fri
  7. €76.79Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €97.69Sep
  2. €61.94Oct
  3. €49.29Nov
  4. €53.69Dec
  5. €51.49Jan
  6. €40.49Feb

The route

KobeKobeKitakyushuKitakyushu
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 470 km against 409 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Kurashiki, Takamatsu, Fukuyama, Okayama. The gap between arriving and leaving is 58 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 16 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Kobe at 06:03 and the last at 07:30, across 6 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Kobe

Rail
  • Kōbe Station
  • Kōbekō Station
  • Shin‐Kobe Station
Bus
  • Kobe Station Bus Terminus
  • 筑紫が丘西
Air
  • UKB
Ferry
  • Kobe Sannomiya Ferry Terminal
  • Kobe Port Terminal

Kitakyushu

Rail
  • Kitakyūshū Freight Terminal
  • Anō Station
  • Jōno Station
Bus
  • 西鉄バス北九州(株) 志井車庫
  • Sunatsu
Air
  • KKJ
Ferry
  • 戸畑渡場
  • 若松渡場
Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastest
Central Japan Railway Company€59.193h 58m
West Japan Railway€61.943h 59m
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Train fare we sell on 2026-09-28, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€48.0088%
Taxes€4.809%
Our service fee€1.994%
Total you pay€54.79100%

A day in Kitakyushu hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.

Left luggage lockers

Where to leave your bags in Kitakyushu

Most of the points near Kitakyūshū Freight Terminal open before the first train and close after the last one.

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Questions about Kobe to Kitakyushu

The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Kobe to Kitakyushu?

The fastest journey from Kobe to Kitakyushu takes 3h 58m door to door, of which 3h 21m is spent moving, on the Train. Most services take around 4h 13m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Kobe to Kitakyushu?

The cheapest fare from Kobe to Kitakyushu is €54.79, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €84.77. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Kobe to Kitakyushu?

The cheapest way from Kobe to Kitakyushu is by Train, at €60.84 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 4h 5m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

When should I book Kobe to Kitakyushu?

Fares from Kobe to Kitakyushu bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €47.64. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 269 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Kobe to Kitakyushu?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Kobe to Kitakyushu, at €63.04. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 28, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Kobe to Kitakyushu?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Kobe to Kitakyushu, at €40.49 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs service from Kobe to Kitakyushu?

2 operators sell services from Kobe to Kitakyushu across 1 modes: Central Japan Railway Company, West Japan Railway. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Kobe to Kitakyushu?

33 percent of the services we sell from Kobe to Kitakyushu are direct. The rest connect at Kurashiki, Takamatsu, Fukuyama, Okayama, with about 58 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Which station or terminal do services from Kobe to Kitakyushu use?

Services from Kobe to Kitakyushu by Train leave from Kōbe Station and arrive at Kitakyūshū Freight Terminal. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Kobe to Kitakyushu?

2 of the 2 operators we sell from Kobe to Kitakyushu allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Kobe to Kitakyushu on September 9, 2026: 470 km of route against 409 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €54.79, and 3h 58m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

The trip is the easy half to plan. The days in Kitakyushu are the half people leave until last.

A guided tour group

Anything to book in Kitakyushu before you go?

The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.

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