Cheapest€58.09
- West Japan Railway WJ173106:324h 7m10:39Sakai StationKumamoto Station
Door to door 4h 51mCO2 18.3 kgChanges 0Refundable
Traveling from Sakai to Kumamoto costs €58.09 at the cheapest and takes 4h 31m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 556 km. Cheapest is by train, fastest is by train.
At a glance
- Distance
- 556 km
- Fastest
- 4h 31m
- Average
- 4h 49m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €58.09
- CO2 per passenger
- 18.3 kg
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 29, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 4h 51m | 4h 7m | 44m | €70.19 | 18.3 kg | 5 |
- 4h 51mFastest, by Train
- €70.19Cheapest, by Train
- 18.3 kgLowest CO2, by Train
- 556 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
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.
Checking the live timetables.
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 Sakai to Kumamoto | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 | FriSep 25 | SatSep 26 | SunSep 27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | €130.69 | €109.24 | €105.39 | €123.54 | €114.19 | €139.49 | €107.59 | €77.34 | €71.84 | €86.69 | €113.09 | €106.49 | €112.54 | €70.19 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €58.09
The train gets you into Kumamoto. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
Where to stay in Kumamoto
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When to book Sakai to Kumamoto
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €80.0990 days
- €67.4460 days
- €50.9445 days
- €52.5930 days
- €66.3421 days
- €70.1914 days
- €107.597 days
- €105.393 days
- €130.691 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €50.94.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 157 percent. The most expensive point is €130.69, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €70.19Sun
- €77.34Mon
- €71.84Tue
- €86.69Wed
- €113.09Thu
- €106.49Fri
- €112.54Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €109.24Sep
- €73.49Oct
- €61.39Nov
- €66.34Dec
- €55.89Jan
- €53.69Feb
The route
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
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 556 km against 484 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 Fukuyama, Matsuyama, Kurashiki, Ōita. The gap between arriving and leaving is 61 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. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Sakai at 06:32 and the last at 07:30, across 5 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Sakai
Rail
- Sakai Station
- Sakaishi Station
- Sakaihigashi Station
Bus
- 高石バスターミナル
- 3: 鳳駅前 光明池駅行
Ferry
- Sunflower Terminal (Osaka) Terminal 1
- Sunflower Terminal (Osaka) Terminal 2
Kumamoto
Rail
- Kumamoto Station
- Kitakumamoto Station
- Nishi-Kumamoto Station
Bus
- Sakura Machi Bus Station
Air
- KMJ
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Japan Railway | €58.09 | 4h 31m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €51.00 | 88% |
| Taxes | €5.10 | 9% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 3% |
| Total you pay | €58.09 | 100% |
We cannot promise Kumamoto Station still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Kumamoto?
Most of the points near Kumamoto Station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Sakai to Kumamoto
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 Sakai to Kumamoto?
The fastest journey from Sakai to Kumamoto takes 4h 31m door to door, of which 4h 7m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 4h 49m, 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 Sakai to Kumamoto?
The cheapest fare from Sakai to Kumamoto is €58.09, checked on September 13, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €104.84. 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 Sakai to Kumamoto?
The cheapest way from Sakai to Kumamoto is by train, at €70.19 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 4h 51m 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 Sakai to Kumamoto?
Fares from Sakai to Kumamoto bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €50.94. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 157 percent, measured on September 13, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Sakai to Kumamoto?
Sunday is the cheapest day to depart from Sakai to Kumamoto, at €70.19. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 13, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Sakai to Kumamoto?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Sakai to Kumamoto, at €53.69 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 Sakai to Kumamoto?
1 operators sell services from Sakai to Kumamoto across 1 mode: 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 Sakai to Kumamoto?
20 percent of the services we sell from Sakai to Kumamoto are direct. The rest connect at Fukuyama, Matsuyama, Kurashiki, Ōita, with about 61 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 Sakai to Kumamoto use?
Services from Sakai to Kumamoto by train leave from Sakai Station and arrive at Kumamoto Station. 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 Sakai to Kumamoto?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Sakai to Kumamoto 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 Sakai to Kumamoto on September 13, 2026: 556 km of route against 484 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €58.09, and 4h 31m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Kumamoto is somebody else's catalog.
Things to do in Kumamoto
The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.
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