Travel to Kumamoto
Every way to reach Kumamoto: 3 modes compared, with fares.
Kumamoto is reachable from 44 places across 3 countries by 3 modes, on services run by 12 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €10.07 and the fastest takes 1h 12m door to door. The nearest origin is 47 km away.
How people reach Kumamoto
Every mode that actually calls at Kumamoto, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 76 | €11.88 | 1h 12m | 492 km | 3 |
| Coach | 10 | €10.07 | 1h 45m | 97 km | 1 |
| Flight | 14 | €60.91 | 4h 11m | 1,239 km | 8 |
- 44Places you can arrive from
- 44Places you can leave for
- 3Countries
- 12Operators
The trip ends at Kumamoto Station. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.

Where to stay in Kumamoto
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 66 | 66% | Yame, 47 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 24 | 24% | Matsuyama, 224 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 10 | 10% | Tokoname, 614 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Kumamoto that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 96 | 96% |
| South Korea | 2 | 2% |
| Taiwan | 2 | 2% |
Stations, airports and ports in Kumamoto
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Kumamoto
- Kumamoto Station
- Kitakumamoto Station
- Nishi-Kumamoto Station
- Sakura Machi Bus Station
- KMJ
The cheapest journeys into Kumamoto
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ōita to Kumamoto bus | €10.07 | 2h 22m | 97 km |
| Kurume to Kumamoto bus | €10.07 | 1h 45m | 59 km |
| Saga to Kumamoto bus | €10.07 | 1h 47m | 60 km |
| Beppu to Kumamoto bus | €10.07 | 2h 23m | 92 km |
| Isahaya to Kumamoto bus | €10.07 | 1h 50m | 61 km |
| Yame to Kumamoto train | €11.88 | 1h 12m | 47 km |
| Kurume to Kumamoto train | €11.89 | 1h 17m | 59 km |
| Saga to Kumamoto train | €11.89 | 1h 18m | 60 km |
| Chikushino-shi to Kumamoto train | €12.99 | 1h 29m | 79 km |
| Kasuga to Kumamoto train | €13.54 | 1h 29m | 83 km |
| Ōnojō to Kumamoto train | €13.54 | 1h 29m | 84 km |
| Fukuoka to Kumamoto train | €14.64 | 1h 33m | 92 km |
| Iizuka to Kumamoto train | €14.64 | 1h 34m | 92 km |
| Ōita to Kumamoto train | €15.74 | 1h 35m | 97 km |
| Tsurusaki to Kumamoto train | €16.84 | 1h 40m | 105 km |
| Kitakyushu to Kumamoto train | €18.49 | 1h 45m | 117 km |
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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Popular trips to Kumamoto
Common questions about Travel to Kumamoto
How can I get to Kumamoto?
Kumamoto is reachable by 3 modes on our network, from 44 places, across 3 countries, on services run by 12 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Kumamoto?
The cheapest way into Kumamoto is by coach, from €10.07 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 44 origins we sell into Kumamoto over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Kumamoto?
The fastest journey into Kumamoto is by train, at 1h 12m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 47 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Kumamoto have?
Kumamoto has 5 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Kumamoto Station, Kitakumamoto Station, Nishi-Kumamoto Station. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Kumamoto from within 200 km?
66 of the routes we sell into Kumamoto start within 200 km. The nearest is Yame, 47 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Kumamoto in Japan?
Kumamoto connects to 44 places on our network across 3 countries, the furthest of them 1,239 km away in a straight line. Japan routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
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 Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Japan
The wider region
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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