There are 9 ways to get from Hachinohe to Kumamoto by plane, train, bus, night bus, or car
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Fly Misawa to Aso Kumamoto Airport
best- Fly from Misawa (MSJ) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ)plane MSJ - KMJ
7h 13m¥21,122–113,956Train to Morioka Hanamaki Airport, fly to Aso Kumamoto Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Hachinohe to Moriokatrain
- Fly from Morioka Hanamaki Airport (HNA) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ)plane HNA - KMJ
10h 25m¥18,232–93,156Train
- Take the train from Hachinohe to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Hakata Fukuokatrain
- Take the train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kumamototrain
13h 44mBus, night bus, train
- Take the bus from Honhachinohe to Sendai Stationbus
- Take the nightbus from Sendai Station to Ōsakanightbus
- Take the train from Shin Osaka to Kumamototrain
21h 2m¥23,100–34,650Drive 1,662.7 km
- Drive from Hachinohe to Kumamotocar 1,662.7 km
22h 9m¥28,612–41,328Train to Aomori, fly to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Take the train from Hachinohe to Aomoritrain
- Fly from Aomori (AOJ) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ)plane AOJ - KMJ
9h 58m¥20,167–99,246Train to Morioka Hanamaki Airport, fly to Fukuoka Airport, train
- Take the train from Hachinohe to Moriokatrain
- Fly from Morioka Hanamaki Airport (HNA) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane HNA - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kumamototrain
8h 31m¥33,862–65,516Train via Hiroshima
- Take the train from Hachinohe to Moriokatrain
- Take the train from Morioka to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Hiroshimatrain
- Take the train from Hiroshima to Kumamototrain
13h 55mBus, night bus
- Take the bus from Honhachinohe to Sendai Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sendai Station to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminalbus
- Take the nightbus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Hakata Bus Terminalnightbus
- Take the bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Tōricho-sujibus
28h 17m¥18,600–43,300
Misawa (MSJ) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Hachinohe to Kumamoto is to bus and night bus and train which costs ¥23000 - ¥35000 and takes 21h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Hachinohe to Kumamoto is to fly which takes 7h 13m and costs ¥21000 - ¥120000.
No, there is no direct bus from Hachinohe to Kumamoto. However, there are services departing from Honhachinohe and arriving at Tōricho-suji via Sendai Station, Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal and Hakata Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 17m.
No, there is no direct train from Hachinohe to Kumamoto. However, there are services departing from Hon-Hachinohe and arriving at Kumamoto via Hachinohe, Tōkyō Station and Hakata Fukuoka. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 44m.
The distance between Hachinohe and Kumamoto is 1340 km. The road distance is 1662.7 km.
The best way to get from Hachinohe to Kumamoto without a car is to train which takes 13h 44m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 13m to get from Hachinohe to Kumamoto, including transfers.
Hachinohe to Kumamoto bus services, operated by Nanbu Bus, depart from Honhachinohe station.
Hachinohe to Kumamoto train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), depart from Hachinohe station.
The best way to get from Hachinohe to Kumamoto is to fly which takes 7h 13m and costs ¥21000 - ¥120000. Alternatively, you can train, which costs and takes 13h 44m.
What companies run services between Hachinohe, Japan and Kumamoto, Japan?
Japan Airlines flies from Misawa (MSJ) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Hon-Hachinohe to Kumamoto via Hachinohe, Tōkyō Station, and Hakata Fukuoka in around 13h 44m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Misawa to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–110,000
Flights from Misawa to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–110,000
Flights from Aomori to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–110,000
Flights from Aomori to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–95,000
Flights from Aomori to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥45,000–130,000
Flights from Aomori to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Nagoya Airfield
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥41,000–80,000
Flights from Aomori to Aso Kumamoto Airport via New Chitose, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–130,000
Flights from Morioka Hanamaki Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Nagoya Airfield
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥39,000–80,000
Flights from Morioka Hanamaki Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–90,000
Flights from Morioka Hanamaki Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–60,000
Flights from Morioka Hanamaki Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Nagoya Airfield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–60,000
Flights from Morioka Hanamaki Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–90,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Aomori to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Nagoya Airfield
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥41,000–80,000
Flights from Morioka Hanamaki Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Nagoya Airfield
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥39,000–80,000
Flights from Morioka Hanamaki Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–60,000
Flights from Morioka Hanamaki Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Nagoya Airfield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–60,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Aomori to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–230,000
Flights from Aomori to Aso Kumamoto Airport via New Chitose, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–290,000
Flights from Aomori to Aso Kumamoto Airport via New Chitose, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–310,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Aomori to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥45,000–130,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Hachinohe to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–11,000
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Hachinohe to Morioka
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–2,200
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Hachinohe to Morioka
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–2,200
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Hachinohe to Morioka
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–2,200
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Morioka to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–9,500
- Website
- JR EAST
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Tōkyō Station to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Tōkyō Station to Hiroshima
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–2,100
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Shin Osaka to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–14,000
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–2,100
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Hiroshima to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–7,000
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
- Phone
- 017-752-0330
- Website
- Aoimori Railway
Train from Hachinohe to Aomori
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–3,100
- Schedules at
- Aoimori Railway
- Phone
- 019-626-9151
- Website
- Iwate Galaxy Railway
Train from Hachinohe to Morioka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- Iwate Galaxy Railway
Train from Hachinohe to Morioka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- Iwate Galaxy Railway
Train from Hachinohe to Morioka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- Iwate Galaxy Railway
- Phone
- 0178-24-1121
- Website
- nanbubus.co.jp
Bus from Honhachinohe to Sendai Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–5,500
- Schedules at
- nanbubus.co.jp
Bus from Honhachinohe to Sendai Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–5,500
- Schedules at
- nanbubus.co.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
- Phone
- 0570ー000448
- Website
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
Bus from Sendai Station to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–9,000
- Schedules at
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
- Book at
- japanbusonline.com
- Daytime Bus
- ¥3,700–6,000
- Overnight Bus
- ¥5,000–9,000
- 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
- ¥19,000–25,000
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
- 0570-09-1121
- Website
- Sanko Bus
Bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Tōricho-suji
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥180–2,500
- Website
- Sanko Bus
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