Location of Kinosaki
Kinosaki Onsen is easily accessed by train, bus, car or even airplane. From Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and Himeji in particular you can ride express trains (JR) to Kinosaki that require only one or no transfers.
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Himeji to Kinosaki:About 135 minites,1 transfers
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JR Kyoto to Kinosaki: About 155 minutes, 0 transfers
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JR Osaka to Kinosaki: About 160 minutes, 0 transfers
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JR Kobe to Kinosaki: About 165 minutes, 0 transfers
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Tokyo to Kinosaki: About 320 minutes, 1 transfer
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Access to and from Kinosaki Onsen via Hiroshima : About 220 minutes
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From Kansai International Airport (KIX)
From Kansai International Airport you can easily get by train to Osaka, Shin-Osaka or Kyoto Station. From there, take any limited express train as detailed above.
To save money, you could also take an airport limousine bus to Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe (Sannomiya) or Himeji and catch a train from there. -
From NARITA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
From Narita International airport take the Limited Express Narita Express to Tokyo JR Station. Then take the shinkansen* to Kyoto. From Kyoto follow train access directions listed above. Access from Kyoto JR Station *JR passes can NOT be used with “NOZOMI”, “MIZUHO”, or “HAYABUSA” shinkansens. -
Bus Access
Traveling by bus can be a very economical way to reach Kinosaki Onsen, yet also relatively easy for foreign visitors to use.
Highway Buses that run direct to Kinosaki Onsen depart from Osaka (Umeda Station, right next to JR Osaka Station) or Kobe (bus terminal next to Sannomiya Station). Each route runs about three times day and takes an average of three hours to reach Kinosaki Onsen.
The name of the bus company that operates the highway bus to Kinosaki is "Zentan Bus".