Access to Kochi

 

 

1. By plane

There are no direct flights linking Kochi and airports outside Japan. The following is the information on access to Kochi from international airports of Japan. The flight schedule is subject to change. Please obtain the latest information from the following website:

For JAL (JL), JTA (NU) and J-AIR (XM) flights: http://www.jal.co.jp/
For ANA (NH) and ANK(EL) flights: http://www.ana.co.jp/
For JAS(JD) and JAC(JN) flights: http://www.jas.co.jp/

Access to KUT from Kochi Airport
Access to Kochi City from Kochi Airport

Time table :valid 16 July to 31 August, 1999

From

Dep.

Arr.

Day of Operation

Flight No.

Normal fare (JPY)

Fukuoka

0830

0940

everyday

JN151

17,200

1020

1120

everyday

XM3652

17,200

1300

1350

everyday

JD867

17,450

1805

1905

except Sat. & Sun.

XM3658

17,200

Hiroshima West

Not Hiroshima International

0735

0820

everyday

XM3590

13,500

Nagoya

1200

1320

except Sat.

XM3633

18,500

1600

1655

everyday

JD483

19,050

Okinawa

1140

1320

Mon, Thu., Sat.

NU102

24,050
Osaka (Itami)*

0730

0810

everyday

EL401

12,350

"

0855

0935

"

EL403

"

"

0955

1035

"

EL405

"

"

1220

1300

"

EL407

"

"

1445

1525

"

EL409

"

"

1530

1625

"

JN423

11,300

"

1635

1730

"

JN425

"

"

1650

1730

"

EL413

12,350

"

1810

1850

"

EL415

"

"

1915

1955

"

EL417

"
Osaka (Kansai)

0940

1020

"

EL701

"

"

1740

1820

"

EL705

"

Sapporo

1415

1620

"

EL302

35,100
Tokyo (Haneda)

0830

0945

"

NH561

24,650

"

0945

1100

"

JD241

"

"

1100

1215

"

JL121

"

"

1410

1525

"

JD245

"

"

1450

1605

"

NH565

"

"

1655

1810

"

JL125

"

"

1900

2015

"

NH569

"

 

 *It takes 90 minutes from Kansai International Airport by bus which leaves every half an hour.

 

 

2. By train

JR is an abbreviation of Japan Railway. Train stations here are called JR stations or eki in Japanese. Following is the information on available train services from JR stations in different cities to Tosa-yamada Station the nearest JR station to KUT.


From


To


Dep.

Travel time (hrs)


Train type

Fare (JPY)

Travel time from airport to JR station
Okayama

Tosa-yamada

1046,1245,1345, 1445,1545,1745, 1845,1948,2116

2.4
Limited Express "Nampu"

5,790
30 min. by bus (\680)
25 min. by taxi (\4,500)
Shin-Osaka

Tosa-yamada

938,1141,1243, 1341,1441,1628, 1741,1843,2028

4
Shinkansen (Change to Limited Express "Nampu" at Okayama station.)

10,700
45 min. from Kansai Int'l Airport by express train "Haruka" (\2,980)
Takamatsu

Tosa-yamada

605,729,852, 1029,1201,1703

2
Limited Express "Shimanto"

4,950
35 min. by bus (\740)
30 min. by taxi (\3,800)

Access to KUT from Tosa-yamada Station

If you want to go to Kochi City by train, keep on taking the train to Kochi Station which is second station after Tosa-yamada Station.

 

 

3. By bus

Bus services from Japanese cities to Kochi are available as shown in the table below.

From

To

Frequency

Dep.

Arr.

Last bus

Travel time (hrs)

Fare (JPY)

Travel time from airport to bus station
Fukuoka (Hakata station)

Kochi

1

2155

0700

-

9.5

10,500
5 min. by subway (\250)
Matsuyama

Kochi

every hour

 

700-1900

-

-

1900

3.5

3,700
35 min. by bus (\400)
20 min. by taxi (\1,900)
Nagoya

Kochi

1

2300

0840

-

9.6

9,070
28 min. by bus (\370)
25 min. by taxi (\4,500)
Okayama

Kochi

9

720,840,1040, 1200,1420,1530, 1640,1820,1940

-

1930

2.5

3,500
30 min. by bus (\680)
25 min. by taxi (\4,500)
Osaka*

KUT

26 August

1000

1700

-

7

5,000

-
Takamatsu

Kochi

13

705,805,905, 1005,1105,1235, 1335,1435,1535, 1635,1735,1835, 1935

-

1935

2

3,300
35 min. by bus (\740)
30 min. by taxi (\3,800)

 

* Chartered bus services provided by the organizer from Kansai International Airport.

 

 

Access to Kochi City from Kochi Airport

 

Kochi city is situated 15 km from Kochi Airport. Available public transportations from Kochi airport are shown below.

Public Bus

- bus services available every 20 minute from Kochi airport to Kochi city : Harimayabashi bus stop (downtown area) and Kochi station (Japan Railway). It takes 35 minutes and costs JPY 700.

Harimayabashi Bus Stop to Kochi Shin-Hankyu Hotel (10 minute walk), Asahi Royal Hotel (5 minutes walk) ,& Sunrise Hotel (7 minutes walk)

Kochi Station Bus Stop (terminal) to Kochi-daiichi Hotel (2 minute walk) & Kochi Palace Hotel Annex (2 minutes walk)

 Click here for Hotel Location Map.

TAXI

- taxi services are available. It takes 30 minutes from Kochi airport to Kochi city and costs JPY 4,500 to 5,000.