Distances between my residence and other places in Japan

written on Wed 12 April 2017

by Lukas

Data mainly based on Google Maps. Of course, they are only estimates. Train refers to non-Shinkansen train operators (JR, private railways). Sannomiya is the central traffic station in Kobe. Shin-Kobe is the Shinkansen train station north of Sannomiya (equivalently for Osaka).

Table 1. Distances between two points in Japan
Between	Type	Distance
Graz ⇔ Kobe	geodesic distance	9120km
Tokyo ⇔ Kobe	geodesic distance	430km
	Car	6h
	train	9.5h
Tokyo ⇔ Shin-Kobe	Shinkansen	2h 45min
Tokyo Haneda Airport ⇔ KIX Kansai Airport	train	75min
Tokyo Narita Airport ⇔ KIX Kansai Airport	airplane	80min
Kyoto ⇔ Kobe	geodesic distance	60km
	car	1h 15min
	train	50-65min
Kyoto ⇔ Shin-Kobe	Shinkansen	30min
Osaka ⇔ Kobe	geodesic distance	30km
	Auto	35min
	Zug	20-30min (local train 50min)
Shin-Osaka ⇔ Shin-Kobe	Shinkansen	12min
Hiroshima ⇔ Kobe	geodesic distance	250km
	Car	3h 40min
	train	5-6h
Shin-Kobe ⇔ Hiroshima	Shinkansen	70min
Shin-Kobe ⇔ Residence	geodesic distance	4.2km
	by foot	1h
	train	30min (Subway + Train)
Sannomiya ⇔ Residence	geodesic distance	3.2km
	car	11min
	train and by foot	21min (intuitive), 16min (fast)
	by foot	50min