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Osaka to Kumano Kodo (Hongu) by train or road
About 250 km. The private car is fastest at 3.5 h; the train is cheapest, from ₹4,140 per person.
Fastest
Private car
Private car via the Hanwa and Kisei expressways, per vehicle
3.5 h door to door
Cheapest
Train
Kuroshio limited express to Kii-Tanabe + bus to Hongu
from ₹4,140 per person
Best value
Train
Kuroshio limited express to Kii-Tanabe + bus to Hongu
cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)
Every option, compared
Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.
| Mode | Service | Time | Fare | Runs | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | Kuroshio limited express to Kii-Tanabe + bus to Hongu | 4.7 h | ₹4,140–₹5,810per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Private car | Private car via the Hanwa and Kisei expressways, per vehicle | 3.5 h | ₹36,300–₹54,450per car (up to 4) | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
- Train, Kuroshio limited express to Kii-Tanabe + bus to Hongu: Only a few buses a day climb from Kii-Tanabe to Hongu (the early ones stop at Takijiri-oji for the trail): check the bus times before you book the train. Shingu, on the same line, is the other way in, about an hour from Hongu by bus.
Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.
What it costs your group, one way
Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.
| Option | 2 people | 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Train · Kuroshio limited express to Kii-Tanabe + bus to Hongu | ₹8,280–₹11,620 | ₹16,560–₹23,240 |
| Private car · Private car via the Hanwa and Kisei expressways, per vehicle | ₹36,300–₹54,450 | ₹36,300–₹54,450 |
Once you’re in Kumano Kodo (Hongu)
- Best time: March – May, October – November
- Typical stay: 3 days
- November: Good month: November is at the end of the recommended season (March – May, October – November).
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Plan Osaka and Kumano Kodo (Hongu)
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.