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Flights to Kyoto
World famousJapan · Asia
Seventeen World Heritage sites, the torii tunnels of Fushimi Inari, and the bamboo at Arashiyama.
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Nonstop reach78 airports
Best monthsMar–May, Oct–Nov
Daily budget$90–300
Everyone knows it, and it still deserves the trip. Here is every nonstop that gets you there — and a quieter place nearby when you're ready.
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Open in app78 airports have scheduled nonstop service to KIX (Kansai International Airport).
All 78 nonstop origins
| From | Airport | Airlines | Flight time |
|---|---|---|---|
| ToyookaJapan | TJH | — | ~45m |
| KochiJapan | KCZ | — | ~48m |
| IzumoJapan | IZO | — | ~54m |
| MatsuyamaJapan | MYJ | — | ~54m |
| Oki IslandJapan | OKI | — | ~55m |
| OitaJapan | OIT | — | ~1h 1m |
| TokyoJapan | HND | All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines | ~1h 8m |
| KumamotoJapan | KMJ | — | ~1h 9m |
| FukuokaJapan | FUK | Peach | ~1h 10m |
| MiyazakiJapan | KMI | Peach | ~1h 10m |
| TokyoJapan | NRT | Jetstar Japan, Peach | ~1h 13m |
| KagoshimaJapan | KOJ | Peach | ~1h 14m |
| NiigataJapan | KIJ | — | ~1h 15m |
| NagasakiJapan | NGS | Peach | ~1h 15m |
| FukushimaJapan | FKS | — | ~1h 18m |
| BusanSouth Korea | PUS | Air Busan, EASTAR JET, Jeju Air, Jin Air, T'Way Air | ~1h 20m |
| YakushimaJapan | KUM | — | ~1h 23m |
| TaeguSouth Korea | TAE | T'way Air | ~1h 23m |
| YamagataJapan | GAJ | — | ~1h 24m |
| SendaiJapan | SDJ | Peach | ~1h 25m |
| AkitaJapan | AXT | — | ~1h 31m |
| ChongjuSouth Korea | CJJ | Aero K, T'way Air | ~1h 32m |
| ChejuSouth Korea | CJU | T'Way Air | ~1h 38m |
| SeoulSouth Korea | GMP | Asiana Airlines, Jeju Air, Korean Air, Peach | ~1h 39m |
| AomoriJapan | AOJ | — | ~1h 40m |
| AmamiJapan | ASJ | Peach | ~1h 40m |
| SeoulSouth Korea | ICN | Aero K, Air Busan, Asiana Airlines, Eastar Jet, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air, Peach, T'way Air, Thai Smile Airways | ~1h 41m |
| MisawaJapan | MSJ | — | ~1h 43m |
| HakodateJapan | HKD | — | ~1h 48m |
| SapporoJapan | CTS | Jetstar Japan, Spring Airlines Japan | ~1h 58m |
| OkinawaJapan | OKA | Japan Transocean Air, Jetstar Japan | ~2h 5m |
| KushiroJapan | KUH | Peach | ~2h 10m |
| YantaiChina | YNT | Indigo Airlines | ~2h 14m |
| MemanbetsuJapan | MMB | Peach | ~2h 15m |
| ShanghaiChina | PVG | Air China, All Nippon Airways, China Eastern Airlines, Japan Airlines, Juneyao Air, Peach, Shanghai Airlines, Spring Airlines | ~2h 16m |
| DalianChina | DLC | Spring Airlines | ~2h 17m |
| QingdaoChina | TAO | Shandong Airlines | ~2h 20m |
| WuxiChina | WUX | Shenzhen Airlines | ~2h 24m |
| MiyakoJapan | MMY | Japan Transocean Air | ~2h 26m |
| HangzhouChina | HGH | Air China, Beijing Capital Airlines, Eurofly | ~2h 28m |
| IshigakiJapan | ISG | Japan Transocean Air, Peach | ~2h 33m |
| NanjingChina | NKG | Juneyao Air | ~2h 34m |
| JinanChina | TNA | Shandong Airlines | ~2h 42m |
| TianjinChina | TSN | Tianjin Airlines | ~2h 44m |
| TaipeiTaiwan | TPE | Air New Zealand, AirAsia X, Cathay Pacific, China Airlines, EVA Air, Etihad Airways, Japan Airlines, Jetstar Japan, Peach, Starlux Airlines, Thai Airways International, Thai Lion Mentari, Thai Vietjet Air, Tigerair Taiwan | ~2h 46m |
| BeijingChina | PEK | Air China, All Nippon Airways, Hainan Airlines | ~2h 51m |
| KaohsiungTaiwan | KHH | AirAsia, China Airlines, EVA Air, Tigerair Taiwan | ~3h 6m |
| GuangzhouChina | CAN | China Southern Airlines | ~3h 44m |
| ShenzhenChina | SZX | Shenzhen Airlines | ~3h 44m |
| Hong KongHong Kong | HKG | Cathay Pacific, Harbor Airlines, Hong Kong Airlines, Hong Kong Express Airways, Peach | ~3h 45m |
| MacauMacau | MFM | Air Macau | ~3h 48m |
| AganaGuam | GUM | T'way Air, United Airlines | ~3h 49m |
| ManilaPhilippines | MNL | Cebu Pacific, Jetstar Japan, Philippine Airlines | ~3h 58m |
| CebuPhilippines | CEB | Cebu Pacific Air, Philippine Airlines | ~4h 19m |
| HanoiVietnam | HAN | Vietnam Airlines | ~4h 43m |
| DanangVietnam | DAD | Vietnam Airlines | ~4h 55m |
| Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam | SGN | Vietnam Airlines | ~5h 36m |
| Chiang MaiThailand | CNX | Thai Vietjet Air | ~5h 41m |
| BangkokThailand | BKK | Japan Airlines, Japan Airlines Co.Ltd., Peach, Thai Airways International, Thai Vietjet Air | ~5h 55m |
| BangkokThailand | DMK | Mesaba Airlines | ~5h 55m |
| SingaporeSingapore | SIN | Peach, Scoot, Singapore Airlines | ~6h 52m |
| Kuala LumpurMalaysia | KUL | AirAsia, AirAsia X, Malaysia Airlines, Malindo Airways | ~6h 55m |
| CairnsAustralia | CNS | Jetstar | ~8h 2m |
| HonoluluUnited States | HNL | Alaska Airlines, Japan Airlines | ~9h 4m |
| BrisbaneAustralia | BNE | Jetstar | ~9h 43m |
| DubaiUnited Arab Emirates | DXB | Emirates | ~10h 18m |
| Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates | AUH | Etihad Airways | ~10h 26m |
| HelsinkiFinland | HEL | Finnair | ~10h 30m |
| SydneyAustralia | SYD | Jetstar | ~10h 34m |
| DohaQatar | DOH | Qatar Airways | ~10h 43m |
| VancouverCanada | YVR | Air Canada | ~10h 45m |
| San FranciscoUnited States | SFO | United Airlines | ~11h 44m |
| IstanbulTurkey | IST | Turkish Airlines | ~11h 48m |
| Los AngelesUnited States | LAX | Japan Airlines | ~12h 24m |
| AmsterdamNetherlands | AMS | KLM | ~12h 26m |
| MunichGermany | MUC | Lufthansa | ~12h 26m |
| ParisFrance | CDG | Air France | ~12h 55m |
| TorontoCanada | YYZ | Air Canada | ~14h 13m |
Routings from major airports
| From | Stops | Via | Door to door |
|---|---|---|---|
Dallas-Fort WorthDFW
| 1 stop | YVR | ~16h 52m |
New YorkJFK
| 1 stop | YYZ | ~17h 28m |
Los AngelesLAX
| nonstop | — | ~14h 19m |
MiamiMIA
| 1 stop | YVR | ~19h 1m |
ChicagoORD
| 1 stop | HND | ~15h 52m |
LondonLHR
| 1 stop | HEL | ~15h 22m |
TorontoYYZ
| nonstop | — | ~16h 8m |
Why the world goes
Japan's old capital, 75 minutes from Kansai International by the Haruka express, and the one city that explains what Tokyo replaced.
What to know
Fushimi Inari at 7 a.m. or after 5 p.m.; Gion is a neighborhood, not a theme park — photographing geiko is now fined. Autumn weekends need lodging months out.
Quieter alternatives nearby
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Background
Kyoto, officially Kyoto City , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan's largest and most populous island of Honshu. As of 2020, the city had a population of 1.46 million, making it the ninth-most populous city in Japan. More than half (56.8%) of Kyoto Prefecture's population resides in the city. The city is the cultural anchor of the substantially larger Greater Kyoto, a metropolitan statistical area home to approximately 3.8 million people. It is also part of the even larger Keihanshin metropolitan area, along with Osaka and Kobe.
Questions
- Is there a nonstop flight to Kyoto?
- Yes — 78 airports fly nonstop to KIX (Kansai International Airport), including Amsterdam, Aomori, Amami, Abu Dhabi, Akita.
- Which airport do you fly into for Kyoto?
- KIX — Kansai International Airport; ITM — Osaka International Airport.
- When is the best time to visit Kyoto?
- Mar–May, Oct–Nov. Fushimi Inari at 7 a.m. or after 5 p.m.; Gion is a neighborhood, not a theme park — photographing geiko is now fined. Autumn weekends need lodging months out.
- What does Kyoto cost per day?
- Roughly $90–300 per person per day on the ground, before flights.
- Is Kyoto worth visiting?
- Japan's old capital, 75 minutes from Kansai International by the Haruka express, and the one city that explains what Tokyo replaced.