Kobe Airport (UKB) to the city

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The Port Liner automated line runs from the terminal to Sannomiya in 18 minutes. A Bay Shuttle boat and buses also serve the airport.

The Port Liner reaches Sannomiya from the airport in 18 minutes.
Sannomiya is central Kobe, the interchange for JR, Hankyu and Hanshin lines.
The Port Liner is run by Kobe New Transit, and it is an automated guideway line rather than a heavy rail service.
The airport publishes timetables in both directions, Sannomiya to Kobe Airport and back.
Children travel at half the adult fare, rounded down to the nearest ten yen.
A Bay Shuttle boat is one of the listed connections, crossing to Kansai International Airport.
The Sky Bridge, the airport access bridge, has a footway and can be crossed on foot.
Buses and taxis also serve the terminal, with their own designated stands.

The Port Liner runs from Kobe Airport to Sannomiya in 18 minutes. That is the headline connection and it is hard to beat.
It is operated by Kobe New Transit, an automated guideway system running out across the artificial islands of Kobe's port.
Sannomiya is the centre of Kobe, where the JR Kobe line, the Hankyu and the Hanshin all meet.
Child fares are half the adult fare, rounded down to the nearest ten yen.

A Bay Shuttle is one of the airport's listed connections. It crosses Osaka Bay to Kansai International Airport.
That matters for connections: Kobe handles domestic flights, Kansai handles the international ones, and the boat links them without going round by land.

The Sky Bridge is the access bridge to the airport island.
It has a footway, so unusually for an offshore airport you can walk across it.

Kobe Airport is built on a reclaimed island in Osaka Bay, off Port Island.
It is one of three airports serving the Kansai region, with Itami handling domestic trunk routes and Kansai the international ones.
Its role has been expanding, with international charter and regional flights added in recent years.

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Getting from Kobe Airport to the city