Kobe is known as a city having a unique style with the exotic atmosphere in Japan, which has been affected by the foreign cultures and flourished as the international port since old days.
Also it boasts the Rokko Mountains richly endowed with nature and has flourished as the hot spring street such as Arima since old days. Arima has plenty places of see which convey good old days in Japan and Kobe is positioned as one of the most popular sightseeing cities.

Time required from the various location in Japan to Kobe city and its vicinity

From Tokyo

Flight: Haneda Airport -- >> Kobe Airport

- (Port Liner) -> Sannomiya "About 1 hour and 40 minutes"

Haneda Airport -- >> Osaka Airport

- (Airport bus) -> Sannomiya "About 1 hours and 50 minutes"

Haneda Airport -- >> Kansai International Airport

- (Bay Shuttle+Port Liner) -> Sannomiya "About 2 hours and 20 minutes"

- (Airport bus) -> Sannomiya "About 2 hours and 30 minutes"

- (Train) -> Sannomiya "About 2 hours and 45 minutes"

Train: Tokyo station <by JR Shinkansen(Bullet train)> -- >> Shin-Kobe station "About 3 hours"

From Nagoya

Train: Nagoya station <by JR Shinkansen(Bullet train)> -- >> Shin-Kobe station "About 1 hour and 10 minutes"

From Osaka

Train: Osaka station/Umeda station <by JR/private railways> -- >> Sannomiya station "About 30 minutes"

Ferry: Kansai International Airport <by Bay Shuttle> -- >> Kobe Airport

- (Port Liner) -> Sannomiya "About 1 hour"

From Fukuoka

Flight: Fukuoka Airport -- >> Osaka Airport

- (Airport bus) -> Sannomiya "About 1 hours and 50 minutes"

Fukuoka Airport -- >> Kansai International Airport

- (Bay Shuttle+Port Liner) -> Sannomiya "About 2 hours and 10 minutes"

- (Airport bus) -> Sannomiya "About 2 hours and 15 minutes"

- (Train) -> Sannomiya "About 2 hours and 30 minutes"

Train: Hakata station <by JR Shinkansen(Bullet train)> -- >> Shin-Kobe station "About 2 hour and 15 minutes"