Access & Transportation

Hotel Reservation

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Traffic Information

The venue address for your navigation system is:
KOBE PORTOPIA HOTEL
6-10-1 Minatojima Nakamachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0046, Japan

Local Transport

Kobe Portopia Hotel is accessible by Port Liner, complimentary hotel shuttle, and taxi.

For current routes and shuttle schedules, visit the hotel access page. All travel times below are approximate.

By Train:

• Shinkansen — Shin-Kobe Station
  • Hotel shuttle: 30 minutes to the hotel.
  • Taxi: 20 minutes.
• Sannomiya Station (JR, Hankyu, Hanshin, Kobe City Subway, and Port Liner)
  • Port Liner: 10 minutes to Shimin Hiroba Station (P06).
  • Hotel shuttle: 20 minutes to the hotel.
  • Taxi: 10 minutes.

From the airport

• From Kobe Airport
  • Port Liner: 8 minutes to Shimin Hiroba Station (P06).
  • Taxi: 8 minutes to the hotel.
• From Osaka (Itami) Airport
  • Airport limousine bus: 40 minutes to Sannomiya; then take the hotel shuttle, Port Liner, or taxi.
• From Kansai International Airport
  • Airport limousine bus: 65 minutes to Sannomiya; then take the hotel shuttle, Port Liner, or taxi.
  • Alternatively, take the Bay Shuttle ferry to Kobe Airport (31 minutes), the connecting bus to the Port Liner station (2–3 minutes), and the Port Liner to Shimin Hiroba (8 minutes).

By car

• From Osaka
  • Take the Hanshin Expressway Route 3 Kobe Line and leave at the Ikutagawa Exit. The hotel is approximately 5 minutes from the exit.
• From Okayama or Himeji
  • Take the Hanshin Expressway Route 3 Kobe Line and leave at the Kyobashi Exit. The hotel is approximately 5 minutes from the exit.
• On-site parking is available for 450 vehicles, with a height limit of 2.1 meters.