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Subway · Kobe Municipal Subway 神戸市 · 8 stations

How to ride Kobe Municipal Subway (Kobe City Transportation Bureau) P

Operator-wide facts from Kobe Municipal Subway (Kobe City Transportation Bureau)'s own pages; individual lines and stations can differ.

IC cards (Suica etc.)Accepted PPiTaPa, ICOCA, Kitaca, PASMO, Suica, manaca +4 more
Credit card touchAccepted PVisa, Mastercard etc. contactless
Where you payAt the station P
Delays & suspensionsLive status →Shown on the top page for each subway line and city buses; Japanese only
Step-free accessStation list → PEvery station has a layout and barrier-free map (elevators, escalators, accessible toilets): click the station name on the route map.
Passes7 valid herefrom ¥980
IC cards and payment in detail

PiTaPa and the nationwide transport IC cards (ICOCA, Kitaca, PASMO, Suica, manaca, TOICA, Hayakaken, nimoca, SUGOCA), including their mobile versions, work on the subway (and city buses). Touch the IC reader on the ticket gate when you enter and leave. Cards other than PiTaPa (post-pay) must be charged before you ride; you can charge them at the station ticket machines. ICOCA (¥2,000 including ¥500 deposit) is sold at the automatic commuter-pass machines in subway stations, cash only. P

PiTaPa（ピタパ）、ICOCA（イコカ）、Kitaca（キタカ）、PASMO（パスモ）、Suica（スイカ）、manaca（マナカ）、TOICA（トイカ）、はやかけん、nimoca（ニモカ）、SUGOCA（スゴカ） ※各種モバイル版もご利用いただけます。

Getting on

  1. Paper ticket: buy it at the ticket machine (every station has them; press the English button). Find the fare to your station on the chart above the machines; for a child ticket press the child button first.
  2. Insert the ticket into the gate and take it back at the other end.
  3. IC card: tap it firmly on the IC reader of the gate. Contactless credit/debit/prepaid card (Visa, JCB, American Express, Diners Club, Discover, UnionPay) or phone: tap it on the separate contactless reader.
  4. The old magnetic one-day tickets could be used only until 30 Sep 2026; tickets with no expiry date (or one from 1 Oct 2026 on) can be refunded free at subway stations (until 30 Sep 2027) and at pass offices. A QR one-day ticket sold online was announced to replace them (see passes).

Getting off

  1. Insert your ticket into the exit gate (it may come back out if it is a pass), or tap the same IC card or contactless card you entered with.
Wheelchair assistance

Kobe City Bus & Subway customer service desk, every day 9:00–19:00 (fares, timetables, routes). Lost and found: 078-392-2572. Tel. 078-321-0484

Sources checked 2026-10-10 · review: draft_unreviewed

Passes valid on this line 7 P

Day passes, regional passes and special tickets that include this line, cheapest first. Prices and rules change: check the official page before you buy.

Anyone can buy 1 day · Unlimited rides

Kobe Subway QR One-Day Ticket

神戸市営地下鉄QR１日乗車券（仮称） · Kobe City Transportation Bureau

¥980 Adult

One day, all subway lines (as announced). Child price not announced.

Anyone can buy 1 day · Unlimited rides

Omotenashi Ticket (Shintetsu 1-day pass with food voucher)

おもてなしきっぷ · Kobe Electric Railway (Shintetsu)

¥1,400 Shintetsu version, adult · ¥1,000 Shintetsu version, child · ¥2,000 Kobe Subway + Shintetsu version, adult only

One day of your choice; sold and valid 11 July 2026 – 11 January 2027. Limited number.

Anyone can buy 1 day · Unlimited rides

Kobe Machimeguri 1-Day Coupon (digital, Kobe area version)

神戸街めぐり1dayクーポン（デジタル版）神戸エリア版 · Kobe New Transit and partner railways (sold on Surutto QRtto)

¥1,500 Kobe area version, adult · ¥2,100 Sanyo version: east of Akashi (adds Sanyo Nishidai – Sanyo Akashi), adult only · ¥2,700 Sanyo version: all Sanyo lines, adult only

Any one day; use it within 3 months of purchase. Sold 1 April 2026 – 31 March 2027. Includes a voucher worth ¥800 for one use at a Kobe sightseeing facility.

Anyone can buy 1 day · Unlimited rides

Kobe Machimeguri 1day Coupon (Hankyu extended version)

神戸街めぐり１dayクーポン 阪急拡大版 · Hankyu Railway

¥2,300 Hankyu extended version, adult · ¥1,500 Kobe area version, adult

Any one day within 3 months of purchase, 1 April 2026 – 31 March 2027 (bought from 2 January 2027: valid until 31 March 2027).

Not on sale now. A new edition is issued every fiscal year (April–March)

Anyone can buy 1 day · Unlimited rides

Kobe Machimeguri 1day Coupon (Hanshin extended version)

神戸街めぐり１dayクーポン 阪神拡大版 · Hanshin Electric Railway

¥2,150 Hanshin extended version, adult · ¥1,500 Kobe area version, adult

Any one day within 3 months of purchase, between 1 April 2026 and 31 March 2027.

Anyone can buy Until 6 Dec 20261 day · Unlimited rides

Kobe Nishi-Suma Parks QR 1-Day Ticket

神戸西須磨パークスQR1dayチケット · Sanyo Electric Railway

¥1,510 Area version (Nishidai – Nishi-Maiko), adult only · ¥1,700 Akashi city version (Nishidai – Nishi-Futami), adult only · ¥1,950 All Sanyo lines version, adult only · +1 more

Any one day from 31 Jan to 6 Dec 2026; start within 3 months of purchase. Park admissions only on the day of use; check the parks' closing days (Sumaura Sanjo Yuen: Tuesdays; Suma Rikyu Park: Thursdays).

Anyone can buy 1 day · Unlimited rides

Sannomiya–Himeji 1-Day Ticket

三宮・姫路1dayチケット · Sanyo Electric Railway

¥1,700 Magnetic ticket, adult only · ¥1,590 QR ticket, adult only

Any one day from 1 Apr 2026 to 30 Apr 2027 (sold until 31 Mar 2027). QR version: start using it within 3 months of purchase.

IC cards (Suica, ICOCA…) P

7 stations are not in the IC areas we have; check at the station.

How IC card areas work →

Stations

In order along the main route; branch stations, if any, are listed at the end. English names and readings where OpenStreetMap has them.

#StationEnglishPassengers / day (2024)Guide / other lines
1新神戸
しんこうべ 🗣		Shin-Kobe45,337Sanyō Shinkansen, Kobe City Subway Hokushin line
2三宮 🗣Sannomiya169,788Port Island Line
3県庁前 🗣Kenchomae9,850
4大倉山 🗣Okurayama10,097
5湊川公園 🗣Minatogawa Kōen15,120
6上沢 🗣Kamisawa6,128
7長田 🗣Nagata9,484
8新長田 🗣Shin-Nagata69,719Kaigan Line, Seishin-Yamate Line, San'yō Main Line

Passengers per day: people boarding and getting off on an average day, all operators at the station counted once each (MLIT station passenger data S12).

Lines and stations: 「国土数値情報（鉄道データ、駅別乗降客数データ）」（国土交通省）を加工して作成 (MLIT National Land Numerical Information, railway data N02-24 and station passengers S12-25, CC BY 4.0). English station names and readings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), where they match. Data & credits.