There are 8 ways to get from Chiba to Sakai by train, night bus, car, plane, or subway
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Train
best- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Shin-Ōsaka StationNozomi / ...
3h 49m¥13,176–22,130Drive 535.5 km
cheapest- Drive from Chiba to Sakai535.5 km
6h 20m¥9,133–13,191Train, night bus
- Take the train from Chiba Station to Totsuka Station
- Take the night bus from Totsuka Station to Sakai Station
13h 2m¥9,869–15,176Train to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the train from Chiba Station to Shinagawa
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)HND - ITM
4h 9m¥15,219–39,183Fly Narita International Airport to Osaka International Airport, train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)NRT - ITM
- Take the train from Namba to Sakai
3h 40m¥19,499–46,520Train to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Kobe, train, subway
- Take the train from Chiba Station to Shinagawa
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kobe (UKB)HND - UKB
- Take the train from Sannomiya to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Take the subway from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Dobutsuen-Mae
4h 54m¥15,659–33,653Train, train to Ibaraki Airport, fly to Kobe, subway
- Take the train from Chiba to Funabashi
- Take the train from Funabashi to Kashiwa
- Take the train from Kashiwa to Ishioka
- Fly from Ibaraki Airport (IBR) to Kobe (UKB)IBR - UKB
- Take the train from Sannomiya to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Take the subway from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Dobutsuen-Mae
5h 55m¥18,319–59,866Train to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train, subway
- Take the train from Chiba Station to Shinagawa
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)HND - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Take the subway from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Dobutsuen-Mae
5h 31m¥23,499–41,003
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Osaka International Airport (ITM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chiba to Sakai is to drive which costs ¥9000 - ¥14000 and takes 6h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Chiba to Sakai is to fly and train which takes 3h 40m and costs ¥19000 - ¥47000.
No, there is no direct train from Chiba to Sakai. However, there are services departing from Chiba and arriving at Sakai via Tōkyō Station, Shin-Ōsaka Station and Shin-Imamiya. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 49m.
The distance between Chiba and Sakai is 573 km. The road distance is 535.5 km.
The best way to get from Chiba to Sakai without a car is to train which takes 3h 49m and costs ¥13000 - ¥23000.
It takes approximately 3h 49m to get from Chiba to Sakai, including transfers.
Chiba to Sakai train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Tōkyō Station.
Chiba to Sakai train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Shin-Ōsaka Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chiba to Sakai is 536 km. It takes approximately 6h 20m to drive from Chiba to Sakai.
There are 7542+ hotels available in Sakai.
What companies run services between Chiba, Japan and Sakai, Ōsaka, Japan?
Japan Railways Shinkansen operates a train from Tōkyō Station to Shin-Ōsaka Station every 15 minutes. Tickets cost ¥12,000–17,000 and the journey takes 2h 29m.
Airlines
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–42,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–45,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–140,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–23,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–33,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Izumo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–33,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–37,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–27,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–18,000
Flights from Ibaraki Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–43,000
Train operators
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–17,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥12,000–17,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥13,000–17,000
- Green seat
- ¥17,000–23,000
Train from Nagoya Station to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–7,500
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥5,000–7,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥6,000–7,500
- Green seat
- ¥7,500–11,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Chiba Station to Totsuka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–6,000
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- ¥4,500–6,000
- Ordinary Car
- ¥2,800–3,600
Train from Chiba Station to Shinagawa
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–4,700
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- ¥3,700–4,700
- Ordinary Car
- ¥2,000–2,500
- Phone
- 050-3090-2608
- Website
- nankai.co.jp
Train from Namba to Sakai
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥290–340
- Website
- https://www.nankai.co.jp/en_railway
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Sannomiya to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Sannomiya to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–2,700
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥2,300–2,700
- Reserved Seat
- ¥1,600–2,300
- Green Seat
- ¥2,000–2,700
Train from Chiba to Funabashi
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–2,300
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥1,900–2,300
- Reserved Seat
- ¥1,200–1,700
- Green Seat
- ¥1,300–1,800
Train from Kashiwa to Ishioka
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–3,100
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥2,700–3,100
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,000–2,900
- Green Seat
- ¥2,600–3,600
- Phone
- 06-6582-1400
- Website
- osakametro.co.jp
Subway from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Dobutsuen-Mae
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥240–290
- Website
- https://www.osakametro.co.jp/en/
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Chiba to Funabashi
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥310–450
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Kashiwa to Ishioka
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,200
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
- Phone
- 03-5962-0102
- Website
- tobu.co.jp
Train from Funabashi to Kashiwa
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥320–490
- Website
- https://www.tobu.co.jp/foreign/en/
Bus operators
- Phone
- 072-221-0781
- infobus@nankai.co.jp
- Website
- nankaibus.jp
Night bus from Totsuka Station to Sakai Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–9,500
- Schedules at
- nankaibus.jp
- Book at
- nankaibus.jp
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