There are 7 ways to get from Hakone to Kyoto by train, bus, night bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Odawara to KyōtoKodama / ...
3h 56m¥10,060–15,238Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Tomei Gotemba to Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi
6h 45m¥3,800–6,000Night bus
- Take the night bus from Odawara Station to Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi
8h 48m¥7,665–10,340Drive 368.3 km
- Drive from Hakone to Kyoto368.3 km
4h 12m¥6,270–9,056Train, fly to Osaka International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Odawara to Shin-Yokohama
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)HND - ITM
- Take the bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gate
5h 15m¥16,960–41,238Train, fly to Kobe
- Take the train from Odawara to Shin-Yokohama
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kobe (UKB)HND - UKB
- Take the train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Kyōto
5h 18m¥18,260–32,098Bus, train, fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Take the bus from Kiga-onsen-iriguchi to Odawara Station
- Take the train from Odawara to Shin-Yokohama
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)HND - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Kyōto
5h 36m¥23,910–40,138
Hakone to Kyoto by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hakone to Kyoto is to bus which costs ¥3800 - ¥6000 and takes 6h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Hakone to Kyoto is to train which takes 3h 56m and costs ¥10000 - ¥16000.
No, there is no direct bus from Hakone to Kyoto station. However, there are services departing from Hakone Glass No Mori and arriving at Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi via Tomei Gotemba. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 45m.
The distance between Hakone and Kyoto is 413 km. The road distance is 368.3 km.
The best way to get from Hakone to Kyoto without a car is to train which takes 3h 56m and costs ¥10000 - ¥16000.
It takes approximately 3h 56m to get from Hakone to Kyoto, including transfers.
Hakone to Kyoto bus services, operated by JR Bus Kanto, depart from Tomei Gotemba station.
The best way to get from Hakone to Kyoto is to train which takes 3h 56m and costs ¥10000 - ¥16000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs ¥3800 - ¥6000 and takes 6h 45m.
Hakone to Kyoto bus services, operated by JR Bus Kanto, arrive at Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi.
Yes, the driving distance between Hakone to Kyoto is 368 km. It takes approximately 4h 12m to drive from Hakone to Kyoto.
What companies run services between Hakone, Japan and Kyoto, Japan?
Japan Railways Shinkansen operates a train from Odawara to Kyōto hourly. Tickets cost ¥9,500–14,000 and the journey takes 3h 1m. Alternatively, JR Bus Kanto operates a bus from Tomei Gotemba to Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi once daily. Tickets cost ¥3,800–6,000 and the journey takes 5h 15m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–33,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–85,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–23,000
- 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 Tokyo International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–26,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–18,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Odawara to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–14,000
- 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
- ¥9,500–13,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥11,000–14,000
- Green seat
- ¥14,000–19,000
Train from Odawara to Shin-Yokohama
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–4,300
- 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
- ¥2,700–3,600
- Reserved seat
- ¥3,500–4,300
- Green seat
- ¥4,100–5,500
Train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,800
- 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
- ¥3,000–4,100
- Reserved seat
- ¥3,900–4,800
- Green seat
- ¥4,600–6,500
Train from Nagoya Station to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–6,500
- 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
- ¥4,400–6,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,000–6,500
- Green seat
- ¥6,500–9,000
- Phone
- 0570-048905
- Website
- jrbuskanto.co.jp
Bus from Tomei Gotemba to Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–6,000
- Schedules at
- jrbuskanto.co.jp.e.wn.hp.transer.com
- Phone
- 072-221-0781
- infobus@nankai.co.jp
- Website
- nankaibus.jp
Night bus from Odawara Station to Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–9,000
- Schedules at
- nankaibus.jp
- Book at
- nankaibus.jp
- Phone
- 06-6844-1124
- Website
- hankyu-kankobus.co.jp
Bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gate
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,400
- Website
- https://www-hankyu-kankobus-co-jp-e.athp.transer.com/limousine/
- Phone
- 0465-35-1271
- Website
- hakonenavi.jp
Bus from Kiga-onsen-iriguchi to Odawara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥550–1,300
- Website
- https://www.hakonenavi.jp/international/en/
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