There are 10 ways to get from Kainan to Tokyo by train, bus, night bus, car, plane, or car ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Kainan to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain Kuroshio
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain Nozomi
4h 1m¥14,855–20,912Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Wakayama Station West Exit to Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesubus
11h 21m¥5,421–18,088Night bus
- Take the night bus from Kainan to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminalnightbus
8h 58m¥9,500–18,000Drive 549.7 km
- Drive from Kainan to Tokyocar 549.7 km
6h 27m¥9,452–13,652Train, bus
- Take the train from Kainan to Tennōjitrain Kuroshio
- Take the bus from Abeno Harukas to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminalbus Twinkle
11h 52m¥9,021–13,549Train to Osaka International Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the train from Kainan to Tennōjitrain
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane ITM - HND
4h 33m¥15,761–38,169Car ferry to Tokushima Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the car ferry from Wakayama Kō to Tokushimacarferry
- Fly from Tokushima Airport (TKS) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane TKS - HND
5h 32m¥16,251–46,694Train to Kobe, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the train from Kainan to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane UKB - HND
5h¥16,255–26,682Train to Nanki Shirahama, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the train from Kainan to Shirahamatrain
- Fly from Nanki Shirahama (SHM) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane SHM - HND
5h 15m¥22,003–46,557Train to Kobe, fly to Ibaraki Airport, train
- Take the train from Kainan to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Ibaraki Airport (IBR)plane UKB - IBR
- Take the train from Ishioka to Tōkyō Stationtrain
6h 4m¥20,465–61,762
Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kainan to Tokyo is to bus which costs ¥5000 - ¥19000 and takes 11h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Kainan to Tokyo is to train which takes 4h 1m and costs ¥14000 - ¥21000.
Yes, there is an overnight bus departing from Kainan and arriving at Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal. This bus operates every day. The journey takes approximately 8h 58m.
No, there is no direct train from Kainan to Tokyo station. However, there are services departing from Kainan and arriving at Tōkyō Station via Shin-Ōsaka Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 1m.
The distance between Kainan and Tokyo is 601 km. The road distance is 549.7 km.
The best way to get from Kainan to Tokyo without a car is to train which takes 4h 1m and costs ¥14000 - ¥21000.
It takes approximately 4h 1m to get from Kainan to Tokyo, including transfers.
Kainan to Tokyo bus services, operated by Meiko Bus, depart from Kainan station.
Kainan to Tokyo train services, operated by Japan Railways Limited Express, depart from Kainan station.
The best way to get from Kainan to Tokyo is to train which takes 4h 1m and costs ¥14000 - ¥21000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs ¥5000 - ¥19000 and takes 11h 21m.
What companies run services between Kainan, Japan and Tokyo, Japan?
You can take a train from Kainan to Tōkyō Station via Shin-Ōsaka Station in around 4h 1m. Alternatively, Willer Express operates a bus from Wakayama Station West Exit to Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu once daily. Tickets cost ¥4,300–16,000 and the journey takes 10h 5m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–33,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Yamagata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–33,000
Flights from Tokushima Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–43,000
Flights from Nanki Shirahama to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–41,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–40,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Matsuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–40,000
Flights from Tokushima Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–29,000
Flights from Kobe to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–55,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Kobe to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–18,000
Flights from Kobe to Ibaraki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–43,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kainan to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–4,000
- 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
- ¥3,500–3,900
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,800–4,000
- Green Seat
- ¥3,900–5,500
Train from Kainan to Tennōji
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,600
- 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
- ¥3,100–3,600
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,500–3,500
- Green Seat
- ¥3,300–4,500
Train from Kainan to Shirahama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–4,100
- 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
- ¥3,600–4,100
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,900–4,100
- Green Seat
- ¥4,100–5,500
Train from Ishioka to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–3,900
- 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
- ¥3,400–3,900
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,800–3,900
- Green Seat
- ¥3,900–5,500
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 20 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
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Ishioka to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–1,800
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
- Phone
- (050) 5805-0383
- en-info@willer.co.jp
- Website
- travel.willer.co.jp
Bus from Wakayama Station West Exit to Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–16,000
- Schedules at
- willer-travel.com
- Relax
- ¥4,300–12,000
- Standard
- ¥4,300–8,500
- Comodo
- ¥7,000–12,000
- ReBorn
- ¥7,500–16,000
- Website
- meikobus.jp
Night bus from Kainan to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–18,000
- Schedules at
- meikobus.jp
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Bus from Abeno Harukas to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–10,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Website
- nankai-ferry.co.jp
Car ferry from Wakayama Kō to Tokushima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200
- Schedules at
- nankai-ferry.co.jp
- Passenger
- ¥2,200
- Car
- ¥7,500–26,000
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