There are 10 ways to get from Kyoto to Sumida by train, bus, night bus, car, plane, or subway
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Train
best- Take the train from Kyoto to Tōkyō Stationtrain Hikari / ...
2h 53mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi to Tokyo Station Nihonbashi Exitbus
7h 51m¥3,200–12,000Night bus
- Take the nightbus from Kyoto Station Hachijo gate to Asakusa Stationnightbus Flying Sneaker
8h 36m¥4,000–8,000Drive 460.7 km
- Drive from Kyoto to Sumidacar 460.7 km
5h¥7,857–11,349Bus to Osaka International Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the bus from Kyoto Station Hachijou gate to Osaka Itami Airport South Terminalbus
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane ITM - HND
3h 51m¥12,843–21,390Train to Kobe, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the train from Kyoto to Shin Kobetrain
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane UKB - HND
3h 57mBus to Osaka International Airport, fly to Narita International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kyoto Station Hachijou gate to Osaka Itami Airport South Terminalbus
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane ITM - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Nipporitrain
4h 6m¥16,063–36,100Train to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport, subway
- Take the train from Kyoto to Nagoyatrain
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane NGO - HND
- Take the subway from 大門 Daimon to 森下 Morishitasubway
4h 13mTrain to Kobe, fly to Ibaraki Airport, train
- Take the train from Kyoto to Shin Kobetrain
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Ibaraki Airport (IBR)plane UKB - IBR
- Take the train from Ishioka to Uenotrain
4h 48mTrain to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly to Narita International Airport, train
- Take the train from Kyoto to Nagoyatrain
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane NGO - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Nipporitrain
4h 22m
Kyoto to Sumida by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kyoto to Sumida is to night bus which costs ¥4000 - ¥8000 and takes 8h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Kyoto to Sumida is to bus and fly which takes 3h 51m and costs ¥12000 - ¥22000.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi station and arriving at Tokyo Station Nihonbashi Exit station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 51m.
No, there is no direct train from Kyoto to Sumida station. However, there are services departing from Marutamachi and arriving at Tōkyō Station via Kyoto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 53m.
The distance between Kyoto and Sumida is 480 km. The road distance is 460.7 km.
The best way to get from Kyoto to Sumida without a car is to train which takes 2h 53m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 53m to get from Kyoto to Sumida, including transfers.
Kyoto to Sumida bus services, operated by JR Bus Kanto, depart from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi.
Kyoto to Sumida train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), depart from Kyoto station.
The best way to get from Kyoto to Sumida is to train which takes 2h 53m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs ¥3200 - ¥12000 and takes 7h 51m.
What companies run services between Kyoto, Japan and Sumida, Japan?
JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company) operates a train from Kyoto to Tōkyō Station every 30 minutes, and the journey takes 2h 34m. Alternatively, JR Bus Kanto operates a bus from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi to Tokyo Station Nihonbashi Exit once daily. Tickets cost ¥3,200–12,000 and the journey takes 7h 51m. Keisei Bus also services this route once daily.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–19,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–31,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–17,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–16,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–70,000
Flights from Kobe to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–75,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–60,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–65,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–55,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Kobe to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–19,000
Flights from Kobe to Ibaraki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–37,000
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Kyoto to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Kyoto to Shin Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Kyoto to Nagoya
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Kyoto to Shin Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Kyoto to Nagoya
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- Keisei Electric Railway
Train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Nippori
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,600
- Website
- Keisei Electric Railway
Train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Nippori
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,600
- Website
- Keisei Electric Railway
- Phone
- 03-3816-5711
- Website
- Toei Transportation
Subway from 大門 Daimon to 森下 Morishita
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥170–240
- Website
- Toei Transportation
- Tram
- ¥170
- Subway
- ¥190–240
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Ishioka to Ueno
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,700
- Website
- JR EAST
- Phone
- 0570-048905
- Website
- jrbuskanto.co.jp
Bus from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi to Tokyo Station Nihonbashi Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–12,000
- Schedules at
- time.jrbuskanto.co.jp.e.wn.hp.transer.com
- Phone
- 047-712-7400
- Website
- Keisei Bus
Bus from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi to Tokyo Station Nihonbashi Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–8,500
- Website
- Keisei Bus
- Adult
- ¥6,000–8,500
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Kyoto Station Hachijo gate to Asakusa Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–8,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 06-6844-1124
- Website
- hankyu-kankobus.co.jp
Bus from Kyoto Station Hachijou gate to Osaka Itami Airport South Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,500
- Schedules at
- www-hankyu-kankobus-co-jp-e.athp.transer.com
Bus from Kyoto Station Hachijou gate to Osaka Itami Airport South Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,500
- Schedules at
- www-hankyu-kankobus-co-jp-e.athp.transer.com
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Booking & Getting There
Kyoto to Sumida bus services, operated by JR Bus Kanto, arrive at Tokyo Station Nihonbashi Exit.
Kyoto to Sumida train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), arrive at Tōkyō Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kyoto to Sumida is 461 km. It takes approximately 5h to drive from Kyoto to Sumida.
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