There are 8 ways to get from Nagoya Station to Nikkō by train, bus, night bus, car, or plane
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Train via Utsunomiya
best- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Tōkyō Station
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Utsunomiya
- Take the train from Utsunomiya to Nikko
3h 48m¥10,897–18,931Drive 387.6 km
cheapest- Drive from Nagoya Station to Nikkō387.6 km
6h 28m¥6,597–9,529Train, bus
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Shin-YokohamaNozomi
- Take the bus from Haneda Airport Terminal 1 to Tobu-Nikko Station
6h 20m¥12,076–15,999Night bus, train
- Take the night bus from Meitetsu Bus Center to Utsunomiya Station
- Take the train from Utsunomiya to Nikko[16011] JR Nikko
8h 41m¥8,073–11,570Train
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Tōkyō StationNozomi
- Take the train from Kita-senju to Tōbu-nikkōSpacia X / ...
4h 46mFly to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)NGO - HND
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Utsunomiya
- Take the train from Utsunomiya to Nikko
5h 32m¥18,527–34,499Fly to Narita International Airport, train
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Narita International Airport (NRT)NGO - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Keisei-Ueno
- Take the train from Ueno to Utsunomiya
- Take the train from Utsunomiya to Nikko
6h 6m¥18,687–36,279Fly to Sendai Airport, train
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Sendai Airport (SDJ)NGO - SDJ
- Take the train from Sendai to Utsunomiya
- Take the train from Utsunomiya to Nikko
6h 18m¥19,837–34,379
Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nagoya Station to Nikkō is to drive which costs ¥6500 - ¥10000 and takes 6h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Nagoya Station to Nikkō is to train via Utsunomiya which takes 3h 48m and costs ¥10000 - ¥19000.
No, there is no direct train from Nagoya Station station to Nikkō. However, there are services departing from Nagoya Station and arriving at Nikko via Tōkyō Station and Utsunomiya. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 48m.
The distance between Nagoya Station and Nikkō is 491 km. The road distance is 387.6 km.
The best way to get from Nagoya Station to Nikkō without a car is to train via Utsunomiya which takes 3h 48m and costs ¥10000 - ¥19000.
It takes approximately 3h 48m to get from Nagoya Station to Nikkō, including transfers.
Nagoya Station to Nikkō train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Nagoya Station.
Nagoya Station to Nikkō train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Tōkyō Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nagoya Station to Nikkō is 388 km. It takes approximately 6h 28m to drive from Nagoya Station to Nikkō.
There are 238+ hotels available in Nikkō.
What companies run services between Nagoya Station, Japan and Nikkō, Japan?
You can take a train from Nagoya Station to Nikko via Tōkyō Station and Utsunomiya in around 3h 48m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–23,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–25,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–55,000
- Website
- ibexair.co.jp
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–55,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–26,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–26,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–22,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Nagoya Station to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–12,000
- 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
- ¥8,500–12,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥9,500–12,000
- Green seat
- ¥12,000–17,000
Train from Tōkyō Station to Utsunomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–6,000
- 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
- ¥3,800–5,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥4,800–6,000
- Green seat
- ¥5,500–8,000
Train from Nagoya Station to Shin-Yokohama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- 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
- ¥8,000–11,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥9,000–12,000
- Green seat
- ¥11,000–16,000
Train from Ueno to Utsunomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–6,000
- 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
- ¥3,800–5,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥4,700–6,000
- Green seat
- ¥5,500–7,500
Train from Sendai to Utsunomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–9,000
- 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
- ¥6,000–8,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥7,000–9,000
- Green seat
- ¥9,000–12,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Utsunomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–2,200
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Utsunomiya to Nikko
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥650–900
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Ueno to Utsunomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–2,100
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-5306-1102
- Website
- tobu.co.jp
Train from Kita-senju to Tōbu-nikkō
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- tobu.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- keisei.co.jp
Train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Keisei-Ueno
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,520–2,570
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- keisei.co.jp
Train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Keisei-Ueno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,200
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
- Phone
- 03-4405-5370
- Website
- tobu-bus.com
Bus from Haneda Airport Terminal 1 to Tobu-Nikko Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,350
- Schedules at
- tobu-bus.com
- Phone
- 052-582-5151
- Website
- meitetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Meitetsu Bus Center to Utsunomiya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–11,000
- Schedules at
- meitetsu-bus.co.jp
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