There are 4 ways to get from Nikkō to Yamako Zao Onsen Bus Terminal by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Nikko to Utsunomiya[16033] JR Nikko
- Take the train from Utsunomiya to YamagataTsubasa
5h 8m¥6,947–10,732Drive 225.6 km
cheapest- Drive from Nikkō to Yamako Zao Onsen Bus Terminal225.6 km
3h 34m¥3,825–5,525Train, bus
- Take the train from Nikko to Utsunomiya
- Take the train from Utsunomiya to Fukushima
- Take the bus from Fukushima to Hirosedori
- Take the bus from Hirose dori Ichiban-cho to Yamagata Ekimae
6h 12m¥7,747–10,732Train, fly
- Take the train from Nikko to Utsunomiya
- Take the train from Utsunomiya to Tōkyō Station
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Yamagata Airport (GAJ)HND - GAJ
5h 52m¥20,867–34,712
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Yamagata Airport (GAJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nikkō to Yamako Zao Onsen Bus Terminal is to drive which costs ¥3800 - ¥5500 and takes 3h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Nikkō to Yamako Zao Onsen Bus Terminal is to drive which takes 3h 34m and costs ¥3800 - ¥5500.
The distance between Nikkō and Yamako Zao Onsen Bus Terminal is 292 km. The road distance is 225.6 km.
The best way to get from Nikkō to Yamako Zao Onsen Bus Terminal without a car is to train which takes 5h 8m and costs ¥6500 - ¥11000.
It takes approximately 5h 8m to get from Nikkō to Yamako Zao Onsen Bus Terminal, including transfers.
Yamako Zao Onsen Bus Terminal is 1h behind Nikkō. It is currently 10:27 PM in Nikkō and 9:27 PM in Yamako Zao Onsen Bus Terminal.
Yes, the driving distance between Nikkō to Yamako Zao Onsen Bus Terminal is 226 km. It takes approximately 3h 34m to drive from Nikkō to Yamako Zao Onsen Bus Terminal.
There are 192+ hotels available in Yamako Zao Onsen Bus Terminal.
What companies run services between Nikkō, Japan and Yamako Zao Onsen Bus Terminal, Japan?
You can take a train from Nikko to 蔵王温泉バスターミナル via Utsunomiya, Yamagata, and 山形駅前 in around 5h 8m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Yamagata Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–24,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Nikko to Utsunomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥650–900
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Utsunomiya to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–2,200
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Utsunomiya to Yamagata
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–9,500
- 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
- ¥6,000–8,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥7,500–9,500
- Green seat
- ¥9,500–13,000
Train from Utsunomiya to Fukushima
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–7,000
- 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
- ¥4,600–6,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,500–7,000
- Green seat
- ¥6,500–9,500
Train from Utsunomiya to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 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
- Phone
- 0570ー000448
- Website
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
Bus from Fukushima to Hirosedori
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300
- Schedules at
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
- Website
- yamakobus.co.jp
Bus from Hirose dori Ichiban-cho to Yamagata Ekimae
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥900–1,200
- Schedules at
- yamakobus.jp
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