There are 4 ways to get from Saga to Mount Aso by train, taxi, bus, or car
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Train, taxi
best- Take the train from Saga to Shin-Tosutrain
- Take the train from Shin-Tosu to Kumamototrain
- Take the train from Kumamoto to Higoozutrain
- Take the train from Higoozu to Tateno(Kumamoto)train
- Take the taxi from Tateno(Kumamoto) to Mount Asotaxi
3h 30m¥12,987–19,265Drive 107.5 km
cheapest- Drive from Saga to Mount Asocar 107.5 km
1h 37m¥1,807–2,610Train, bus
- Take the train from Shin-Tosu to Kumamototrain Sakura
- Take the bus from Kumamoto Station No.7 to Aso Sanjo Terminalbus 特急:熊本駅前→県庁前~阿蘇くまもと空港→阿蘇山上ターミナル
4h 25m¥6,237–9,015Bus
- Take the bus from Saga Daini Godochosha to Kiyama PAbus
- Take the bus from Kiyama AP to Kumamoto Kencho-maebus
- Take the bus from Kumamoto Prefectural Office to Asosanjo Terminalbus
4h 49m¥3,000–8,425
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Saga to Mount Aso is to drive which costs ¥1800 - ¥2700 and takes 1h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Saga to Mount Aso is to drive which takes 1h 37m and costs ¥1800 - ¥2700.
No, there is no direct bus from Saga to Mount Aso. However, there are services departing from Saga Daini Godochosha and arriving at Asosanjo Terminal via Kiyama AP and Kumamoto Prefectural Office. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 49m.
The distance between Saga and Mount Aso is 146 km. The road distance is 107.5 km.
The best way to get from Saga to Mount Aso without a car is to train and taxi which takes 3h 30m and costs ¥13000 - ¥20000.
It takes approximately 3h 30m to get from Saga to Mount Aso, including transfers.
Saga to Mount Aso bus services, operated by Nishitetsu Bus, depart from Saga Daini Godochosha station.
Saga to Mount Aso bus services, operated by Nishitetsu Bus, arrive at Kiyama PA station.
Yes, the driving distance between Saga to Mount Aso is 107 km. It takes approximately 1h 37m to drive from Saga to Mount Aso.
There are 268+ hotels available in Mount Aso.
What companies run services between Saga, Japan and Mount Aso, Japan?
You can take a bus from Saga Daini Godochosha to Asosanjo Terminal via Kiyama AP and Kumamoto Prefectural Office in around 4h 49m.
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Saga to Shin-Tosu
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–2,400
- 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
- ¥2,100–2,400
- Reserved Seat
- ¥1,300–1,900
- Green Seat
- ¥1,500–2,100
Train from Kumamoto to Higoozu
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–2,400
- 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
- ¥2,100–2,400
- Reserved Seat
- ¥1,400–2,000
- Green Seat
- ¥1,500–2,100
Train from Higoozu to Tateno(Kumamoto)
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–2,100
- 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
- ¥1,800–2,100
- Reserved Seat
- ¥1,100–1,600
- Green Seat
- ¥1,000–1,500
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Saga to Shin-Tosu
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Kumamoto to Higoozu
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Higoozu to Tateno(Kumamoto)
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Tosu to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–4,900
- 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
- ¥3,100–4,200
- Reserved seat
- ¥4,000–4,900
- Green seat
- ¥4,700–6,500
- Phone
- 0570-09-3533
- Website
- sankobus.jp
Bus from Kumamoto Station No.7 to Aso Sanjo Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,750
- Schedules at
- kyushubusbooking.com
Bus from Kumamoto Prefectural Office to Asosanjo Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥200–2,200
- Website
- https://www.sankobus.jp/
- Phone
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Bus from Saga Daini Godochosha to Kiyama PA
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,800
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
Bus from Kiyama AP to Kumamoto Kencho-mae
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–2,500
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–7,500
Kumamoto Taxi
- Phone
- +81 96-379-2255
- Website
- kumataku.com
Kumamoto Kotsu
- Phone
- +81 96-369-6868
- Website
- kumamoto-kotsu.co.jp
Asahi Taxi
- Phone
- +81 96-354-4188
- Website
- 354-4188.com
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