There are 2 ways to get from Saitama to Ueda by train or car
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Saitama to Ueda is to drive which costs ¥2900 - ¥4300 and takes 2h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Saitama to Ueda is to train which takes 1h 5m and costs ¥4900 - ¥7500.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Ōmiya and arriving at Ueda. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 1h 5m.
The distance between Saitama and Ueda is 159 km. The road distance is 170.3 km.
The best way to get from Saitama to Ueda without a car is to train which takes 1h 5m and costs ¥4900 - ¥7500.
The train from Ōmiya to Ueda takes 1h 5m including transfers and departs hourly.
Saitama to Ueda train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Ōmiya station.
Saitama to Ueda train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Ueda station.
Yes, the driving distance between Saitama to Ueda is 170 km. It takes approximately 2h 18m to drive from Saitama to Ueda.
There are 258+ hotels available in Ueda.
What companies run services between Saitama, Japan and Ueda, Japan?
Japan Railways Shinkansen operates a train from Ōmiya to Ueda hourly. Tickets cost ¥4,900–7,500 and the journey takes 1h 5m.
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Ōmiya to Ueda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–7,500
- 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
- ¥4,900–6,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,500–7,500
- Green seat
- ¥7,000–9,500
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