There are 7 ways to get from Tokyo Skytree to Akiba by train, night bus, car, plane, subway, or bus
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Train
best- Take the train from Ueno to Shin-HanamakiHayabusa / ...
3h 29m¥13,972–19,572Drive 489.1 km
cheapest- Drive from Tokyo Skytree to Akiba489.1 km
6h 17m¥8,268–11,943Night bus, train
- Take the night bus from Ikebukuro to Ichinoseki StationKesen Liner
- Take the train from Ichinoseki to Shin-HanamakiYamabiko / ...
8h 33m¥14,951–20,381Fly to Misawa, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Misawa (MSJ)HND - MSJ
- Take the train from Hachinohe to Shin-Hanamaki
6h 11m¥49,105–98,847Subway, fly to Akita Airport, train
- Take the subway from Oshiage to Daimon
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Akita Airport (AXT)HND - AXT
- Take the train from Akita to Morioka
- Take the train from Morioka to Shin-Hanamaki
7h 30m¥20,205–50,497Fly to Yamagata Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Yamagata Airport (GAJ)HND - GAJ
- Take the bus from Yamagata Kencho-mae to Sendai
- Take the train from Sendai to Shin-Hanamaki
7h 5m¥30,735–40,327Subway, fly to Aomori, train
- Take the subway from Oshiage to Daimon
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Aomori (AOJ)HND - AOJ
- Take the train from Shin-Aomori to Morioka
- Take the train from Morioka to Shin-Hanamaki
7h 20m¥31,985–61,077
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Misawa (MSJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tokyo Skytree to Akiba is to drive which costs ¥8000 - ¥12000 and takes 6h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo Skytree to Akiba is to train which takes 3h 29m and costs ¥14000 - ¥20000.
The distance between Tokyo Skytree and Akiba is 471 km. The road distance is 489.1 km.
The best way to get from Tokyo Skytree to Akiba without a car is to train which takes 3h 29m and costs ¥14000 - ¥20000.
It takes approximately 3h 29m to get from Tokyo Skytree to Akiba, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Tokyo Skytree to Akiba is 489 km. It takes approximately 6h 17m to drive from Tokyo Skytree to Akiba.
There are 54+ hotels available in Akiba.
What companies run services between Tokyo Skytree, Japan and Akiba, Japan?
Japan Railways Shinkansen operates a train from Ueno to Shin-Hanamaki hourly. Tickets cost ¥11,000–16,000 and the journey takes 2h 28m.
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Airlines
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Misawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥39,000–85,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Akita Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–35,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Yamagata Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–25,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Aomori
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–44,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Aomori via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–44,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Akita Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–42,000
Train operators
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Ueno to Shin-Hanamaki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–16,000
- 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
- ¥11,000–15,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥12,000–16,000
- Green seat
- ¥16,000–21,000
Train from Ichinoseki to Shin-Hanamaki
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–4,500
- 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
- ¥2,800–3,800
- Reserved seat
- ¥3,600–4,500
- Green seat
- ¥4,300–6,000
Train from Hachinohe to Shin-Hanamaki
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–6,500
- 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
- ¥4,300–6,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,000–6,500
- Green seat
- ¥6,000–8,500
Train from Akita to Morioka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–6,500
- 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
- ¥4,200–6,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,000–6,500
- Green seat
- ¥6,000–8,500
Train from Morioka to Shin-Hanamaki
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–3,800
- 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
- ¥2,300–3,200
- Reserved seat
- ¥3,100–3,800
- Green seat
- ¥3,600–4,800
Train from Sendai to Shin-Hanamaki
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–7,000
- 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
- ¥4,400–6,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,000–7,000
- Green seat
- ¥6,500–9,000
Train from Shin-Aomori to Morioka
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–8,000
- 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
- ¥5,000–7,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥6,000–8,000
- Green seat
- ¥7,500–11,000
- Phone
- 03-3816-5711
- Website
- kotsu.metro.tokyo.jp
Subway from Oshiage to Daimon
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥200–250
- Website
- https://www.kotsu.metro.tokyo.jp/eng/
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Morioka to Shin-Hanamaki
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–800
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Bus operators
- Website
- kokusaikogyo.bus-japan.net
Night bus from Ikebukuro to Ichinoseki Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- kokusaikogyo.bus-japan.net
- Website
- yamakobus.co.jp
Bus from Yamagata Kencho-mae to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,100
- Schedules at
- yamakobus.jp
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