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How to get fromTokyo to Mount Asoby train, bus, night bus, car, or plane

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There are 7 ways to get from Tokyo to Mount Aso by train, bus, night bus, car, or plane

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  1. Train, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Hakata Fukuokatrain train
    2. Take the train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kumamototrain train
    3. Take the bus from Kumamoto Station No.7 to Aso Sanjo Terminalbus bus
    8h 54m

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu to Kobe Sannomiyabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Sannomiya Bus Terminal to Chuo-Doribus bus
    3. Take the bus from Oita Chuo-Dori to Aso Station Maebus bus
    23h 38m
    ¥11,050–31,263

  3. Night bus, bus

    1. Take the nightbus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Hakata Bus Terminalnightbus night bus
    2. Take the bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Mashiki ICbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Mashiki Inter-guchi to Aso Sanjo Terminalbus bus
    18h 27m
    ¥12,550–29,657

  4. Drive  1,150.2 km

    1. Drive from Tokyo to Mount Asocar car 1,150.2 km
    14h 35m
    ¥19,649–28,381

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Hiroshimatrain train
    2. Take the train from Hiroshima to Kumamototrain train
    3. Take the train from Kumamoto to Aso(Kumamoto)train train
    8h 56m

  6. Fly to Aso Kumamoto Airport

    1. Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ)plane plane HND - KMJ
    5h 37m
    ¥15,300–44,614

  7. Fly to Oita Airport, bus, train

    1. Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Oita Airport (OIT)plane plane HND - OIT
    2. Take the bus from Ōita Airport to Ōita Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Oita to Aso(Kumamoto)train train
    8h 56m

Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) flights

Calendar154Weekly Planes
Duration2h 13mAverage Duration
Ticket¥13,658Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,220.7 km
  • Duration: 8h 54m

What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and Mount Aso, Japan?

You can take a bus from Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu to Asosanjo Terminal via Sannomiya Bus Terminal, Chuo-Dori, Oita Chuo-Dori, and Aso Sta. in around 23h 38m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Tōkyō Station to Mount Aso via Hiroshima, Kumamoto, and Aso(Kumamoto) in around 8h 56m.

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