There are 4 ways to get from Tokyo to Nikke by train, night bus, car, plane, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to ShinjōTsubasa
4h 53m¥9,500–14,000Night bus, train
cheapest- Take the night bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Yamagata Station
- Take the train from Yamagata to Shinjo[17074] Jr Yamagata
9h 19m¥5,050–12,000Drive 432.8 km
- Drive from Tokyo to Nikke432.8 km
5h¥7,354–10,622Fly, taxi
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Shonai Airport (SYO)HND - SYO
- Take the taxi from Shonai-Airport-SYO to Nikke
3h 19m¥30,090–60,814
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Shonai Airport (SYO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tokyo to Nikke is to drive which costs ¥7000 - ¥11000 and takes 5h.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to Nikke is to fly and taxi which takes 3h 19m and costs ¥30000 - ¥65000.
The distance between Tokyo and Nikke is 413 km. The road distance is 432.8 km.
The best way to get from Tokyo to Nikke without a car is to train which takes 4h 53m and costs ¥9500 - ¥14000.
It takes approximately 4h 53m to get from Tokyo to Nikke, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Tokyo to Nikke is 433 km. It takes approximately 5h to drive from Tokyo to Nikke.
There are 13+ hotels available in Nikke.
What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and Nikke, Japan?
Japan Railways Shinkansen operates a train from Tōkyō Station to Shinjō every 4 hours. Tickets cost ¥9,500–14,000 and the journey takes 3h 32m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shonai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–35,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Shinjō
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–14,000
- 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
- ¥9,500–14,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥11,000–14,000
- Green seat
- ¥14,000–19,000
Train from Yamagata to Shinjo
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–4,600
- 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
- ¥2,900–3,900
- Reserved seat
- ¥3,700–4,600
- Green seat
- ¥4,400–6,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Yamagata to Shinjo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥950–1,300
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570ー000448
- Website
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
Night bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Yamagata Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–7,500
- Schedules at
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–25,000
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