There are 5 ways to get from Tokyo to Sano-shi by train, taxi, bus, or car
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Train, taxi via Oyama(Tochigi)
best- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Oyama
- Take the train from Oyama(Tochigi) to Sano
- Take the taxi from Sano to Sano-shi
1h 51m¥9,197–14,666Drive 97.9 km
cheapest- Drive from Tokyo to Sano-shi97.9 km
1h 23m¥1,647–2,379Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Sano Shintoshi Bus TerminalMarronnier Shinjuku
- Take the taxi from Sano Shintoshi Bus Terminal to Sano-shi
1h 58m¥10,128–14,147Train, taxi
- Take the train from Kita-Senju to Ashikagashi[42254] Tobu Ltd. Exp. Ryomo 1 / ...
- Take the taxi from Ashikagashi to Sano-shi
2h 25mTrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Kuki
- Take the train from Kuki(Saitama) to Tatebayashi
- Take the train from Tatebayashi to Tada(Tochigi)
2h 45m¥6,532–8,172
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tokyo to Sano-shi is to drive which costs ¥1600 - ¥2400 and takes 1h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to Sano-shi is to drive which takes 1h 23m and costs ¥1600 - ¥2400.
The distance between Tokyo and Sano-shi is 122 km. The road distance is 97.9 km.
The best way to get from Tokyo to Sano-shi without a car is to train and taxi via Oyama(Tochigi) which takes 1h 51m and costs ¥9000 - ¥15000.
It takes approximately 1h 51m to get from Tokyo to Sano-shi, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Tokyo to Sano-shi is 98 km. It takes approximately 1h 23m to drive from Tokyo to Sano-shi.
There are 71+ hotels available in Sano-shi.
What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and Sano-shi, Japan?
You can take a train from Tōkyō Station to Sano-shi via Kuki, Kuki(Saitama), Tatebayashi, and Tada(Tochigi) in around 2h 45m.
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Oyama
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–5,000
- 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
- ¥3,300–4,400
- Reserved seat
- ¥4,100–5,000
- Green seat
- ¥5,000–6,500
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Oyama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,600
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Oyama(Tochigi) to Sano
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥470–650
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Kuki
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥800–1,100
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-5306-1102
- Website
- tobu.co.jp
Train from Kita-Senju to Ashikagashi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- tobu.co.jp
Train from Kuki(Saitama) to Tatebayashi
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- tobu.co.jp
- Phone
- 03-5962-0102
- Website
- tobu.co.jp
Train from Kuki(Saitama) to Tatebayashi
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥420–650
- Website
- https://www.tobu.co.jp/foreign/en/
Train from Tatebayashi to Tada(Tochigi)
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥310–470
- Website
- https://www.tobu.co.jp/foreign/en/
- Phone
- 0570-048905
- Website
- jrbuskanto.co.jp
Bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Sano Shintoshi Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–3,200
- Schedules at
- jrbuskanto.co.jp.e.wn.hp.transer.com
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–13,000
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