There are 10 ways to get from Tottori to Tsukuba by train, bus, night bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Tottori to Himeji
- Take the train from Himeji to Tōkyō Station
- Take the train from Akihabara to Tsukuba
6h 59m¥18,083–25,889Night bus, bus
cheapest- Take the night bus from Tottori Station to Tokyo Station Kajibashi
- Take the bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Tsukuba CenterTsukuba
14h 41m¥8,100–17,600Bus
- Take the bus from Tottori to Sannomiya BT
- Take the bus from Kobe Sannomiya PMTP Building to Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu
- Take the bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Tsukuba Center
14h 22m¥9,700–23,400Drive 739.5 km
- Drive from Tottori to Tsukuba739.5 km
9h¥12,590–18,185Train via Kyoto
- Take the train from Tottori to Kyōto
- Take the train from Kyōto to Tōkyō Station
- Take the train from Akihabara to Tsukuba
7h 38m¥19,066–26,964Fly Tottori to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Fly from Tottori (TTJ) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)TTJ - HND
- Take the train from Akihabara to Tsukuba
5h 2m¥28,430–52,980Train to Kobe, fly to Ibaraki Airport
- Take the train from Tottori to Sannomiya
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Ibaraki Airport (IBR)UKB - IBR
5h 36m¥29,179–46,059Train to Kobe, fly to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Take the train from Tottori to Sannomiya
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)UKB - HND
- Take the train from Akihabara to Tsukuba
7h 23m¥18,139–45,569Train to Miho–Yonago Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Take the train from Tottori to Yonago
- Fly from Miho–Yonago Airport (YGJ) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)YGJ - HND
- Take the train from Akihabara to Tsukuba
7h¥44,954–61,613Train to Osaka International Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Take the train from Tottori to Sannomiya
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)ITM - HND
- Take the train from Akihabara to Tsukuba
8h¥19,779–44,419
Tottori (TTJ) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tottori to Tsukuba is to bus which costs ¥9500 - ¥24000 and takes 14h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Tottori to Tsukuba is to fly and train which takes 5h 2m and costs ¥28000 - ¥55000.
No, there is no direct bus from Tottori to Tsukuba. However, there are services departing from Tottori and arriving at 大貫 via Kobe Sannomiya PMTP Building, Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit and つくばセンター. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 22m.
The distance between Tottori and Tsukuba is 795 km. The road distance is 739.5 km.
The best way to get from Tottori to Tsukuba without a car is to train which takes 6h 59m and costs ¥18000 - ¥26000.
It takes approximately 6h 59m to get from Tottori to Tsukuba, including transfers.
Tottori to Tsukuba bus services, operated by Nihon Kotsu, depart from Tottori station.
The best way to get from Tottori to Tsukuba is to train which takes 6h 59m and costs ¥18000 - ¥26000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs ¥9500 - ¥24000 and takes 14h 22m.
Tottori to Tsukuba bus services, operated by Nihon Kotsu, arrive at Sannomiya BT station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tottori to Tsukuba is 740 km. It takes approximately 9h to drive from Tottori to Tsukuba.
What companies run services between Tottori, Japan and Tsukuba, Japan?
You can take a train from Tottori to 田中東 via Himeji, Tōkyō Station, Akihabara, Tsukuba, and つくばセンター in around 6h 59m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tottori to 大貫 via Sannomiya BT, Kobe Sannomiya PMTP Building, Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu, Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit, Tsukuba Center, and つくばセンター in around 14h 22m.
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- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tottori to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–50,000
Flights from Kobe to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–85,000
Flights from Miho–Yonago Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–53,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–42,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–33,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Kobe to Ibaraki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–20,000
Flights from Kobe to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–18,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Tottori to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–5,500
- 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
- ¥4,200–4,800
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,600–5,500
- Green Seat
- ¥5,000–7,000
Train from Tottori to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–9,500
- 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
- ¥7,000–8,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥6,500–9,500
- Green Seat
- ¥10,000–14,000
Train from Tottori to Sannomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–7,000
- 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
- ¥5,000–6,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥4,900–7,000
- Green Seat
- ¥7,000–10,000
Train from Tottori to Yonago
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–4,100
- 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
- ¥3,600–4,100
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,900–4,100
- Green Seat
- ¥4,100–5,500
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Himeji to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–19,000
- 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
- ¥13,000–19,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥15,000–19,000
- Green seat
- ¥20,000–27,000
Train from Kyōto to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- 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
- ¥16,000–22,000
- Phone
- 0570-000-298
- Website
- mir.co.jp
Train from Akihabara to Tsukuba
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,150–1,250
- Website
- https://www.mir.co.jp/en/
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Tottori to Yonago
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 03-5755-2151
- Website
- nihon-kotsu.co.jp
Bus from Tottori to Sannomiya BT
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800
- Schedules at
- nihonkotsu.co.jp
- Phone
- (050) 5805-0383
- en-info@willer.co.jp
- Website
- travel.willer.co.jp
Bus from Kobe Sannomiya PMTP Building to Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–16,000
- Schedules at
- willer-travel.com
- Relax
- ¥4,300–12,000
- Standard
- ¥4,300–8,500
- Comodo
- ¥7,000–12,000
- ReBorn
- ¥7,500–16,000
- Phone
- 0570-048905
- Website
- jrbuskanto.co.jp
Bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Tsukuba Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,200
- Schedules at
- jrbuskanto.co.jp.e.wn.hp.transer.com
- Website
- sugizaki-highwaybus.com
Night bus from Tottori Station to Tokyo Station Kajibashi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–14,000
- Schedules at
- sugizaki-highwaybus.com
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