There are 4 ways to get from Tsukuba to Ueda by bus, train, or car
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from 大貫 to つくばセンターbus Ha
- Take the train from Nagareyama-Otakanomori to Omiya(Saitama)train
- Take the train from Ōmiya to Uedatrain
4h 7m¥6,300–9,550Drive 196.9 km
cheapest- Drive from Tsukuba to Uedacar 196.9 km
3h 9m¥3,383–4,886Bus
- Take the bus from Tsukuba Center to Tokyo Station Nihonbashi Exitbus Tsukuba
- Take the bus from 池袋駅東口(西武観光バスのりば) to 住吉[上田市](おりば)bus 池袋~上田
6h 59mBus, train via Takasaki
- Take the bus from 筑波山口 to 岩瀬駅bus
- Take the train from Oyama(Tochigi) to Takasakitrain
- Take the train from Takasaki to Uedatrain
5h 51m¥5,500–8,300
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tsukuba to Ueda is to drive which costs ¥3300 - ¥4900 and takes 3h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Tsukuba to Ueda is to drive which takes 3h 9m and costs ¥3300 - ¥4900.
The distance between Tsukuba and Ueda is 248 km. The road distance is 196.9 km.
The best way to get from Tsukuba to Ueda without a car is to bus and train which takes 4h 7m and costs ¥6000 - ¥10000.
It takes approximately 4h 7m to get from Tsukuba to Ueda, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Tsukuba to Ueda is 197 km. It takes approximately 3h 9m to drive from Tsukuba to Ueda.
There are 245+ hotels available in Ueda.
What companies run services between Tsukuba, Japan and Ueda, Japan?
You can take a bus from 大貫 to 住吉[上田市](おりば) via つくばセンター, Tsukuba Center, Tokyo Station Nihonbashi Exit, Tōkyō Station, Ikebukuro, and 池袋駅東口(西武観光バスのりば) in around 6h 59m.
- Phone
- 03-5962-0102
- Website
- tobu.co.jp
Train from Nagareyama-Otakanomori to Omiya(Saitama)
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥550–900
- Website
- https://www.tobu.co.jp/foreign/en/
- Phone
- 050-5306-1102
- Website
- tobu.co.jp
Train from Nagareyama-Otakanomori to Omiya(Saitama)
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- tobu.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Ōmiya to Ueda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–7,500
- 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
- ¥4,900–6,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,500–7,500
- Green seat
- ¥7,000–9,500
Train from Takasaki to Ueda
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–5,500
- 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
- ¥3,400–4,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥4,200–5,500
- Green seat
- ¥5,000–7,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Oyama(Tochigi) to Takasaki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–1,900
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
- Website
- tsukuba.city.bus-go.com
Bus from 大貫 to つくばセンター
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥200–400
- Schedules at
- tsukuba.city.bus-go.com
- Phone
- 0570-048905
- Website
- jrbuskanto.co.jp
Bus from Tsukuba Center to Tokyo Station Nihonbashi Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- jrbuskanto.co.jp.e.wn.hp.transer.com
- Website
- busnet-gunma.jp
Bus from 池袋駅東口(西武観光バスのりば) to 住吉[上田市](おりば)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- kantetsu.co.jp
Bus from 筑波山口 to 岩瀬駅
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥200
- Schedules at
- kantetsu.co.jp
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