There are 5 ways to get from Tsuruoka to Semboku by train, bus, or car
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Train
best- Take the train from Tsuruoka to Akita[186385] Ltd. Exp Inaho 1
- Take the train from Akita to TazawakoKomachi
4h 40m¥7,507–11,053Drive 173.6 km
cheapest- Drive from Tsuruoka to Semboku173.6 km
2h 36m¥2,958–4,272Bus, train
- Take the bus from Shonai Kanko Bussanko to Sendai Station
- Take the train from Sendai to TazawakoKomachi
5h 49m¥9,600–13,500Train via Sakata(Yamagata)
- Take the train from Sakata(Yamagata) to Akita[17593] Jr Uetsu / ...
- Take the train from Akita to TazawakoKomachi
6h 10m¥5,593–12,695Train #2
- Take the train from Amarume to Shinjo[17754] JR Rikuu-West / ...
- Take the train from Shinjo to Omagari[17146] Jr Ou
6h 54m¥3,310–9,255
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tsuruoka to Semboku is to drive which costs ¥2900 - ¥4300 and takes 2h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Tsuruoka to Semboku is to drive which takes 2h 36m and costs ¥2900 - ¥4300.
The distance between Tsuruoka and Semboku is 221 km. The road distance is 173.6 km.
The best way to get from Tsuruoka to Semboku without a car is to train which takes 4h 40m and costs ¥7500 - ¥12000.
It takes approximately 4h 40m to get from Tsuruoka to Semboku, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Tsuruoka to Semboku is 174 km. It takes approximately 2h 36m to drive from Tsuruoka to Semboku.
There are 52+ hotels available in Semboku.
What companies run services between Tsuruoka, Japan and Semboku, Japan?
You can take a train from Tsuruoka to 中学校前(たっこちゃん) via Akita, Tazawako, and 田沢湖駅前 in around 4h 40m.
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- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Tsuruoka to Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–5,500
- 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
- ¥4,400–5,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,900–5,500
- Green Seat
- ¥5,500–7,500
Train from Sakata(Yamagata) to Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–4,500
- 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
- ¥3,800–4,400
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,200–4,500
- Green Seat
- ¥4,600–6,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Akita to Tazawako
- Ave. Duration
- 58 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
- ¥3,400–4,600
- Reserved seat
- ¥4,300–5,500
- Green seat
- ¥5,000–7,000
Train from Sendai to Tazawako
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–9,000
- 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
- ¥6,000–8,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥7,000–9,000
- Green seat
- ¥8,500–12,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Sakata(Yamagata) to Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–2,100
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Amarume to Shinjo
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥700–950
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Shinjo to Omagari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–2,000
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
- Website
- shonaikotsu.jp
Bus from Shonai Kanko Bussanko to Sendai Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400
- Schedules at
- shonaikotsu.jp
- Website
- miyakou.co.jp
Bus from Shonai Kanko Bussanko to Sendai Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300
- Schedules at
- miyakou.co.jp
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