There are 4 ways to get from Ueda to Shimada by train or car
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Train via Tokyo
best- Take the train from Ueda to Tōkyō StationHakutaka / ...
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to ShizuokaKodama / ...
3h 5m¥10,543–15,461Drive 219.9 km
cheapest- Drive from Ueda to Shimada219.9 km
3h 24m¥3,692–5,333Train
- Take the train from Ueda to Takasaki
- Take the train from Takasaki to Atami
- Take the train from Atami to Shimada
7h 12mTrain #2
- Take the train from Komoro to Kobuchizawa[12639] JR Koumi
- Take the train from Kofu to Shizuoka[187907] Ltd. Exp.
8h 37m¥5,641–9,786
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ueda to Shimada is to drive which costs ¥3600 - ¥5500 and takes 3h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Ueda to Shimada is to train via Tokyo which takes 3h 5m and costs ¥10000 - ¥16000.
No, there is no direct train from Ueda to Shimada. However, there are services departing from Ueda and arriving at Shimada via Tōkyō Station and Shizuoka. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 5m.
The distance between Ueda and Shimada is 385 km. The road distance is 219.9 km.
The best way to get from Ueda to Shimada without a car is to train via Tokyo which takes 3h 5m and costs ¥10000 - ¥16000.
It takes approximately 3h 5m to get from Ueda to Shimada, including transfers.
Ueda to Shimada train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Ueda station.
Ueda to Shimada train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Tōkyō Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ueda to Shimada is 220 km. It takes approximately 3h 24m to drive from Ueda to Shimada.
There are 141+ hotels available in Shimada.
What companies run services between Ueda, Japan and Shimada, Japan?
You can take a train from Ueda to Shimada via Tōkyō Station and Shizuoka in around 3h 5m.
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Ueda to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–8,000
- 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
- ¥5,500–7,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥6,500–8,000
- Green seat
- ¥8,000–11,000
Train from Tōkyō Station to Shizuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–7,500
- 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
- ¥5,000–7,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥6,000–7,500
- Green seat
- ¥7,500–10,000
Train from Ueda to Takasaki
- 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 Takasaki to Atami
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,000
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Komoro to Kobuchizawa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,600
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Atami to Shimada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- global.jr-central.co.jp
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kofu to Shizuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–5,000
- 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
- ¥4,200–4,800
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,600–5,000
- Green Seat
- ¥5,000–7,000
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