There are 5 ways to get from Arakawa to Shibuya by subway, taxi, car, foot, or train
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Subway
best- Take the subway from 町屋 Machiya to 明治神宮前〈原宿〉 Meiji-jingumaesubway C
28 min¥210–260Taxi
- Take the taxi from Arakawa to Shibuyataxi 13.5 km
17 min¥6,500–8,000Drive 13.5 km
- Drive from Arakawa to Shibuyacar 13.5 km
17 min¥235–339Walk
- Take the foot from Arakawa to Shibuyawalk 13 km
2h 36mTrain
- Take the train from 日暮里 Nippori to 原宿 Harajukutrain Jy
40 min¥340–550
Arakawa to Shibuya by subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Arakawa to Shibuya is to subway which costs ¥210 - ¥260 and takes 28 min.
The fastest way to get from Arakawa to Shibuya is to taxi which takes 17 min and costs ¥6500 - ¥8000.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from 町屋 Machiya and arriving at 明治神宮前〈原宿〉 Meiji-jingumae. Services depart every 10 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 28 min.
The distance between Arakawa and Shibuya is 15 km. The road distance is 13.5 km.
The best way to get from Arakawa to Shibuya without a car is to subway which takes 28 min and costs ¥210 - ¥260.
The subway from 町屋 Machiya to 明治神宮前〈原宿〉 Meiji-jingumae takes 28 min including transfers and departs every 10 minutes.
Arakawa to Shibuya train services, operated by Tokyo Metro, depart from 町屋 Machiya station.
Arakawa to Shibuya train services, operated by Tokyo Metro, arrive at 明治神宮前〈原宿〉 Meiji-jingumae station.
Yes, the driving distance between Arakawa to Shibuya is 14 km. It takes approximately 17 min to drive from Arakawa to Shibuya.
There are 12733+ hotels available in Shibuya.
What companies run services between Arakawa, Japan and Shibuya, Japan?
Tokyo Metro operates a subway from 町屋 Machiya to 明治神宮前〈原宿〉 Meiji-jingumae every 10 minutes. Tickets cost ¥210–260 and the journey takes 28 min.
- Phone
- 0570-200-999
- Website
- tokyometro.jp
Subway from 町屋 Machiya to 明治神宮前〈原宿〉 Meiji-jingumae
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥210–260
- Website
- https://www.tokyometro.jp/en/
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from 日暮里 Nippori to 原宿 Harajuku
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥400–550
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- 03-5962-0102
- Website
- tobu.co.jp
Train from 日暮里 Nippori to 原宿 Harajuku
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥340–550
- Website
- https://www.tobu.co.jp/foreign/en/
- Phone
- 03-5909-0211
- Website
- odakyu.jp
Train from 日暮里 Nippori to 原宿 Harajuku
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.odakyu.jp/english/
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–8,000
Hinomaru
- Phone
- +81 3-3814-1111
- Website
- hinomaru.tokyo
Km Taxi
- Phone
- +81 3-5530-6001
- Website
- km-taxi.tokyo
Tokyo MK Taxi
- Phone
- +81 3-5547-5551
- Website
- tokyomk.com
Tokyo Taxi
- Phone
- +81 3-5758-3630
- Website
- tokyotaxi.co.jp
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