There are 9 ways to get from Asakusa to Himeji by train, bus, night bus, car, plane, or subway
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Train
best- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Himejitrain Hikari / ...
5h 2mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu to Himeji Stationbus 9351 / ...
11h 26m¥8,197–17,197Night bus
- Take the nightbus from Shibuya to Himeji Stationnightbus
10h 59m¥8,220–12,256Drive 577.3 km
- Drive from Asakusa to Himejicar 577.3 km
6h 29m¥9,934–14,348Fly to Kobe, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kobe (UKB)plane HND - UKB
- Take the train from Sannomiya to Higashi-Himejitrain
4h 36m¥12,470–52,048Subway, fly to Osaka International Airport, train
- Take the subway from 浅草 Asakusa to 泉岳寺 Sengakujisubway
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane HND - ITM
- Take the train from Shin Osaka to Himejitrain
4h 26m¥14,060–21,948Fly to Tokushima Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Tokushima Airport (TKS)plane HND - TKS
- Take the bus from Kousoku Naruto to Kousoku Maikobus
- Take the train from Maikokoen to Sanyohimejitrain
5h 16m¥25,010–55,148Subway, fly to Okayama Airport, train
- Take the subway from 浅草 Asakusa to 泉岳寺 Sengakujisubway
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Okayama Airport (OKJ)plane HND - OKJ
- Take the train from Okayama to Himejitrain
5h 17m¥14,010–25,998Fly to Takamatsu Airport, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Takamatsu Airport (TAK)plane HND - TAK
- Take the train from Takamatsu(Kagawa) to Okayamatrain
- Take the train from Okayama to Himejitrain
6h 23m¥17,410–40,748
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kobe (UKB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Asakusa to Himeji is to night bus which costs ¥8000 - ¥13000 and takes 10h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Asakusa to Himeji is to subway and fly and train which takes 4h 26m and costs ¥14000 - ¥22000.
No, there is no direct bus from Asakusa to Himeji station. However, there are services departing from 隅田公園 and arriving at Himeji Station via Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 26m.
No, there is no direct train from Asakusa station to Himeji. However, there are services departing from Tōkyō Station and arriving at Himeji via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 2m.
The distance between Asakusa and Himeji is 606 km. The road distance is 577.3 km.
The best way to get from Asakusa to Himeji without a car is to train which takes 5h 2m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 2m to get from Asakusa to Himeji, including transfers.
Asakusa to Himeji bus services, operated by Willer Express, depart from Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu station.
Asakusa to Himeji train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), depart from Tōkyō Station.
The best way to get from Asakusa to Himeji is to train which takes 5h 2m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs ¥8000 - ¥18000 and takes 11h 26m.
What companies run services between Asakusa, Japan and Himeji, Japan?
JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company) operates a train from Tōkyō Station to Himeji hourly, and the journey takes 3h 35m. Alternatively, Willer Express operates a bus from Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu to Himeji Station 3 times a day. Tickets cost ¥8,000–17,000 and the journey takes 9h 50m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–19,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Izumo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–19,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Yamagata
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–19,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Tokushima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–39,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Okayama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–23,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Takamatsu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–36,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–120,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–90,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Tokushima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–130,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Okayama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥45,000–110,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Takamatsu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–120,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–21,000
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Tōkyō Station to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Shin Osaka to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Okayama to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Okayama to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Sannomiya to Higashi-Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,200
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Shin Osaka to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,800
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Maikokoen to Sanyohimeji
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥650–950
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Okayama to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,600
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Okayama to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,600
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
- Phone
- 03-3816-5711
- Website
- Toei Transportation
Subway from 浅草 Asakusa to 泉岳寺 Sengakuji
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥170–260
- Website
- Toei Transportation
- Tram
- ¥170
- Subway
- ¥200–260
Subway from 浅草 Asakusa to 泉岳寺 Sengakuji
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥170–260
- Website
- Toei Transportation
- Tram
- ¥170
- Subway
- ¥200–260
- Website
- Sanyo Electric Railway
Train from Maikokoen to Sanyohimeji
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥600–900
- Schedules at
- Sanyo Electric Railway
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
Train from Takamatsu(Kagawa) to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,700
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
- Website
- JR EAST
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Website
- JR WEST
- Website
- JR SHIKOKU
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
- Phone
- 0570-00-4592
- Website
- JR SHIKOKU (Shikoku Railway Company)
Train from Takamatsu(Kagawa) to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- JR SHIKOKU (Shikoku Railway Company)
- [email protected]
- Website
- Willer Express
Bus from Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu to Himeji Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–17,000
- Website
- Willer Express
- 3 Row Seats
- ¥8,000–11,000
- Phone
- 042-352-3700
- Website
- keio-bus.com
Night bus from Shibuya to Himeji Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- highwaybus.com
- Phone
- 088-664-6030
- Website
- honshi-bus.co.jp
Bus from Kousoku Naruto to Kousoku Maiko
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600
- Schedules at
- honshi-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 087-823-3083
- Website
- jr-shikokubus.co.jp
Bus from Kousoku Naruto to Kousoku Maiko
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,500
- Schedules at
- jr-shikokubus.co.jp
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Booking & Getting There
Asakusa to Himeji bus services, operated by Willer Express, arrive at Himeji Station.
Asakusa to Himeji train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), arrive at Himeji station.
Yes, the driving distance between Asakusa to Himeji is 577 km. It takes approximately 6h 29m to drive from Asakusa to Himeji.
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