There are 5 ways to get from Ghibli Museum to Ikebukuro by train, bus, taxi, car, or subway
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Train
best- Take the train from 吉祥寺 Kichijōji to 新宿 Shinjukutrain Jb / ...
- Take the train from 新宿 Shinjuku to 池袋 Ikebukurotrain Jy / ...
46 min¥361–626Drive 17.3 km
cheapest- Drive from Ghibli Museum to Ikebukurocar 17.3 km
21 min¥301–434Bus, train
- Take the bus from 吉祥寺駅 to 大泉学園駅南口bus 吉61-1 / ...
- Take the train from 大泉学園 Ōizumi-gakuen to 池袋 Ikebukurotrain Si
1h 12m¥446–535Taxi
- Take the taxi from Ghibli Museum to Ikebukurotaxi 17.3 km
21 min¥8,500–11,000Subway
- Take the subway from 荻窪 Ogikubo to 池袋 Ikebukurosubway M
1h 14m¥358–532
Ghibli Museum to Ikebukuro by foot and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ghibli Museum to Ikebukuro is to drive which costs ¥300 - ¥440 and takes 21 min.
The fastest way to get from Ghibli Museum to Ikebukuro is to taxi which takes 21 min and costs ¥8500 - ¥11000.
No, there is no direct train from Ghibli Museum to Ikebukuro. However, there are services departing from 吉祥寺 Kichijōji and arriving at 池袋 Ikebukuro via 新宿 Shinjuku. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46 min.
The distance between Ghibli Museum and Ikebukuro is 18 km. The road distance is 17.3 km.
The best way to get from Ghibli Museum to Ikebukuro without a car is to train which takes 46 min and costs ¥360 - ¥650.
It takes approximately 46 min to get from Ghibli Museum to Ikebukuro, including transfers.
Ghibli Museum to Ikebukuro train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), depart from 吉祥寺 Kichijōji station.
Ghibli Museum to Ikebukuro train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), arrive at 新宿 Shinjuku station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ghibli Museum to Ikebukuro is 17 km. It takes approximately 21 min to drive from Ghibli Museum to Ikebukuro.
There are 12645+ hotels available in Ikebukuro.
What companies run services between Ghibli Museum, Japan and Ikebukuro, Tokyo, Japan?
You can take a vehicle from Ghibli Museum to 池袋 Ikebukuro via 吉祥寺 Kichijōji and 新宿 Shinjuku in around 46 min.
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from 吉祥寺 Kichijōji to 新宿 Shinjuku
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥250–380
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from 新宿 Shinjuku to 池袋 Ikebukuro
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥110–250
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- 0570-005-712
- Website
- seiburailway.jp
Train from 大泉学園 Ōizumi-gakuen to 池袋 Ikebukuro
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥220–240
- Website
- https://www.seiburailway.jp/en/
- Phone
- 0570-200-999
- Website
- tokyometro.jp
Subway from 荻窪 Ogikubo to 池袋 Ikebukuro
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥260–310
- Website
- https://www.tokyometro.jp/en/
- Website
- seibubus.co.jp
Bus from 吉祥寺駅 to 大泉学園駅南口
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥220–300
- Website
- https://www.seibubus.co.jp/english_information/
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–11,000
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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