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How to get fromHakone to Shirakawaby train, bus, or car

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There are 5 ways to get from Hakone to Shirakawa by train, bus, or car

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  1. Train via Saitama

    best
    1. Take the train from 小田原 Odawara to 新宿 Shinjukutrain train Oh
    2. Take the train from Ōmiya to Shin-Shirakawatrain train Yamabiko / ...
    5h 3m
    ¥4,843–9,042

  2. Train #2

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Odawara to Ōmiyatrain train Ueno-Tōkyō Line
    2. Take the train from Ōmiya to Shin-Shirakawatrain train Yamabiko / ...
    5h 23m
    ¥4,803–6,642

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Hakone Glass No Mori to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminalbus bus Motohakone to Shinjuku
    2. Take the bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Sukagawa Eigyōshobus bus Abukuma
    8h 59m
    ¥4,840–8,830

  4. Drive 293.5 km

    1. Drive from Hakone to Shirakawacar car 293.5 km
    3h 45m
    ¥5,097–7,362

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Odawara to Shin Yokohamatrain train Kodama
    2. Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Shin-Shirakawatrain train Yamabiko / ...
    5h 22m

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  • Distance: 280.7 km
  • Duration: 5h 3m

What companies run services between Hakone, Japan and Shirakawa, Japan?

You can take a bus from Ashinoyu to Shirakawa Station via Odawara Sta., 小田原 Odawara, 新宿 Shinjuku, 大宮 Ōmiya, Ōmiya, Shin-Shirakawa, and Shin-Shirakawa Station in around 5h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Hakone Glass No Mori to Kutano via Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal, Sukagawa Eigyōsho, and Sukagawa in around 8h 59m.

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