There are 5 ways to get from Harajuku to Ginza by train, subway, car, or taxi
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Train, subway
best- Take the train from 高麗川 Komagawa to 川越 Kawagoetrain
- Take the train from 川越 Kawagoe to 池袋 Ikebukurotrain Tj
- Take the subway from 池袋 Ikebukuro to 銀座一丁目 Ginza-itchomesubway Y
1h 34m¥956–1,411Train, subway via 和光市 Wakoshi
cheapest- Take the train from 高麗川 Komagawa to 川越 Kawagoetrain
- Take the train from 川越 Kawagoe to 和光市 Wakoshitrain Tj
- Take the subway from 和光市 Wakoshi to 銀座一丁目 Ginza-itchomesubway Y
1h 36m¥816–1,171Drive 53.8 km
- Drive from Harajuku to Ginzacar 53.8 km
55 min¥934–1,349Taxi
- Take the taxi from Harajuku to Ginzataxi 53.8 km
55 min¥25,000–30,000Train
- Take the train from 高麗川 Komagawa to 川越 Kawagoetrain
- Take the train from 川越 Kawagoe to 大宮 Ōmiyatrain Ja
- Take the train from Ōmiya to Tōkyō Stationtrain Max
1h 38m¥1,116–1,621
Harajuku to Ginza by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Harajuku to Ginza is to train and subway via 和光市 Wakoshi which costs ¥800 - ¥1200 and takes 1h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Harajuku to Ginza is to drive which takes 55 min and costs ¥900 - ¥1400.
No, there is no direct train from Harajuku to Ginza. However, there are services departing from 高麗川 Komagawa and arriving at 銀座一丁目 Ginza-itchome via 川越 Kawagoe and 池袋 Ikebukuro. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 34m.
The distance between Harajuku and Ginza is 56 km. The road distance is 53.8 km.
The best way to get from Harajuku to Ginza without a car is to train and subway which takes 1h 34m and costs ¥950 - ¥1500.
It takes approximately 1h 34m to get from Harajuku to Ginza, including transfers.
Harajuku to Ginza train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), depart from 高麗川 Komagawa station.
Harajuku to Ginza train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), arrive at 川越 Kawagoe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Harajuku to Ginza is 54 km. It takes approximately 55 min to drive from Harajuku to Ginza.
There are 12736+ hotels available in Ginza.
What companies run services between Harajuku, Japan and Ginza, Tokyo, Japan?
You can take a train from 高麗川 Komagawa to Tōkyō Station via 川越 Kawagoe, 大宮 Ōmiya, and Ōmiya in around 1h 38m.
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from 高麗川 Komagawa to 川越 Kawagoe
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥290–430
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from 高麗川 Komagawa to 川越 Kawagoe
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥290–430
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from 高麗川 Komagawa to 川越 Kawagoe
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥290–430
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from 川越 Kawagoe to 大宮 Ōmiya
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥320–450
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Ōmiya to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥500–750
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- 03-5962-0102
- Website
- tobu.co.jp
Train from 川越 Kawagoe to 池袋 Ikebukuro
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥470–750
- Website
- https://www.tobu.co.jp/foreign/en/
Train from 川越 Kawagoe to 和光市 Wakoshi
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥290–450
- Website
- https://www.tobu.co.jp/foreign/en/
- Phone
- 0570-200-999
- Website
- tokyometro.jp
Subway from 池袋 Ikebukuro to 銀座一丁目 Ginza-itchome
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥190–240
- Website
- https://www.tokyometro.jp/en/
Subway from 和光市 Wakoshi to 銀座一丁目 Ginza-itchome
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥250–300
- Website
- https://www.tokyometro.jp/en/
Train from 川越 Kawagoe to 和光市 Wakoshi
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥270–360
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–30,000
Ageo Taxi
- Phone
- +81487727000
- Website
- ageotaxi.com
Aska Traffic Group
- Phone
- +81 570-075-770
- Website
- aska-web.co.jp
Capital Group
- Phone
- +81 42-691-5111
- Website
- capital-kotsu.jp
Hachioji Kotsu Jigyo
- Phone
- +81 42-623-5111
- Website
- hachioji-kotsu.co.jp
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