There are 3 ways to get from Himeji to Lake Biwa by train or car
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The cheapest way to get from Himeji to Lake Biwa is to train which costs ¥2100 - ¥3000 and takes 2h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Himeji to Lake Biwa is to drive which takes 2h 21m and costs ¥2600 - ¥3800.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Higashi-Himeji and arriving at Zeze. Services depart every 30 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 2h 29m.
The distance between Himeji and Lake Biwa is 141 km. The road distance is 171.1 km.
The best way to get from Himeji to Lake Biwa without a car is to train via Kyōto which takes 1h 21m and costs .
It takes approximately 1h 21m to get from Himeji to Lake Biwa, including transfers.
Himeji to Lake Biwa train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), depart from Himeji station.
Himeji to Lake Biwa train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), arrive at Kyoto station.
Yes, the driving distance between Himeji to Lake Biwa is 171 km. It takes approximately 2h 21m to drive from Himeji to Lake Biwa.
There are 260+ hotels available in Lake Biwa.
What companies run services between Himeji, Japan and Lake Biwa, Shiga, Japan?
JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company) operates a train from Himeji to Kyoto hourly, and the journey takes 1h 1m.
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Himeji to Kyoto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Higashi-Himeji to Zeze
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–3,000
- Schedules at
- jorudan.co.jp
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