There are 8 ways to get from Ibaraki to Saitama by train, night bus, car, or plane
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Train via Kyoto
best- Take the train from Kyoto to Tōkyō Stationtrain Hikari / ...
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to さいたま新都心 Saitama-Shintoshintrain Jk / ...
4h 10mDrive 501.6 km
cheapest- Drive from Ibaraki to Saitamacar 501.6 km
5h 41m¥8,603–12,427Night bus
- Take the nightbus from Kyoto Station Hachijyo to Saitama Shintoshin Bus Terminalnightbus
9h 1mFly Osaka International Airport to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane ITM - HND
- Take the train from Shinagawa to Saitama-Shintoshintrain
3h 44m¥13,243–19,629Train
- Take the train from Shin Osaka to Tōkyō Stationtrain Kodama / ...
5h 6mTrain to Kobe, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the train from Ibaraki to Sannomiyatrain
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane UKB - HND
4h 41m¥12,757–52,411Fly Osaka International Airport to Narita International Airport, train
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane ITM - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Nipporitrain
4h 13m¥17,033–42,649Train to Kobe, fly to Ibaraki Airport, train
- Take the train from Ibaraki to Sannomiyatrain
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Ibaraki Airport (IBR)plane UKB - IBR
- Take the train from Ishioka to Uenotrain
5h 25m¥22,567–51,581
Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ibaraki to Saitama is to drive which costs ¥8500 - ¥13000 and takes 5h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Ibaraki to Saitama is to fly and train which takes 3h 44m and costs ¥13000 - ¥20000.
No, there is no direct bus from Ibaraki station to Saitama. However, there are services departing from Kyoto Station Hachijyo and arriving at Saitama Shintoshin Bus Terminal via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 1m.
No, there is no direct train from Ibaraki to Saitama. However, there are services departing from Ibaraki and arriving at さいたま新都心 Saitama-Shintoshin via Kyoto and Tōkyō Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 10m.
The distance between Ibaraki and Saitama is 534 km. The road distance is 501.6 km.
The best way to get from Ibaraki to Saitama without a car is to train via Kyoto which takes 4h 10m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 10m to get from Ibaraki to Saitama, including transfers.
Ibaraki to Saitama bus services, operated by Kintetsu Bus, depart from Kyoto Station Hachijyo.
Ibaraki to Saitama train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), depart from Kyoto station.
Ibaraki to Saitama bus services, operated by Kintetsu Bus, arrive at Saitama Shintoshin Bus Terminal station.
What companies run services between Ibaraki, Japan and Saitama, Japan?
You can take a train from Ibaraki to さいたま新都心 Saitama-Shintoshin via Kyōto, Kyoto, and Tōkyō Station in around 4h 10m. Alternatively, Kintetsu Bus operates a vehicle from Kyoto Station Hachijyo to Saitama Shintoshin Bus Terminal once daily, and the journey takes 7h 27m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–18,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Izumo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–18,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Yamagata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–18,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–34,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Narita International Airport via Matsuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–150,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥44,000–80,000
Flights from Kobe to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–100,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–100,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Kobe to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–19,000
Flights from Kobe to Ibaraki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–39,000
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Kyoto to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Shin Osaka to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Tōkyō Station to さいたま新都心 Saitama-Shintoshin
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥500–700
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Shinagawa to Saitama-Shintoshin
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥600–850
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Ishioka to Ueno
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,700
- Website
- JR EAST
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Ibaraki to Sannomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥700–1,000
- Schedules at
- jorudan.co.jp
Train from Ibaraki to Sannomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥700–1,000
- Schedules at
- jorudan.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- Keisei Electric Railway
Train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Nippori
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–2,600
- Website
- Keisei Electric Railway
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Kyoto Station Hachijyo to Saitama Shintoshin Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
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Ibaraki to Saitama train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), arrive at Tōkyō Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ibaraki to Saitama is 502 km. It takes approximately 5h 41m to drive from Ibaraki to Saitama.
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