There are 9 ways to get from Ikebukuro Eki to Nara-ken by train, bus, night bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Kyototrain Hikari / ...
- Take the train from Kyōto to Naratrain D: Nara Line Local / ...
4h 19mNight bus
cheapest- Take the nightbus from Keisei Ueno to Naranightbus
9h 52m¥6,690–11,315Bus
- Take the bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Nagoya Station Shinkansen Exitbus
- Take the bus from Meitetsu Bus Center to JR Nara Stationbus
10h 6m¥8,618–8,742Drive 466.8 km
- Drive from Ikebukuro Eki to Nara-shicar 466.8 km
5h 19m¥8,087–11,681Fly Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport, bus
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane HND - ITM
- Take the bus from Osaka Itami Airport to Nara-ken Convention Centerbus
4h 38m¥14,115–22,141Train to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Kobe, train
- Take the train from 池袋 Ikebukuro to 浜松町 Hamamatsuchōtrain
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kobe (UKB)plane HND - UKB
- Take the train from Kobe-Sannomiya(Hanshin) to Amagasaki(Hanshin)train
- Take the train from Amagasaki(Hanshin) to Osaka-Nambatrain
- Take the train from Osaka-Namba to Yamato-Yagitrain
5h 16m¥12,825–30,771Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport, bus
- Take the train from 日暮里 Nippori to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane NRT - ITM
- Take the bus from Osaka Itami Airport to Nara-ken Convention Centerbus
4h 54m¥17,305–36,980Fly Tokyo International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane HND - NGO
- Take the train from Kintetsu-Nagoya to Yamato-Yagitrain
6h 5m¥16,065–26,241Fly Tokyo International Airport to Tokushima Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Tokushima Airport (TKS)plane HND - TKS
- Take the bus from Kousoku Naruto to Kousoku Maikobus
- Take the train from Maiko to Ōsakatrain
- Take the train from Ōsaka to Kōriyamatrain
6h 28m¥23,315–48,741
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Osaka International Airport (ITM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ikebukuro Eki to Nara-ken is to bus which costs ¥8600 - ¥8800 and takes 10h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Ikebukuro Eki to Nara-ken is to fly and bus which takes 4h 38m and costs ¥14000 - ¥23000.
No, there is no direct bus from Ikebukuro Eki to Nara-ken station. However, there are services departing from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal and arriving at JR Nara Station via Meitetsu Bus Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 6m.
No, there is no direct train from Ikebukuro Eki to Nara-ken. However, there are services departing from 池袋 Ikebukuro and arriving at Nara via Tōkyō Station and Kyōto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 19m.
The distance between Ikebukuro Eki and Nara-ken is 527 km. The road distance is 466.8 km.
The best way to get from Ikebukuro Eki to Nara-ken without a car is to train which takes 4h 19m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 19m to get from Ikebukuro Eki to Nara-ken, including transfers.
Ikebukuro Eki to Nara-ken bus services, operated by JR Bus Kanto, depart from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal station.
Ikebukuro Eki to Nara-ken train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), depart from Tōkyō Station.
The best way to get from Ikebukuro Eki to Nara-ken is to train which takes 4h 19m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs ¥8600 - ¥8800 and takes 10h 6m.
What companies run services between Ikebukuro Eki, Japan and Nara-ken, Japan?
You can take a subway from 池袋 Ikebukuro to Nara via 東京 Tokyo, Tōkyō Station, Kyoto, and Kyōto in around 4h 19m. Alternatively, you can take a train from 池袋 Ikebukuro to JR Nara Station via 新宿 Shinjuku, Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal, Nagoya Station Shinkansen Exit, and Meitetsu Bus Center in around 10h 6m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–19,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Izumo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–19,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–31,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–17,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Tokushima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–36,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–230,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–270,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–210,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–220,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Tokushima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–300,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–19,000
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Tōkyō Station to Kyoto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Kyōto to Nara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥650–950
- Schedules at
- jorudan.co.jp
Train from Maiko to Ōsaka
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥750–1,100
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Ōsaka to Kōriyama
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥650–1,000
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from 池袋 Ikebukuro to 浜松町 Hamamatsuchō
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥310–450
- Website
- JR EAST
- Phone
- 06-6457-2258
- Website
- Hanshin Electric Railway
Train from Kobe-Sannomiya(Hanshin) to Amagasaki(Hanshin)
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥370–550
- Website
- Hanshin Electric Railway
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/
Train from Amagasaki(Hanshin) to Osaka-Namba
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥230–330
- Website
- Hanshin Electric Railway
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/
- Phone
- 050-3536-3957
- Website
- kintetsu.co.jp
Train from Osaka-Namba to Yamato-Yagi
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,600
- Schedules at
- hyperdia.com
Train from Kintetsu-Nagoya to Yamato-Yagi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–4,400
- Schedules at
- hyperdia.com
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- Keisei Electric Railway
Train from 日暮里 Nippori to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,200
- Website
- Keisei Electric Railway
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- Keisei Electric Railway
Train from 日暮里 Nippori to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,520–2,570
- Website
- Keisei Electric Railway
- Phone
- 0570-048905
- Website
- jrbuskanto.co.jp
Bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Nagoya Station Shinkansen Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,800
- Schedules at
- time.jrbuskanto.co.jp
- Book at
- kousokubus.net
- Phone
- 052-582-5151
- Website
- meitetsu-bus.co.jp
Bus from Meitetsu Bus Center to JR Nara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700
- Schedules at
- meitetsu-bus.co.jp
- Website
- narakotsu.co.jp
Night bus from Keisei Ueno to Nara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–11,000
- Schedules at
- narakotsu.co.jp
- Phone
- 06-6844-1124
- Website
- hankyu-kankobus.co.jp
Bus from Osaka Itami Airport to Nara-ken Convention Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–2,100
- Schedules at
- okkbus.co.jp
Bus from Osaka Itami Airport to Nara-ken Convention Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–2,100
- Schedules at
- okkbus.co.jp
- Phone
- 088-664-6030
- Website
- honshi-bus.co.jp
Bus from Kousoku Naruto to Kousoku Maiko
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600
- Schedules at
- honshi-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 087-823-3083
- Website
- jr-shikokubus.co.jp
Bus from Kousoku Naruto to Kousoku Maiko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,164
- Schedules at
- jr-shikokubus.co.jp
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Ikebukuro Eki to Nara-ken bus services, operated by JR Bus Kanto, arrive at Nagoya Station Shinkansen Exit.
Ikebukuro Eki to Nara-ken train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), arrive at Kyoto station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ikebukuro Eki to Nara-ken is 467 km. It takes approximately 5h 19m to drive from Ikebukuro Eki to Nara-ken.
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