There are 4 ways to get from Ikebukuro (Station) to Asakusa Shrine by train, subway, bus, taxi, or car
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Train, subway
best- Take the train from 池袋 Ikebukuro to 御徒町 Okachimachitrain Jy
- Take the subway from 上野広小路 Ueno-hirokoji to 浅草 Asakusasubway G
34 min¥364–529Drive 10.1 km
cheapest- Drive from Ikebukuro (Station) to Asakusa Shrinecar 10.1 km
12 min¥176–254Bus
- Take the bus from 池袋駅東口 to 浅草六丁目bus 草64
57 min¥210Taxi
- Take the taxi from Ikebukuro (Station) to Asakusa Shrinetaxi 10.1 km
12 min¥5,000–6,500
Ikebukuro (Station) to Asakusa Shrine by train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ikebukuro (Station) to Asakusa Shrine is to bus which costs ¥210 and takes 57 min.
The fastest way to get from Ikebukuro (Station) to Asakusa Shrine is to taxi which takes 12 min and costs ¥5000 - ¥6500.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from 池袋駅東口 and arriving at 浅草六丁目. Services depart every 30 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 50 min.
No, there is no direct train from Ikebukuro (Station) to Asakusa Shrine. However, there are services departing from 池袋 Ikebukuro and arriving at 浅草 Asakusa via 上野広小路 Ueno-hirokoji. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34 min.
The distance between Ikebukuro (Station) and Asakusa Shrine is 13 km. The road distance is 10.1 km.
The best way to get from Ikebukuro (Station) to Asakusa Shrine without a car is to train and subway which takes 34 min and costs ¥360 - ¥550.
It takes approximately 34 min to get from Ikebukuro (Station) to Asakusa Shrine, including transfers.
Ikebukuro (Station) to Asakusa Shrine bus services, operated by Toei Bus, depart from 池袋駅東口 station.
Ikebukuro (Station) to Asakusa Shrine train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), depart from 池袋 Ikebukuro station.
Ikebukuro (Station) to Asakusa Shrine bus services, operated by Toei Bus, arrive at 浅草六丁目 station.
What companies run services between Ikebukuro (Station), Japan and Asakusa Shrine, Japan?
Toei Bus operates a bus from 池袋駅東口 to 浅草六丁目 every 30 minutes. Tickets cost ¥210 and the journey takes 50 min.
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from 池袋 Ikebukuro to 御徒町 Okachimachi
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥200–330
- Website
- JR EAST
- Phone
- 0570-200-999
- Website
- Tokyo Metro
Subway from 上野広小路 Ueno-hirokoji to 浅草 Asakusa
- Ave. Duration
- 7 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥160–200
- Website
- Tokyo Metro
- Phone
- 03-3816-5711
- Website
- Toei Transportation
Bus from 池袋駅東口 to 浅草六丁目
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥210
- Website
- Toei Transportation
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–6,500
Hinomaru
- Phone
- +81 3-3814-1111
- Website
- hinomaru.tokyo
Km Taxi
- Phone
- +81 3-5530-6001
- Website
- km-taxi.tokyo
Tokyo MK Taxi
- Phone
- +81 3-5547-5551
- Website
- tokyomk.com
Tokyo Taxi
- Phone
- +81 3-5758-3630
- Website
- tokyotaxi.co.jp
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More Questions & Answers
Ikebukuro (Station) to Asakusa Shrine train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), arrive at 御徒町 Okachimachi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ikebukuro (Station) to Asakusa Shrine is 10 km. It takes approximately 12 min to drive from Ikebukuro (Station) to Asakusa Shrine.
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