There are 4 ways to get from Itabashi to Tsukuba by train, bus, car, or taxi
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from 新御徒町 Shin-Okachimachi to つくば Tsukubatrain Tx
- Take the bus from つくばセンター to 田中東bus Hb
2h 21m¥1,620–2,124Drive 71.8 km
cheapest- Drive from Itabashi to Tsukubacar 71.8 km
1h 18m¥1,240–1,791Bus
- Take the bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Tsukuba Centerbus Tsukuba
- Take the bus from つくばセンター to 大貫bus Hb
2h 53m¥1,671–2,597Taxi
- Take the taxi from Itabashi to Tsukubataxi 71.8 km
1h 18m¥39,000–47,000
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Itabashi to Tsukuba is to drive which costs ¥1200 - ¥1800 and takes 1h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Itabashi to Tsukuba is to drive which takes 1h 18m and costs ¥1200 - ¥1800.
No, there is no direct bus from Itabashi station to Tsukuba. However, there are services departing from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit and arriving at 大貫 via つくばセンター. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 53m.
The distance between Itabashi and Tsukuba is 85 km. The road distance is 71.8 km.
The best way to get from Itabashi to Tsukuba without a car is to train and bus which takes 2h 21m and costs ¥1600 - ¥2200.
It takes approximately 2h 21m to get from Itabashi to Tsukuba, including transfers.
Itabashi to Tsukuba bus services, operated by JR Bus Kanto, depart from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit.
Itabashi to Tsukuba bus services, operated by JR Bus Kanto, arrive at Tsukuba Center station.
Yes, the driving distance between Itabashi to Tsukuba is 72 km. It takes approximately 1h 18m to drive from Itabashi to Tsukuba.
There are 102+ hotels available in Tsukuba.
What companies run services between Itabashi, Japan and Tsukuba, Japan?
You can take a train from 赤羽 Akabane to 大貫 via Tōkyō Station, Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit, Tsukuba Center, and つくばセンター in around 2h 53m.
- Phone
- 0570-000-298
- Website
- Tsukuba Express
Train from 新御徒町 Shin-Okachimachi to つくば Tsukuba
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,250
- Website
- Tsukuba Express
- Website
- Tsukuba city bus
Bus from つくばセンター to 田中東
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥190–400
- Schedules at
- Tsukuba city bus
Bus from つくばセンター to 大貫
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥200–400
- Schedules at
- Tsukuba city bus
- Phone
- 0570-048905
- Website
- jrbuskanto.co.jp
Bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Tsukuba Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,260–1,800
- Schedules at
- time.jrbuskanto.co.jp.e.wn.hp.transer.com
- Reserved Seat
- ¥1,800
- Non-reserved Seat
- ¥1,260
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Estimated price
- ¥39,000–47,000
Uber
- Website
- service-taxi.jp
GO
- Website
- go.goinc.jp
Nihon Kotsu Co., Ltd
- Phone
- +81 3 5755 2336
- Website
- nihon-kotsu-taxi.jp
KM Taxi
- Phone
- +81 3 5530 6001
- Website
- km-group.co.jp
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