There are 5 ways to get from Kichijōji Station to Ikebukuro by train, bus, taxi, car, or subway
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Train
best- Take the train from 吉祥寺 Kichijōji to 新宿 Shinjukutrain Jb / ...
- Take the train from 新宿 Shinjuku to 池袋 Ikebukurotrain Jy / ...
29 min¥361–626Drive 16 km
cheapest- Drive from Kichijōji Station to Ikebukurocar 16 km
19 min¥278–401Bus, train
- Take the bus from 吉祥寺駅 to 大泉学園駅南口bus 吉61-1 / ...
- Take the train from 大泉学園 Ōizumi-gakuen to 池袋 Ikebukurotrain Si
55 min¥446–535Taxi
- Take the taxi from Kichijōji Station to Ikebukurotaxi 16 km
19 min¥7,500–9,500Subway
- Take the subway from 荻窪 Ogikubo to 池袋 Ikebukurosubway M
58 min¥358–532
Kichijōji Station to Ikebukuro by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kichijōji Station to Ikebukuro is to drive which costs ¥270 - ¥410 and takes 19 min.
The fastest way to get from Kichijōji Station to Ikebukuro is to taxi which takes 19 min and costs ¥7500 - ¥9500.
No, there is no direct train from Kichijōji Station to Ikebukuro. However, there are services departing from 吉祥寺 Kichijōji and arriving at 池袋 Ikebukuro via 新宿 Shinjuku. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29 min.
The distance between Kichijōji Station and Ikebukuro is 17 km. The road distance is 16 km.
The best way to get from Kichijōji Station to Ikebukuro without a car is to train which takes 29 min and costs ¥360 - ¥650.
It takes approximately 29 min to get from Kichijōji Station to Ikebukuro, including transfers.
Kichijōji Station to Ikebukuro train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), depart from 吉祥寺 Kichijōji station.
Kichijōji Station to Ikebukuro train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), arrive at 新宿 Shinjuku station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kichijōji Station to Ikebukuro is 16 km. It takes approximately 19 min to drive from Kichijōji Station to Ikebukuro.
There are 12682+ hotels available in Ikebukuro.
What companies run services between Kichijōji Station, Tokyo, Japan and Ikebukuro, Tokyo, Japan?
You can take a train from 吉祥寺 Kichijōji to 池袋 Ikebukuro via 新宿 Shinjuku in around 29 min.
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from 吉祥寺 Kichijōji to 新宿 Shinjuku
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥250–380
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from 新宿 Shinjuku to 池袋 Ikebukuro
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥110–250
- Website
- JR EAST
- Phone
- 0570-005-712
- Website
- Seibu Railway
Train from 大泉学園 Ōizumi-gakuen to 池袋 Ikebukuro
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥220–240
- Website
- Seibu Railway
- Phone
- 0570-200-999
- Website
- Tokyo Metro
Subway from 荻窪 Ogikubo to 池袋 Ikebukuro
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥260–310
- Website
- Tokyo Metro
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–9,500
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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