There are 4 ways to get from Koga to Tsukuba by train, taxi, car, or bus
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Train, taxi
best- Take the train from 古河 Koga to 小山 Oyamatrain Ju
- Take the train from 小山 Oyama to 下館 Shimodatetrain
- Take the taxi from 下館 Shimodate to Tsukubataxi
1h 22m¥8,139–10,395Drive 38.6 km
cheapest- Drive from Koga to Tsukubacar 38.6 km
49 min¥670–967Taxi
- Take the taxi from Koga to Tsukubataxi 38.6 km
49 min¥16,000–20,000Train, bus
- Take the train from Koga to Ōmiyatrain
- Take the train from Omiya(Saitama) to Nagareyama-Otakanomoritrain
- Take the bus from つくばセンター to 大貫bus Hb
3h 24m¥1,990–2,832
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Koga to Tsukuba is to drive which costs ¥650 - ¥1000 and takes 49 min.
The fastest way to get from Koga to Tsukuba is to drive which takes 49 min and costs ¥650 - ¥1000.
The distance between Koga and Tsukuba is 50 km. The road distance is 38.6 km.
The best way to get from Koga to Tsukuba without a car is to train and taxi which takes 1h 22m and costs ¥8000 - ¥11000.
It takes approximately 1h 22m to get from Koga to Tsukuba, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Koga to Tsukuba is 39 km. It takes approximately 49 min to drive from Koga to Tsukuba.
There are 106+ hotels available in Tsukuba.
What companies run services between Koga, Ibaraki, Japan and Tsukuba, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Koga to Tsukuba. However, you can take the train to 小山 Oyama, take the train to 下館 Shimodate, then take the taxi to Tsukuba. Alternatively, you can drive from Koga to Tsukuba in around 49 min.
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from 古河 Koga to 小山 Oyama
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥310–450
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from 小山 Oyama to 下館 Shimodate
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥320–450
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Koga to Ōmiya
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥550–800
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- 03-5962-0102
- Website
- tobu.co.jp
Train from Omiya(Saitama) to Nagareyama-Otakanomori
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥550–900
- Website
- https://www.tobu.co.jp/foreign/en/
- Phone
- 050-5306-1102
- Website
- tobu.co.jp
Train from Omiya(Saitama) to Nagareyama-Otakanomori
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- tobu.co.jp
- Website
- tsukuba.city.bus-go.com
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-go.com
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