There are 10 ways to get from Nara-shi to Sawara by train, bus, night bus, car, plane, or taxi
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Train
best- Take the train from Nara to Kyōtotrain
- Take the train from Kyoto to Tōkyō Stationtrain No
- Take the train from Chiba to Sawaratrain
6h 28mNight bus
cheapest- Take the night bus from Nara to Keisei Tsudanumanightbus
12h 27m¥7,440–12,250Bus
- Take the bus from JR Nara Station to Meitetsu Bus Centerbus
- Take the bus from Nagoya Station Shinkansen Exit to Tokyo Station Nihonbashi Exitbus
- Take the bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Kashima-Jingū Stationbus
11h 54m¥10,950–11,090Drive 546.5 km
- Drive from Nara-shi to Sawaracar 546.5 km
6h 16m¥9,482–13,696Train, train to Kobe, fly to Ibaraki Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Shin-Omiya to Osaka-Nambatrain
- Take the train from Osaka-Namba to Amagasaki(Hanshin)train
- Take the train from Amagasaki(Hanshin) to Kobe-Sannomiya(Hanshin)train
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Ibaraki Airport (IBR)plane UKB - IBR
- Take the taxi from Ibaraki Airport (IBR) to Sawarataxi
4h 54m¥29,371–50,789Train to Osaka International Airport, fly to Narita International Airport, train
- Take the train from Shin-Omiya to Osaka-Uehommachitrain
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane ITM - NRT
- Take the train from Narita to Sawaratrain
4h 56m¥16,766–34,350Train to Osaka International Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Take the train from Shin-Omiya to Osaka-Uehommachitrain
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane ITM - HND
- Take the train from 京成津田沼 Keisei-Tsudanuma to 京成成田 Keisei-Naritatrain
- Take the train from Narita to Sawaratrain
6h 11m¥15,176–22,930Train, train to Kobe, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the train from Shin-Omiya to Osaka-Nambatrain
- Take the train from Osaka-Namba to Amagasaki(Hanshin)train
- Take the train from Amagasaki(Hanshin) to Kobe-Sannomiya(Hanshin)train
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane UKB - HND
- Take the train from 京成津田沼 Keisei-Tsudanuma to 京成成田 Keisei-Naritatrain
- Take the train from Narita to Sawaratrain
7h 3m¥13,411–31,339Train, train to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly to Narita International Airport
- Take the train from Nara to Kyōtotrain
- Take the train from Kyoto to Nagoyatrain
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane NGO - NRT
6h 2mTrain, train to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the train from Nara to Kyōtotrain
- Take the train from Kyoto to Nagoyatrain
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane NGO - HND
- Take the train from 京成津田沼 Keisei-Tsudanuma to 京成成田 Keisei-Naritatrain
- Take the train from Narita to Sawaratrain
7h 31m
Kobe (UKB) to Ibaraki Airport (IBR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nara-shi to Sawara is to bus which costs ¥10900 - ¥11100 and takes 11h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Nara-shi to Sawara is to train and fly and taxi which takes 4h 54m and costs ¥29000 - ¥55000.
No, there is no direct bus from Nara-shi station to Sawara station. However, there are services departing from JR Nara Station and arriving at Kashima-Jingū Station via Nagoya Station Shinkansen Exit and Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 54m.
No, there is no direct train from Nara-shi to Sawara. However, there are services departing from Nara and arriving at Sawara via Kyoto, Tōkyō Station and Chiba. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 28m.
The distance between Nara-shi and Sawara is 613 km. The road distance is 546.5 km.
The best way to get from Nara-shi to Sawara without a car is to train which takes 6h 28m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 28m to get from Nara-shi to Sawara, including transfers.
Nara-shi to Sawara bus services, operated by Meitetsu Bus, depart from JR Nara Station.
Nara-shi to Sawara train services, operated by JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company), depart from Nara station.
The best way to get from Nara-shi to Sawara is to train which takes 6h 28m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs ¥10900 - ¥11100 and takes 11h 54m.
What companies run services between Nara-shi, Japan and Sawara, Chiba, Japan?
You can take a train from Nara to Sawara via Kyōto, Kyoto, Tōkyō Station, 千葉 Chiba, and Chiba in around 6h 28m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from JR Nara Station to 佐原 Sawara via Meitetsu Bus Center, Nagoya Station Shinkansen Exit, Tokyo Station Nihonbashi Exit, Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit, Kashima-Jingū Station, and 鹿島神宮 Kashimajingū in around 11h 54m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–31,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Narita International Airport via Miyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–65,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–19,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–17,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–17,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–230,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–270,000
Flights from Kobe to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–290,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–210,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–260,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Kobe to Ibaraki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–28,000
Flights from Kobe to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–19,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Nara to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥650–950
- Schedules at
- jorudan.co.jp
Train from Nara to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥650–950
- Schedules at
- jorudan.co.jp
Train from Nara to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥650–950
- Schedules at
- jorudan.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Kyoto to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Kyoto to Nagoya
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Kyoto to Nagoya
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Chiba to Sawara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,200
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Narita to Sawara
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥480–650
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Narita to Sawara
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥480–650
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Narita to Sawara
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥480–650
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Narita to Sawara
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥480–650
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- 050-3536-3957
- Website
- kintetsu.co.jp
Train from Shin-Omiya to Osaka-Namba
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥550–700
- Website
- https://www.kintetsu.co.jp/foreign/english/index.html
Train from Shin-Omiya to Osaka-Uehommachi
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥500–650
- Website
- https://www.kintetsu.co.jp/foreign/english/index.html
Train from Shin-Omiya to Osaka-Uehommachi
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥500–650
- Website
- https://www.kintetsu.co.jp/foreign/english/index.html
Train from Shin-Omiya to Osaka-Namba
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥550–700
- Website
- https://www.kintetsu.co.jp/foreign/english/index.html
- Phone
- 06-6457-2258
- Website
- hanshin.co.jp
Train from Osaka-Namba to Amagasaki(Hanshin)
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥230–330
- Website
- https://www.hanshin.co.jp/global/en/
- Schedules at
- Japan Travel by Navitime
Train from Amagasaki(Hanshin) to Kobe-Sannomiya(Hanshin)
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥370–550
- Website
- https://www.hanshin.co.jp/global/en/
- Schedules at
- Japan Travel by Navitime
Train from Osaka-Namba to Amagasaki(Hanshin)
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥230–330
- Website
- https://www.hanshin.co.jp/global/en/
- Schedules at
- Japan Travel by Navitime
Train from Amagasaki(Hanshin) to Kobe-Sannomiya(Hanshin)
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥370–550
- Website
- https://www.hanshin.co.jp/global/en/
- Schedules at
- Japan Travel by Navitime
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- keisei.co.jp
Train from 京成津田沼 Keisei-Tsudanuma to 京成成田 Keisei-Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥460–600
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
Train from 京成津田沼 Keisei-Tsudanuma to 京成成田 Keisei-Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥460–600
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
Train from 京成津田沼 Keisei-Tsudanuma to 京成成田 Keisei-Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥460–600
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
- Phone
- 052-582-5151
- Website
- meitetsu-bus.co.jp
Bus from JR Nara Station to Meitetsu Bus Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700
- Schedules at
- meitetsu-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-048905
- Website
- jrbuskanto.co.jp
Bus from Nagoya Station Shinkansen Exit to Tokyo Station Nihonbashi Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥5,800
- Schedules at
- time.jrbuskanto.co.jp
- Book at
- kousokubus.net
Bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Kashima-Jingū Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100
- Schedules at
- time.jrbuskanto.co.jp.e.wn.hp.transer.com
- Website
- narakotsu.co.jp
Night bus from Nara to Keisei Tsudanuma
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–11,000
- Schedules at
- narakotsu.co.jp
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–21,000
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Nara-shi to Sawara bus services, operated by Meitetsu Bus, arrive at Meitetsu Bus Center station.
Nara-shi to Sawara train services, operated by JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company), arrive at Kyōto station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nara-shi to Sawara is 547 km. It takes approximately 6h 16m to drive from Nara-shi to Sawara.
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