There are 5 ways to get from Shibuya to Arakawa by train, taxi, car, foot, or subway
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Train
best- Take the train from 原宿 Harajuku to 日暮里 Nipporitrain Jy
26 min¥270–410Subway
cheapest- Take the subway from 明治神宮前〈原宿〉 Meiji-jingumae to 町屋 Machiyasubway C
29 min¥210–260Taxi
- Take the taxi from Shibuya to Arakawataxi 13.6 km
17 min¥6,500–8,500Drive 13.6 km
- Drive from Shibuya to Arakawacar 13.6 km
17 min¥237–342Walk
- Take the foot from Shibuya to Arakawawalk 13 km
2h 36m
Shibuya to Arakawa by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shibuya to Arakawa is to subway which costs ¥210 - ¥260 and takes 29 min.
The fastest way to get from Shibuya to Arakawa is to taxi which takes 17 min and costs ¥6500 - ¥8500.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from 原宿 Harajuku and arriving at 日暮里 Nippori. Services depart every five minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 26 min.
The distance between Shibuya and Arakawa is 14 km. The road distance is 13.6 km.
The best way to get from Shibuya to Arakawa without a car is to train which takes 26 min and costs ¥270 - ¥410.
The train from 原宿 Harajuku to 日暮里 Nippori takes 26 min including transfers and departs every five minutes.
Shibuya to Arakawa train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), depart from 原宿 Harajuku station.
Shibuya to Arakawa train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), arrive at 日暮里 Nippori station.
Yes, the driving distance between Shibuya to Arakawa is 14 km. It takes approximately 17 min to drive from Shibuya to Arakawa.
There are 12813+ hotels available in Arakawa.
What companies run services between Shibuya, Japan and Arakawa, Japan?
JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company) operates a train from 原宿 Harajuku to 日暮里 Nippori every 5 minutes. Tickets cost ¥270–410 and the journey takes 26 min. Odakyu Electric Railway Romancecar also services this route 3 times a day.
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from 原宿 Harajuku to 日暮里 Nippori
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥270–410
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- 03-5909-0211
- Website
- odakyu.jp
Train from 原宿 Harajuku to 日暮里 Nippori
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.odakyu.jp/english/
- Phone
- 0570-200-999
- Website
- tokyometro.jp
Subway from 明治神宮前〈原宿〉 Meiji-jingumae to 町屋 Machiya
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥210–260
- Website
- https://www.tokyometro.jp/en/
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–8,500
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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