There are 6 ways to get from Shinjuku Station to Wako by subway, taxi, car, or train
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Subway
best- Take the subway from 新宿 Shinjuku to 光が丘 Hikarigaokasubway E
24 min¥170Taxi
- Take the taxi from Shinjuku Station to Wakotaxi 16.7 km
19 min¥8,000–10,000Drive 16.7 km
- Drive from Shinjuku Station to Wakocar 16.7 km
19 min¥290–419Train via 池袋 Ikebukuro
- Take the train from 新宿 Shinjuku to 池袋 Ikebukurotrain Jy / ...
- Take the train from 池袋 Ikebukuro to 和光市 Wakoshitrain Tj
28 min¥328–572Train
- Take the train from Shinjuku-Sanchome to Wakoshitrain [120582] F-Liner
28 min¥370–500Subway via 和光市 Wakoshi
- Take the subway from 新宿三丁目 Shinjuku-sanchome to 和光市 Wakoshisubway F
35 min¥220–270
Shinjuku Station to Wako by subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shinjuku Station to Wako is to subway which costs ¥170 and takes 24 min.
The fastest way to get from Shinjuku Station to Wako is to taxi which takes 19 min and costs ¥8000 - ¥10000.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from 新宿 Shinjuku and arriving at 光が丘 Hikarigaoka. Services depart every 10 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 24 min.
The distance between Shinjuku Station and Wako is 13 km. The road distance is 16.7 km.
The best way to get from Shinjuku Station to Wako without a car is to subway which takes 24 min and costs ¥170.
The subway from 新宿 Shinjuku to 光が丘 Hikarigaoka takes 24 min including transfers and departs every 10 minutes.
Shinjuku Station to Wako train services, operated by Toei Subway, depart from 新宿 Shinjuku station.
Shinjuku Station to Wako train services, operated by Toei Subway, arrive at 光が丘 Hikarigaoka station.
Yes, the driving distance between Shinjuku Station to Wako is 17 km. It takes approximately 19 min to drive from Shinjuku Station to Wako.
There are 12013+ hotels available in Wako.
What companies run services between Shinjuku Station, Japan and Wako, Japan?
Toei Subway operates a subway from 新宿 Shinjuku to 光が丘 Hikarigaoka every 10 minutes. Tickets cost ¥170 and the journey takes 24 min.
- Phone
- 03-3816-5711
- Website
- kotsu.metro.tokyo.jp
Subway from 新宿 Shinjuku to 光が丘 Hikarigaoka
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥170
- Website
- https://www.kotsu.metro.tokyo.jp/eng/
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from 新宿 Shinjuku to 池袋 Ikebukuro
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥110–250
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- 03-5962-0102
- Website
- tobu.co.jp
Train from 池袋 Ikebukuro to 和光市 Wakoshi
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥210–330
- Website
- https://www.tobu.co.jp/foreign/en/
Train from Shinjuku-Sanchome to Wakoshi
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥370–500
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en
- Phone
- 0570-200-999
- Website
- tokyometro.jp
Subway from 新宿三丁目 Shinjuku-sanchome to 和光市 Wakoshi
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥220–270
- Website
- https://www.tokyometro.jp/en/
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–10,000
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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