There are 7 ways to get from Shizuoka to Akita by train, bus, night bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Shizuoka to Tōkyō Stationtrain Hikari / ...
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Akitatrain Komachi
5h 59mBus, night bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Shinshimizu to Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exitbus
- Take the night bus from Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu to Akita Station Eastnightbus Jx801
15h 32m¥10,500–21,000Bus
- Take the bus from Shin-Shizuoka to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Sendai Miyakoh Bus Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sendai to Akitabus
14h 21m¥11,200–12,700Drive 667.6 km
- Drive from Shizuoka to Akitacar 667.6 km
9h 35m¥11,582–16,729Train to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Akita Airport
- Take the train from Shizuoka to Shin Yokohamatrain
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Akita Airport (AXT)plane HND - AXT
4h 46mTrain to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly to Akita Airport
- Take the train from Shizuoka to Nagoyatrain
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Akita Airport (AXT)plane NGO - AXT
5h 19mTrain to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Odate–Noshiro Airport, train
- Take the train from Shizuoka to Shin Yokohamatrain
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Odate–Noshiro Airport (ONJ)plane HND - ONJ
- Take the train from Takanosu(Jr) to Akitatrain
6h 16m
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Akita Airport (AXT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shizuoka to Akita is to bus which costs ¥11000 - ¥13000 and takes 14h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Shizuoka to Akita is to drive which takes 9h 35m and costs ¥11000 - ¥17000.
No, there is no direct bus from Shizuoka to Akita. However, there are services departing from Shin-Shizuoka and arriving at Akita via Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal and Sendai. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 21m.
No, there is no direct train from Shizuoka to Akita. However, there are services departing from Shizuoka and arriving at Akita via Tōkyō Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 59m.
The distance between Shizuoka and Akita is 789 km. The road distance is 667.6 km.
The best way to get from Shizuoka to Akita without a car is to train which takes 5h 59m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 59m to get from Shizuoka to Akita, including transfers.
Shizuoka to Akita bus services, operated by JR Bus Kanto, depart from Shin-Shizuoka station.
Shizuoka to Akita train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), depart from Shizuoka station.
The best way to get from Shizuoka to Akita is to train which takes 5h 59m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs ¥11000 - ¥13000 and takes 14h 21m.
What companies run services between Shizuoka, Japan and Akita, Japan?
You can take a train from Shizuoka to Akita via Tōkyō Station in around 5h 59m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Shin-Shizuoka to Akita via Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal, Sendai Miyakoh Bus Center, and Sendai in around 14h 21m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Akita Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥47,000–210,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Odate–Noshiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥43,000–190,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Akita Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–30,000
- Website
- orc-air.co.jp
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Akita Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–55,000
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Shizuoka to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Shizuoka to Shin Yokohama
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Shizuoka to Nagoya
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Shizuoka to Shin Yokohama
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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 Tōkyō Station to Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–12,000
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Takanosu(Jr) to Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–1,800
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- 0570-048905
- Website
- jrbuskanto.co.jp
Bus from Shin-Shizuoka to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–3,600
- Schedules at
- time.jrbuskanto.co.jp.e.wn.hp.transer.com
- Phone
- 042-352-3700
- Website
- keio-bus.com
Bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Sendai Miyakoh Bus Center
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–4,600
- Schedules at
- highwaybus.com
- Phone
- 0570ー000448
- Website
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
Bus from Sendai to Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500
- Schedules at
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
- Website
- justline.co.jp
Bus from Shinshimizu to Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000
- Schedules at
- justline.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-3802-1547
- Website
- jamjamliner.jp
Night bus from Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu to Akita Station East
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–18,000
- Schedules at
- jamjamliner.jp
- 3 seats per row economy
- ¥7,500–16,000
- 3 seats per row
- ¥8,000–17,000
- 3 seats per row (window side)
- ¥8,500–18,000
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More Questions & Answers
Shizuoka to Akita bus services, operated by JR Bus Kanto, arrive at Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal station.
Shizuoka to Akita train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), arrive at Tōkyō Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Shizuoka to Akita is 668 km. It takes approximately 9h 35m to drive from Shizuoka to Akita.
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