There are 8 ways to get from Shizuoka to Ikawa 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
7h 14mBus, 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
16h 47m¥10,950–21,650Bus
- 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
15h 36m¥11,650–13,350Drive 690.2 km
- Drive from Shizuoka to Ikawacar 690.2 km
9h 54m¥11,974–17,296Train to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Akita Airport, train
- Take the train from Shizuoka to Shin Yokohamatrain
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Akita Airport (AXT)plane HND - AXT
- Take the train from Akita to Ikawasakuratrain
6h 1mTrain 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 Ikawasakuratrain
5h 54mTrain to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly to Akita Airport, train
- Take the train from Shizuoka to Nagoyatrain
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Akita Airport (AXT)plane NGO - AXT
- Take the train from Akita to Ikawasakuratrain
6h 34mTrain to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Aomori, train
- Take the train from Shizuoka to Shin Yokohamatrain
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Aomori (AOJ)plane HND - AOJ
- Take the train from Hirosaki to Ikawasakuratrain
8h 3m
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Akita Airport (AXT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shizuoka to Ikawa is to bus which costs ¥11000 - ¥14000 and takes 15h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Shizuoka to Ikawa is to drive which takes 9h 54m and costs ¥12000 - ¥18000.
No, there is no direct bus from Shizuoka to Ikawa. 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 15h 36m.
No, there is no direct train from Shizuoka to Ikawa. However, there are services departing from Shizuoka and arriving at Ikawasakura via Tōkyō Station and Akita. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 14m.
The distance between Shizuoka and Ikawa is 814 km. The road distance is 690.2 km.
The best way to get from Shizuoka to Ikawa without a car is to train which takes 7h 14m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 14m to get from Shizuoka to Ikawa, including transfers.
Shizuoka to Ikawa bus services, operated by JR Bus Kanto, depart from Shin-Shizuoka station.
Shizuoka to Ikawa train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), depart from Shizuoka station.
The best way to get from Shizuoka to Ikawa is to train which takes 7h 14m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs ¥11000 - ¥14000 and takes 15h 36m.
What companies run services between Shizuoka, Japan and Ikawa, Akita, Japan?
You can take a train from Shizuoka to Ikawasakura via Tōkyō Station and Akita in around 7h 14m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Shin-Shizuoka to Ikawasakura via Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal, Sendai Miyakoh Bus Center, Sendai, Akita, and Akita in around 15h 36m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Akita Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–30,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Aomori
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–21,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Aomori via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–21,000
- 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
- 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 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 Akita to Ikawasakura
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥450–650
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Takanosu(Jr) to Ikawasakura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥950–1,300
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Akita to Ikawasakura
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥450–650
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Hirosaki to Ikawasakura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–2,400
- 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 Ikawa bus services, operated by JR Bus Kanto, arrive at Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal station.
Shizuoka to Ikawa train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), arrive at Tōkyō Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Shizuoka to Ikawa is 690 km. It takes approximately 9h 54m to drive from Shizuoka to Ikawa.
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