There are 5 ways to get from Sumida to Kawagoe by train, car, taxi, or subway
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Train
best- Take the train from 上野 Ueno to 池袋 Ikebukurotrain Jy
- Take the train from 池袋 Ikebukuro to 川越 Kawagoetrain Tj
1h 5m¥660–1,065Subway, train
cheapest- Take the subway from 両国 Ryogoku to 中井 Nakaisubway E
- Take the train from 中井 Nakai to 本川越 Hon-Kawagoetrain Ss
2h 15m¥640–680Drive 41.5 km
- Drive from Sumida to Kawagoecar 41.5 km
48 min¥714–1,032Taxi
- Take the taxi from Sumida to Kawagoetaxi 41.5 km
48 min¥19,000–24,000Train via 新宿 Shinjuku
- Take the train from 錦糸町 Kinshichō to 新宿 Shinjukutrain Jb
- Take the train from 新宿 Shinjuku to 川越 Kawagoetrain Ja
1h 39m¥960–1,386
Sumida to Kawagoe by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sumida to Kawagoe is to subway and train which costs ¥640 - ¥680 and takes 2h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Sumida to Kawagoe is to drive which takes 48 min and costs ¥700 - ¥1100.
No, there is no direct train from Sumida to Kawagoe. However, there are services departing from 上野 Ueno and arriving at 川越 Kawagoe via 池袋 Ikebukuro. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 5m.
The distance between Sumida and Kawagoe is 39 km. The road distance is 41.5 km.
The best way to get from Sumida to Kawagoe without a car is to train which takes 1h 5m and costs ¥650 - ¥1100.
It takes approximately 1h 5m to get from Sumida to Kawagoe, including transfers.
Sumida to Kawagoe train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), depart from 上野 Ueno station.
Sumida to Kawagoe train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), arrive at 池袋 Ikebukuro station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sumida to Kawagoe is 42 km. It takes approximately 48 min to drive from Sumida to Kawagoe.
There are 453+ hotels available in Kawagoe.
What companies run services between Sumida, Japan and Kawagoe, Japan?
You can take a train from 上野 Ueno to 川越 Kawagoe via 池袋 Ikebukuro in around 1h 5m.
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from 上野 Ueno to 池袋 Ikebukuro
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥190–320
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from 錦糸町 Kinshichō to 新宿 Shinjuku
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥260–390
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from 新宿 Shinjuku to 川越 Kawagoe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥700–1,000
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- 03-5962-0102
- Website
- tobu.co.jp
Train from 池袋 Ikebukuro to 川越 Kawagoe
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥470–750
- Website
- https://www.tobu.co.jp/foreign/en/
- Phone
- 03-3816-5711
- Website
- kotsu.metro.tokyo.jp
Subway from 両国 Ryogoku to 中井 Nakai
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥170
- Website
- https://www.kotsu.metro.tokyo.jp/eng/
- Phone
- 0570-005-712
- Website
- seiburailway.jp
Train from 中井 Nakai to 本川越 Hon-Kawagoe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥470–510
- Website
- https://www.seiburailway.jp/en/
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–24,000
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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