There are 6 ways to get from Sumida to Kawagoe by train, bus, car, taxi, or subway
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Train via 大宮 Ōmiya
best- Take the train from 上野 Ueno to 大宮 Ōmiyatrain Jk / ...
- Take the train from 大宮 Ōmiya to 川越 Kawagoetrain Ja
1h 16m¥801–1,092Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from 東武浅草駅前 to 池袋駅東口bus 草64
- Take the train from 池袋 Ikebukuro to 川越 Kawagoetrain Tj
1h 46m¥640–700Drive 41.5 km
- Drive from Sumida to Kawagoecar 41.5 km
48 min¥713–1,030Taxi
- Take the taxi from Sumida to Kawagoetaxi 41.5 km
48 min¥20,000–24,000Train
- 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¥960–1,386Subway, train
- 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¥640–848
Sumida to Kawagoe by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sumida to Kawagoe is to bus and train which costs ¥600 - ¥700 and takes 1h 46m.
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 大宮 Ōmiya. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 16m.
The distance between Sumida and Kawagoe is 43 km. The road distance is 41.5 km.
The best way to get from Sumida to Kawagoe without a car is to train via 大宮 Ōmiya which takes 1h 16m and costs ¥800 - ¥1100.
It takes approximately 1h 16m 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 大宮 Ōmiya 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 458+ 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 大宮 Ōmiya in around 1h 16m.
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from 上野 Ueno to 大宮 Ōmiya
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥480–650
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from 大宮 Ōmiya to 川越 Kawagoe
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥320–450
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from 錦糸町 Kinshichō to 新宿 Shinjuku
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥260–390
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from 新宿 Shinjuku to 川越 Kawagoe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥700–1,000
- Website
- JR EAST
- Phone
- 03-5962-0102
- Website
- Tobu Railway
Train from 池袋 Ikebukuro to 川越 Kawagoe
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥430–490
- Website
- Tobu Railway
- Phone
- 03-3816-5711
- Website
- Toei Transportation
Subway from 両国 Ryogoku to 中井 Nakai
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥170–340
- Website
- Toei Transportation
- Tram
- ¥170
- Subway
- ¥260–340
- Phone
- 0570-005-712
- Website
- Seibu Railway
Train from 中井 Nakai to 本川越 Hon-Kawagoe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥470–510
- Website
- Seibu Railway
- Phone
- 03-3816-5711
- Website
- Toei Transportation
Bus from 東武浅草駅前 to 池袋駅東口
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥210
- Website
- Toei Transportation
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–24,000
Uber
- Website
- service-taxi.jp
GO
- Website
- go.goinc.jp
Nihon Kotsu Co., Ltd
- Phone
- +81 3 5755 2336
- Website
- nihon-kotsu-taxi.jp
KM Taxi
- Phone
- +81 3 5530 6001
- Website
- km-group.co.jp
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