There are 4 ways to get from Sōunzan to Motohakone by bus, cable car, taxi, or foot
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Kowakien to Oshibabus
32 min¥350–850Cable car, bus
- Take the cablecar from Sōunzan to Gōracablecar
- Take the bus from Kowakidani Station to Oshibabus
1h 5m¥930–1,180Taxi
- Take the taxi from Sōunzan to Motohakonetaxi 9.5 km
9 min¥5,500–7,000Walk
- Take the walk from Sōunzan to Motohakonewalk 9.7 km
1h 56m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sōunzan to Motohakone is to bus which costs ¥350 - ¥850 and takes 32 min.
The fastest way to get from Sōunzan to Motohakone is to taxi which takes 9 min and costs ¥5500 - ¥7000.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Kowakien and arriving at Oshiba. Services depart every 30 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 11 min.
The distance between Sōunzan and Motohakone is 8 km.
The best way to get from Sōunzan to Motohakone without a car is to bus which takes 32 min and costs ¥350 - ¥850.
The bus from Kowakien to Oshiba takes 11 min including transfers and departs every 30 minutes.
Sōunzan to Motohakone bus services, operated by Hakone Tozan Bus, depart from Kowakien station.
Sōunzan to Motohakone bus services, operated by Hakone Tozan Bus, arrive at Oshiba station.
There are 1472+ hotels available in Motohakone.
What companies run services between Sōunzan, Japan and Motohakone, Japan?
Hakone Tozan Bus operates a bus from Kowakien to Oshiba hourly. Tickets cost ¥350–550 and the journey takes 11 min. Izu Hakone bus also services this route hourly.
- Website
- hakone-tozan.co.jp
Cable car from Sōunzan to Gōra
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥430
- Schedules at
- hakonenavi.jp
- Phone
- 0465-35-1271
- Website
- HAKONE NAVI by Odakyu Hakone Group
Bus from Kowakien to Oshiba
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥350–550
- Website
- HAKONE NAVI by Odakyu Hakone Group
Bus from Kowakidani Station to Oshiba
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥390–600
- Website
- HAKONE NAVI by Odakyu Hakone Group
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–7,000
Uber
- Website
- uber.com
GO
- Website
- go.goinc.jp
Hakone Tozan Taxi
- Phone
- +81 465 22 1311
- Website
- hakone-ms.co.jp
Izu-Hakone Kotsu
- Phone
- +81 557 81 0251
- Website
- izuhakone.co.jp
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