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How to get fromTokyo to Wakayamaby train, bus, car ferry, night bus, car, or plane

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There are 9 ways to get from Tokyo to Wakayama by train, bus, car ferry, night bus, car, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Shin Osakatrain train Kodama / ...
    2. Take the train from Shinimamiya to Wakayamashitrain train [93413] Ltd. Exp. Southern 1 / ...
    5h 22m

  2. Night bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the nightbus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Highway Wakayamanightbus night bus
    8h 46m
    ¥4,100–18,000

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu to Umedabus bus Jx263 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Osaka Hankyu Sanbangai to Kansai Airport Terminal 1bus bus
    10h 30m
    ¥5,050–19,185

  4. Car ferry

    1. Take the carferry from Tokyo Ferry Terminal to Tokushimacarferry car ferry
    2. Take the carferry from Tokushima to Wakayama Kōcarferry car ferry
    22h 5m
    ¥18,109–18,509

  5. Drive 548.8 km

    1. Drive from Tokyo to Wakayamacar car 548.8 km
    6h 41m
    ¥9,176–13,254

  6. Fly to Osaka International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane plane HND - ITM
    2. Take the train from Namba(Nankai) to Wakayamashitrain train
    4h 29m
    ¥13,100–20,714

  7. Fly to Tokushima Airport, car ferry

    1. Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Tokushima Airport (TKS)plane plane HND - TKS
    2. Take the carferry from Tokushima to Wakayama Kōcarferry car ferry
    6h 15m
    ¥21,750–46,964

  8. Fly to Kobe, train

    1. Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kobe (UKB)plane plane HND - UKB
    2. Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Wakayamatrain train
    5h 22m
    ¥13,520–51,624

  9. Fly to Nanki Shirahama, train

    1. Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Nanki Shirahama (SHM)plane plane HND - SHM
    2. Take the train from Shirahama to Wakayamatrain train
    6h 17m
    ¥17,490–34,714

Tokyo to Wakayama by night bus

Calendar14Weekly Night buses
Duration8h 46mAverage Duration
Ticket¥4,100Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 590.1 km
  • Duration: 5h 22m

What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and Wakayama, Japan?

You can take a train from Tōkyō Station to Wakayamashi via Shin Osaka, Shin-Ōsaka Station, Dobutsuen-Mae, and Shinimamiya in around 5h 22m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu to Wakayama Station via Umeda, Osaka Hankyu Sanbangai, and Kansai Airport Terminal 1 in around 10h 30m.

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