There are 11 ways to get from Yamaguchi to Nikkō by train, night bus, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Shin Yamaguchi to Hiroshimatrain
- Take the train from Hiroshima to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to 栗橋 Kurihashitrain Ju
- Take the train from 栗橋 Kurihashi to 東武日光 Tobu-nikkotrain Tn
9h 59mNight bus, bus
cheapest- Take the night bus from Yamaguchi-Saikyo Bashi to Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exitnightbus Hagi Express
- Take the bus from Haneda Airport Terminal 1 to Tobu-Nikko Stationbus
18h 52m¥16,443–20,943Drive 990.5 km
- Drive from Yamaguchi to Nikkōcar 990.5 km
13h 47m¥17,205–24,851Train to Masuda Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Take the train from Yamaguchi(Yamaguchi) to Masudatrain
- Fly from Masuda Airport (IWJ) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane IWJ - HND
- Take the train from Kita-senju to Tōbu-nikkōtrain
8h 38mTrain via Himeji
- Take the train from Shin Yamaguchi to Himejitrain
- Take the train from Himeji to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to 宇都宮 Utsunomiyatrain Ju
- Take the train from Utsunomiya to Nikkotrain
10h 21mNight bus, train
- Take the night bus from Komeyacho to Kyōto Station Karasumaguchinightbus
- Take the night bus from Kyoto Station Hachijo gate to Tochigi Stationnightbus
- Take the train from 栃木 Tochigi to 東武日光 Tobu-nikkotrain Tn
22h 15m¥18,900–25,600Fly Yamaguchi Ube Airport to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Fly from Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane UBJ - HND
- Take the train from Kita-senju to Tōbu-nikkōtrain
8h 27mTrain to Kitakyushu Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Take the train from Shin Yamaguchi to Kokuratrain
- Fly from Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane KKJ - HND
- Take the train from Kita-senju to Tōbu-nikkōtrain
8h 44mTrain, bus to Oita Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the train from Shin Yamaguchi to Kokuratrain
- Take the train from Kokura to Bepputrain
- Take the bus from Beppu-Kitahama to Ōita Airportbus
- Fly from Oita Airport (OIT) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane OIT - HND
- Take the train from Kita-senju to Tōbu-nikkōtrain
10h 35mTrain to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Ibaraki Airport, train
- Take the train from Shin Yamaguchi to Hakata Fukuokatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Ibaraki Airport (IBR)plane FUK - IBR
- Take the train from Takahama to Kita-Senjutrain
- Take the train from Kita-senju to Tōbu-nikkōtrain
9h 21mTrain, train to Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the train from Shin Yamaguchi to Hiroshimatrain
- Take the train from Hiroshima to Iwakunitrain
- Fly from Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport (IWK) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane IWK - HND
- Take the train from Kita-senju to Tōbu-nikkōtrain
10h 25m
Masuda Airport (IWJ) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Yamaguchi to Nikkō is to night bus and bus which costs ¥16000 - ¥21000 and takes 18h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Yamaguchi to Nikkō is to drive which takes 13h 47m and costs ¥17000 - ¥25000.
No, there is no direct bus from Yamaguchi to Nikkō station. However, there are services departing from Yamaguchi-Saikyo Bashi and arriving at Tobu-Nikko Station via Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit, Toyosu and Haneda Airport Terminal 1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 52m.
No, there is no direct train from Yamaguchi to Nikkō. However, there are services departing from Yamaguchi and arriving at 東武日光 Tobu-nikko via Shin Yamaguchi, Hiroshima, Tōkyō Station and 栗橋 Kurihashi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 59m.
The distance between Yamaguchi and Nikkō is 1091 km. The road distance is 990.5 km.
The best way to get from Yamaguchi to Nikkō without a car is to train which takes 9h 59m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 59m to get from Yamaguchi to Nikkō, including transfers.
Yamaguchi to Nikkō bus services, operated by Bocho Kotsu, depart from Yamaguchi-Saikyo Bashi station.
Yamaguchi to Nikkō train services, operated by JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company), depart from Shin Yamaguchi station.
Yamaguchi to Nikkō bus services, operated by Bocho Kotsu, arrive at Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit.
What companies run services between Yamaguchi, Japan and Nikkō, Japan?
You can take a train from Yamaguchi to 東武日光 Tobu-nikko via Shin Yamaguchi, Hiroshima, Tōkyō Station, and 栗橋 Kurihashi in around 9h 59m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Masuda Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–220,000
Flights from Yamaguchi Ube Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–230,000
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–30,000
Flights from Oita Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–230,000
Flights from Oita Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–230,000
Flights from Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–220,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Yamaguchi Ube Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–33,000
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–36,000
Flights from Oita Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–45,000
Flights from Oita Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–45,000
- Website
- starflyer.jp
Flights from Yamaguchi Ube Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–40,000
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–30,000
- Website
- solaseedair.jp
Flights from Oita Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–35,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Ibaraki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–35,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Shin Yamaguchi to Hiroshima
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–2,600
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Yamaguchi(Yamaguchi) to Masuda
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,800
- Schedules at
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Shin Yamaguchi to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–7,000
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Shin Yamaguchi to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,500
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Shin Yamaguchi to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,500
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Shin Yamaguchi to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–2,600
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Shin Yamaguchi to Hiroshima
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–2,600
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Hiroshima to Iwakuni
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥650–900
- Schedules at
- jr-odekake.net
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Shin Yamaguchi to Hiroshima
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Hiroshima to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Shin Yamaguchi to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Himeji to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Shin Yamaguchi to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Shin Yamaguchi to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Shin Yamaguchi to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Shin Yamaguchi to Hiroshima
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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 栗橋 Kurihashi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥900–1,200
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Tōkyō Station to 宇都宮 Utsunomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–2,200
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Utsunomiya to Nikko
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥650–900
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from 栃木 Tochigi to 東武日光 Tobu-nikko
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥800–1,100
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Takahama to Kita-Senju
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- 03-5962-0102
- Website
- tobu.co.jp
Train from 栗橋 Kurihashi to 東武日光 Tobu-nikko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,800
- Website
- https://www.tobu.co.jp/foreign/en/
Train from 栃木 Tochigi to 東武日光 Tobu-nikko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥700–1,200
- Website
- https://www.tobu.co.jp/foreign/en/
- Phone
- 050-5306-1102
- Website
- tobu.co.jp
Train from Kita-senju to Tōbu-nikkō
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- tobu.co.jp
Train from 栃木 Tochigi to 東武日光 Tobu-nikko
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- tobu.co.jp
Train from Kita-senju to Tōbu-nikkō
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- tobu.co.jp
Train from Kita-senju to Tōbu-nikkō
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- tobu.co.jp
Train from Kita-senju to Tōbu-nikkō
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- tobu.co.jp
Train from Kita-senju to Tōbu-nikkō
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- tobu.co.jp
Train from Kita-senju to Tōbu-nikkō
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- tobu.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Beppu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- 0834-22-7801
- Website
- bochobus.co.jp
Night bus from Yamaguchi-Saikyo Bashi to Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–17,000
- Schedules at
- bochobus.co.jp
- Phone
- 03-4405-5370
- Website
- tobu-bus.com
Bus from Haneda Airport Terminal 1 to Tobu-Nikko Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,350
- Schedules at
- tobu-bus.com
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Komeyacho to Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Adult
- ¥9,000–12,000
Night bus from Kyoto Station Hachijo gate to Tochigi Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–13,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 097-534-7455
- Website
- oitakotsu.co.jp
Bus from Beppu-Kitahama to Ōita Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,550
- Schedules at
- oitakotsu.co.jp
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