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Tokyo to Kumano Kodo (Hongu) by train or flight
About 660 km. The flight is fastest at 6.5 h; the flight is cheapest, from ₹9,680 per person.
Fastest
Flight
JAL, Haneda–Nanki-Shirahama + bus via Kii-Tanabe
6.5 h door to door
Cheapest
Flight
JAL, Haneda–Nanki-Shirahama + bus via Kii-Tanabe
from ₹9,680 per person
Best value
Train
Shinkansen to Shin-Osaka + Kuroshio and bus via Kii-Tanabe
cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)
Every option, compared
Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.
| Mode | Service | Time | Fare | Runs | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | JAL, Haneda–Nanki-Shirahama + bus via Kii-Tanabe | 6.5 h | ₹9,680–₹27,230per person | Daily | flight search ↗ |
| Train | Shinkansen to Shin-Osaka + Kuroshio and bus via Kii-Tanabe | 8.5 h | ₹12,540–₹17,660per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
- Flight, JAL, Haneda–Nanki-Shirahama + bus via Kii-Tanabe: Only a few flights a day; check that the bus from the airport connects with one up to Hongu.
- Train, Shinkansen to Shin-Osaka + Kuroshio and bus via Kii-Tanabe: Leave Tokyo early: the last buses up to Hongu leave Kii-Tanabe in the afternoon.
Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.
What it costs your group, one way
Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.
| Option | 2 people | 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Flight · JAL, Haneda–Nanki-Shirahama + bus via Kii-Tanabe | ₹19,360–₹54,460 | ₹38,720–₹1,08,920 |
| Train · Shinkansen to Shin-Osaka + Kuroshio and bus via Kii-Tanabe | ₹25,080–₹35,320 | ₹50,160–₹70,640 |
Once you’re in Kumano Kodo (Hongu)
- Best time: March – May, October – November
- Typical stay: 3 days
- November: Good month: November is at the end of the recommended season (March – May, October – November).
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Plan Tokyo and Kumano Kodo (Hongu)
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.