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Tokyo to Takayama by train or bus
About 530 km. The train is fastest at 4.8 h; the bus is cheapest, from ₹4,110 per person.
Takayama to TokyoFastest
Train
Shinkansen + Hida limited express via Nagoya
4.8 h door to door
Cheapest
Bus
Keio / Nohi highway bus (Shinjuku–Takayama)
from ₹4,110 per person
Best value
Bus
Keio / Nohi highway bus (Shinjuku–Takayama)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | Shinkansen + Hida limited express via Nagoya | 4.8 h | ₹8,770–₹13,310per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Bus | Keio / Nohi highway bus (Shinjuku–Takayama) | 5.7 h | ₹4,110–₹4,540per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
- Train, Shinkansen + Hida limited express via Nagoya: Sit on the right of the Hida for the Hida River gorge. Via Toyama on the Hokuriku Shinkansen is about as quick.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Train · Shinkansen + Hida limited express via Nagoya | ₹17,540–₹26,620 | ₹35,080–₹53,240 |
| Bus · Keio / Nohi highway bus (Shinjuku–Takayama) | ₹8,220–₹9,080 | ₹16,440–₹18,160 |
Once you’re in Takayama
- Best time: April – May, October – November
- Typical stay: 2 days
- November: Good month: November is at the end of the recommended season (April – May, October – November). Autumn leaves (koyo) can fall this month.
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Plan Tokyo and Takayama
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.