There are 6 ways to get from Kawagoe to Ghibli Museum by train, bus, car, or taxi
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Train via Hokuchou Kasumi
best- Take the train from 川越 Kawagoe to 朝霞台 Asakadaitrain Tj
- Take the train from Hokuchou Kasumi to Nishi-Kokubunjitrain Jm
- Take the train from Nishi-Kokubunji to Mitakatrain Jc
1h 10m¥779–1,125Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from 本川越 Hon-Kawagoe to 武蔵関 Musashi-Sekitrain Ss
- Take the bus from 武蔵関駅入口 to 吉祥寺駅bus 吉61-1 / ...
1h 27m¥550–636Bus
- Take the bus from 朝霞台駅 to ひばりヶ丘駅北口bus ひばり71 / ...
- Take the bus from ひばりヶ丘駅 to 三鷹駅bus 鷹22
2h 8m¥739–995Drive 32.8 km
- Drive from Kawagoe to Ghibli Museumcar 32.8 km
34 min¥565–815Taxi
- Take the taxi from Kawagoe to Ghibli Museumtaxi 32.8 km
34 min¥16,000–19,000Train
- Take the train from 川越 Kawagoe to 新宿 Shinjukutrain Ja
- Take the train from 新宿 Shinjuku to 吉祥寺 Kichijōjitrain Jb / ...
1h 38m¥985–1,346
Kawagoe to Ghibli Museum by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kawagoe to Ghibli Museum is to train and bus which costs ¥550 - ¥650 and takes 1h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Kawagoe to Ghibli Museum is to drive which takes 34 min and costs ¥550 - ¥850.
No, there is no direct bus from Kawagoe to Ghibli Museum. However, there are services departing from 朝霞台駅 and arriving at 三鷹駅 via ひばりヶ丘駅. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 8m.
No, there is no direct train from Kawagoe to Ghibli Museum. However, there are services departing from 川越 Kawagoe and arriving at Mitaka via Hokuchou Kasumi and Nishi-Kokubunji. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 10m.
The distance between Kawagoe and Ghibli Museum is 43 km. The road distance is 32.8 km.
The best way to get from Kawagoe to Ghibli Museum without a car is to train via Hokuchou Kasumi which takes 1h 10m and costs ¥750 - ¥1200.
It takes approximately 1h 10m to get from Kawagoe to Ghibli Museum, including transfers.
Kawagoe to Ghibli Museum bus services, operated by Seibu bus, depart from 朝霞台駅 station.
Kawagoe to Ghibli Museum train services, operated by Tobu Railway, depart from 川越 Kawagoe station.
The best way to get from Kawagoe to Ghibli Museum is to train via Hokuchou Kasumi which takes 1h 10m and costs ¥750 - ¥1200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs ¥700 - ¥1000 and takes 2h 8m.
What companies run services between Kawagoe, Japan and Ghibli Museum, Japan?
You can take a train from 川越 Kawagoe to Ghibli Museum via 朝霞台 Asakadai, Hokuchou Kasumi, Nishi-Kokubunji, and Mitaka in around 1h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a train from 川越 Kawagoe to Ghibli Museum via 朝霞台 Asakadai, 朝霞台駅, ひばりヶ丘駅北口, ひばりヶ丘駅, and 三鷹駅 in around 2h 8m.
- Phone
- 03-5962-0102
- Website
- Tobu Railway
Train from 川越 Kawagoe to 朝霞台 Asakadai
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥260–300
- Website
- Tobu Railway
Train from 川越 Kawagoe to 朝霞台 Asakadai
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥220–310
- Schedules at
- Navitime
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Hokuchou Kasumi to Nishi-Kokubunji
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥370–500
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Nishi-Kokubunji to Mitaka
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥180–320
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from 川越 Kawagoe to 新宿 Shinjuku
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥700–1,000
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from 新宿 Shinjuku to 吉祥寺 Kichijōji
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥250–380
- Website
- JR EAST
- Phone
- 0570-005-712
- Website
- Seibu Railway
Train from 本川越 Hon-Kawagoe to 武蔵関 Musashi-Seki
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥390–420
- Website
- Seibu Railway
- Website
- Seibu Bus
Bus from 朝霞台駅 to ひばりヶ丘駅北口
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥260–350
- Website
- Seibu Bus
Bus from ひばりヶ丘駅 to 三鷹駅
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥250–340
- Website
- Seibu Bus
Bus from 武蔵関駅入口 to 吉祥寺駅
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥160–220
- Website
- Seibu Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–19,000
Uber
- Website
- uber.com
GO
- Website
- go.goinc.jp
Ageo taxi
- Phone
- +81 48 772 7000
- Website
- ageotaxi.com
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Kawagoe to Ghibli Museum bus services, operated by Seibu bus, arrive at ひばりヶ丘駅北口 station.
Kawagoe to Ghibli Museum train services, operated by Tobu Railway, arrive at 朝霞台 Asakadai station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kawagoe to Ghibli Museum is 33 km. It takes approximately 34 min to drive from Kawagoe to Ghibli Museum.
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