Hakone (箱根) is one of the most popular onsen (hot spring) towns and has a history of 1200 years. Visitors can enjoy a hot spring bath in public bath houses or ryokan. Many ryokan open their baths not only to staying guests but also to daytime visitors (日帰り). While staying guests can use the baths for free, daytime visitors pay an admission fee of typically between ¥500 and ¥2000.
In this article,we will cover how to access Hakone from Haneda Airport (HND).
Based on 2017 statistics, Haneda Airport is the 4th busiest airport in the world.[15] Why? Because it's the International Airport (vs Narita Airport) closest to central Tokyo.
To visit Hakone from abroad, it could be a better choice because its south location of Tokyo if you can manage avoiding passing through central Tokyo.
The only way out of Haneda Airport is taking Keikyū Airport Line (京急空港線 Keikyū Kūkō-sen) . The Keikyu Airport Line is a 6.5 km (4.0 mi) commuter line operated by the private railway operator Keikyu.
Keikyū Airport Line connects Keikyu Kamata with Haneda Airport International Terminal Station, and has Airport Express (エアポート急行), Limited Express (特急, 快特) and Airport Limited Express (エアポート快特) services, virtually all of which continue along the Keikyu Main Line either north to Shinagawa Station (note that Shinagawa station is one of the busiest stations in Tokyo; watch this video) , or south to Yokohama Station (see above diagram)
To access Hakone (箱根町) from HND, there are two main routes:
Haneda Airport (羽田空港) → Shinagawa Station (品川駅) → Odawara Station (田原站)
From Haneda Airport to Shinagawa Station:
From Shinagawa Station to Odawara Station:
Haneda Airport (羽田空港) → Yokohama Station (横浜駅) → Odawara (田原站)
From Haneda Airport to Yokohama Station:
From Yokohama Station to Odawara Station:
Yumoto (湯本), at the entrance to the Hakone area near Odawara, is Hakone's most famous hot spring with a particularly long history, high quality water and numerous baths and inns. Many more hot spring facilities are found across the hills and valleys of Hakone and along the shores of Lake Ashi.
Hakone public transportation is mainly serviced by Odakyu. with its Hakone Tozan Line. You can use its interactive route finding online tool here. For example, select "Odawara" in the Departure and "Hakone-Yumoto" in the Arrival fields. It will show you:
with cost of ¥310.
If you want to visit one of the bath houses / ryokans near Yumoto (), you can use below shuttle bus service:
In this article,we will cover how to access Hakone from Haneda Airport (HND).
Haneda Airport (HND)
Based on 2017 statistics, Haneda Airport is the 4th busiest airport in the world.[15] Why? Because it's the International Airport (vs Narita Airport) closest to central Tokyo.
To visit Hakone from abroad, it could be a better choice because its south location of Tokyo if you can manage avoiding passing through central Tokyo.
The only way out of Haneda Airport is taking Keikyū Airport Line (京急空港線 Keikyū Kūkō-sen) . The Keikyu Airport Line is a 6.5 km (4.0 mi) commuter line operated by the private railway operator Keikyu.
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| Keikyū Airport Line |
Keikyū Airport Line
Keikyū Airport Line connects Keikyu Kamata with Haneda Airport International Terminal Station, and has Airport Express (エアポート急行), Limited Express (特急, 快特) and Airport Limited Express (エアポート快特) services, virtually all of which continue along the Keikyu Main Line either north to Shinagawa Station (note that Shinagawa station is one of the busiest stations in Tokyo; watch this video) , or south to Yokohama Station (see above diagram)
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| From HND to Odawara (Route 1) |
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| From HND to Odawara (Route 2) |
Access Hakone from HND
- Haneda Airport → Shinagawa Station → Odawara Station
- Haneda Airport → Yokohama Station → Odawara Station
- Haneda Airport → Hakone-Yumoto (Airport Limousine)
Route 1
- Total travel time (~1 hour)
- Including connection time
- Cost: ~ ¥3,980
From Haneda Airport to Shinagawa Station:
- Serviced by Keikyu-Kuko Line (京浜急行電鉄) エアポート快特
- Travel time: 11 mins
From Shinagawa Station to Odawara Station:
- Serviced by Tokaido-Sanyo Shinkansen (to Kodama こだま, Nagoya)
- Travel time: 27 mins
Route 2
Haneda Airport (羽田空港) → Yokohama Station (横浜駅) → Odawara (田原站)
- Total travel time (~1.5 hour)
- Including connection time
- Cost: ~ ¥1,420
From Haneda Airport to Yokohama Station:
- Serviced by Keikyu-Kuko Line (京浜急行電鉄) エアポート快特
- Connect at Keikyu Kamata
- Travel time: 20 mins
From Yokohama Station to Odawara Station:
- Serviced by Acty (a commute train used be called Shonan Line)for ATAMI (熱海)
- Travel time: 46 mins
Access Yumoto from Odawara
Yumoto (湯本), at the entrance to the Hakone area near Odawara, is Hakone's most famous hot spring with a particularly long history, high quality water and numerous baths and inns. Many more hot spring facilities are found across the hills and valleys of Hakone and along the shores of Lake Ashi.
Hakone public transportation is mainly serviced by Odakyu. with its Hakone Tozan Line. You can use its interactive route finding online tool here. For example, select "Odawara" in the Departure and "Hakone-Yumoto" in the Arrival fields. It will show you:
Access Ryokans from Yumoto
If you want to visit one of the bath houses / ryokans near Yumoto (), you can use below shuttle bus service:
Hakone Yumoto Onsen Ryokan shuttle bus (箱根湯本温泉旅館送迎シャトルバス)with cost of ¥100. Sorry, the web site is in Japanese. But, definitively Google Translate can help.
Early Summer in Hakone (YouTube link)
Summer in Hakone (YouTube link)
References
- JR Train Time Table
- Hakone Japan Travel Guide
- Travel from Tokyo to Hakone
- ENJOY THE SEASONS IN HAKONE BY USING HAKONE FREEPASS (video)
- Hakone: Peak Colors (11/16/2016)
- Hiking in Hakone
- 箱根登山バス
- Odawara Sta. → Sengoku
- Hiking Hakone`s Kintoki Mountain
- Odawara Station
- Odakyu
- 旅館送迎有料バス（100円）運行時刻表
- 箱根湯本温泉旅館送迎シャトルバス
- 箱根湯寮
- List of busiest airports by passenger traffic
- Keikyū Airport Line (京急空港線 Keikyū Kūkō-sen)
- Hakone Travel (Total 17 articles on this blogger)
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