--- title: "Sanbu District to Tokyo – 4 ways by car, plane, train | Mixroutes" description: "Sanbu District to Tokyo is 569 km. Fastest: train in 5h 45m. Cheapest: drive from ¥7,900. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/sanbu-district-to-tokyo" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/sanbu-district-to-tokyo.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/2019-09-05_Rainbow_bridge%2C_view_from_Daibo_park%2C_Tokyo.jpg/1920px-2019-09-05_Rainbow_bridge%2C_view_from_Daibo_park%2C_Tokyo.jpg" --- ![Tokyo](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/2019-09-05_Rainbow_bridge%2C_view_from_Daibo_park%2C_Tokyo.jpg/1920px-2019-09-05_Rainbow_bridge%2C_view_from_Daibo_park%2C_Tokyo.jpg) # How to get from Sanbu District to Tokyo [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Sanbu+District&to=Tokyo) [Tokyo to Sanbu District](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/tokyo-to-sanbu-district) Sergey Galyonkin (CC BY-SA 2.0) **Fastest:** 5h 45m\ by train, door to door\ **Cheapest:** ¥7,900\ by car\ **Distance:** 569 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 3\ 4 ways, Tue 3 Nov\ ## 4 ways to travel 569 km apart. Times are the timetables for Tue 3 Nov, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best 5h 30m slower than flying but ¥29,000 cheaper; for most people that trade is worth it. - [**Drive** best cheapest 9h 53m¥7,900–10,750 Estimated 716 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Sanbu+District&to=Tokyo) - [**Fly** Least hassle 4h 22m¥31,150–67,050 Estimated YGJ → HND · non-stop · typical times](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Sanbu+District&to=Tokyo) - [**Train** fastest 5h 45m¥26,590–51,150 Estimated 1 departure · JR](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Sanbu+District&to=Tokyo) - [**Taxi** 9h 53m¥200,000–272,000 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Sanbu+District&to=Tokyo) Data: [Timetables via Transitous](https://transitous.org/sources/) · [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Typical flight routes from OpenFlights (ODbL), a 2014 snapshot](https://openflights.org/data) · [Places © OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Departures today 1. [08:03 → 12:25 4h 22m · direct¥31,150–45,750](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Sanbu+District&to=Tokyo&date=2026-11-03&time=08%3A00&it=fly) 2. [08:13 → 13:37 5h 24m · direct¥47,300–67,050](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Sanbu+District&to=Tokyo&date=2026-11-03&time=08%3A00&it=fly-2) 3. [08:38 → 14:23 5h 45m · 1 change · JR やくも8号¥26,590–51,150](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Sanbu+District&to=Tokyo&date=2026-11-03&time=08%3A00&it=t0) Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Sanbu District to Tokyo? The fastest way is by train: about 5h 45m door to door. The straight-line distance is 569 km. What is the cheapest way from Sanbu District to Tokyo? Drive is the cheapest, from ¥7,900. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. Is there a direct train from Sanbu District to Tokyo? Not today. Train journeys involve a change; the fastest takes 5h 45m. How long is the flight from Sanbu District to Tokyo? About 1h 26m in the air (YGJ → HND), about 4h 22m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run ¥31,150–67,050; live prices are on Flights70. How far is Tokyo from Sanbu District by road? About 716 km, roughly 9h 53m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around ¥7,900–10,750; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Railways - JR Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Tokyo Capital and most populous city of Japan Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital and most populous city of Japan. The population of the city proper was over 14 million as of 2023. The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes Tokyo and parts of six neighboring prefectures, is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the world, with 33 million residents as of 2025. 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