Mt. Fuji Bullet Train Access

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Plan your Mt. Fuji Adventure (with Quick and Easy Transfers) 

Taking the bullet train is absolutely the fastest and safest way to get to Mt. Fuji. The bullet train eliminates all the daily traffic jam headaches and highway delays. The Shin-Fuji Station is the closest Bullet Train Station to Mt. Fuji, it only takes just over 1 hour from Tokyo Station to Shin-Fuji Station and only about 2 hours ​from Shin-Fuji Station to Kyoto Station. Absolutely, without a doubt, the Bullet Train offers the fastest and most comfortable transfer to and from Mt. Fuji and there are trains running every 30 minutes as well the train fares are included with a Japan Rail Pass. Starting from 2020, all our Mt. Fuji tours and climbs will offer Shin-Fuji Station pick-ups and drop-offs for quick, easy, painless Mt. Fuji transfers.

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Without traffic or unexpected issues, it normally takes about 2hrs for a one-way transfer from Tokyo to Mt. Fuji depending on your start and end point. However normal is rare, as there is almost always congestion on the highways caused by construction, unexpected traffic accidents, and general daily overcrowding. Especially on the weekends, holidays or any time during the summer the traffic from Tokyo to/from Mt. Fuji can be horrendously sluggish adding hours to the drive time and delaying your climb/tour schedule, sometimes taking as long as 3-4 hours in peak bottleneck conditions.

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Tokyo Station to Shin-Fuji Station

Shin-Fuji Station to Kyoto Station

Shin-Fuji Station to Hakone Yumoto Station

Starting and ending your climb at Shin-Fuji Station is the best logical option. From Shin-Fuji Station you can easily access Bullet Trains South to Kyoto or Osaka, or North to Tokyo or even to Hakone.

The pictures to the left shows sample itineraries of how to get from: 

(1) Tokyo Station to Shin-Fuji Station (70min) 
(2) Shin-Fuji Station to Kyoto Station (126min) 
(3) Shin-Fuji to Hakone Yumoto Station (54min)

All ​these routes are fully covered by the Japan Rail Pass. You can find your own itinerary by accessing this link here.

This is by far the fastest route to get to Tokyo or to Kyoto from Mt. Fuji. Starting from Gotemba Station only adds to your travel time as you have to transfer to a Bullet Train Station anyway using a local JR train line to get to Tokyo or Kyoto.

Getting dropped off at Shin-Fuji Station is also the best option if you're heading to Kawaguchi Lake, as there are 4 daily buses that run between the Kawaguchi-ko Station and Shin-Fuji Station using the less crowded local road running behind Mt. Fuji:
See Bus Timetable link below:

Shin-Fuji Station to Kawaguchiko Station Timetable


So why take the long way from Tokyo and get stuck on the overcrowded highways when a fast-spacious Bullet Train option is readily available?