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Travelling from Tokyo to Mt. Fuji (Gotemba) to Osaka

AliJapan
AliJapan
almost 2 years ago
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Hi,

Im staying in Minato City.
Calculating my trip from Tokyo to Osaka; this trip is ~3 hours 30min.
My plan was to stop on the way to Osaka in Gotemba near Mt. Fuji.
So now the Trip would be Tokyo (Shinagawa Station) to Gotemba; this trip is ~ 1 hour 30min
Then from Gotemba to Osaka; this trip is ~ 4 hours
In total: 5 hours 30 min

I have a couple questions that I need help with:

  1. Why is Gotemba to Osaka 4 hours when Tokyo to Osaka is 3.5 hours? Mt. Fuji is in between both so i'd thought the time would be half of that.

  2. What is the fastest route I can plan from Tokyo (any station near Minato City) to Gotemba Station to Osaka Station?

  3. Does the trip use the JR Pass?

Any help is appreciated heaps!!!

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Daniel-san
18919 posts
almost 2 years ago
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Hi there,

1.) Travel times can vary by different transfer time and type of train travelled on. Also, keep in mind that Mt. Fuji is a massive mountain and you may have to travel around it, adding a lot of travel time.

2.) Using the JR Pass, you'd take the Shinkansen to Atami or Mishima station (best station may depend on travel timing) and from there a local train to Gotemba. For onward travel to Osaka, you'd use the local train again to one of the Shinkansen stations and from there to Shin-Osaka (from there you can use a local train to Osaka station).

3.) Yes, fully covered!

Kind regards,
Daniel

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