Transportation to and from Tsukuba City

On July 30th, guides will be waiting around Bus stop No. 13 at the Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal from 3:00 PM to 10:00 PM to help guide participants to the conference venue or their hotels. Please follow their suggestions.
circle03_darkblue.gif From/To New Tokyo International Airport in Narita
The easiest way to reach Tsukuba City from the New Tokyo International Airport in Narita is to take the Airport Liner NATT's, which connects Tsuchiura Station to the Narita Airport via the Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal. It takes about 1 hour 40 minutes from the airport to Tsukuba City, with currently 9 services from 7:20 AM to 8:00 PM, every 1 to 2 hours.  A one-way ticket costs JPY (Japanese Yen) 2,540 for adults and JPY 1,270 for children. You can buy tickets to Tsukuba, without reservation, at the bus ticketing counters in the arrival lobbies of both Terminal 1 and 2 at the airport.  The services to the airport depart Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal from 6:20 AM to 5:30 PM, every 1 or 2 hours. The bus stop is No. 13. Tickets to the airport need to be reserved at least 3 days before departure, and can be reserved at the travel desk in the conference venue. Bus stops are located as follows;
   
circle03_darkblue.gif Tsuchiura Station: Bus terminal is located at the east side of the Tsuchiura Station. Bus stop is No.1.
   
circle03_darkblue.gif Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal: Bus stop is No.13.
   
circle03_darkblue.gif Narita Airport: Bus stops are No.15 and 12, respectively, at Terminal 1 and 2.

Narita Airport Terminal 2

Hitachino-Ushiku Station

Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal

Tsuchiura station

7:20

8:40

9:00

9:20

9:05

10:25

10:45

11:05

10:35

11:55

12:15

12:35

12:50

14:10

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14:50

14:35

15:55

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16:35

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17:55

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19:20

18:40

20:00

20:20

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Tsuchiura station

Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal

Hitachino-Ushiku Station

Narita Airport Terminal 2

6:00

6:20

6:40

8:00

7:00

7:20

7:40

9:00

8:30

8:50

9:10

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11:55

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Guests at the Hotel Marroad Tsukuba are recommended to go directly to Tsuchiura Station and not to get off bus at Tsukuba City Bus Terminal, unless their departure times from Narita Airport are before 5:20 PM between July 30th to August 3rd or on August 5th or 6th.

circle03_darkblue.gif From/To Tokyo Station
 The highway buses (Tsukuba-Go) to the Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal in Tsukuba City depart from Tokyo Station.  The first and the last bus of a day leaves Tokyo at 6:00 and 23:00, respectively. The expressway bus is frequent. The first and the last bus of a day leaves Tsukuba at 5:20 and 21:00, respectively. The arrival time depends on traffic condition of the highway, but, it takes 1 hour or 1 hour and a half normally from Tokyo Station to Tsukuba City.
The bus stops in Tsukuba City are Namiki-Oho-Hasi, Namiki-Ichi-Chome, Sengen-Ichi-Chome and Takezono-Ni-Chome in addition to Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal which is the destination.
Tokyo bus terminal is located at Yaesu-Minami-Guchi (South Yaesu entrance).  Before getting on the bus, you need to purchase a ticket (JPY1250) at the vending machine, just behind the bus stop inside the building. The bus can be taken from the bus stop No. 2 (by 9:00 PM) or No. 4 (after 9:00 PM). Since buses to several destinations depart from the same bus stop, make sure you choose the proper bus.
The bus stop to the Tokyo Station at Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal is No. 5. You can get a ticket at the vending machine inside the central bus terminal building. It takes about 1.5 hours, sometimes more than 2 hours.
The buses to Tokyo Station will also stop at Ueno Station before Tokyo Station on weekdays.

circle03_darkblue.gif From/To Tokyo International Airport in Tokyo, Haneda
 Highway buses also connect the Tokyo International Airport in Haneda to the Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal. Twelve daily services are available in both directions. A one-way ticket costs JPY1,800 for adults. It takes 1.5 to 2 hours between Haneda and Tsukuba. Buses depart from the bus stop No. 12 at the Haneda Airport located in front of the terminal building.  In Tsukuba, they depart from the bus stop No. 13 at the Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal. Bus schedule is floowing;

Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal

Takezono Ni-chome

Sengen Ichi-chome

Namiki Ichi-chome

Namiki Oho-hasi

Haneda Airport

5:30

5:32

5:33

5:33

5:37

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6:23

6:27

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7:03

7:03

7:07

9:00

8:00

8:02

8:03

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8:07

10:00

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9:32

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9:34

9:37

11:30

11:40

11:42

11:43

11:44

11:47

13:40

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13:03

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13:07

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14:03

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14:07

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17:47

19:10

 

Haneda Airport

Namiki Oho-hasi

Namiki Ichi-chome

Sengen ichi-chome

Takezono Ni-chome

Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal

8:40

10:23

10:26

10:27

10:28

10:30

9:30

11:13

11:16

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10:35

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