How to reach KEK dormitories

From Narita Airport to KEK

 

Important

 We recomend that you will have done your dinner before you come to KEK, because Nov 23 is the national holiday in Japan. Therefore a restaurant and a store in KEK are all closed.

 

 Do you come to KEK by bus from Tsukuba Center?
Are you arrive at Narita Airport after 16:30?

  If you arrive at Tsukuba Center after 19:40(at Narita Airport around 16:30) because of your flight schedule, please let us know in advace until Nov.20.
  When more 10people required transfer from Tsukuba Center to KEK, we will make a plan to have substitute.

 

Here is the transfer schedule for buses from Narita Airport to Tsukuba Center and from Tsukuba Center to KEK.

Please check the time table with your flight schedule, and read above "Important".

 

Nov. 23, (National Holiday)
   
.
.
Narita Airport
Tsukuba Ct. arrive
Bus #
Tsukuba Ct. leave
KEK
7:20
9:00

71

9:20
9:33
.
.
C8
9:35
9:50
.
.
71
10:00
10:13
9:05
10:45
C8
10:55
11:10
.
.
71
11:00
11:13
.
.
71
12:00
12:13
10:35
12:15
.
.
.
.
C8
13:20
13:35
.
.
71
13:55
14:08
12:50
14:30
71
14:45
14:58
14:30
16:10
C8
16:25
16:40
.
.
71
16:40
16:53
.
.
71
17:30
17:43
16:15
17:55
C8
17:55
18:10
.
.
71
18:50
19:03
17:20
19:00
71
       19:40(last)
19:53
18:45
20:25
20:10
21:50
 
#71is for Shimotsuma Eki (Station, in Japanese)
3-minute-walk from bus stop, Kou-ene-ken mae
#C8 is for Tsukuba Techno Park, in Japanese)

Here is a map to Dormitory from the bus stop

 

From Narita Airport to Tsukuba Station/Center

1. Airport Liner Bus (NATT'S) between Narita Airport and Tsukuba Station/Center

you may take an airport bus, Airport Liner NATT'S for Tsukuba and Tsuchiura. Please get off the bus at Tsukuba Center. You can buy ticket at the Keisei counter where you can easily find in front of you when you reach the arrival lobby.
(About 100 minutes 2,540 JPNYen For Tsukuba Center/Tsuchiura)
Please note: another bus also uses the bus stops.

 

From Narita Airport to Tsukuba

Narita Airport
Terminal 2
(Bus Stop: #12)

Narita Airport
Terminal 1
(Bus Stop: #15)
Tsukuba
Center
7:20
7:25
9:00
9:05
9:10
10:45
10:35
10:40
12:15
12:50
12:55
14:30
14:35
14:40
16:15
16:15
16:20
17:55
17:20
17:25
19:00
18:45
18:50
20:25
20:10
20:15
21:50

 

 

From Tsukuba to Narita Airport

Tsukuba
Center
Narita Airport
Terminal 2
Narita Airport
Terminal 1
6:20
8:00
8:05
7:20
8:55
9:00
8:50
10:25
10:30
10:20
11:55
12:00
11:55
13:30
13:35
13:25
15:00
15:05
14:35
16:10
16:15
15:50
17:25
17:30
17:35
19:10
19:15

2. A taxi

The simplest yet most expensive way is to take a taxi. It would cost you approximately 15,000 - 18,000 YPN Yen. It will take approximately an hour and a half.

 

From Tokyo Station to Tsukuba Station/Center

1. Bus

You may take Tsukuba Center Line which starts at Yaesu South Entrance of Tokyo Station to Tsukuba Station/Center.
Refer to:

Caution: Mt. Tsukuba Line which starts at Yaesu South Entrance of Tokyo Station to KEK was took out of service from Sep.30,2006.

2. Train

Please take Yamanote Line (via Ueno) to Akihabara (the second stop from Tokyo). You can change into Tsukuba Express at Akihabara station. It takes 8 minutes to get to Akihabara station of Tsukuba Express from one of Yamanote Line. Tsukuba Center is the terminal station.
Please refer to the time table of Tsukuba Express http://www.kek.jp/intra-e/access/timetable4.html.

 

From Tsukuba Station/Center to KEK

1. Bus You may take a local bus to KEK from Bus stop #1 at Tsukuba Center. You can get on the bus from the rear door, not the one at the front. Take a paper token when you get on. The amount of charge is displayed on the panel near the front with the token number. It is wise to prepare the exact amount of charge before getting on the bus.
The charge is 430 JPN Yen from Tsukuba Center to KEK,
Please get off at "Ko-ene-ken mae" or " Ko-enerugi kasokuki kenkyu kikou mae" in front of the Gate of KEK.
Please note: #61 Bus dosen't stop at KEK.


# Bus

Tsukuba Center KEK
C8
X 7:22
X 7:37
18
8:07
8:25
71
O 8:40
O 8:53
71
X 8:43
X 8:56
71
9:20
9:33
C8
O 9:35
O 9:50
C81
X 9:35
X 9:51
71
10:00
10:13
71
X 10:30
X 11:43
C8
10:55
11:10
71
11:00
11:13
71
12:00
12:13
C8
13:20
13:35
71
13:55
14:08
71
14:45
14:58
C8
X 14:50
X 15:05
C8
16:25
16:40
71
16:40
16:53
C8
X 17:20
X 17:35
71
17:30
17:43
C8
17:55
18:10
C8
X 18:45
X 19:00
71
18:50
19:03
71
19:40
19:53
C8
X 20:05
X 20:20

as of Oct. 1st, 2006

# Bus

KEK Tsukuba Center
71
X 5:42
X 6:00
71
7:43
8:05
71
8:48
9:10
C8
O 9:05
O 9:25
C8
X 9:05
X 9:29
71
10:18
10:40
C8
O 10:25
O 10:45
C8
X 10:25
X 10:49
71
11:31
11:53
C8
11:40
12:00
71
13:23
13:45
71
14:18
14:40
C8
14:20
14:40
C8
X 15:40
X 16:00
71
15:43
16:05
71
16:58
17:20
C8
O 17:20
O 17:40
C8
X 17:20
X 17:20
C8
X 18:05
X 18:35
71
18:18
18:40
18
O 18:50
O 19:10
C8
X 18:50
X 19:20
71
19:13
19:35
C8
X 19:35
X 19:55
18
X 20:50
X 21:10

RED X : only for weekdays (Mon-Fri)
BLUE O: only for weekends (Sat., Sun and holidays, Nov. 23 is the national holiday.)

2. Taxi

There is a taxi terminal there and please tell a driver "Ko-ene-ken". The fare is approx. 3000 JYN Yen.

 

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