Highway Bus Timetable for July - August 2009

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Posted by 4plus on June 21st, 2009

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During the official climbing season (July 1 to August 31), a highway bus runs everyday from Shinjuku (Tokyo) to Kawaguchiko Trail 5th station (Mt. Fuji). A map around the highway bus terminal can be found here.

Shinjuku Highway Bus Terminal to Kawaguchiko Trail 5th Station

Shinjuku Highway Terminal (JR Shinjuku station West Exit) Kawaguchiko Trail 5th station Bus Company
07:45 10:10 Keio
08:45 11:10 Keio
09:40 12:05 Fujikyu
16:50 19:15 Fujikyu
17:50 20:15 Keio
19:30 21:55 Fujikyu

Kawaguchiko Trail 5th Station to Shinjuku Highway Bus Terminal

Kawaguchiko Trail 5th station Shinjuku Highway Bus Terminal (JR Shinjuku station West Exit) Bus Company
10:00 12:20 Fujikyu
11:00 13:20 Fujikyu
12:00 14:20 Keio
13:00 15:20 Keio
14:00 16:20 Keio
15:00 17:20 Fujikyu

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Contrav - 37 weeks 21 hours 1 min 44 sec ago

I'm trying to do a same day return trip from Tokyo to Fuji. This looked like the best option since it gets me to the 5th station at 10:10 from Shinjuku which is earlier than any of the other options from Shimbashi (to Fujinomiya, etc.). But is the last bus really at 15:00? I've seen schedules which list the last bus much later but they're from prior years.

From the information on this site it seems almost impossible to head out from Tokyo, get to the top and return on the same day.

This is for July 1 and I saw the message about the trails potentially not being open.

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4plus - 37 weeks 17 hours 1 min 27 sec ago

Dear Contrav,
thank you for the comment.
We obtained original information from the bus company's official timetable, which can be found here:
http://www.fujikyu.co.jp/bus/highway/fuji5/time/mf_Su21.html
(They are all written in Japanese.)
Many people start climbing at night, reach the summit at sunrise, then come back to the 5th station.
We suppose that's why highway buses are scheduled this way.
Although the last highway bus for Tokyo is at 15:00, there are other buses that goes back to Kawaguchiko train station. The schedule of these buses can be found here: http://mountfujiguide.com/blog/4plus/347

Contrav - 36 weeks 6 days 22 hours 49 min ago

Thank you for the information on the additional buses. The last bus to the Kawaguchiko train station leaves you less than 9 hours for the roundtrip on the trail. That's cutting it fairly close though, isn't it?

bethanne - 33 weeks 5 hours 10 min 14 sec ago

Do you have to make a reservation with this company before hand, if so do you know the number or website to do it. Thank you,
Beth!

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4plus - 32 weeks 6 days 19 hours 31 min ago

Dear bethanne,
Thank you for the message.
Reservation for highway bus is not required but recommended.
The phone numbers are different depending on the bus company, so we've added a column "Bus Company" to the timetables above.
Keio Bus 03-5376-2222 (9:00～18:00)
Fujikyu Highway Bus 0555-72-5111 (7:30～18:30)
There's also an online reservation site, although it's all written in Japanese.
http://www.highwaybus.com/


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