Tokaido Shinkansen
- About
- Popular Routes
- Stations
- Reviews
- Schedule and Timetable
About Tokaido Shinkansen
A railway journey is a convenient way to explore the country. No matter whether you are after a quintessentially old school experience with a slow long-haul train or a super modern highspeed express, a train travel allows you to get to your destination in style and enjoy the trip at its most. Tokaido Shinkansen is one of the operators you can book a train ride with. Before confirming your booking, remember to check the date of your travel, class, price and conditions of your fare.
What are the Main Stations of Tokaido Shinkansen?
The main stations covered by Tokaido Shinkansen’s route map include
- Shizuoka
- Tokyo
- Kyoto
- Echizen Takefu
- Shin Tosu
- Shin Onomichi
- Shin Kurashiki
- Shin Fuji
- Shin Kobe
- Shin Yamaguchi
- Hamamatsu
- Fukuyama
- Shin Osaka
- Kokura
- Odawara
- Toyohashi
- Atami
- Maibara
- Aioi
- Hiroshima
- Kagoshima Chuo
- Nagoya
- Himeji
- Kurume
- Shin Yokohama
- Okayama
- Asa
- Sendai Kagoshima
- Hakata Fukuoka
- Shinagawa
- Gifu Hashima
- Shin Shimonoseki
- Tokuyama
- Shin Iwakuni
- Kakegawa
- Chikugo Funagoya
- Shin Minamata
- Mikawa Anjo
- Kumamoto
- Mishima
- Nishi Akashi
- Mihara
- Higashi Hiroshima
- Shin Omuta
- Shin Tamana
- Shin Yatsushiro
- Izumi Kagoshima
What are the Most Popular Routes of Tokaido Shinkansen?
Here are some of the routes offered by Tokaido Shinkansen which enjoy the greatest popularity with travellers:
- Tokyo - Kyoto
- Kyoto - Osaka
- Kyoto - Tokyo
- Osaka - Tokyo
- Tokyo - Osaka
- Osaka - Kyoto
- Kyoto - Hiroshima
- Odawara - Kyoto
- Mishima - Kyoto
- Hiroshima - Kyoto
- Hiroshima - Osaka
- Tokyo - Nagoya
- Nagoya - Tokyo
- Osaka - Hiroshima
- Osaka - Nagoya
- Hiroshima - Tokyo
- Nagoya - Kyoto
- Nagoya - Osaka
- Tokyo - Odawara
- Shinagawa - Kyoto
- Kyoto - Nagoya
- Kyoto - Odawara
- Tokyo - Hiroshima
- Mishima - Osaka
- Kyoto - Mishima
- Odawara - Tokyo
- Fuji City Shizuoka - Kyoto
- Tokyo - Fuji City Shizuoka
- Odawara - Osaka
- Osaka - Shinagawa
- Hiroshima - Okayama
- Kyoto - Shinagawa
- Tokyo - Shizuoka
- Osaka - Yokohama
- Osaka - Mishima
- Kyoto - Yokohama
- Odawara - Nagoya
- Shinagawa - Osaka
- Shizuoka - Tokyo
- Fuji City Shizuoka - Tokyo
- Tokyo - Fukuoka
- Osaka - Himeji
- Osaka - Odawara
- Himeji - Osaka
- Kobe - Tokyo
- Fukuoka - Tokyo
- Kyoto - Fukuoka
- Osaka - Shizuoka
- Fukuoka - Kumamoto
- Okayama - Hiroshima
- Fukuoka - Kyoto
- Okayama - Tokyo
- Tokyo - Kobe
- Kyoto - Fuji City Shizuoka
- Fuji City Shizuoka - Osaka
- Fukuoka - Kagoshima
- Fukuoka - Hiroshima
- Nagoya - Odawara
- Yokohama - Kyoto
- Tokyo - Hamamatsu
- Himeji - Hiroshima
- Hiroshima - Himeji
- Shizuoka - Osaka
- Shizuoka - Nagoya
- Shizuoka - Kyoto
- Fukuoka - Osaka
- Kumamoto - Fukuoka
- Kyoto - Himeji
- Osaka - Kitakyushu
- Hiroshima - Fukuoka
- Shinagawa - Nagoya
- Kyoto - Okayama
- Yokohama - Osaka
- Kumamoto - Kagoshima
- Shizuoka - Shinagawa
- Osaka - Atami
- Himeji - Tokyo
- Tokyo - Atami
- Osaka - Fukuoka
- Nagoya - Shinagawa
- Tokyo - Yokohama
- Mishima - Tokyo
- Okayama - Osaka
- Mishima - Nagoya
- Tokyo - Mishima
- Yokohama - Shizuoka
- Himeji - Kyoto
- Hiroshima - Kobe
- Fuji City Shizuoka - Nagoya
- Nagoya - Shizuoka
- Kyoto - Shizuoka
- Osaka - Okayama
- Okayama - Kyoto
- Kagoshima - Fukuoka
- Yokohama - Tokyo
- Fukuyama - Tokyo
- Fukuoka - Nagoya
- Kobe - Osaka
- Kyoto - Kobe
- Kobe - Hiroshima
What are the Train Classes & Prices of Tokaido Shinkansen?
Depending on the length of your trip and your preferences you can choose a first or second class ticket in a sleeper coach for an overnight trip or opt for a hard or soft seat if available. Note that the choice of ticket classes depends both on the route and the length of your trip. Basically, your train may feature first class berths but you will not be able to book one if you are doing just a short two-hour stretch. In general, second class berths are a good choice for longer trips, and soft seats get you covered if your train ride is supposed to take under 4-5 hours.
Pros & Cons of Train Travel
Pros of Train Travel
- The best thing about railway travel is no traffic jams. Even on rush-hour, long weekends or during the high season
- An easy online booking process – you do not need to go to the railway station, which was the case in many places not so long ago!
- Prices for train tickets are usually more affordable compared to airplane tickets yet for certain destinations and trips the total travel time can be almost the same
- While rail travel is obviously slower than air travel, railway stations are often located in the centre of the city which saves you a sack of time getting to/from there while airports are almost always are quite a long way out of the city
- Travelling by night allows you to save on a hotel room and sleep well at the same time – opposite to a night bus where even the sleeping class is a huge compromise
- On certain routes luxury service is available
Cons of Train Travel
- For longer trips a train ride is definitely more time consuming than air journeys
- Trains do ride on schedule but being out of schedule is not unheard of for train travel – and delays can be huge, so if you are planning a connection to your flight, carefully check the time your train arrives at the station and think twice.
- Cleanliness is sometimes an issue with second and third class tickets, and with toilets, too.
- If your train makes a lot of stops, in some cases it is difficult to figure out when to get off as stops are not always clearly announced or marked with the exception of an electronic screen.
Tokaido Shinkansen Stations
Higashi HiroshimaKyotoEchizen TakefuShin YatsushiroShin TosuShizuokaShin OnomichiKumamotoShin KurashikiShin FujiShin KobeShin YamaguchiHamamatsuFukuyamaShin OsakaIzumi KagoshimaKokuraOdawaraToyohashiAtamiMaibaraAioiHiroshimaKagoshima ChuoNagoyaMiharaHimejiKurumeShin YokohamaShin TamanaOkayamaAsaSendai KagoshimaHakata FukuokaShinagawaGifu HashimaMishimaShin ShimonosekiTokuyamaShin IwakuniKakegawaShin OmutaTokyoNishi AkashiChikugo FunagoyaShin MinamataMikawa Anjo
Tokaido Shinkansen Company Reviews
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Wouter KExcelent trip from Tokyo to Kyoto. As expected from Shinkanzen
Train#NOZOMI393 Standard, Tokaido Shinkansen, Oct 8, 2026
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David MYou pay 20% more than with the official site. Good ui on site and you don't need to collect ticket as they sens you a qr code
Train#NOZOMI257 Standard, Tokaido Shinkansen, Sep 25, 2026
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Train#NOZOMI267 Standard, Tokaido Shinkansen, May 21, 2026
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Thomas TIt was a great travel, easy to check in, a comfortable ride on time.
Train#NOZOMI33 Standard, Tokaido Shinkansen, Apr 21, 2026
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Rolf JI have used 12go.asias services now in soon 3 months in Thailand, Laos, Taiwan and Japan and everything has worked perfectly. The information you give is really good and clear. I am really happy that I found your company, it has saved me a lot of time and headache.
Train#NOZOMI18 Standard, Tokaido Shinkansen, Mar 31, 2026
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Daniel OFast on the minuite and comfortable
Train#NOZOMI237 Standard, Tokaido Shinkansen, Feb 10, 2026
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James MClean and everyone was very respectful and polite
Train#NOZOMI29 Standard, Tokaido Shinkansen, Jan 29, 2026
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Andrea DPerfect! Very fast and comfortable! We love it! 💖
Train#NOZOMI46 Unreserved seat, Tokaido Shinkansen, Jan 8, 2026
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Andrea DIt was super! Fast and comfortabel! We want to go every day! 💖
Train#NOZOMI13 Unreserved seat, Tokaido Shinkansen, Jan 7, 2026
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Jayden TGood and Cheaper prices but information missing about which Shinkansen should be taken. There r differences. Ones with lot of stops and ones less stops which are quicker.
Train#NOZOMI69 Unreserved seat, Tokaido Shinkansen, Nov 16, 2025
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Alvaro EAn incredible experience; we had seats on the Mount Fuji side and could appreciate it perfectly.
Train#NOZOMI18 Standard, Tokaido Shinkansen, Nov 4, 2025
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Maurer VEasy to use system for Shinkasen. Easy to purchase and use tickets with QR code. Simple and clear instructions as to how to do everything. Customer support very timely and responsive.
Train#NOZOMI116 Standard, Tokaido Shinkansen, Oct 29, 2025
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GEORGIOS GBooking a train ticket in Europe in 2000 was much easier than in Japan in 2025. I had to read 4 pages of instructions and still couldn’t book a ticket. This is disappointing.
Train#NOZOMI314 Unreserved seat, Tokaido Shinkansen, Oct 10, 2025
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Hope KReally comfortable seats and easy journey. Plenty of room for luggage even thought we booked an unreserved seat. A little bit expensive but worth the experience
Train#NOZOMI25 Unreserved seat, Tokaido Shinkansen, Sep 26, 2025
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Veronica RComfy and fast means of getting around Japan.
Train#NOZOMI234 Green Car, Tokaido Shinkansen, Sep 15, 2025
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Lars OReally fast and clean
Train#HIKARI513 Standard, Tokaido Shinkansen, Aug 9, 2025
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Ilse MEasy to book, good information and pragmatic.
Train#NOZOMI14 Standard, Tokaido Shinkansen, Jul 28, 2025
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Hamza OEasy to use and fast train booling.
The indications in the ticket were also helpful and we could get to the gate easily.
The indication of the train location was very usefull as I almost had gone to a different train station if not for the adress and the picture (maps) of the location
Train#HIKARI642 Standard, Tokaido Shinkansen, Jun 18, 2025
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Corinne DTrain#HIKARI713 Standard, Tokaido Shinkansen, Nov 1, 2026
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Corinne DTrain#KODAMA831 Standard, Tokaido Shinkansen, Nov 1, 2026
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Deborah CTrain#NOZOMI360 Green Car, Tokaido Shinkansen, Oct 26, 2026
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Nicole LTrain#HIKARI637 Standard, Tokaido Shinkansen, Oct 19, 2026
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Olivia ETrain#NOZOMI177 Unreserved seat, Tokaido Shinkansen, Oct 5, 2026
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Valerie STrain#HIKARI649 Standard, Tokaido Shinkansen, Jul 23, 2026
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KALOUDA PTrain#NOZOMI247 Standard, Tokaido Shinkansen, Jul 23, 2026
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Philip STrain#NOZOMI12 Standard, Tokaido Shinkansen, Jun 7, 2026
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JOSE DTrain#NOZOMI1 Standard, Tokaido Shinkansen, Jun 4, 2026
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Frank HTrain#NOZOMI33 Standard, Tokaido Shinkansen, Jun 3, 2026
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Sandra GTrain#NOZOMI 19 Standard, Tokaido Shinkansen, Jun 3, 2026
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Claire DTrain#HIKARI703 Unreserved seat, Tokaido Shinkansen, Jun 1, 2026
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Stefan HTrain#NOZOMI33 Green Car, Tokaido Shinkansen, May 31, 2026
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Philip STrain#NOZOMI33 Standard, Tokaido Shinkansen, May 29, 2026
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Sintya PTrain#NOZOMI85 Unreserved seat, Tokaido Shinkansen, May 26, 2026
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Giuseppe PTrain#NOZOMI43 Standard, Tokaido Shinkansen, May 22, 2026
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Aaliyah BTrain#NOZOMI18 Unreserved seat, Tokaido Shinkansen, May 20, 2026
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Silvia FTrain#NOZOMI10 Standard, Tokaido Shinkansen, May 19, 2026
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Victor LTrain#NOZOMI6 Standard, Tokaido Shinkansen, May 18, 2026
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Janice MTrain#NOZOMI7 Standard, Tokaido Shinkansen, May 18, 2026
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Bosiljka VTrain#NOZOMI60 Standard, Tokaido Shinkansen, May 4, 2026
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Garrick CTrain#NOZOMI196 Standard, Tokaido Shinkansen, May 3, 2026
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Reed GTrain#HIKARI646 Unreserved seat, Tokaido Shinkansen, May 3, 2026
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Xu STrain#NOZOMI267 Standard, Tokaido Shinkansen, May 2, 2026
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Ana MTrain#NOZOMI26 Standard, Tokaido Shinkansen, May 1, 2026
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Reimi YTrain#NOZOMI267 Green Car, Tokaido Shinkansen, Apr 30, 2026
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Nikolay DTrain#NOZOMI16 Standard, Tokaido Shinkansen, Apr 29, 2026
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Jordan YTrain#NOZOMI21 Standard, Tokaido Shinkansen, Apr 26, 2026
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emmanuelle LTrain#HIKARI709 Standard, Tokaido Shinkansen, Apr 25, 2026
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Ines KTrain#NOZOMI444 Standard, Tokaido Shinkansen, Apr 20, 2026
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Ines KTrain#NOZOMI392 Standard, Tokaido Shinkansen, Apr 18, 2026
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ODINTSOVA ATrain#NOZOMI25 Standard, Tokaido Shinkansen, Apr 15, 2026