Train journey · Tokyo
Harajuku to Asakusa by trainabout 43 min door to door
Allow about 43 minutes from Harajuku to Asakusa by train and subway, with 1 transfer, walking and waiting included.
Fastest route
- Time
- 43 min
- Transfers
- 1 transfer
- Frequency
- every ~4 min
- Walking
- 12 min
With no transfer
To avoid changing trains: about 51 min staying on board (Ginza Line), 8 min longer.
Return: Asakusa to Harajuku
- Time
- 44 min
- Transfers
- 1 transfer
- Frequency
- every ~4 min
- Walking
- 12 min
Train: Local / Semi Express / Express
In the other direction, allow about 44 min, 1 transfer.
The difference from the outward trip comes from waiting times and transfers, which are not the same in each direction.
Going further
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