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Toyama Airport (TOY) to the City
Toyama Airport (TOY) to Toyama Station by airport bus (JPY 470) or taxi (about 20 min): fares, payment, the tram onward from the station and arrival-day tips.
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Getting from Toyama Airport (TOY) into town
Our Toyama guide lists two ways from Toyama Airport (TOY) into town: the airport bus (Toyama Airport Line) to Toyama Station, and a taxi. From Toyama Station, the tram carries on into the city center.
When you book, first check that the arrival airport on your ticket is Toyama Airport (TOY). This post copies the times and fares exactly as the guide gives them, then covers how each area connects from Toyama Station and an arrival-day checklist.
Airport bus (Toyama Airport Line): JPY 470 to Toyama Station
The airport bus is run by Toyama Chiho Railway. The fare is a flat JPY 470 between Toyama Station and Toyama Airport; check the official timetable for times.
Buses to Toyama Station leave about 10 minutes after a flight arrives, once passengers have boarded, and stop at Sogawa, Joshi Koen-mae and Toyama Shiyakusho-mae before Toyama Station. If your flight is late, the bus may also leave later.
Seating is limited to the number of seats, so you cannot board when it is full. Notes of JPY 2,000 or more cannot be used on board or at the airport ticket machine, so have JPY 1,000 notes and coins ready. Contactless credit cards are accepted: tap when you get off.
Taxi: about 20 min to Toyama Station
The taxi rank is right outside the domestic arrivals lobby. It takes about 20 min to Toyama Station (9.2 km) and costs about JPY 3,000.
That fare is the airport website's estimate and can vary with traffic.
Continuing by tram from Toyama Station
At Toyama Station you can ride the city tram around the center. A ride costs JPY 240 for adults and JPY 120 for children, the same fare in cash or with a nationwide transit IC card such as Suica.
Route 3, the loop line, circles Toyama Station and the city center in about 28 min and runs every 15 min. Toyama Station to Kokusai Kaigijo-mae (Toyama Castle) takes about 7 min. Toyama Castle, the Glass Art Museum and the free Toyama City Hall observation tower, with a 360-degree view from 70 m up, are a short tram ride away.
How each area connects from Toyama Station
Based on the areas in the guide, here is how each one connects from Toyama Station. Check train times and fares on the JR websites.
- Toyama Station and downtown (first visit, castle and museums): both the airport bus and the trams pass through
- Kansui Park: about a 9-min walk from Toyama Station, with the Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design beside it
- Iwase (port town): take a Toyama Port Line tram bound for Iwasehama to Higashi-Iwase (about 23 min), then walk about 10 min to the old Iwase streets. A canal cruise (Fugan Suijo Line) also runs from Kansui Park; check its schedule on the official website
- Yatsuo (stone-paved old streets): about 25 min from Toyama Station to Etchu-Yatsuo Station on the JR Takayama Line
- Going on to other cities: the Hokuriku Shinkansen reaches Kanazawa Station in about 20 min, and Takayama Station is about 1 hour 30 min by the Limited Express Hida on the Takayama Line
At a glance
Times and fares follow our guide. Services can change, so check official information too.
- Airport bus (Toyama Airport Line): flat JPY 470 to Toyama Station, check the official timetable for times, leaves about 10 min after a flight arrives, limited to the number of seats, no notes of JPY 2,000 or more, contactless credit cards accepted
- Taxi: about 20 min to Toyama Station (9.2 km), about JPY 3,000 (estimate, varies with traffic), rank right outside the domestic arrivals lobby
- Tram from Toyama Station: JPY 240 for adults and JPY 120 for children per ride, loop line about 28 min per circuit every 15 min, about 7 min to Kokusai Kaigijo-mae (Toyama Castle)
Arrival-day checklist
A few things to sort out on the day you go from the airport to your hotel. For what to do after you arrive, see the Toyama itinerary below.
- Check that the arrival airport on your ticket is Toyama Airport (TOY)
- Have JPY 1,000 notes and coins ready: notes of JPY 2,000 or more cannot be used on the airport bus or at the airport ticket machine
- If you pay by contactless credit card on the airport bus, tap when you get off
- Airport bus seats are limited and you cannot board when it is full; if your flight is late, the bus may also leave later
- Have a nationwide transit IC card such as Suica ready: it works on the trams
- Check official Japanese government information on entry procedures before you travel
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FAQ
How long does it take from Toyama Airport to Toyama Station, and how much is it?
The airport bus is a flat JPY 470; check the official timetable for times. A taxi takes about 20 min (9.2 km) and costs about JPY 3,000, based on the airport website's estimate.
How do I pay on the airport bus?
Notes of JPY 2,000 or more cannot be used on board or at the airport ticket machine, so have JPY 1,000 notes and coins ready. Contactless credit cards are accepted; tap when you get off.
What happens to the airport bus if my flight is late?
Buses to Toyama Station leave about 10 minutes after a flight arrives, once passengers have boarded, so if your flight is late the bus may also leave later. Seats are limited and you cannot board when it is full.
How do I get from Toyama Station to Toyama Castle?
Take the tram to Kokusai Kaigijo-mae (Toyama Castle), about 7 min. A ride is JPY 240 for adults, the same fare in cash or with a nationwide transit IC card.
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- Airport rail platform (Hong Kong Airport Station) · MNXANL / CC BY-SA 4.0
- JR East Yamanote Line E235 series train · Rsa / CC BY-SA 3.0