By Plane

Nearest major airports are Chubu International Airport in Nagoya and Haneda Airport in Tokyo. It takes approximately two hours to reach Shizuoka City from both locations on the fastest train services. A new airport is scheduled to open in 2009 in Shimada City in the heart of the Prefecture.

By Train

The Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train runs one Hikari train per hour, which stops at Shizuoka. It is 1 hour from Tokyo, 50 minutes from Nagoya, and 105 minutes from Shin-Osaka using this train. All-stopping Kodama trains take 90 minutes from Tokyo to Shizuoka. Hamamatsu can be reached by either Shinkansen (30 minutes from Shizuoka) or regular JR train (90 minutes).

By Car or Bus

Shizuoka City can be reached in about 2 hours from either Tokyo or Nagoya via the Tomei Expressway. JR Kanto Bus and JR Tokai Bus run frequent daytime services to Shizuoka on the Tomei Expressway between Tokyo and Nagoya. Shizuoka-bound buses from Tokyo reach the Shizuoka train station in about 3 hours.