Tsukuba Bus Station (Tsukuba Center)

Tsukuba Bus Station つくばバスセンター

The bus station (Tsukuba Center) in Tsukuba is opposite Tsukuba Station. Both local and highway buses depart from Tsukuba Center. The ticket office also serves as the local Tourist Information Center.

Entrance to Tsukuba Center, Ibaraki Prefecture

Local Buses

Local buses are operated by Kanto Tetsudo (Kantetsu) and run to Tsuchiura Station in Tsuchiura, Mt. Tsukuba, Wellness Park, Hitachi-no-Ushiku Station, Ushiku Station, Kenkyugakuen Station, Sakura Newtown, Tenchnopark-oho, Tsukuba University Hospital, Driving License Center, Shimotsuma Station, Ishige Station, Aeon Mall Tsukuba, Kenchikukenkyujo, Space Center (Uchu Senta-) and Daigaku Nishi.

Ticket office at the bus station

Highway Buses

There are also long-distance highway buses to Tokyo (via Ueno Station to Tokyo Station 90 minutes), Narita and Haneda airports (both airports about 1 hour 40 minutes) and Mito Station in Mito. Buses to Tokyo DisneySea and Tokyo Disneyland begin at Tsuchiura Station and call at Tsukuba Center on the way. There are 3 buses daily from Tsukuba at 6.30 am, 7.50 am and 3.20 pm (95 minutes; 1,540 yen). There are overnight buses to Osaka (Dream Go; 9,900 yen), Kyoto (Yokappe Go; 9,100 yen) and Nagoya.

Bus at Tsukuba Center, Ibaraki Prefecture

Kantetsu Buses

Kantetsu buses to Kyoto and Osaka start at Mito Station South Exit, call at Tsuchiura Station, Kyoto Station Hachijoguchi Exit, Osaka Station, Namba Station West Exit (OCAT) and Abeno Harukas. Mito Station is on the Joban Line. The bus departs at 10.53 pm from Tsukuba Center arriving at Kyoto Station at 6.17 am and Osaka Station at 7.13 am. Buses arriving at the bus station in Tsukuba

Last Bus to Tokyo

The last bus to Tokyo from Tsukuba Station is at 12.30 am daily. The buses to Narita Airport begin at Tsuchiura Station and then stop at Tsukuba Center. The first bus leaves Tsukuba Center at 5.20 am with the last bus at 6.50 pm. The fare is presently 2,200 yen.

Bus information for Bus Stop 8, Tsukuba Center, Tsukuba, Ibaraki

Tsukuba Bus Center (www.bus-ibaraki.jp in Japanese) Buses at the bus station in Tsukuba