WILLER EXPRESS, Izu Hakone Bus, and Tokai Bus began operating an express bus service between Mishima and Haneda Airport on July 21. 3 round trips a day, daily, nicknamed “Mishima Haneda Shuttle”.
Mishima City, Shizuoka Prefecture, is located at the base of the Izu Peninsula and is the starting point for sightseeing in Izu, Mt. Fuji, and Hakone, as well as a transportation node with access to the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train, Tomei Expressway, and New Tomei Expressway.
The Mishima-Haneda Shuttle connects three stops in the Mishima area: Mishima Oba (Izu Hakone Bus Mishima Office), Mishima Station South Exit, and Mishima Station North Exit, and Yokohama Station (YCAT), Haneda Airport Garden, and Shinkiba Station. Fares are ¥2,400 for adults (¥2,200 with advance reservation) and ¥1,200 for children (¥1,100 with advance reservation) between Mishima area and Yokohama Station, and ¥2,800 for adults (¥2,600) and ¥1,400 for children (¥1,300) between Mishima and Haneda/Shin-Kiba.
A reserved seat on the Tokaido Shinkansen from Mishima to Tokyo costs 4,400 yen, and a seat on a conventional train from Tokyo to Haneda costs 470 yen or more, for a total of about 5,000 yen, so the fare is not only nearly half the price, but also easy to use in that once you leave your luggage and board the train, you can reach the airport without changing trains. From Shinkiba, the last stop on the line, you can easily go sightseeing in Tokyo and visit Tokyo Disney Resort.
On the day of the start of service, an opening ceremony was held at the Mishima Ohba stop (Izu Hakone Bus Mishima Office). Mr. Daisuke Mano, President of Tokai Bus, reviewed the history of the route from the time it was requested by the local government in 2014 to the present day. The opening of the Haneda Airport Garden in January after the coronavirus disaster, and the fact that the route was opened before the peak summer season. He also expressed his hope that the rapidly recovering demand for visitors to Japan will attract more visitors to the Mishima area from Haneda Airport.
Kenji Kito, Representative Director of Izu Hakone Bus, said that “this is a long-awaited service” and that “people in the Mishima area and eastern Shizuoka can use this service to go to Yokohama, Haneda, Shin-Kiba, and Disney Resort. We would like to make this Mishima-Haneda Shuttle a route that will last for decades to come,” he said.
WILLER EXPRESS President Koji Hirayama mentioned that the company expects a large number of inbound travelers from Haneda, and noted that the company’s reservation website is now available in multiple languages, including Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Thai, in addition to English, and said, “We want to meet the expectations of our customers and provide services that make them want to come back again and again. We want to provide services that meet the expectations of our customers and make them want to come back again and again,” he said.
At the end of the ceremony, officials saw off the 11:00 a.m. departure of WN8803. On this day, there were two passengers from the Mishima Oba stop. Note that a pre-reserved parking lot is available at Mishima Oba, and a so-called “park-and-ride” service is available for those who access the site by car and transfer to the bus. The parking fee is 300 yen per day.
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