ations at the same "Midori-no-Madoguchi" ticket windows used to reserve seats on trains.
JR Buses depart from Tokyo Station - Yaesu Exit and the JR Highway Bus Terminal located adjacent to Yoyogi Station on the Yamanote Line (one stop south of Shinjuku).
JR Bus offers, in order of comfort and price, Seishun (youth) buses with 2x2 seating configurations and Standard buses with individual seats arranged 1x1x1. Some buses offer more spacious Super Seats and Premium Seats which incur an additional surcharge of �600 and �1200, respectively.
JR Bus' overnight one-way fares to/from Tokyo start from approximately �2350 for overnight trips in Seishun buses up to �3900 for standard buses with advanced purchase. Daytime bus fares start from �2280. Fares are typically higher on weekends and holidays.
Note that the Japan Rail Pass CAN be used for overnight trips on standard buses between Tokyo and Nagoya called "Dream" services. If traveling during the daytime, buses on the JR Tomei Highway Bus service are covered, but you might as well use the bullet train.
Meitetsu Bus
Meitetsu is a major transit operator located in Nagoya, operating long distance buses throughout Japan's major cities. Meitetsu runs daytime and overnight buses between Shinjuku and Nagoya's Meitetsu Bus Center in conjunction with Keio Bus. Fares start from �3500 one way.
To/From Kansai and Kobe
Meishin Highway Bus Line: 16 daily round-trips between Nagoya and Kyoto (2 1/2 hours, �2500), seven round-trips between Nagoya and Osaka (3 hours, �2900), and six round-trips between Nagoya and Kobe (3 hours, �3300). Discounts are given on round-trip purchases.
By boat
Taiheiyo Ferry (Japanese) +81-52-398-1023. Offers overnight car ferries to Sendai (21 hrs 40 mins) and Tomakomai in southern Hokkaido (40 hrs) on the SS Ishikari and SS Kitakami from the Nagoya Ferry Terminal (Japanese).
Getting there: Ferry
