Getting to Golf Courses from Tokyo
Train and taxi, club buses, driving, and what to do with your golf bag
Train and taxi, club buses, driving, and what to do with your golf bag
Quick answer
From Tokyo, take a train to the station listed for your course, then a taxi or a club bus. The station-to-course taxi times on our course pages run from about 10 to 40 minutes, and five of the courses we book near Tokyo are served by a club bus, such as Narashino Country Club’s 10-minute bus from Chiba New Town Chuo Station. We can also arrange a private car with a driver on request.
Last updated: 2026-10-19
The station-to-course taxi times on our course pages range from about 10 to 40 minutes. Train travel from Tokyo is additional, so check it in a route planner from your hotel.
| Course | Area | Nearest station or exit | Last leg |
|---|---|---|---|
| PGM Maria Golf Links | Chiba | Narita Airport / Narita Station (JR Narita Line) | Approximately 30 minutes from Narita Airport by taxi. Convenient for international visitors arriving or departing. |
| PGM Sohsei Golf Club | Chiba | Narita Station (JR / Keisei Line) | From Narita Station, take a taxi for approximately 25 minutes. Accessible via the Higashi-Kanto Expressway. |
| Narashino Country Club | Chiba | Chiba New Town Chuo Station (Hokuso Line) | Club bus from the south exit of Chiba New Town Chuo Station, about 10 minutes, no reservation needed. |
| Narita Golf Club | Chiba | Narita Station (JR / Keisei Line) | From Narita Station, about 15 minutes by taxi. The club bus is for members only. |
| Oak Hills Country Club | Chiba | Taiei IC (Higashi-Kanto Expressway) | The 8:15 Glen Oaks club bus from Narita Airport Terminal 2 continues to Oak Hills, about 5 minutes further. |
| Glen Oaks Country Club | Chiba | Narita Airport Terminal 2 Station (Keisei / JR) | Club bus from Narita Airport Terminal 2 at 8:15, about 30 minutes. Taxi from Airport Terminal 2 Station about 20 minutes. |
| Higashi Chiba Country Club | Chiba | Togane IC (Chiba-Togane Road) | Club bus from JR Oami Station at 8:35 on weekends and holidays only, about 20 minutes, reservation required. By car, about 8 minutes from Togane IC. |
| Oak Village | Chiba | Goi Station (JR Uchibo Line) | Ichihara-Tsurumai IC on the Ken-O Expressway is about 15 minutes away. Central Tokyo is around 60 minutes by car. |
| Daichiba Country Club | Chiba | Goi Station (JR Uchibo Line) | Ichihara-Tsurumai IC on the Ken-O Expressway is just two minutes away, the closest interchange access of any course in Chiba. Central Tokyo is about 60 minutes by car. There is no shuttle bus. |
| Nihon Cheung Kong Golf Club | Chiba | Goi Station (JR Uchibo Line) | The Ichihara-Tsurumai interchange on the Ken-O Expressway is about 8 km (13 minutes) away, roughly 70 minutes from central Tokyo by car. From Goi Station (JR Uchibo Line) it is about a 30-minute taxi; Kazusa-Ushiku Station (Kominato Railway) is about 10 minutes away. |
| The Golf Club Ryugasaki | Ibaraki | Ryugasaki Station (Kanto Railway) | From Ryugasaki Station, take a taxi for approximately 15 minutes. Accessible via the Joban Expressway. |
| Chiyoda Country Club | Ibaraki | Ishioka Station (JR Joban Line) | From Ishioka Station, take a taxi for approximately 20 minutes. Accessible via the Joban Expressway. |
| Segovia Golf Club in Chiyoda | Ibaraki | Ishioka Station (JR Joban Line) | From Ishioka Station, take a taxi for approximately 25 minutes. Adjacent to Chiyoda Country Club. |
| PGM Ishioka Golf Club | Ibaraki | Ishioka-Omitama Smart IC (Joban Expressway) | Approximately 15 minutes from Ishioka-Omitama Smart IC. Also accessible from Ibaraki Airport. |
| Kasama Forest | Ibaraki | Tomobe Station (JR Joban Line) | Kasama-Nishi IC on the Kita-Kanto Expressway is just two minutes away. From Tomobe Station it is about 18 minutes by taxi. |
| Sunny Field | Ibaraki | Tomobe Station (JR Joban Line) | Mito-kita Smart IC on the Joban Expressway is about 18 km away. From Tomobe Station it is roughly 40 minutes by taxi; central Tokyo is about two hours by car. |
| PGM Musashi Golf Club | Saitama | Ogose Station (Tobu Ogose Line) | From Ogose Station, take a taxi for approximately 15 minutes. Accessible via the Kanetsu Expressway. |
| Sunhills Country Club | Tochigi | Utsunomiya Station (JR Tohoku Shinkansen) | From Utsunomiya Station, take a taxi for approximately 20 minutes. Utsunomiya IC on the Tohoku Expressway is nearby. |
| Prestige Country Club | Tochigi | Tochigi Station (JR Ryomo Line / Tobu Nikko Line) | From Tochigi Station, take a taxi for approximately 20 minutes. Also accessible via Tochigi IC on the Tohoku Expressway. |
| Asagiri Country Club | Shizuoka | Fujinomiya Station (JR Minobu Line) | From Fujinomiya Station, about 40 minutes by taxi. |
| Susono Country Club | Shizuoka | Susono Station (JR Gotemba Line) | From Susono Station, take a taxi for approximately 20 minutes to the golf course. |
| Grand Fields Country Club | Shizuoka | Gotemba Station (JR Gotemba Line) | From Gotemba Station, about 25 minutes by taxi. |
| Fuji Classic | Yamanashi | Kawaguchiko Station (Fujikyuko Line) | From Kawaguchiko Station, take a taxi for approximately 30 minutes to the golf course. |
| Kobuchisawa Country Club | Yamanashi | Kobuchisawa Station (JR Chuo Line / Koumi Line) | Free club bus from Kobuchisawa Station by advance phone reservation. A taxi from the station takes about 10 minutes. |
Bus details for Narashino, Glen Oaks, Oak Hills, Higashi Chiba and Kobuchisawa were checked against official club information on 2026-10-19. Narita Golf Club confirmed its members-only bus in writing in October 2026. Other times are from our course pages.
Green fees and area notes for the same courses are in golf near Tokyo and Mt. Fuji.
Narashino, Glen Oaks, Oak Hills, Higashi Chiba and Kobuchisawa. Glen Oaks and Oak Hills share one bus, and each club sets its own timetable, so check it again in the week you play.
| Course | Bus leaves from | Outbound times | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Narashino Country Club | Chiba New Town Chuo Station (Hokuso Line), pickup area outside the south exit | Weekdays 6:50, 7:25, 7:50, 8:15, 8:45, 9:25. Weekends and holidays 6:45, 7:25, 7:55, 8:20, 8:50, 9:15 | About 10 minutes, no reservation. Club timetable |
| Glen Oaks Country Club | Narita Airport Terminal 2 | 8:15, year-round service | About 30 minutes. A return bus leaves the club at 16:35. Club timetable |
| Oak Hills Country Club | Same bus as Glen Oaks | 8:15 from Narita Airport Terminal 2 | About 5 minutes beyond Glen Oaks. Return bus leaves Oak Hills at 16:30. Glen Oaks timetable |
| Higashi Chiba Country Club | JR Oami Station (Sotobo Line) | 8:35, weekends and holidays only | About 20 minutes, reservation required. Return 16:55. Club access page |
| Kobuchisawa Country Club | Kobuchisawa Station (JR Chuo Line) | Confirm with the club when you reserve | Free, by phone reservation only. Club FAQ |
Not every bus is open to visitors. Narita Golf Club told us in writing in October 2026 that its club bus is for members only. Visitors can take a taxi from Narita Station, about 15 minutes.
Sometimes. Work backward from the check-in time, not the tee time: our etiquette guide suggests arriving around an hour early. If you plan to use a club bus, its timetable limits when you can arrive.
Narashino’s first weekday bus leaves the station at 6:50, and the Glen Oaks bus leaves the airport at 8:15. The courses around Mt. Fuji are farther. An early tee time at Fuji Classic can mean a pickup from a central Tokyo hotel around 5 a.m. If the first trains do not get you there in time, ask for a later tee time, a car, or a night near the course.
Yes, with the right documents. Japan’s National Police Agency says drivers without a Japanese license need an International Driving Permit issued by a signatory to the 1949 Geneva Convention or, for licenses from Switzerland, Germany, France, Belgium, Monaco or Taiwan, the license with a Japanese translation. Either is valid for up to one year from your entry into Japan, within the validity of your license (NPA leaflet).
The NPA’s Q&A adds that a digital permit shown on a phone is not accepted (NPA Q&A), so if you need a permit, get the paper one from an authorized issuer before you travel. A car suits courses whose access is given from an expressway interchange, such as PGM Ishioka. Japan drives on the left, and the same leaflet says never drive after drinking, so anyone planning a beer with lunch between the nines should not be the driver.
It helps with an early start, a course far from Tokyo, or a group carrying golf bags and suitcases. We arrange a car with a driver on request, from your Tokyo hotel to the course and back. Tell us the hotel, the number of people and bags, and the tee time when you send your request.
For the short station-to-course leg, a taxi is usually enough.
Send it ahead by courier. Yamato Transport’s Golf Takkyubin delivers to the course by the day before play, and you collect the bag at the front desk on the day. Ship no later than two days before play, or three days for some areas, before the cutoff time of the counter you use (Yamato Golf Takkyubin).
Yamato does not accept bags over 30 kg. For shipments to a course, the shipping charge must be prepaid and you cannot choose a delivery time slot.
Sagawa Express also delivers golf bags to the course by the day before play; delivery on the day of play is not available. The service has a 30 kg weight limit and cannot be combined with time-slot delivery (Sagawa golf and ski delivery).
If you would rather not travel with clubs at all, we can have rental clubs delivered to your course. Payment must be confirmed by noon Japan time five business days before use. The options are compared in renting golf clubs in Japan.
Take the train to the station listed in the course’s access information, then a taxi or, where the club runs one, the club bus. The station-to-course taxi times on our course pages range from about 10 to 40 minutes. Some course entries list an expressway interchange rather than a station, so check the access details before planning a rail connection.
Among the courses we book, Narashino Country Club runs a club bus from Chiba New Town Chuo Station with no reservation needed, and Kobuchisawa Country Club runs a free bus from Kobuchisawa Station by phone reservation. Glen Oaks Country Club runs a bus from Narita Airport Terminal 2 at 8:15 that continues to Oak Hills Country Club, and Higashi Chiba Country Club runs a reservation-only bus from Oami Station on weekends and holidays. Timetables are set by each club and can change.
Without a Japanese license, you need an International Driving Permit issued under the 1949 Geneva Convention or, for licenses from Switzerland, Germany, France, Belgium, Monaco or Taiwan, the license plus a Japanese translation. According to the National Police Agency, either is valid for up to one year from your entry into Japan, within the validity of your license. Japan drives on the left, and anyone who has been drinking must not drive.
Use a golf delivery service such as Yamato Transport's Golf Takkyubin. Yamato asks you to ship no later than two days before play (three days for some areas), before the cutoff time of the counter you use, and delivers to the course by the day before. You collect the bag at the front desk. Bags over 30 kg are not accepted. If you would rather not bring clubs at all, we can arrange rental clubs delivered to the course in advance.
Yes, on request. We can arrange a private car with a driver from your Tokyo hotel to the course and back. Tell us the hotel, the number of people and bags, and your tee time.
Send your dates, hotel and preferred course. We reply within 12 business hours (JST 9:00–18:00) and can add a private car if you need one.
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