Travel
[1] Transportation from Airport(s) to Tsukuba Center, conference venue:
There are two international airports close to Tsukuba city center, one is "Narita" airport, and other one is "Haneda" airport. For both cases, the most convent way to go to Tsukuba center is the bus, a direct connection from the airport to Tsukuba center. You can find the bus time table, and fare in the following. The bus ticket can be purchased at the bus counter at the airport.
1-1) Narita airport (NRT) bus schedule:
http://pfwww.kek.jp/users_info/access/busnrte.html
- 2,400 yen, about 1 hour from airport to Tsukuba center.
1-2) Haneda airport (HND) bus schedule:
http://pfwww.kek.jp/users_info/access/bushnde.html
- 2,000 yen, about 2 hours from airport to Tsukuba center.
For Haneda airport case, you might choose the way by train, because the bus does not depart often.
There are several ways to go to Tsukuba center from Haneda airport. A typical way to reach Tsukuba center by trains is as follows. We recommend to use "Suica" or "Pasmo" as shown in [2].
- Haneda airport (Terminal 3) ->
- Take "Tokyo Monorail" ->
- Get off at the terminal "Hamamatsucho" Station ->
- Transfer to "JR Yamanote line (green one)" or "JR Keihin-tohoku line (blue one)" at "Hamamatsucho" ->
- Get off at "Akihabara" Station ->
- Transfer to "TX (Tsukuba Express) at Akihabara->
- Get off at "Tsukuba" station (terminal of TX line).
* TX Tsukuba station is the "Tsukuba center".
[2] Mobile Suica or Pasmo for public transportaton (bus and train):
We would strongly recommend to use Mobile " Suica" or "Pasmo" for the public transportations. For more detail, please check the following web pages.
Accommodation
There are several recommended hotels near the venue as shown below. Please make your own hotel reservation according to your travel plan.
