I know that most people usually do a counter-clockwise itinerary for Hakone (i.e. Shinjuku -> Hakone-Yumoto -> Gora -> Sounzan -> Owakudani -> Togendai -> Motohakone -> Return). However I was thinking about going the opposite way (clockwise).
So far, I figured out to take the Limited Express Romancecar from Shinjuku to Hakone-Yumoto Station. However, I’m having a hard time figuring out the bus schedule from Hakone-Yumoto Station to Motohakone.
I started off at this website:
[https://www.hakonenavi.jp/international/en/station/yumoto](https://www.hakonenavi.jp/international/en/station/yumoto)
It seems that I should be taking the Hakone Tozan Bus H Bus but I can’t find the time table despite scouring the internet. The closest I got was the above website telling me “Service is not” or [http://www.hakone-tozanbus.co.jp/](http://www.hakone-tozanbus.co.jp/) but that website is down.
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What makes you want to go the other way?
Latest version is here in Japanese https://www.hakonenavi.jp/_wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/426ef7177288cb2e2dd81b1ae5c3526d.pdf
Do note that schedule can change to adapt to the demand, especially after the border open. I wouldn’t plan detail timetable unlike closer to your date.
Have you tried using Google maps? Just put your starting point in as Hakone Yumoto Station and end point as Motohakone Station. Be sure to put in your planned departure time to get best results. You can also drill down from the results to see later departure times which can help you figure out how regularly the bus comes.