Ill be making a trip to Tokyo this upcoming three day weekend! First time to use the night bus too. I only know of willer express, are there any other sites to choose from?
I once took one from another company and it sucked!
My go to is Willer Express. I use it a lot for night trips and so far so good! I usually pay extra for the ladies policy and their “relax” seating.
Must admit that since corona they added like a wall between seats and got a bit uncomfortable because you can’t see or move anything besides your seat. But since I sleep all night it wasn’t such a big deal.
They’re all about the same. If you can pay more then go for a 3 seater rather than 4. Willer is a bit nicer due to the overhead cover they provide, but generally they cost a bit more too. Depends on your budget but probably for a first time go for something comfy.
Other sites suggested don’t always have all the buses. Like the selection on japanbusonline is kinda poor but probably ok for major routes. I like Rakuten travel the best, just use Google translate. https://travel.rakuten.co.jp/bus/?scid=wi_trv_sptop_bus
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https://www.jtb.co.jp/bus/
https://s.kosokubus.com/ (in Japanese though)
https://japanbusonline.com/en
I once took one from another company and it sucked!
My go to is Willer Express. I use it a lot for night trips and so far so good! I usually pay extra for the ladies policy and their “relax” seating.
Must admit that since corona they added like a wall between seats and got a bit uncomfortable because you can’t see or move anything besides your seat. But since I sleep all night it wasn’t such a big deal.
They’re all about the same. If you can pay more then go for a 3 seater rather than 4. Willer is a bit nicer due to the overhead cover they provide, but generally they cost a bit more too. Depends on your budget but probably for a first time go for something comfy.
Other sites suggested don’t always have all the buses. Like the selection on japanbusonline is kinda poor but probably ok for major routes. I like Rakuten travel the best, just use Google translate.
https://travel.rakuten.co.jp/bus/?scid=wi_trv_sptop_bus
Source: I’ve taken 50+ night buses all over Japan