Ride The JR Bus, Nagoya to Tokyo

[Jcarlton]

A long ride, pretty boring. Some interesting highway stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYklClfHvlA

A new kind of zenmen toubou.

[miyakoji]

and it has over 34000 views... :)

[katoftw]

Is the video editted? Cos it is a quick time from Nagoya to Tokyo. Even with the speed the bus was doing on the Wangans, I'd doubt it would be as quick as a Shinkansen.

[railsquid]

According to the description the film is running twice normal speed.

[katoftw]

Thanks. That explains why the bus looked like the Devil Z down the Wangan! haha

Edited January 28, 2015 by katoftw

[railsquid]

BTW this is the new Tokyo-Nagoya motorway.

[bikkuri bahn]

Start point is right in front of the MickeyD's at Nagoya Sta., where I have often kickoffed a railfan journey in the wee hours.  Anyway, yes, the routing is via the Shin Tomei Expressway, a six hour journey.  It's likely a popular service b/c if you buy early, you can get a 2400 yen one-way fare for weekday departures (5250 yen otherwise).  Compared to 10,880 yen for the shinkansen.  If you were a college student going home or a high school student going to see a concert in Tokyo, which would you choose?

[Jcarlton]

I probably shouldn't have said the video was boring.  The video isn't.  The ride probably would be.  Long drives like that tend to be. Though I did see some interesting stuff.  That bus seemed to get passed by everything.  Including old ladies in Kei cars.

Edited January 29, 2015 by Jcarlton

[JR 500系]

There's another bus zenmen toubou thread here: http://www.jnsforum.com/community/topic/7773-miyakojis-bus-corner-volume-2/?hl=%2Bfront+%2Bview+%2Bbus+%2Bvideo&do=findComment&comment=86069

 

It's sometimes interesting to watch these bus zenmen toubou videos, but not those for high speed buses, or worse, night buses since it's totally dark outside and you can't see any scenery!

 

The local bus routes are the interesting ones since they show the streets that they run and you can get great views and feel like you're driving there!  :)

[miyakoji]

There's another bus zenmen toubou thread here: http://www.jnsforum.com/community/topic/7773-miyakojis-bus-corner-volume-2/?hl=%2Bfront+%2Bview+%2Bbus+%2Bvideo&do=findComment&comment=86069

 

Wow that was almost a year and a half ago.  I'd better post some more bus videos

 

Agreed that the local routes make for the best videos, no offense to anyone but I'm no fan of long-distance bus trips, that's what trains are for :).  There's also my walking tour thread: http://www.jnsforum.com/community/topic/8522-a-snowy-afternoon-in-yanaka/

[Sacto1985]

Overnight buses in Japan are still popular because they're cheap for long-distance trips compared to riding the Shinkansen, which can be quite expensive. They're even cheaper than book-in-advance domestic airline flights, too.

 

Between Tokyo and Fukuoka, overnight buses of varying distances of travel are very common, and intense competition keeps prices reasonable. Even the buses with very luxury seating (like those introduced by Willer Express in recent years) are reasonably priced and have found a surprising acceptance by business travelers.

Edited March 6, 2015 by Sacto1985

[bikkuri bahn]