shinjuku - kamakura

how much does it cost from shinjuku to kamakura by taxi? And how long?

I would guestimate about 20,000 Yen and 60+ minutes. The train would cost 890 Yen.

The taxi would be very expensive. You would be best to take the train.
Here is the page on this site outlining the Kamakura freepass which leave from Shinjuku
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2358_003.html

Ellya,

Just out of interest, I tried plugging in Shinjuku to Kamakura in the fare calculator site below.
http://www.taxisite.com/

It suggests fares between around 15,000 and 19,000 yen, depending on whether you use expressways. It will be over 20,000 at night. The journey time is over 2 hours.

Depending on the time of day, I would say there is a high chance that many drivers would refuse to take you for that journey.

So now that you've had your question answered, maybe you can tell us *why* you would want to take a taxi for that journey?

Ellya,

In Japan, we dont rely on taxies so much as they are very expensive and public transportation in a city and suburbs are so efficient. Please check public transportation to Kamakura if you are one of average travellers to Japan.

If you are still prepared to pay 20000yen for a taxi, I would join a full-covered organized tour.

From point to point, it would also be quicker by train. There is almost no good reason to go by taxi.

Thanks for all of the replies. I think that getting kamakura by taxi is more comfortable than take the train ,as we are travelling with children (under 10 ten years old). and the totally we are 5 person. So, I think that taking taxi is more cheaper than take train as we done in Hongkong and China. But, now, I think that is different at all.

Thanks for the info