Cheapest€28.39
- East Japan Railway Company EJ851106:491h 57m08:46Date StationAkita Station
Door to door 2h 41mCO2 8.1 kgChanges 0Refundable
Traveling from Date to Akita costs €28.39 at the cheapest and takes 2h 28m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 246 km. Cheapest is by Train, fastest is by Train.
At a glance
- Distance
- 246 km
- Fastest
- 2h 28m
- Average
- 2h 36m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €28.39
- CO2 per passenger
- 8.1 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 28, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 2h 41m | 1h 57m | 44m | €35.54 | 8.1 kg | 5 |
- 2h 41mFastest, by Train
- €35.54Cheapest, by Train
- 8.1 kgLowest CO2, by Train
- 246 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
| Operator | Service | Departs | Arrives | Takes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JR2 changes | 7317750 | 08:11 | 12:04 | 3h 56m |
| JR1 changes | 1366120 | 08:49 | 12:34 | 3h 48m |
| JR2 changes | 7317760 | 09:13 | 12:34 | 3h 24m |
| JR2 changes | 72810 | 09:49 | 13:07 | 3h 21m |
| JR1 changes | 2345240 | 09:50 | 14:02 | 4h 15m |
| JR2 changes | 7317770 | 10:18 | 14:02 | 3h 47m |
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Date to Akita | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 | FriSep 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | €80.64 | €60.29 | €55.89 | €54.79 | €47.64 | €58.64 | €59.19 | €44.34 | €41.59 | €35.54 | €41.04 | €36.64 | €47.09 | €43.24 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €28.39
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When to book Date to Akita
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €39.9390 days
- €22.8960 days
- €27.8345 days
- €26.7430 days
- €37.1921 days
- €43.2414 days
- €59.197 days
- €55.893 days
- €80.641 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €22.89.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 252 percent. The most expensive point is €80.64, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €41.59Sun
- €35.54Mon
- €41.04Tue
- €37.19Wed
- €47.09Thu
- €43.24Fri
- €44.34Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €54.79Sep
- €31.69Oct
- €33.89Nov
- €30.59Dec
- €31.69Jan
- €23.99Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 246 km against 214 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Yuzawa, Tendō, Higashine, Yamagata. The gap between arriving and leaving is 45 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Date at 06:49 and the last at 07:30, across 5 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Date
Rail
- Date Station
- Kaida Station
- Mukaisenoue Station
Akita
Rail
- Akita Station
- Akita Port Station
- Akita Kitakō Station
Bus
- 長崎屋バスターミナル
Air
- AXT
Ferry
- Shin-Nihonkai Ferry Akita Terminal
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 East Japan Railway Company | €28.39 | 2h 28m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €24.00 | 85% |
| Taxes | €2.40 | 8% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 7% |
| Total you pay | €28.39 | 100% |
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Questions about Date to Akita
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Date to Akita?
The fastest journey from Date to Akita takes 2h 28m door to door, of which 1h 57m is spent moving, on the Train. Most services take around 2h 36m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Date to Akita?
The cheapest fare from Date to Akita is €28.39, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €41.59. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Date to Akita?
The cheapest way from Date to Akita is by Train, at €35.54 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 2h 41m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Date to Akita?
Fares from Date to Akita bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €22.89. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 252 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Date to Akita?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Date to Akita, at €35.54. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 28, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Date to Akita?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Date to Akita, at €23.99 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Date to Akita?
1 operators sell services from Date to Akita across 1 modes: East Japan Railway Company. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Date to Akita?
20 percent of the services we sell from Date to Akita are direct. The rest connect at Yuzawa, Tendō, Higashine, Yamagata, with about 45 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Date to Akita use?
Services from Date to Akita by Train leave from Date Station and arrive at Akita Station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Date to Akita?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Date to Akita allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Date to Akita on September 11, 2026: 246 km of route against 214 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €28.39, and 2h 28m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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