Shizuoka is a stop on the Tokaido Main Line and Tokaido Shinkansen Line between Tokyo and Osaka, and on the Tomei Expressway.
By train
The Tokaido Shinkansen runs one Hikari train per hour which stops at Shizuoka and pauses for about 5 minutes while faster Nozomi trains barrel through the station. It is one hour from Tokyo, and 50 minutes from Nagoya both costing ¥6180, 90 minutes from Kyoto ¥9950, and 1 3/4 hours from Shin-Osaka ¥10580 using this train.
All-stopping Kodama trains take a bit longer, and the same prices are charged for normal reservations. However, you can take advantage of the Puratto Kodama Ticket in Japanese, which offers a discount for Kodama services if you purchase at least one day in advance. You get a reserved seat and a free drink on board. With this ticket a trip to Shizuoka costs ¥4500 from Tokyo 90 minutes, ¥4500 from Nagoya 80 minutes, ¥7400 from Kyoto 2 1/4 hours and ¥7900 from Shin-Osaka 2 1/2 hours. Kodama trains run once an hour from Shin-Osaka and Kyoto; twice per hour from the other cities. A few early-morning Kodama trains cannot be used with this ticket.
Standard local trains from Tokyo take about 3 1/4 hours at a cost of ¥3260, requiring at least one change of trains at Atami.
Wide View Fujikawa
limited express trains make several daily round-trips to Shizuoka from Kofu on the Chuo Line. The ride, in train cars with larger windows, costs ¥4300 and takes about 2 1/4 hours.Hamamatsu can be reached by either Shinkansen 30 minutes or regular JR 1 1/2 hours.
You can ride all of these trains for free with the Japan Rail Pass.
By bus
JR Kanto Bus and JR Tokai Bus run frequent daytime services to Shizuoka on the Tomei Expressway between Tokyo and Nagoya. Shizuoka-bound TokkyÅ« buses from Tokyo reach the Shizuoka train station in about 3 hours, at a cost of ¥2850 one way ¥4500 round-trip. JR/Shizutetsu Sunpu Liner buses run several times per day from Shinjuku Station; this service also takes 3 hours and also costs ¥2850, but makes fewer stops.
Buses not terminating in Shizuoka will only stop at the Shizuoka interchange of the expressway. Local buses run frequently to Shizuoka station from another bus stop close to the interchange 15 minutes, ¥180.
By plane
Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport IATA: FSZ (http://www.mtfuji-shizuok...) opened in June 2009 between Makinohara and Shimada. Startup carrier Fuji Dream Airlines (http://www.fujidreamairli...) is based at the new airport. Flights are limited: there is no service to Tokyo, Nagoya or Kansai; only a few international flights to Seoul and Shanghai plus domestic connections to Kyushu.
Buses run from Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport to the Shizuoka train station in about an hour at a cost of ¥1000. Interestingly, the airport was built right over the Tokaido Shinkansen line, but there is no train station serving the airport.
The nearest major airports are Haneda and Narita Airports in Tokyo, and Chubu International Airport in Nagoya. It takes approximately two hours to reach Shizuoka from Haneda or Chubu on the fastest train services, a little longer from Narita.