From Narita Airport, Maebashi is served by Azalea Limousine Buses operated by Chiba Kotsu (3 1/2 hours to/from Maebashi Station, ¥4500). By train, the easiest (and most expensive) way to reach Maebashi is to take the Narita Express to Tokyo Station, the Joetsu Shinkansen to Takasaki, and the Ryomo Line to Maebashi (Approx. 2 1/2 hours, ¥7800, no charge with the Japan Rail Pass or JR East Pass). Reservations for the Narita Express and Shinkansen can all be made from Narita Airport.
From Haneda Airport, Limousine buses operate to/from Maebashi Station (3 1/2 hours, ¥3500). Going by train is much faster, but more expensive and requires more transfers: The Keikyu Line to Shinagawa, the Yamanote Line to Tokyo, the Shinkansen to Takasaki and the Ryomo Line to Maebashi (Approx. 2 hours, ¥5200; cheaper with unreserved shinkansen seat). You can purchase tickets for the JR portion of the journey upon reaching Shinagawa.
Maebashi is located on the JR Ryomo Line, between Takasaki and Isesaki.
From Tokyo, the fastest way to reach Maebashi is to take a Joetsu Shinkansen train to Takasaki and change to the Ryomo Line (75-90 minutes, ¥4800; no charge with the Japan Rail Pass).
Local trains from Tokyo depart from Ueno station. With a transfer at Takasaki, Maebashi can be reached in 2 1/2 hours (¥1890 from Tokyo Station). Some trains continue to Maebashi station.
Long-distance buses to/from Maebashi stop outside of the Maebashi train station's south exit, as well as the Maebashi Bus Terminal some 15-20 minutes further away.
Nippon Chuo Bus operates several daytime bus services from the Tokyo area to Maebashi. All buses stop at the Hilton Tokyo in [wiki=f1b7e87a26b2c633ba456e95749b598b]Shinjuku[/wiki], with some buses also stopping in [wiki=159ec059f6aadff9767562ae9581ece5]Ikebukuro[/wiki] and [wiki=c553dc01257bddd5ed72e4a50ee811c4]Akihabara[/wiki] (3 hours to/from Shinjuku, ¥1500).
Other long distance buses include the Tokai Liner daytime runs from [wiki=cbcfaeb59de1a73e27139139ab71793e]Shizuoka[/wiki] and [wiki=10b22625bf8918f4fd3ae2f185bd44c8]Nagoya[/wiki], Sendai Liner overnight runs from [wiki=1901cfca6be19dc8269bc64b25ad23ea]Sendai[/wiki], and Silk Liner overnight runs from [wiki=b9a3db29bd7cff7ac487a42a32a0cda2]Nara[/wiki], [wiki=492379b2b8f7ac3f7cc8e0ca6254f4b1]Kyoto[/wiki] and [wiki=0d70a380fe641d8206c6d43c185b9c23]Osaka[/wiki]. All of these buses are operated by Nippon Chuo Bus.