Don't panic. The next bus still gets you home at 19:13, the same time as the plan.
Option A · the 14:50 bus → home 19:13 ✅Best one. ¥4,527 in total (¥356 more than the plan). Stay on the bus to the very end, JR Nikkō Station.
- 14:50Bus from Yumoto Onsen, bound for JR日光駅
湯元温泉 → JR日光駅(終点)· 東武バス · ¥1,950
- 16:10Get off at the last stop, JR Nikkō Station
JR日光駅 着
- 16:19JR Nikkō Line to Utsunomiya (17:02)
JR日光線 宇都宮行 → 宇都宮
- 17:15JR Utsunomiya Line, bound for Atami, to Urawa (18:39)
JR宇都宮線(上野東京ライン)熱海行 → 浦和
- 18:43JR Keihin-Tōhoku Line, one stop to Minami-Urawa (18:46)
JR京浜東北線 → 南浦和
- 18:55JR Musashino Line, bound for Fuchū-Hommachi, to Kita-Asaka (19:04)
JR武蔵野線 府中本町行 → 北朝霞
- 19:11Walk to Asakadai, Tobu Tōjō Line to Shiki (19:13) 🏠
朝霞台 → 志木 · 東武東上線
Option B · the 15:10 bus → home 19:42 ✅If you miss 14:50 too. ¥3,905 in total. Get off at Tōbu-Nikkō Station.
- 15:10Bus from Yumoto Onsen, get off at Tōbu-Nikkō Station (16:26)
湯元温泉 → 東武日光駅 · 東武バス · ¥1,950
- 16:33Tobu Nikkō Line, bound for Minami-Kurihashi, to Kurihashi (18:21)
東武日光線 南栗橋行 → 栗橋
- 18:31JR Utsunomiya Line, bound for Odawara, to Ōmiya (18:59)
JR宇都宮線(上野東京ライン)小田原行 → 大宮
- 19:04JR Keihin-Tōhoku Line to Minami-Urawa (19:16)
JR京浜東北線 → 南浦和
- 19:21JR Musashino Line to Kita-Asaka (19:30)
JR武蔵野線 → 北朝霞
- 19:40Walk to Asakadai, Tobu Tōjō Line Express to Shiki (19:42) 🏠
朝霞台 → 志木 · 東武東上線 急行
Missed 15:10 too? The next buses (15:48, 16:03) get you to Shiki at about
20:13, a little after 8 pm. Open
Yahoo! 乗換案内, from 湯元温泉 to 志木.
Times from Yahoo! 乗換案内 for Sun 25 Oct 2026. Suica works on all of these. Sunday traffic can make the bus a little late, so the train changes may shift; follow Yahoo! 乗換案内 on your phone.