Sure, there are always one or two waiting around to pick tourist up.

Some areas are fine, a lot is gravel road but there are some steps which will limit the areas you can go to. We went with a stroller and had to leave it parked in some areas to access the more hilly areas.

Why would you need to purchase tickets in advance? The ticketing system at the gate is fine and so easy and quick there's no need to purchase in advance

慶子さま 私は茶店を何時も利用しますが、桜の時期は驚くほどの人が集まられますので、Jaegerさまが詳細を書いて下さって居ますので、お弁当をお持ちになることをお勧めします。必ず、ゴミはお持ち帰り下さいませ。 もし、お花見をご希望でしたら桜開花ライトアップは素晴らしい景観です！

車の駐車場の外に無料で駐車させてくれます。駐車場待ちの車列が出来ていたら歩行者に気をつけて車列脇を進んじゃってください。警備員さんが止める場所を教えてくれます。大型も可能です。

当園の駐車場は、正門入口に隣接しております。乗用車とバス兼用のため駐車スペースに限りがございます。また、梅が開花する時期の週末、桜の開花時期、紅葉の時期、夜間開園時などは、特に駐車場が込み合いますので、なるべく、公共機関をご利用ください。 と、公式に出ております。ちなみにＪＲ根岸駅から市営バスで行けます。バス２２０円。

Hi, The entrance fee is 500JPY/person. If you're going to visit Sankeien from Osanbashi International Passenger terminal (search official website osanbashicom), the nearest railway station is JR line's Kannai (15min walk) or Minatomirai line's Nihon O-dori (7min walk). There is four ways to get to Sankeien. 1. Bus from Sakuragicho station: Take JR Keihin-Tohoku line at Kannai station to Sakuragicho station (one stop), then take Yokohama city bus No.8 or No.148 in front of the station (bus stop No.2), get off at Honmoku-Sankeien-Mae bus stop then walk ca. 5min to the entrance of Sankeien. The bus trip takes ca. 25min. 2. Bus from Yokohama station: Take JR Keihin-Tohoku line at Kannai station to Yokohama station (two stops), take Yokohama city bus No.8 or No.148 at East exit (near Sogo department store) (bus stop No.2), get off at Honmoku-Sankeien-Mae bus stop then walk ca. 5min to the entrance. The bus trip takes ca. 35min. 3. Bus from Minatomirai line Motomachi Chukagai station: Take Minatomirai line at Nihon Odori station to Motomachi Chukagai station. (one stop), go to exit No.4 at Motomachi Chukagai station then take Yokohama city bus No.8 or No.148 from Yamashitacho bus stop. get off the bus at Honmoku-Sankeien-Mae bus stop then walk ca. 5min to the entrance of Sankeien. The bus trip takes ca. 15min. These three ways use the same bus lines. No.148 bus is express, so it's 5min faster than No.8 bus. 4. Bus from Negishi station: Take JR Keihin-Tohoku line at Kannai station to Negishi station (three stops), take Yokohama city bus No.58 or No.99 or No.101 in front of the station (bus stop No.1), get off at Honmoku bus stop then walk ca. 10min to the entrance. The bus trip takes ca. 10min. Bus fares: The single ticket costs 220JPY at Yokohama city bus (if you have a Japanese rechargeable contactless smart card like "Suica" "Pasmo" (similar to Sydney's Opal card), the single ticket costs 216JPY). Minatomirai line fares: Single ticket from Nihon O-dori to Motomachi Chukagai costs 180JPY. (with Japanese rechargeable contactless smart card it costs the same, 180JPY). JR line fares: Kannai-Sakuragicho 210JPY (with Japanese rechargeable contactless smart card it costs 206JPY). Kannai-Yokohama 210JPY (with Japanese rechargeable contactless smart card it costs 206JPY) Kannai-Negishi 160JPY (with Japanese rechargeable contactless smart card it costs 154JPY) I've visited Sankeien twice and took a bus from Yokohama station, so I know well about No.148 or No.8 bus. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me. Hope you'll enjoy staying in Japan and welcome!