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How to get fromHakone to Kisoby train, bus, car, or taxi

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There are 5 ways to get from Hakone to Kiso by train, bus, car, or taxi

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Odawara to Nagoyatrain train Kodama
    2. Take the train from Nagoya to Kisofukushimatrain train Shinano 23 / ...
    6h 23m

  2. Drive  213.4 km

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Hakone to Kisocar car 213.4 km
    3h 32m
    ¥3,660–5,286

  3. Bus, train via Tokyo

    1. Take the bus from Hakone Glass No Mori to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminalbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Matsumoto Bus Terminalbus bus
    3. Take the train from Matsumoto to Kisofukushimatrain train
    8h 13m
    ¥14,607–22,322

  4. Train, taxi

    1. Take the train from Kowakidani to Hakone-Yumototrain train
    2. Take the train from Hakone-Yumoto to Machidatrain train
    3. Take the train from 町田 Machida to 八王子 Hachiōjitrain train Jh
    4. Take the train from Hachioji to Shiojiritrain train
    5. Take the train from Shiojiri to Haranotrain train
    6. Take the taxi from Harano to Kisotaxi taxi
    6h 33m

  5. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Mishima Station South to Kawaguchiko Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from 河口湖駅 to 甲府駅バスターミナルbus bus
    3. Take the train from Kōfu to Shiojiritrain train
    8h 55m
    ¥11,917–19,030

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  • Distance: 421.9 km
  • Duration: 6h 23m

What companies run services between Hakone, Japan and Kiso, Nagano, Japan?

You can take a train from Kowakidani to Kiso via Hakone-Yumoto, Odawara, Nagoya, and Kisofukushima in around 6h 23m.

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