There are 4 ways to get from Hakone to Yuzawa by train, bus, or car
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Train via Tokyo
best- Take the train from Odawara to Shin Yokohamatrain Kodama
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Echigo-Yuzawatrain Tanigawa / ...
4h 45mBus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Hakone Glass No Mori to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to 高崎駅東口bus
- Take the train from Takasaki to Echigo-Yuzawatrain Max
8h 11m¥2,930–6,530Drive 250 km
- Drive from Hakone to Yuzawacar 250 km
3h 39m¥4,329–6,253Train
- Take the train from Odawara to Takasakitrain Ueno-Tōkyō Line / ...
- Take the train from Takasaki to Echigo-Yuzawatrain Tanigawa / ...
6h 8m¥4,643–6,342
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hakone to Yuzawa is to drive which costs ¥4300 - ¥6500 and takes 3h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Hakone to Yuzawa is to drive which takes 3h 39m and costs ¥4300 - ¥6500.
No, there is no direct train from Hakone to Yuzawa. However, there are services departing from 大平台 Ohiradai and arriving at Echigo-Yuzawa via 箱根湯本 Hakone-Yumoto, Odawara, Shin Yokohama and Tōkyō Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 45m.
The distance between Hakone and Yuzawa is 267 km. The road distance is 250 km.
The best way to get from Hakone to Yuzawa without a car is to train via Tokyo which takes 4h 45m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 45m to get from Hakone to Yuzawa, including transfers.
Hakone to Yuzawa train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), depart from Odawara station.
Hakone to Yuzawa train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), arrive at Shin Yokohama station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hakone to Yuzawa is 250 km. It takes approximately 3h 39m to drive from Hakone to Yuzawa.
There are 159+ hotels available in Yuzawa.
What companies run services between Hakone, Japan and Yuzawa, Niigata, Japan?
You can take a train from 大平台 Ohiradai to Echigo-Yuzawa via 箱根湯本 Hakone-Yumoto, 小田原 Odawara, Odawara, Shin Yokohama, and Tōkyō Station in around 4h 45m.
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Odawara to Shin Yokohama
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Tōkyō Station to Echigo-Yuzawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–3,500
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Takasaki to Echigo-Yuzawa
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,600
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Odawara to Takasaki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–3,600
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Takasaki to Echigo-Yuzawa
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,600
- Website
- JR EAST
- Phone
- 0570-002-522
- Website
- odakyu-highway.jp
Bus from Hakone Glass No Mori to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥500–2,800
- Schedules at
- odakyu-highway.jp
- Phone
- 027-287-4000
- Website
- Nippon Chuo Bus
Bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to 高崎駅東口
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–2,200
- Website
- Nippon Chuo Bus
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