There are 7 ways to get from Hakuba to Okayama by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Matsumoto to Nagoyatrain Shinano 12 / ...
- Take the train from Nagoya to Okayamatrain Hikari / ...
7h 16mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Hakuba Station to Nagano stationbus
- Take the bus from Nagano Station to Osaka-Umeda(Hankyu)bus
- Take the bus from Osaka Station JR Express BT to Okayama Station West Exitbus
15h 11m¥9,251–21,387Ski bus, train
- Take the bus from Happo to Nagoya Station Shinkansen Exitbus Sl332
- Take the train from Nagoya to Okayamatrain Hikari / ...
9h 8mDrive 562.3 km
- Drive from Hakuba to Okayamacar 562.3 km
8h 10m¥9,645–13,932Train, train to Matsumoto Airport, fly to Kobe
- Take the train from Hakuba to Shinano-Ōmachitrain
- Take the train from Shinano-Ōmachi to Shimatakamatsutrain
- Fly from Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) to Kobe (UKB)plane MMJ - UKB
- Take the train from Shin Kobe to Okayamatrain
5h 57m¥20,752–40,664Bus, train to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Okayama Airport
- Take the bus from Hakuba Station to Nagano stationbus
- Take the train from Nagano to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Okayama Airport (OKJ)plane HND - OKJ
8h 1m¥18,601–31,857Bus, train to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Takamatsu Airport, train
- Take the bus from Hakuba Station to Nagano stationbus
- Take the train from Nagano to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Takamatsu Airport (TAK)plane HND - TAK
- Take the train from Takamatsu(Kagawa) to Okayamatrain
9h 7m¥21,001–47,607
Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) to Kobe (UKB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Hakuba to Okayama is to drive which costs ¥9500 - ¥14000 and takes 8h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Hakuba to Okayama is to train and fly which takes 5h 57m and costs ¥20000 - ¥41000.
No, there is no direct bus from Hakuba station to Okayama station. However, there are services departing from Hakuba Station and arriving at Okayama Station West Exit via Nagano Station and Osaka Station JR Express BT. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 11m.
No, there is no direct train from Hakuba to Okayama. However, there are services departing from Hakuba and arriving at Okayama via Shinano-Ōmachi, Matsumoto and Nagoya. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 16m.
The distance between Hakuba and Okayama is 579 km. The road distance is 562.3 km.
The best way to get from Hakuba to Okayama without a car is to train which takes 7h 16m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 16m to get from Hakuba to Okayama, including transfers.
Hakuba to Okayama bus services, operated by ALPICO Kotsu, depart from Hakuba Station.
Hakuba to Okayama train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), depart from Matsumoto station.
The best way to get from Hakuba to Okayama is to train which takes 7h 16m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs ¥9000 - ¥22000 and takes 15h 11m.
What companies run services between Hakuba, Japan and Okayama, Japan?
You can take a train from Hakuba to Okayama via Shinano-Ōmachi, Matsumoto, and Nagoya in around 7h 16m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Hakuba Station to Okayama Station West Exit via Nagano station, Nagano Station, Osaka-Umeda(Hankyu), and Osaka Station JR Express BT in around 15h 11m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Matsumoto Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–29,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Okayama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–23,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Takamatsu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–37,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Okayama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–90,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Takamatsu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–95,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Matsumoto Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–29,000
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Matsumoto to Nagoya
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Nagoya to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Nagoya to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Shin Kobe to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Matsumoto to Nagoya
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–3,600
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Hakuba to Shinano-Ōmachi
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥450–650
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Shinano-Ōmachi to Shimatakamatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥500–750
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Nagano to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–4,200
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Nagano to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–4,200
- Website
- JR EAST
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
Train from Hakuba to Shinano-Ōmachi
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥450–600
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
- Website
- JR EAST
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Website
- JR WEST
- Website
- JR SHIKOKU
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Shinano-Ōmachi to Shimatakamatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥550–800
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
- Website
- JR EAST
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Website
- JR WEST
- Website
- JR SHIKOKU
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Takamatsu(Kagawa) to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,700
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
- Website
- JR EAST
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Website
- JR WEST
- Website
- JR SHIKOKU
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Shin Kobe to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–2,800
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
- Phone
- 0570-00-4592
- Website
- JR SHIKOKU (Shikoku Railway Company)
Train from Takamatsu(Kagawa) to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- JR SHIKOKU (Shikoku Railway Company)
- Phone
- 050-3802-1547
- Website
- jamjamliner.jp
Bus from Happo to Nagoya Station Shinkansen Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000
- Schedules at
- jamjamliner.jp
- 4 seats per row
- ¥5,000
- Phone
- 0570-550-373
- Website
- alpico.co.jp
Bus from Hakuba Station to Nagano station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,500
- Schedules at
- visit-nagano.alpico.co.jp
Bus from Nagano Station to Osaka-Umeda(Hankyu)
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–15,000
- Schedules at
- alpico.co.jp
- Daytime Bus
- ¥4,500–7,500
- Overnight Bus
- ¥4,800–8,000
Bus from Hakuba Station to Nagano station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,500
- Schedules at
- visit-nagano.alpico.co.jp
Bus from Hakuba Station to Nagano station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,500
- Schedules at
- visit-nagano.alpico.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-010-666
- Website
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp
Bus from Osaka Station JR Express BT to Okayama Station West Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400
- Schedules at
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp.e.aec.hp.transer.com
- Book at
- kousokubus.net
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Hakuba to Okayama bus services, operated by ALPICO Kotsu, arrive at Nagano station.
Hakuba to Okayama train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), arrive at Nagoya station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hakuba to Okayama is 562 km. It takes approximately 8h 10m to drive from Hakuba to Okayama.
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