There are 8 ways to get from Hakuba to Rinkutown by train, subway, bus, car, or plane
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Train, subway
best- Take the train from Hakuba to Shinano-Ōmachitrain
- Take the train from Shinano-Ōmachi to Matsumototrain
- Take the train from Matsumoto to Nagoyatrain
- Take the train from Nagoya to Shin Osakatrain
- Take the subway from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Dobutsuen-Maesubway
- Take the train from Shin-Imamiya to Rinku-Towntrain
6h 58mDrive 446.6 km
cheapest- Drive from Hakuba to Rinkutowncar 446.6 km
7h¥7,661–11,065Ski bus, train
- Take the bus from Happo to Nagoya Station Shinkansen Exitbus Sl332
- Take the train from Kintetsu-Nagoya to Osaka-Nambatrain Urban Liner / ...
10h 5m¥10,000–11,200Train to Matsumoto Airport, fly to Kobe, bus
- Take the train from Shinano-Ōmachi to Matsumototrain
- Fly from Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) to Kobe (UKB)plane MMJ - UKB
- Take the bus from Kobe Sannomiya to Kansai Airport Terminal 1bus
6h 1m¥18,332–37,184Bus, train
- Take the bus from Hakuba Station to Nagano stationbus
- Take the train from Nagano to Tsurugatrain
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Ōsakatrain
- Take the train from Ōsaka to Rinkū-towntrain
7h 27m¥9,101–13,987Bus
- Take the bus from Hakuba Station to Nagano stationbus
- Take the bus from Nagano Station to Kyoto Stationbus
- Take the bus from Kyoto Station to Kansai Airport Terminal 1bus Ky
11h 53m¥8,311–19,637Bus, train to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Osaka International 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 Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane HND - ITM
7h 47m¥18,401–27,607Bus, train to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Kobe
- Take the bus from Hakuba Station to Nagano stationbus
- Take the train from Nagano to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kobe (UKB)plane HND - UKB
- Take the bus from Kobe Sannomiya to Kansai Airport Terminal 1bus
8h 15m¥18,671–61,257
Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) to Kobe (UKB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Hakuba to Rinkutown is to drive which costs ¥7500 - ¥12000 and takes 7h.
The fastest way to get from Hakuba to Rinkutown is to train and fly and bus which takes 6h 1m and costs ¥18000 - ¥38000.
No, there is no direct bus from Hakuba station to Rinkutown. However, there are services departing from Hakuba Station and arriving at Kansai Airport Terminal 1 via Nagano Station and Kyoto Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 53m.
No, there is no direct train from Hakuba to Rinkutown. However, there are services departing from Hakuba and arriving at Rinku-Town via Shinano-Ōmachi, Matsumoto, Nagoya, Shin-Ōsaka Station and Shin-Imamiya. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 58m.
The distance between Hakuba and Rinkutown is 465 km. The road distance is 446.6 km.
The best way to get from Hakuba to Rinkutown without a car is to train and subway which takes 6h 58m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 58m to get from Hakuba to Rinkutown, including transfers.
Hakuba to Rinkutown bus services, operated by ALPICO Kotsu, depart from Hakuba Station.
Hakuba to Rinkutown train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), depart from Hakuba station.
Hakuba to Rinkutown bus services, operated by ALPICO Kotsu, arrive at Nagano station.
What companies run services between Hakuba, Japan and Rinkutown, Japan?
You can take a bus from Hakuba Station to Rinku-Town via Nagano station, Nagano Station, Kyoto Station, Kansai Airport Terminal 1, and Kansai Airport in around 11h 53m.
- 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 Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–18,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Izumo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–18,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Yamagata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–18,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–75,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–100,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–19,000
- 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) 2016-1603
- 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 Matsumoto
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥600–800
- 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 Shinano-Ōmachi to Matsumoto
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥600–800
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Nagano to Tsuruga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–7,000
- 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 Matsumoto
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥600–900
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
- Website
- JR EAST
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Website
- JR WEST
- Website
- JR SHIKOKU
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Shinano-Ōmachi to Matsumoto
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥600–900
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
- Website
- JR EAST
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Website
- JR WEST
- Website
- JR SHIKOKU
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Matsumoto to Nagoya
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Nagoya to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Phone
- 050-3355-8208
- Website
- Osaka Metro
Subway from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Dobutsuen-Mae
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥240–290
- Website
- Osaka Metro
- Phone
- 050-3090-2608
- Website
- Nankai Electric Railway
Train from Shin-Imamiya to Rinku-Town
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥600–700
- Website
- Nankai Electric Railway
- Phone
- 050-3536-3957
- Website
- kintetsu.co.jp
Train from Kintetsu-Nagoya to Osaka-Namba
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–5,500
- Schedules at
- hyperdia.com
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Tsuruga to Ōsaka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–2,900
- Schedules at
- jorudan.co.jp
Train from Ōsaka to Rinkū-town
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥750–1,100
- Schedules at
- jorudan.co.jp
- 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
- 06-6844-1124
- Website
- hankyu-kankobus.co.jp
Bus from Kobe Sannomiya to Kansai Airport Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–2,400
- Schedules at
- okkbus.co.jp
Bus from Kobe Sannomiya to Kansai Airport Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–2,400
- Schedules at
- okkbus.co.jp
- 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 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 Kyoto Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–13,000
- 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
- 072-461-1374
- Website
- kate.co.jp
Bus from Kyoto Station to Kansai Airport Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–3,100
- Schedules at
- kate.co.jp
- Book at
- japanbusonline.com
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Hakuba to Rinkutown train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), arrive at Shinano-Ōmachi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hakuba to Rinkutown is 447 km. It takes approximately 7h to drive from Hakuba to Rinkutown.
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