There are 2 ways to get from Honshū Island to Nagano by train or car
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The cheapest way to get from Honshū Island to Nagano is to drive which costs ¥1600 - ¥2400 and takes 1h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Honshū Island to Nagano is to drive which takes 1h 25m and costs ¥1600 - ¥2400.
No, there is no direct train from Honshū Island to Nagano. However, there are services departing from Tatsuno(Nagano) and arriving at Nagano via Okaya and Matsumoto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 33m.
The distance between Honshū Island and Nagano is 97 km. The road distance is 94.8 km.
The best way to get from Honshū Island to Nagano without a car is to train which takes 2h 33m and costs ¥1500 - ¥2400.
It takes approximately 2h 33m to get from Honshū Island to Nagano, including transfers.
Honshū Island to Nagano train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), depart from Okaya station.
Honshū Island to Nagano train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), arrive at Matsumoto station.
Yes, the driving distance between Honshū Island to Nagano is 95 km. It takes approximately 1h 25m to drive from Honshū Island to Nagano.
There are 267+ hotels available in Nagano.
What companies run services between Honshū Island, Japan and Nagano, Japan?
You can take a train from Tatsuno(Nagano) to Nagano via Okaya and Matsumoto in around 2h 33m.
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Okaya to Matsumoto
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥450–650
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Matsumoto to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥950–1,300
- Website
- JR EAST
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
Train from Okaya to Matsumoto
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥450–650
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
- Website
- JR EAST
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Website
- JR WEST
- Website
- JR SHIKOKU
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Matsumoto to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,500
- 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 Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
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