There are 4 ways to get from Itoigawa to Hakuba by train, bus, car, or taxi
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Train
best- Take the train from Himekawa to Minami-Otaritrain [29960] Jr Oito
- Take the train from Minami-Otari to Hakubatrain [14928] Jr Oito / ...
2h 16m¥777–1,036Train, bus
- Take the train from Itoigawa to Naganotrain Hakutaka
- Take the bus from Nagano station to Hakuba-Happo bus terminalbus
2h 34m¥2,768–4,904Drive 45.9 km
- Drive from Itoigawa to Hakubacar 45.9 km
42 min¥797–1,150Taxi
- Take the taxi from Itoigawa to Hakubataxi 45.9 km
42 min¥18,000–23,000
Itoigawa to Hakuba by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Itoigawa to Hakuba is to train which costs ¥750 - ¥1100 and takes 2h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Itoigawa to Hakuba is to drive which takes 42 min and costs ¥750 - ¥1200.
No, there is no direct train from Itoigawa to Hakuba. However, there are services departing from Himekawa and arriving at Hakuba via Minami-Otari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 16m.
The distance between Itoigawa and Hakuba is 42 km. The road distance is 45.9 km.
The best way to get from Itoigawa to Hakuba without a car is to train which takes 2h 16m and costs ¥750 - ¥1100.
It takes approximately 2h 16m to get from Itoigawa to Hakuba, including transfers.
Itoigawa to Hakuba train services, operated by Japan Railways (JR), depart from Himekawa station.
Itoigawa to Hakuba train services, operated by Japan Railways (JR), arrive at Minami-Otari station.
Yes, the driving distance between Itoigawa to Hakuba is 46 km. It takes approximately 42 min to drive from Itoigawa to Hakuba.
There are 793+ hotels available in Hakuba.
What companies run services between Itoigawa, Japan and Hakuba, Japan?
You can take a train from Himekawa to Hakuba via Minami-Otari in around 2h 16m.
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Himekawa to Minami-Otari
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥550–800
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Minami-Otari to Hakuba
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥190–260
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Itoigawa to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–1,900
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- 0570-550-373
- Website
- alpico.co.jp
Bus from Nagano station to Hakuba-Happo bus terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,500
- Schedules at
- visit-nagano.alpico.co.jp
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–23,000
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