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How to get fromKaruizawa to Kamakuraby train, bus, or car

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There are 4 ways to get from Karuizawa to Kamakura by train, bus, or car

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  1. Train via 戸塚 Totsuka

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    1. Take the train from Karuizawa to Uenotrain train Asama
    2. Take the train from Ueno to Totsukatrain train Ueno-Tōkyō Line
    3h 15m
    ¥3,108–4,251

  2. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from 町役場病院前［軽井沢］（のりば） to 池袋駅東口（おりば）bus bus 池袋～軽井沢
    2. Take the train from Ikebukuro to Kamakuratrain train JS: Shōnan-Shinjuku
    4h 59m
    ¥3,839–5,072

  3. Drive 199.6 km

    1. Drive from Karuizawa to Kamakuracar car 199.6 km
    2h 46m
    ¥3,462–5,001

  4. Train

    1. Take the train from Karuizawa to Uenotrain train Asama
    2. Take the train from 新橋 Shimbashi to 鎌倉 Kamakuratrain train Jo
    3h 18m
    ¥3,168–4,221

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  • Distance: 202.1 km
  • Duration: 3h 15m

What companies run services between Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan and Kamakura, Japan?

You can take a train from Nakakaruizawa to 鎌倉 Kamakura via Karuizawa, Ueno, and 戸塚 Totsuka in around 3h 15m.

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