There are 10 ways to get from Kumamoto to Nagano by train, bus, night bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Kumamoto to Shin Osakatrain
- Take the train from Shin Osaka to Nagoyatrain
- Take the train from Nagoya to Naganotrain
8h 47mNight bus, bus
cheapest- Take the night bus from Kumamoto Sakuramachi BT to Kyōto Station Karasumaguchinightbus Sunrise
- Take the bus from Kyoto Station to Nagano Stationbus
20h 58m¥12,500–24,700Bus, night bus
- Take the bus from Kumamoto Sakuramachi Bus Terminal to Nishitetsu Tenjin Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Nishitetsu Tenjin Kosoku Bus Terminal to Willerバスターミナル大阪梅田bus
- Take the night bus from Ōsaka Station to Naganonightbus
18h 22m¥28,000–39,873Drive 1,076.7 km
- Drive from Kumamoto to Naganocar 1,076.7 km
14h 19m¥18,696–27,005Train to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Matsumoto Airport, train
- Take the train from Kumamoto to Hakata Fukuokatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Matsumoto Airport (MMJ)plane FUK - MMJ
- Take the train from Murai to Naganotrain
5h 54m¥33,998–51,501Fly Aso Kumamoto Airport to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Fly from Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane KMJ - HND
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Naganotrain
6h 51m¥17,790–49,020Train to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Komatsu Airport, train
- Take the train from Kumamoto to Hakata Fukuokatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ)plane FUK - KMQ
- Take the train from Kanazawa to Naganotrain
6h 39m¥33,758–72,551Fly Aso Kumamoto Airport to Komaki Airport, train
- Fly from Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) to Komaki Airport (NKM)plane KMJ - NKM
- Take the train from Chikusa to Naganotrain
8h 1mFly Aso Kumamoto Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Fly from Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane KMJ - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya to Naganotrain
8h 22mTrain to Saga Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Take the train from Kumamoto to Shin Tosutrain
- Fly from Saga Airport (HSG) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane HSG - HND
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Naganotrain
8h 26m¥55,204–86,998
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kumamoto to Nagano is to night bus and bus which costs ¥12000 - ¥25000 and takes 20h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Kumamoto to Nagano is to train and fly which takes 5h 54m and costs ¥34000 - ¥55000.
No, there is no direct bus from Kumamoto to Nagano. However, there are services departing from Kumamoto Sakuramachi Bus Terminal and arriving at Nagano via Nishitetsu Tenjin Kosoku Bus Terminal and Ōsaka Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 22m.
No, there is no direct train from Kumamoto to Nagano. However, there are services departing from Kumamoto and arriving at Nagano via Shin Osaka and Nagoya. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 47m.
The distance between Kumamoto and Nagano is 1070 km. The road distance is 1076.7 km.
The best way to get from Kumamoto to Nagano without a car is to train which takes 8h 47m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 47m to get from Kumamoto to Nagano, including transfers.
Kumamoto to Nagano bus services, operated by Nishitetsu Bus, depart from Kumamoto Sakuramachi Bus Terminal station.
Kumamoto to Nagano train services, operated by JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company), depart from Kumamoto station.
Kumamoto to Nagano bus services, operated by Nishitetsu Bus, arrive at Nishitetsu Tenjin Bus Terminal station.
What companies run services between Kumamoto, Japan and Nagano, Japan?
You can take a train from Kumamoto to Nagano via Shin Osaka and Nagoya in around 8h 47m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–290,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–300,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Komatsu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–260,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Komatsu Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–310,000
Flights from Saga Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–240,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Matsumoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–45,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–46,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Komaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–60,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Matsumoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–45,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Komaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–60,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–60,000
- Website
- solaseedair.jp
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–40,000
- Website
- orc-air.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Komatsu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–65,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Kumamoto to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–14,000
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Kumamoto to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–2,100
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Kumamoto to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–2,100
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Kumamoto to Shin Tosu
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,600
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Shin Osaka to Nagoya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Nagoya to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Chikusa to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Nagoya to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Kumamoto to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Kumamoto to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Kumamoto to Shin Tosu
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Murai to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,400
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Tōkyō Station to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–4,200
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Kanazawa to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–4,300
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Tōkyō Station to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–4,200
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Bus from Kumamoto Sakuramachi Bus Terminal to Nishitetsu Tenjin Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,900
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- Phone
- 0954-63-3111
- Website
- yutoku.jp
Bus from Nishitetsu Tenjin Kosoku Bus Terminal to Willerバスターミナル大阪梅田
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–23,000
- Website
- https://www.yutoku.jp/
- Phone
- 026-295-8008
- Website
- nagadenbus.co.jp
Night bus from Ōsaka Station to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–13,000
- Schedules at
- nagadenbus.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Kumamoto Sakuramachi BT to Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-550-373
- Website
- alpico.co.jp
Bus from Kyoto Station to Nagano Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- 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
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