There are 12 ways to get from Kyushu to Nagano by train, bus, night bus, car, or plane
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Train via Osaka
best- Take the train from Kumamoto to Shin Osakatrain
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Tsurugatrain
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Naganotrain
11h 30m¥16,100–24,100Bus, night bus via Chikushino
cheapest- Take the bus from Minamioguni-Machi Yakuba-Mae to Kiyama PAbus
- Take the night bus from Kiyama Parking Area to Universal Studios Japannightbus
- Take the bus from Universal Studios Japan to Nagano Stationbus
25h 59m¥12,563–38,663Bus, night bus
- Take the bus from Aso Station Mae to Oita Chuo-Doribus
- Take the bus from Chuo-Dori to Kintetsu Namba West Gatebus
- Take the night bus from Osaka Minato-Machi Bus Terminal to Naganonightbus
22h 9m¥18,050–30,500Drive 1,050.8 km
- Drive from Kyushu to Naganocar 1,050.8 km
14h 17m¥18,246–26,355Fly 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
7h 50m¥17,990–49,320Train
- Take the train from Aso(Kumamoto) to Bepputrain
- Take the train from Beppu to Kokuratrain
- Take the train from Kokura to Nagoyatrain
- Take the train from Nagoya to Naganotrain
12h 51mFly 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
9hTrain 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
8h 50m¥34,120–51,850Fly 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
9h 21mTrain, train to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Komatsu Airport
- Take the train from Aso(Kumamoto) to Higoozutrain
- Take the train from Higoozu to Kumamototrain
- Take the train from Kumamoto to Hakata Fukuokatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ)plane FUK - KMQ
- Take the train from Komatsu to Kanazawatrain
- Take the train from Kanazawa to Naganotrain
9h 35mFly Aso Kumamoto Airport to Osaka International Airport, train
- Fly from Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane KMJ - ITM
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Tsurugatrain
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Naganotrain
9h 35m¥20,550–34,650Train to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Komaki Airport, train
- Take the train from Kumamoto to Hakata Fukuokatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Komaki Airport (NKM)plane FUK - NKM
- Take the train from Chikusa to Naganotrain
10h 47m
Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kyushu to Nagano is to train via Osaka which costs ¥16000 - ¥25000 and takes 11h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Kyushu to Nagano is to fly and train which takes 7h 50m and costs ¥18000 - ¥50000.
No, there is no direct bus from Kyushu to Nagano. However, there are services departing from Asoshi Shokokai Mae and arriving at Nagano via Aso Station Mae, Chuo-Dori and Osaka Minato-Machi Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 9m.
No, there is no direct train from Kyushu to Nagano. However, there are services departing from Aso(Kumamoto) and arriving at Nagano via Higoozu, Kumamoto, Shin-Ōsaka Station and Tsuruga. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 30m.
The distance between Kyushu and Nagano is 1195 km. The road distance is 1050.8 km.
The best way to get from Kyushu to Nagano without a car is to train via Osaka which takes 11h 30m and costs ¥16000 - ¥25000.
It takes approximately 11h 30m to get from Kyushu to Nagano, including transfers.
Kyushu to Nagano bus services, operated by Sanko Bus, depart from Aso Station Mae.
Kyushu to Nagano train services, operated by JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company), depart from Kumamoto station.
Kyushu to Nagano bus services, operated by Sanko Bus, arrive at Oita Chuo-Dori station.
What companies run services between Kyushu, Japan and Nagano, Japan?
You can take a bus from Asoshi Shokokai Mae to Nagano via Aso Sta., Aso(Kumamoto), Higoozu, Kumamoto, Shin Osaka, Shin-Ōsaka Station, and Tsuruga in around 11h 30m.
- Website
- jal.com
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
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 Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–46,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Komaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–33,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Komaki Airport via Niigata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–33,000
- 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 International Airport
- 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 Aso Kumamoto Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–230,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Komaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–60,000
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 Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–60,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Komaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–33,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Komaki Airport via Niigata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–33,000
- 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
- Website
- amx.co.jp
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–46,000
- 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 Shin-Ōsaka Station to Tsuruga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–2,800
- Schedules at
- jorudan.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 Komatsu to Kanazawa
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥460–650
- Schedules at
- jorudan.co.jp
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Tsuruga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–2,800
- Schedules at
- jorudan.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
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tsuruga to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–7,000
- 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 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 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 Tsuruga to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–7,000
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Aso(Kumamoto) to Beppu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Beppu to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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 Aso(Kumamoto) to Higoozu
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Higoozu to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- 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 Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Nagoya
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- 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/
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/
- Phone
- 0570-055-521
- Website
- ishikawa-railway.jp
Train from Komatsu to Kanazawa
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- ishikawa-railway.jp
- Phone
- 0570-09-3533
- Website
- sankobus.jp
Bus from Aso Station Mae to Oita Chuo-Dori
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–3,200
- Schedules at
- sankobus.jp
Bus from Minamioguni-Machi Yakuba-Mae to Kiyama PA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,663
- Schedules at
- sankobus.jp
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Bus from Chuo-Dori to Kintetsu Namba West Gate
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–14,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 026-295-8008
- Website
- nagadenbus.co.jp
Night bus from Osaka Minato-Machi Bus Terminal to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–13,000
- Schedules at
- nagadenbus.co.jp
- [email protected]
- Website
- travel.willer.co.jp
Night bus from Kiyama Parking Area to Universal Studios Japan
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–20,000
- Website
- https://willer-travel.com/en/
- Phone
- 0570-550-373
- Website
- alpico.co.jp
Bus from Universal Studios Japan to Nagano Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–15,000
- Schedules at
- alpico.co.jp
- Daytime Bus
- ¥4,500–7,500
- Overnight Bus
- ¥4,800–8,000
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