There are 2 ways to get from Matsumoto to Minakami by train or car
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Matsumoto to Minakami by train
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The cheapest way to get from Matsumoto to Minakami is to drive which costs ¥2300 - ¥3400 and takes 2h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Matsumoto to Minakami is to drive which takes 2h 44m and costs ¥2300 - ¥3400.
No, there is no direct train from Matsumoto to Minakami. However, there are services departing from Matsumoto and arriving at 後閑 Gokan via Nagano and 高崎 Takasaki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 23m.
The distance between Matsumoto and Minakami is 226 km. The road distance is 136.4 km.
The best way to get from Matsumoto to Minakami without a car is to train which takes 4h 23m and costs ¥3400 - ¥4800.
It takes approximately 4h 23m to get from Matsumoto to Minakami, including transfers.
Matsumoto to Minakami train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), depart from Matsumoto station.
Matsumoto to Minakami train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), arrive at Nagano station.
Yes, the driving distance between Matsumoto to Minakami is 136 km. It takes approximately 2h 44m to drive from Matsumoto to Minakami.
There are 182+ hotels available in Minakami.
What companies run services between Matsumoto, Japan and Minakami, Japan?
You can take a train from Matsumoto to 後閑 Gokan via Nagano, Takasaki, and 高崎 Takasaki in around 4h 23m.
- 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
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Matsumoto to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥950–1,300
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Nagano to Takasaki
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–2,300
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from 高崎 Takasaki to 後閑 Gokan
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥750–1,000
- Website
- JR EAST
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
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
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