There are 2 ways to get from Nagano to Minowa by train or car
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The cheapest way to get from Nagano to Minowa is to train which costs ¥1700 - ¥2400 and takes 3h.
The fastest way to get from Nagano to Minowa is to drive which takes 1h 29m and costs ¥1700 - ¥2600.
No, there is no direct train from Nagano to Minowa. However, there are services departing from Nagano and arriving at Inamatsushima via Matsumoto and Okaya. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h.
The distance between Nagano and Minowa is 105 km. The road distance is 103.2 km.
The best way to get from Nagano to Minowa without a car is to train which takes 3h and costs ¥1700 - ¥2400.
It takes approximately 3h to get from Nagano to Minowa, including transfers.
Nagano to Minowa train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), depart from Nagano station.
Nagano to Minowa train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), arrive at Matsumoto station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nagano to Minowa is 103 km. It takes approximately 1h 29m to drive from Nagano to Minowa.
There are 134+ hotels available in Minowa.
What companies run services between Nagano, Japan and Minowa, Nagano, Japan?
You can take a train from Nagano to Inamatsushima via Matsumoto and Okaya in around 3h.
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Nagano to Matsumoto
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Okaya to Inamatsushima
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Nagano to Matsumoto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥950–1,300
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Okaya to Inamatsushima
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥330–450
- 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/
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