There are 11 ways to get from Seoul to Nagano by plane, train, ferry, car ferry, night bus, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Gimpo International Airport to Tokyo International Airport, train
best- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane GMP - HND
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Naganotrain
7h 34m¥30,978–75,433Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Komatsu Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ)plane ICN - KMQ
- Take the train from Kanazawa to Naganotrain
8h 1m¥23,569–60,879Train, ferry, car ferry
- Take the train from Suseo SRT to Busan Stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsuferry
- Take the carferry from Hitakatsu to Fukuoka, Hakatacarferry
- Take the train from Hakata Fukuoka to Nagoyatrain
- Take the train from Nagoya to Naganotrain
20h 4mTrain, ferry
- Take the train from Suseo SRT to Busan Stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Shimonosekiferry
- Take the train from Kokura to Nagoyatrain
- Take the train from Nagoya to Naganotrain
23h 8mTrain, ferry, night bus
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Busan Stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Shimonosekiferry
- Take the nightbus from Kokura Ekimae to Meitetsu Bus Centernightbus
- Take the train from Nagoya to Naganotrain
30h 35mTrain to Incheon International Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane ICN - HND
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Naganotrain
8h 22m¥24,259–60,699Fly Gimpo International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane GMP - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya to Naganotrain
9h 10mTrain to Incheon International Airport, fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane ICN - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya to Naganotrain
9h 38mTrain to Incheon International Airport, fly to Kobe, train
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Kobe (UKB)plane ICN - UKB
- Take the train from Shin Kobe to Nagoyatrain
- Take the train from Nagoya to Naganotrain
10h 52mDrive, ferry
- Drive from Seoul to Busan Int'l portcar
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminalferry
- Drive from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Naganocar
27h 47m¥35,955–83,936Bus, ferry, night bus
- Take the bus from Seoul Express Bus Terminal to Busan Central Bus Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the nightbus from Universal Studios Japan to Naganonightbus
29h 13m¥37,631–84,171
Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seoul to Nagano is to train and fly which costs ¥24000 - ¥65000 and takes 8h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Seoul to Nagano is to fly and train which takes 7h 34m and costs ¥31000 - ¥80000.
The distance between Seoul and Nagano is 1447 km.
The best way to get from Seoul to Nagano without a car is to train and ferry and car ferry which takes 20h 4m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 34m to get from Seoul to Nagano, including transfers.
There are 276+ hotels available in Nagano.
What companies run services between Seoul, South Korea and Nagano, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Seoul to Nagano. However, you can take the train to Gimpo Airport, walk to Gimpo International Airport (GMP) airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport (HND), walk to 羽田空港第1ターミナル Haneda Airport Terminal 1, take the train to モノレール浜松町 Monorail Hamamatsuchō, take the train to Tōkyō Station, then take the train to Nagano. Alternatively, you can take a train from Suseo SRT to Nagano via Busan Station, Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal, Hitakatsu, Hitakatsu, Fukuoka, Hakata, Hakata Fukuoka, and Nagoya in around 20h 4m.
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–70,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–48,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Komatsu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–37,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–60,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Gimhae
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–60,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–70,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Tōkyō Station to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–4,200
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Tōkyō Station to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–4,200
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Kanazawa to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–4,300
- Website
- JR EAST
- Phone
- 052-582-5151
- Website
- meitetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Kokura Ekimae to Meitetsu Bus Center
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–13,000
- Schedules at
- meitetsu-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- +82 1577 9996
- Website
- panstarcruise.com
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,983–12,489
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Adult Weekday
- ¥10,218
- Adult Weekend and peak season
- ¥12,489
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥20,435–56,764
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Balcony Suite
- ¥56,764
- Ocean View Cabin
- ¥28,382
- Inside Cabin
- ¥22,706
- Family
- ¥20,435
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥20,435–56,764
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Balcony Suite
- ¥56,764
- Ocean View Cabin
- ¥28,382
- Inside Cabin
- ¥22,706
- Family
- ¥20,435
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