There are 2 ways to get from Suwa to Nagano by train or car
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The cheapest way to get from Suwa to Nagano is to train which costs ¥1500 - ¥2300 and takes 1h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Suwa to Nagano is to drive which takes 1h 24m and costs ¥1600 - ¥2400.
No, there is no direct train from Suwa to Nagano. However, there are services departing from Kami-Suwa and arriving at Nagano via Matsumoto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 41m.
The distance between Suwa and Nagano is 95 km. The road distance is 93.2 km.
The best way to get from Suwa to Nagano without a car is to train which takes 1h 41m and costs ¥1500 - ¥2300.
It takes approximately 1h 41m to get from Suwa to Nagano, including transfers.
Suwa to Nagano train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), depart from Kami-Suwa station.
Suwa to Nagano train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), arrive at Matsumoto station.
Yes, the driving distance between Suwa to Nagano is 93 km. It takes approximately 1h 24m to drive from Suwa to Nagano.
There are 266+ hotels available in Nagano.
What companies run services between Suwa, Japan and Nagano, Japan?
You can take a train from Kami-Suwa to Nagano via Matsumoto in around 1h 41m.
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Kami-Suwa to Matsumoto
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥550–800
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Matsumoto to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥950–1,300
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Matsumoto to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 53 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
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Matsumoto to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,500
- 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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