There are 3 ways to get from Suwa to Nagano by train or car
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Train
best- Take the train from Kami-Suwa to Naganotrain Chuuouhonsen
2h 1m¥1,400–1,900Drive 93.2 km
- Drive from Suwa to Naganocar 93.2 km
1h 29m¥1,604–2,317Train via Matsumoto
- Take the train from Kami-Suwa to Matsumototrain Chuuouhonsen / ...
- Take the train from Matsumoto to Naganotrain Shinonoi Line / ...
2h 6m¥1,527–2,265
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Suwa to Nagano is to train which costs ¥1400 - ¥1900 and takes 2h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Suwa to Nagano is to drive which takes 1h 29m and costs ¥1600 - ¥2400.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Kami-Suwa and arriving at Nagano. Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 2h 1m.
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 2h 1m and costs ¥1400 - ¥1900.
The train from Kami-Suwa to Nagano takes 2h 1m including transfers and departs every four hours.
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 Nagano station.
Yes, the driving distance between Suwa to Nagano is 93 km. It takes approximately 1h 29m to drive from Suwa to Nagano.
There are 281+ hotels available in Nagano.
What companies run services between Suwa, Japan and Nagano, Japan?
JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company) operates a train from Kami-Suwa to Nagano every 4 hours. Tickets cost ¥1,400–1,900 and the journey takes 2h 1m.
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Kami-Suwa to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–1,900
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Kami-Suwa to Matsumoto
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥550–800
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Matsumoto to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥950–1,300
- Website
- JR EAST
- 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 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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