There are 3 ways to get from Suwa to Takayama by train or car
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Train
best- Take the train from Kami-Suwa to Matsumototrain Azusa / ...
- Take the train from Matsumoto to Naganotrain Shinano 25 / ...
2h¥10,527–13,265Drive 97.6 km
cheapest- Drive from Suwa to Takayamacar 97.6 km
1h 46m¥1,690–2,441Train via Sakurasawa
- Take the train from Matsumoto to Naganotrain Shinano 25 / ...
- Take the train from Nagano to Sakurasawatrain [161427] Nagano Electric Railway
2h 57m¥6,927–9,165
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Suwa to Takayama is to drive which costs ¥1600 - ¥2500 and takes 1h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Suwa to Takayama is to drive which takes 1h 46m and costs ¥1600 - ¥2500.
No, there is no direct train from Suwa to Takayama. However, there are services departing from Kami-Suwa and arriving at Nagano via Matsumoto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h.
The distance between Suwa and Takayama is 114 km. The road distance is 97.6 km.
The best way to get from Suwa to Takayama without a car is to train which takes 2h and costs ¥10000 - ¥14000.
It takes approximately 2h to get from Suwa to Takayama, including transfers.
Suwa to Takayama train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), depart from Kami-Suwa station.
Suwa to Takayama train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), arrive at Matsumoto station.
Yes, the driving distance between Suwa to Takayama is 98 km. It takes approximately 1h 46m to drive from Suwa to Takayama.
There are 508+ hotels available in Takayama.
What companies run services between Suwa, Japan and Takayama, Nagano, Japan?
You can take a train from Kami-Suwa to Takayama via Matsumoto and Nagano in around 2h.
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Kami-Suwa to Matsumoto
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥550–800
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Matsumoto to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥950–1,300
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Matsumoto to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
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
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
- Phone
- 026-248-6000
- Website
- Nagaden (Nagano Electric Railway)
Train from Nagano to Sakurasawa
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥700–900
- Website
- Nagaden (Nagano Electric Railway)
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