There are 5 ways to get from Yamagata to Yuzawa by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Yamagata to Omiya Stationtrain Tsubasa
- Take the train from Ōmiya to Echigo-Yuzawatrain Tanigawa / ...
4h 37m¥6,725–8,714Bus, train via Niigata
cheapest- Take the bus from 鉄砲町 to 新潟駅前bus 山形〜新潟
- Take the train from Niigata to Echigo Yuzawatrain Toki / ...
5h 17m¥4,083–5,286Drive 267 km
- Drive from Yamagata to Yuzawacar 267 km
4h 9m¥4,627–6,683Fly, train
- Fly from Yamagata Airport (GAJ) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane GAJ - HND
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Echigo-Yuzawatrain
5h 31m¥15,170–22,300Bus, train
- Take the bus from Teppomachi to Niigatabus Yamagata
- Take the train from Niigata to Echigo Yuzawatrain Toki / ...
5h 17m¥4,174–6,280
Yamagata Airport (GAJ) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Yamagata to Yuzawa is to bus and train via Niigata which costs ¥4000 - ¥5500 and takes 5h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Yamagata to Yuzawa is to drive which takes 4h 9m and costs ¥4600 - ¥7000.
No, there is no direct train from Yamagata to Yuzawa. However, there are services departing from Yamagata and arriving at Echigo-Yuzawa via Ōmiya. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 37m.
The distance between Yamagata and Yuzawa is 461 km. The road distance is 267 km.
The best way to get from Yamagata to Yuzawa without a car is to train which takes 4h 37m and costs ¥6500 - ¥9000.
It takes approximately 4h 37m to get from Yamagata to Yuzawa, including transfers.
Yamagata to Yuzawa train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), depart from Yamagata station.
Yamagata to Yuzawa train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), arrive at Omiya Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Yamagata to Yuzawa is 267 km. It takes approximately 4h 9m to drive from Yamagata to Yuzawa.
There are 158+ hotels available in Yuzawa.
What companies run services between Yamagata, Japan and Yuzawa, Niigata, Japan?
You can take a train from Yamagata to Echigo-Yuzawa via Ōmiya in around 4h 37m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–17,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Yamagata to Omiya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–6,000
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Ōmiya to Echigo-Yuzawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–2,900
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Niigata to Echigo Yuzawa
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–2,300
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Tōkyō Station to Echigo-Yuzawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–3,500
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Niigata to Echigo Yuzawa
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–2,300
- Website
- JR EAST
- Website
- Yamako Bus
Bus from 鉄砲町 to 新潟駅前
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–3,000
- Schedules at
- Yamako Bus
Bus from Teppomachi to Niigata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–4,000
- Schedules at
- yamakobus.jp
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