There are 12 ways to get from Nagano to Aso by train, bus, night bus, car ferry, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Nagano to Tsurugatrain
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kumamototrain
10h 12m¥29,678–43,865Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Nagano Station to Kyoto Stationbus
- Take the bus from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi to Chuo-Doribus
- Take the bus from Oita Chuo-Dori to Aso Station Maebus
24h 5m¥11,850–24,900Night bus, car ferry, bus
- Take the night bus from Nagano to Ōsaka Stationnightbus
- Take the car ferry from Osaka Nanko Cosmo to Beppucarferry
- Take the bus from Beppu Kotsu Center to Aso Stationbus
24h 46m¥25,110–32,150Drive 1,055.3 km
- Drive from Nagano to Asocar 1,055.3 km
14h 24m¥18,034–26,050Train via Nagoya
- Take the train from Nagano to Nagoyatrain
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kumamototrain
10h 17m¥28,349–42,374Train to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Take the train from Nagano to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ)plane HND - KMJ
6h 56m¥21,213–53,172Train to Komaki Airport, fly to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Take the train from Nagano to Nagoyatrain
- Fly from Komaki Airport (NKM) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ)plane NKM - KMJ
8h 24m¥22,409–49,124Train to Matsumoto Airport, fly to Fukuoka Airport, train
- Take the train from Nagano to Matsumototrain
- Fly from Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane MMJ - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata to Kumamototrain
7h 35m¥37,010–82,544Train to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Oita Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Nagano to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Oita Airport (OIT)plane HND - OIT
- Take the bus from Ōita Airport to Ōita Stationbus
- Take the train from Oita to Aso(Kumamoto)train
8h 57m¥24,463–55,522Train to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Take the train from Nagano to Nagoyatrain
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ)plane NGO - KMJ
8h 26m¥27,599–61,274Train to Komatsu Airport, fly to Fukuoka Airport, train
- Take the train from Nagano to Komatsutrain
- Fly from Komatsu Airport (KMQ) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane KMQ - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata to Kumamototrain
7h 59m¥26,813–68,181Train to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly to Oita Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Nagano to Nagoyatrain
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Oita Airport (OIT)plane NGO - OIT
- Take the bus from Ōita Airport to Ōita Stationbus
- Take the train from Oita to Aso(Kumamoto)train
10h 22m¥32,849–57,624
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nagano to Aso is to drive which costs ¥18000 - ¥26000 and takes 14h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Nagano to Aso is to train and fly which takes 6h 56m and costs ¥21000 - ¥55000.
No, there is no direct bus from Nagano station to Aso station. However, there are services departing from Nagano Station and arriving at Aso Station Mae via Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi and Oita Chuo-Dori. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Nagano to Aso. However, there are services departing from Nagano and arriving at Aso(Kumamoto) via Tsuruga, Shin-Ōsaka Station, Kumamoto and Higoozu. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 12m.
The distance between Nagano and Aso is 1185 km. The road distance is 1055.3 km.
The best way to get from Nagano to Aso without a car is to train which takes 10h 12m and costs ¥29000 - ¥44000.
It takes approximately 10h 12m to get from Nagano to Aso, including transfers.
Nagano to Aso bus services, operated by ALPICO Kotsu, depart from Nagano Station.
Nagano to Aso train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Nagano station.
The best way to get from Nagano to Aso is to train which takes 10h 12m and costs ¥29000 - ¥44000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs ¥11000 - ¥25000 and takes 24h 5m.
What companies run services between Nagano, Japan and Aso, Kumamoto, Japan?
You can take a train from Nagano to Aso(Kumamoto) via Tsuruga, Shin-Ōsaka Station, Kumamoto, and Higoozu in around 10h 12m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nagano Station to Aso Station Mae via Kyoto Station, Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi, Chuo-Dori, and Oita Chuo-Dori in around 24h 5m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–41,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,500–15,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Oita Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–39,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Oita Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–28,000
Flights from Komatsu Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–55,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Oita Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–50,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–45,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–45,000
Flights from Komaki Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–37,000
Flights from Matsumoto Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–65,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Oita Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–43,000
- Website
- solaseedair.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–41,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Oita Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–39,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Komaki Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–37,000
Flights from Matsumoto Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–65,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–49,000
- Website
- orc-air.co.jp
Flights from Komatsu Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–55,000
- Website
- ibexair.co.jp
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Oita Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–50,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Nagano to Tsuruga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–13,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- 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/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥9,000–12,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥10,000–13,000
- Green seat
- ¥13,000–17,000
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–21,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- 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/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥14,000–20,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥16,000–21,000
- Green seat
- ¥21,000–28,000
Train from Nagoya Station to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–7,500
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- 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/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥5,000–7,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥6,000–7,500
- Green seat
- ¥7,500–11,000
Train from Nagano to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–9,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- 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/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥6,000–8,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥7,000–9,000
- Green seat
- ¥9,000–12,000
Train from Hakata to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–6,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- 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/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥3,600–4,900
- Reserved seat
- ¥4,500–6,000
- Green seat
- ¥5,500–7,500
Train from Nagano to Komatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–10,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- 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/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥6,500–9,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥8,000–10,000
- Green seat
- ¥10,000–14,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Tsuruga to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–5,500
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- 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/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥4,500–5,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,900–5,500
- Green Seat
- ¥5,500–7,500
Train from Nagano to Nagoya
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–9,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- 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/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥6,500–8,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥6,500–9,000
- Green Seat
- ¥9,500–13,000
Train from Nagano to Matsumoto
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–3,400
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- 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/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥2,900–3,400
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,300–3,200
- Green Seat
- ¥3,000–4,000
Train from Oita to Aso(Kumamoto)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–4,300
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- 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/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥3,700–4,200
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,100–4,300
- Green Seat
- ¥4,300–6,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Nagano to Matsumoto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥950–1,300
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-550-373
- Website
- alpico.co.jp
Bus from Nagano Station to Kyoto Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–8,000
- Schedules at
- alpico.co.jp
- Daytime Bus
- ¥4,500–7,500
- Overnight Bus
- ¥4,800–8,000
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Bus from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi to Chuo-Dori
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–14,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-09-3533
- Website
- sankobus.jp
Bus from Oita Chuo-Dori to Aso Station Mae
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥850–3,300
- Schedules at
- kyushubusbooking.com
Bus from Beppu Kotsu Center to Aso Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000
- Schedules at
- kyushubusbooking.com
- Phone
- 026-295-8008
- Website
- nagadenbus.co.jp
Night bus from Nagano to Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–9,000
- Website
- http://www.nagadenbus.co.jp.e.aaf.hp.transer.com/
- Phone
- 097-534-7455
- Website
- oitakotsu.co.jp
Bus from Ōita Airport to Ōita Station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,550
- Schedules at
- oitakotsu.co.jp
- Website
- ferry-sunflower.co.jp
Car ferry from Osaka Nanko Cosmo to Beppu
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–18,000
- Schedules at
- ferry-sunflower.co.jp
- Bed in dormitory
- ¥12,000–18,000
- Standard Single
- ¥16,000–18,000
- Superior Single
- ¥20,000–23,000
- Semi Suite
- ¥31,000–34,000
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Nagano to Aso bus services, operated by ALPICO Kotsu, arrive at Kyoto Station.
Nagano to Aso train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Tsuruga station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nagano to Aso is 1055 km. It takes approximately 14h 24m to drive from Nagano to Aso.
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