There are 11 ways to get from Sendai to Shinhotaka Ropeway by train, taxi, bus, car, or plane
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Train, taxi
best- Take the train from Sendai to Ōmiyatrain
- Take the train from Ōmiya to Naganotrain
- Take the train from Nagano to Akashinatrain
- Take the taxi from Akashina to Shinhotaka Ropewaytaxi
6h 1m¥44,934–59,269Drive 512.2 km
cheapest- Drive from Sendai to Shinhotaka Ropewaycar 512.2 km
7h 19m¥8,855–12,791Train, bus
- Take the train from Sendai to Uenotrain Yamabiko / ...
- Take the bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Hirayu Onsenbus Takayama
7h 54m¥19,193–26,683Fly Sendai Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane SDJ - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Takayamatrain
- Take the bus from Takayama Bus Terminal to Shinhotaka Onsenbus
9h 27m¥15,294–32,176Train, bus via Nagano
- Take the train from Sendai to Ōmiyatrain
- Take the train from Ōmiya to Naganotrain
- Take the train from Nagano to Matsumototrain
- Take the bus from Matsumoto Bus Terminal to Hirayu Onsenbus
8h 13m¥16,984–32,969Bus
- Take the bus from Sendai Miyakoh Bus Center to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Hirayu Onsenbus Takayama
10h 28m¥14,600–19,400Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sendai Station to Toyama Eki-maebus
- Take the train from Toyama to Takayamatrain
- Take the bus from Takayama Bus Terminal to Shinhotaka Ropewaybus
13h 23m¥13,100–17,400Fly Sendai Airport to Osaka International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane SDJ - ITM
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Nagoya Stationtrain
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Takayamatrain
- Take the bus from Takayama Bus Terminal to Shinhotaka Onsenbus
10h 19m¥26,094–57,426Train to Morioka Hanamaki Airport, fly to Komaki Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Sendai to Shin-Hanamakitrain
- Fly from Morioka Hanamaki Airport (HNA) to Komaki Airport (NKM)plane HNA - NKM
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Takayamatrain
- Take the bus from Takayama Bus Terminal to Shinhotaka Onsenbus
10h 15m¥61,542–139,983Bus to Yamagata Airport, fly to Komaki Airport, train, bus
- Take the bus from Hirose dori Ichiban-cho to Yamagata Kencho-maebus
- Fly from Yamagata Airport (GAJ) to Komaki Airport (NKM)plane GAJ - NKM
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Takayamatrain
- Take the bus from Takayama Bus Terminal to Shinhotaka Onsenbus
11h 24m¥24,493–72,561Bus to Yamagata Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Hirose dori Ichiban-cho to Yamagata Kencho-maebus
- Fly from Yamagata Airport (GAJ) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane GAJ - HND
- Take the bus from Chuodo Hino to Hirayu Onsenbus
10h 21m¥25,143–39,261
Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sendai to Shinhotaka Ropeway is to drive which costs ¥8500 - ¥13000 and takes 7h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Sendai to Shinhotaka Ropeway is to train and taxi which takes 6h 1m and costs ¥44000 - ¥60000.
No, there is no direct bus from Sendai to Shinhotaka Ropeway. However, there are services departing from Sendai Miyakoh Bus Center and arriving at Shinhotaka Onsen via Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal and Hirayu Onsen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 28m.
The distance between Sendai and Shinhotaka Ropeway is 614 km. The road distance is 512.2 km.
The best way to get from Sendai to Shinhotaka Ropeway without a car is to train and taxi which takes 6h 1m and costs ¥44000 - ¥60000.
It takes approximately 6h 1m to get from Sendai to Shinhotaka Ropeway, including transfers.
Sendai to Shinhotaka Ropeway bus services, operated by Keio Dentetsu Bus, depart from Sendai Miyakoh Bus Center station.
Sendai to Shinhotaka Ropeway bus services, operated by Keio Dentetsu Bus, arrive at Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal station.
Shinhotaka Ropeway is 1h behind Sendai. It is currently 7:36 PM in Sendai and 6:36 PM in Shinhotaka Ropeway.
Yes, the driving distance between Sendai to Shinhotaka Ropeway is 512 km. It takes approximately 7h 19m to drive from Sendai to Shinhotaka Ropeway.
What companies run services between Sendai, Japan and Shinhotaka Ropeway, Japan?
You can take a bus from Sendai Miyakoh Bus Center to Shinhotaka Ropeway via Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal, Hirayu Onsen, and Shinhotaka Onsen in around 10h 28m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Sendai Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–60,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–65,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Sendai Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–39,000
Flights from Morioka Hanamaki Airport to Komaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥47,000–120,000
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Komaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–29,000
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–16,000
- Website
- ibexair.co.jp
Flights from Sendai Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–60,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–65,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Morioka Hanamaki Airport to Komaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥47,000–120,000
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Komaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–29,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Sendai Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–21,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Sendai to Ōmiya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–11,000
- 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
- ¥7,500–11,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥8,500–11,000
- Green seat
- ¥11,000–15,000
Train from Ōmiya to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–8,500
- 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
- ¥5,500–7,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥6,500–8,500
- Green seat
- ¥8,000–11,000
Train from Sendai to Ueno
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- 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
- ¥8,000–11,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥9,500–12,000
- Green seat
- ¥12,000–16,000
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Nagoya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 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 Sendai to Shin-Hanamaki
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–7,000
- 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
- ¥4,400–6,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,000–7,000
- Green seat
- ¥6,500–9,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Nagano to Akashina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥750–1,100
- Schedules at
- 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
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Nagano to Akashina
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–3,000
- 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
- ¥2,600–3,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥1,900–2,700
- Green Seat
- ¥2,400–3,300
Train from Sendai to Ueno
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- 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
- ¥8,500–9,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Green Seat
- ¥12,000–17,000
Train from Nagoya Station to Takayama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–6,500
- 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
- ¥5,000–6,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥4,600–6,500
- Green Seat
- ¥6,500–9,000
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 Toyama to Takayama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–4,100
- 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
- ¥3,500–4,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,900–4,100
- Green Seat
- ¥4,000–5,500
- Phone
- 0577-32-1688
- Website
- nouhibus.co.jp
Bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Hirayu Onsen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–12,000
- Schedules at
- nouhibus.co.jp
Bus from Takayama Bus Terminal to Shinhotaka Onsen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥160–3,200
- Schedules at
- nouhibus.co.jp
Bus from Takayama Bus Terminal to Shinhotaka Ropeway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥160–3,200
- Schedules at
- nouhibus.co.jp
Bus from Chuodo Hino to Hirayu Onsen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–9,500
- Schedules at
- nouhibus.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-550-373
- Website
- alpico.co.jp
Bus from Matsumoto Bus Terminal to Hirayu Onsen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–7,500
- Schedules at
- alpico.co.jp
- Phone
- 042-352-3700
- Website
- keio-bus.com
Bus from Sendai Miyakoh Bus Center to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–4,600
- Schedules at
- highwaybus.com
- Phone
- 0570ー000448
- Website
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
Bus from Sendai Station to Toyama Eki-mae
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–11,000
- Schedules at
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
- Website
- yamakobus.co.jp
Bus from Hirose dori Ichiban-cho to Yamagata Kencho-mae
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,100
- Schedules at
- yamakobus.jp
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