There are 6 ways to get from Shinhotaka Ropeway to Chichibu by taxi, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, train
best- Take the taxi from Shinhotaka Ropeway to Akashinataxi
- Take the train from Akashina to Naganotrain
- Take the train from Nagano to Takasakitrain
5h 21m¥36,540–47,279Drive 214 km
cheapest- Drive from Shinhotaka Ropeway to Chichibucar 214 km
3h 45m¥3,700–5,345Bus
- Take the bus from Hirayu Onsen to Chuodo Hachiojibus Takayama
8h 21m¥9,924–12,821Bus, train via Nagano
- Take the bus from Shinhotaka Ropeway to Hirayu Onsenbus
- Take the bus from Hirayu Onsen to Matsumoto Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Matsumoto to Naganotrain
- Take the train from Nagano to Takasakitrain
- Take the train from Takasaki to Yoriitrain
- Take the train from Yorii to Ohanabatake(Shibazakura)train
7h 35m¥8,934–21,601Bus, train
- Take the bus from Hirayu Onsen to Matsumoto Bus Terminalbus Takayama
- Take the train from Matsumoto to Hachiōjitrain Azusa
7h 54m¥8,764–18,311Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Shinhotaka Ropeway to Hirayu Onsenbus
- Take the bus from Hirayu Onsen to Kamikochi BTbus
- Take the bus from Kamikochi BT to Naganobus
- Take the train from Nagano to Takasakitrain
- Take the train from Takasaki to Yoriitrain
- Take the train from Yorii to Ohanabatake(Shibazakura)train
8h 43m¥11,484–20,901
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shinhotaka Ropeway to Chichibu is to drive which costs ¥3700 - ¥5500 and takes 3h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Shinhotaka Ropeway to Chichibu is to drive which takes 3h 45m and costs ¥3700 - ¥5500.
The distance between Shinhotaka Ropeway and Chichibu is 302 km. The road distance is 214 km.
The best way to get from Shinhotaka Ropeway to Chichibu without a car is to taxi and train which takes 5h 21m and costs ¥36000 - ¥48000.
It takes approximately 5h 21m to get from Shinhotaka Ropeway to Chichibu, including transfers.
Chichibu is 1h ahead of Shinhotaka Ropeway. It is currently 10:19 PM in Shinhotaka Ropeway and 11:19 PM in Chichibu.
Yes, the driving distance between Shinhotaka Ropeway to Chichibu is 214 km. It takes approximately 3h 45m to drive from Shinhotaka Ropeway to Chichibu.
There are 96+ hotels available in Chichibu.
What companies run services between Shinhotaka Ropeway, Japan and Chichibu, Japan?
Nohi Bus operates a bus from Hirayu Onsen to Chuodo Hachioji 3 times a day. Tickets cost ¥6,500–8,500 and the journey takes 3h 58m.
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Akashina to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥750–1,100
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Matsumoto to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥950–1,300
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Takasaki to Yorii
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥550–750
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Akashina to Nagano
- 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 Matsumoto to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 51 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 Matsumoto to Hachiōji
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–7,000
- 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
- ¥5,500–6,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥5,000–7,000
- Green Seat
- ¥7,500–10,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Akashina to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,200
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
- 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/
Train from Matsumoto to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,500
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
- 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/
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Nagano to Takasaki
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–6,500
- 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
- ¥4,000–5,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,000–6,500
- Green seat
- ¥6,000–8,000
- Website
- chichibu-railway.co.jp
Train from Yorii to Ohanabatake(Shibazakura)
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥500–700
- Schedules at
- chichibu-railway.co.jp
- Phone
- 0577-32-1688
- Website
- nouhibus.co.jp
Bus from Hirayu Onsen to Chuodo Hachioji
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–8,500
- Schedules at
- nouhibus.co.jp
Bus from Shinhotaka Ropeway to Hirayu Onsen
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥160–2,800
- Schedules at
- nouhibus.co.jp
Bus from Hirayu Onsen to Kamikochi BT
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–2,700
- Schedules at
- nouhibus.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-550-373
- Website
- alpico.co.jp
Bus from Hirayu Onsen to Matsumoto Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–7,500
- Schedules at
- alpico.co.jp
Bus from Kamikochi BT to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–7,500
- Schedules at
- alpico.co.jp
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–37,000
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