There are 4 ways to get from Suwa to Ueda by taxi, bus, train, or car
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Taxi, bus
best- Take the taxi from Suwa to Karasawa
- Take the bus from Karasawa to Ōya Station
1h 37m¥10,772–14,826Drive 56.1 km
cheapest- Drive from Suwa to Ueda56.1 km
1h 7m¥954–1,378Train
- Take the train from Kami-Suwa to Matsumoto
- Take the train from Matsumoto to Shinonoi
- Take the train from Shinonoi to Ueda(Nagano)
2h 36m¥1,927–6,388Taxi
- Take the taxi from Suwa to Ueda56.1 km
1h 7m¥26,000–32,000
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Suwa to Ueda is to drive which costs ¥950 - ¥1400 and takes 1h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Suwa to Ueda is to drive which takes 1h 7m and costs ¥950 - ¥1400.
No, there is no direct train from Suwa to Ueda. However, there are services departing from Kami-Suwa and arriving at Ueda(Nagano) via Matsumoto and Shinonoi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 36m.
The distance between Suwa and Ueda is 52 km. The road distance is 56.1 km.
The best way to get from Suwa to Ueda without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 1h 37m and costs ¥10000 - ¥15000.
It takes approximately 1h 37m to get from Suwa to Ueda, including transfers.
Suwa to Ueda train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), depart from Kami-Suwa station.
Suwa to Ueda train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), arrive at Matsumoto station.
Yes, the driving distance between Suwa to Ueda is 56 km. It takes approximately 1h 7m to drive from Suwa to Ueda.
There are 325+ hotels available in Ueda.
What companies run services between Suwa, Japan and Ueda, Japan?
You can take a train from Kami-Suwa to Ueda(Nagano) via Matsumoto and Shinonoi in around 2h 36m.
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Kami-Suwa to Matsumoto
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥550–800
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Matsumoto to Shinonoi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥800–1,200
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kami-Suwa to Matsumoto
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–2,700
- 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
- ¥2,300–2,700
- Reserved Seat
- ¥1,600–2,300
- Green Seat
- ¥1,900–2,600
Train from Matsumoto to Shinonoi
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–3,100
- 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
- ¥2,700–3,100
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,000–2,900
- Green Seat
- ¥2,600–3,500
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Matsumoto to Shinonoi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥950–1,300
- 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
- 0268-21-4700
- Website
- shinanorailway.co.jp
Train from Shinonoi to Ueda(Nagano)
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥550–650
- Website
- https://www.shinanorailway.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- 0570-048905
- Website
- jrbuskanto.co.jp
Bus from Karasawa to Ōya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥850–3,100
- Schedules at
- jrbuskanto.co.jp.e.wn.hp.transer.com
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–32,000
Alpico Taxi
- Phone
- +81 263-87-0555
- Website
- alpico.co.jp
Tsubame Taxi
- Phone
- +81 265-76-5111
- Website
- inataxi.com
Alpico Taxi
- Phone
- +81 263-87-0555
- Website
- alpico.co.jp
Tsubame Taxi
- Phone
- +81 265-76-5111
- Website
- inataxi.com
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