There are 5 ways to get from Tokyo to Kiso by train, bus, or car
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Train
best- Take the train from Shinjuku Station to Shiojiritrain Azusa
- Take the train from Shiojiri to Kiso-Fukushimatrain CF: Chūō Line Local / ...
4h 3mDrive 253.6 km
cheapest- Drive from Tokyo to Kisocar 253.6 km
3h 47m¥4,399–6,354Bus, train
- Take the bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Matsumoto Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Matsumoto to Kisofukushimatrain Shinano
5h 12mTrain via Nagano
- Take the train from Tokyo to Naganotrain Hakutaka / ...
- Take the train from Nagano to Kisofukushimatrain Shinano
4h 13mBus, train via Chino
- Take the bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Chuodo Chinobus Shinjuku
- Take the train from Shiojiri to Kiso-Fukushimatrain CF: Chūō Line Local / ...
6h 14m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tokyo to Kiso is to drive which costs ¥4400 - ¥6500 and takes 3h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to Kiso is to drive which takes 3h 47m and costs ¥4400 - ¥6500.
The distance between Tokyo and Kiso is 258 km. The road distance is 253.6 km.
The best way to get from Tokyo to Kiso without a car is to train which takes 4h 3m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 3m to get from Tokyo to Kiso, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Tokyo to Kiso is 254 km. It takes approximately 3h 47m to drive from Tokyo to Kiso.
There are 31+ hotels available in Kiso.
What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and Kiso, Nagano, Japan?
You can take a train from Shinjuku Station to Kiso via Shiojiri and Kisofukushima in around 4h 3m.
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Shinjuku Station to Shiojiri
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,000
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Tokyo to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–4,200
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Shiojiri to Kiso-Fukushima
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Matsumoto to Kisofukushima
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Nagano to Kisofukushima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- 0570-550-373
- Website
- alpico.co.jp
Bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Matsumoto Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–7,500
- Schedules at
- alpico.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-048905
- Website
- jrbuskanto.co.jp
Bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Chuodo Chino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800
- Schedules at
- jrbuskanto.co.jp.e.wn.hp.transer.com
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