There are 7 ways to get from Tokyo to Kurobe by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Kurobe-Unazukionsentrain Hakutaka
3h 40m¥9,182–12,670Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Toyama Station North Exitbus
9h 26m¥4,960–13,200Bus, train
- Take the bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Nagano Stationbus
- Take the train from Nagano to Kurobe-Unazukionsentrain Hakutaka
6h 42m¥8,800–11,800Drive 347.2 km
- Drive from Tokyo to Kurobecar 347.2 km
4h 48m¥5,826–8,415Fly to Toyama Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Toyama Airport (TOY)plane HND - TOY
- Take the train from Toyama to Ikujitrain
- Take the bus from Ikuji Sta. to Furumido Kominkanbus
5h 35m¥22,550–41,314Fly to Noto Airport, drive
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Noto Airport (NTQ)plane HND - NTQ
- Drive from Noto-Airport-NTQ to Kurobecar
4h 51m¥21,790–41,014Fly to Komatsu Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ)plane HND - KMQ
- Take the train from Komatsu to Toyamatrain
- Take the train from Toyama to Ikujitrain
- Take the bus from Ikuji Sta. to Furumido Kominkanbus
6h¥16,050–37,614
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Toyama Airport (TOY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tokyo to Kurobe is to drive which costs ¥5500 - ¥8500 and takes 4h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to Kurobe is to train which takes 3h 40m and costs ¥9000 - ¥13000.
The distance between Tokyo and Kurobe is 364 km. The road distance is 347.2 km.
The best way to get from Tokyo to Kurobe without a car is to train which takes 3h 40m and costs ¥9000 - ¥13000.
It takes approximately 3h 40m to get from Tokyo to Kurobe, including transfers.
The best way to get from Tokyo to Kurobe is to train which takes 3h 40m and costs ¥9000 - ¥13000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs ¥4900 - ¥14000 and takes 9h 26m.
Yes, the driving distance between Tokyo to Kurobe is 347 km. It takes approximately 4h 48m to drive from Tokyo to Kurobe.
There are 50+ hotels available in Kurobe.
What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and Kurobe, Toyama, Japan?
Japan Railways Shinkansen operates a train from Tōkyō Station to Kurobe-Unazukionsen hourly. Tickets cost ¥9,000–13,000 and the journey takes 2h 26m. Alternatively, Willer Express operates a bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Toyama Station North Exit once daily. Tickets cost ¥4,200–13,000 and the journey takes 7h 45m. Nippon Chuo Bus also services this route once daily.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Toyama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–38,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Noto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–37,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Komatsu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–37,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Komatsu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–30,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Kurobe-Unazukionsen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- 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
- ¥13,000–18,000
Train from Nagano to Kurobe-Unazukionsen
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–6,500
- 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
- ¥4,400–6,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,000–6,500
- Green seat
- ¥6,500–9,000
Train from Komatsu to Toyama
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–5,500
- 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
- ¥3,400–4,600
- Reserved seat
- ¥4,300–5,500
- Green seat
- ¥5,000–7,000
- Phone
- 076-431-3409
- Website
- ainokaze.co.jp
Train from Toyama to Ikuji
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥650–800
- Website
- http://ainokaze.co.jp/
- Phone
- 0570-550-373
- Website
- alpico.co.jp
Bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Nagano Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–5,500
- Schedules at
- alpico.co.jp
- Day bus
- ¥4,200–5,500
- Night bus
- ¥4,500–5,500
- Phone
- 076-432-3456
- Website
- chitetsu.co.jp
Bus from Ikuji Sta. to Furumido Kominkan
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥110–160
- Schedules at
- chitetsu.co.jp
- Website
- city.kurobe.toyama.jp
Bus from Ikuji Sta. to Furumido Kominkan
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥200
- Schedules at
- city.kurobe.toyama.jp
- Phone
- (050) 5805-0383
- en-info@willer.co.jp
- Website
- travel.willer.co.jp
Bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Toyama Station North Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–13,000
- Schedules at
- willer-travel.com
- Phone
- 027-287-4000
- Website
- ncb.jp
Bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Toyama Station North Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–9,000
- Website
- https://ncb.jp/
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