There are 10 ways to get from Tsumagoi to Nara-shi by train, bus, night bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Tokyo
best- Take the train from Ōmae to Takasaki
- Take the train from Takasaki to Tōkyō Station
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Kyōto
- Take the train from Kyōto to Nara
6h 14mDrive 396.3 km
cheapest- Drive from Tsumagoi to Nara-shi396.3 km
5h 58m¥6,700–9,678Train, bus
- Take the train from Karuizawa to TakasakiHakutaka / ...
- Take the bus from 高崎駅東口 to Jr奈良駅東口高速バス シルクライナー(高崎経由)
11h 28m¥10,129–15,922Night bus, train
- Take the night bus from Naka-Karuizawa to Kyoto Station Hachijo gateChikumagawa Liner
- Take the train from Kyōto to NaraD: Nara Line Local / ...
12h 27mTrain
- Take the train from Karuizawa to Tsuruga
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Kyōto
- Take the train from Kyōto to Nara
7h 29mBus, train to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the bus from 鎌原観音堂前 to 軽井沢駅
- Take the train from Karuizawa to Tōkyō Station
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)HND - ITM
6h 36m¥18,969–43,042Bus, train to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Kobe, train
- Take the bus from 鎌原観音堂前 to 軽井沢駅
- Take the train from Karuizawa to Tōkyō Station
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kobe (UKB)HND - UKB
- Take the train from Sannomiya to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Take the train from Osaka-Namba to Shin-Omiya
7h 8m¥19,409–40,562Bus, train, train to Matsumoto Airport, fly to Kobe
- Take the bus from 鎌原観音堂前 to 軽井沢駅
- Take the train from Karuizawa to Nagano
- Take the train from Nagano to Matsumoto
- Fly from Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) to Kobe (UKB)MMJ - UKB
- Take the train from Sannomiya to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Take the train from Osaka-Namba to Shin-Omiya
7h 15m¥20,179–44,222Train, train to Niigata Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the train from Ōmae to Takasaki
- Take the train from Takasaki to Niigata
- Fly from Niigata Airport (KIJ) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)KIJ - ITM
8h 12m¥18,124–42,861Train to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Take the train from Karuizawa to Tōkyō Station
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)HND - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Kyōto
- Take the train from Kyōto to Nara
7h 52m
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Osaka International Airport (ITM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tsumagoi to Nara-shi is to drive which costs ¥6500 - ¥10000 and takes 5h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Tsumagoi to Nara-shi is to drive which takes 5h 58m and costs ¥6500 - ¥10000.
No, there is no direct train from Tsumagoi to Nara-shi. However, there are services departing from Ōmae and arriving at Nara via Takasaki, Tōkyō Station and Kyōto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 14m.
The distance between Tsumagoi and Nara-shi is 699 km. The road distance is 396.3 km.
The best way to get from Tsumagoi to Nara-shi without a car is to train via Tokyo which takes 6h 14m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 14m to get from Tsumagoi to Nara-shi, including transfers.
Tsumagoi to Nara-shi train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), depart from Ōmae station.
Tsumagoi to Nara-shi train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), arrive at Takasaki station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tsumagoi to Nara-shi is 396 km. It takes approximately 5h 58m to drive from Tsumagoi to Nara-shi.
There are 410+ hotels available in Nara-shi.
What companies run services between Tsumagoi, Japan and Nara-shi, Japan?
You can take a train from Ōmae to Nara via Takasaki, Tōkyō Station, and Kyōto in around 6h 14m.
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- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–42,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–140,000
Flights from Niigata Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–70,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–34,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–33,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Izumo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–33,000
Flights from Matsumoto Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–28,000
Flights from Niigata Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–75,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–26,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–17,000
- Website
- ibexair.co.jp
Flights from Niigata Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–70,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Matsumoto Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–28,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Ōmae to Takasaki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,600
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Takasaki to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–2,100
- 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 Takasaki to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–6,000
- 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
- ¥3,800–5,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥4,700–6,000
- Green seat
- ¥5,500–7,500
Train from Tōkyō Station to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–16,000
- 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
- ¥11,000–15,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥12,000–16,000
- Green seat
- ¥16,000–22,000
Train from Karuizawa to Takasaki
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–4,100
- 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
- ¥2,500–3,400
- Reserved seat
- ¥3,300–4,100
- Green seat
- ¥3,900–5,500
Train from Karuizawa to Tsuruga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–15,000
- 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
- ¥10,000–15,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥12,000–15,000
- Green seat
- ¥15,000–21,000
Train from Karuizawa to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–7,000
- 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
- ¥4,600–6,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,500–7,000
- Green seat
- ¥6,500–9,500
Train from Karuizawa to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–5,000
- 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
- ¥3,200–4,300
- Reserved seat
- ¥4,000–5,000
- Green seat
- ¥4,800–6,500
Train from Takasaki to Niigata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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 Nagoya Station to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- 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
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Kyōto to Nara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Sannomiya to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Tsuruga to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,200
- 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
- ¥3,600–4,100
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,000–4,200
- Green Seat
- ¥4,200–5,500
Train from Sannomiya to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- 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
- ¥2,000–2,700
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
- Phone
- 050-3536-3957
- Website
- kintetsu.co.jp
Train from Osaka-Namba to Shin-Omiya
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥550–700
- Website
- https://www.kintetsu.co.jp/foreign/english/index.html
- Phone
- 0268-21-4700
- Website
- shinanorailway.co.jp
Train from Karuizawa to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–1,900
- Website
- https://www.shinanorailway.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- 027-287-4000
- Website
- ncb.jp
Bus from 高崎駅東口 to Jr奈良駅東口
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–11,000
- Website
- https://ncb.jp/
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Naka-Karuizawa to Kyoto Station Hachijo gate
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–11,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Website
- seibubus.co.jp
Bus from 鎌原観音堂前 to 軽井沢駅
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–850
- Website
- https://www.seibubus.co.jp/english_information/
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