There are 3 ways to get from Tsuruga to Hakuba by train, bus, or car
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Tsuruga to NaganoKagayaki / ...
- Take the bus from Nagano station to Hakuba Station
4h 1mDrive 316.6 km
cheapest- Drive from Tsuruga to Hakuba316.6 km
3h 32m¥5,390–7,785Train
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Kanazawa
- Take the train from Kanazawa to Itoigawa
- Take the train from Itoigawa to Minami-Otari
5h 59m¥9,648–14,329
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tsuruga to Hakuba is to drive which costs ¥5000 - ¥8000 and takes 3h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Tsuruga to Hakuba is to drive which takes 3h 32m and costs ¥5000 - ¥8000.
No, there is no direct train from Tsuruga to Hakuba. However, there are services departing from Tsuruga and arriving at Hakuba via Kanazawa, Itoigawa and Minami-Otari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 59m.
The distance between Tsuruga and Hakuba is 402 km. The road distance is 316.6 km.
The best way to get from Tsuruga to Hakuba without a car is to train and bus which takes 4h 1m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 1m to get from Tsuruga to Hakuba, including transfers.
Tsuruga to Hakuba train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Tsuruga station.
Tsuruga to Hakuba train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Kanazawa station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tsuruga to Hakuba is 317 km. It takes approximately 3h 32m to drive from Tsuruga to Hakuba.
There are 806+ hotels available in Hakuba.
What companies run services between Tsuruga, Japan and Hakuba, Japan?
You can take a train from Tsuruga to Hakuba via Kanazawa, Itoigawa, and Minami-Otari in around 5h 59m.
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Tsuruga to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- 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
- ¥13,000–17,000
Train from Tsuruga to Kanazawa
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–7,000
- 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
- ¥4,500–6,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,500–7,000
- Green seat
- ¥6,500–9,000
Train from Kanazawa to Itoigawa
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–6,500
- 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
- ¥4,300–6,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,000–6,500
- Green seat
- ¥6,500–8,500
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Itoigawa to Minami-Otari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥600–900
- 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
- 0570-550-373
- Website
- alpico.co.jp
Bus from Nagano station to Hakuba Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- alpico.co.jp
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