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Getting to Hakuba Norikura Onsen Snow Resort
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By car
- Rental car (via Toyama Airport) (national roads): Toyama Airport — (National roads, 179 min) — Hakuba Norikura Onsen Snow Resort
- Rental car (via Toyama Airport) (expressway): Toyama Airport — 富山 — (北陸自動車道, 123 min · ¥2,270) — 糸魚川 — Hakuba Norikura Onsen Snow Resort
- Rental car (via Komatsu Airport) (expressway): Komatsu Airport — 小松 — (北陸自動車道, 182 min · ¥4,140) — 糸魚川 — Hakuba Norikura Onsen Snow Resort
- Rental car (via Komatsu Airport) (national roads): Komatsu Airport — (National roads, 287 min) — Hakuba Norikura Onsen Snow Resort
Rental car (via Toyama Airport) (expressway) · Toyama Airport
RecommendedToyama Airport → Hakuba Norikura Onsen Snow Resort
123 km Distance
2h 3m Drive time
¥3,710 ETC
Rental car (via Komatsu Airport) (expressway) · Komatsu Airport
RecommendedKomatsu Airport → Hakuba Norikura Onsen Snow Resort
209 km Distance
3h 2m Drive time
¥6,580 ETC
Rental car (via Toyama Airport) (national roads) · Toyama Airport
Toyama Airport → Hakuba Norikura Onsen Snow Resort
129 km Distance
2h 59m Drive time
¥1,500 ETC
Rental car (via Komatsu Airport) (national roads) · Komatsu Airport
Komatsu Airport → Hakuba Norikura Onsen Snow Resort
219 km Distance
4h 47m Drive time
¥2,550 ETC
Driving safety on this route 19 winter crashes on the rural approach over 6 seasons 44 winter crashes on the rural approach over 6 seasons 19 winter crashes on the rural approach over 6 seasons 47 winter crashes on the rural approach over 6 seasons
19 winter crashes on the rural approach over 6 seasons
44 winter crashes on the rural approach over 6 seasons
19 winter crashes on the rural approach over 6 seasons
47 winter crashes on the rural approach over 6 seasons
↑ 760 m 6.9 Heavy-snow days / season
New to driving on snow? Read the guide → 出典:警察庁ウェブサイト (交通事故統計情報オープンデータ, PDL 1.0) を加工して作成 · 2026-07-13
By bus & train
- Tokyo → Nagano Station (Shinkansen) + bus: board:Tokyo Station — Tokyo Station — (北陸新幹線, 85 min) — Nagano Station — (長野白馬線(特急バス), 130 min) — Hakuba Norikura
- Shinkansen via Nagano + Alpico bus (from Tokyo Haneda): Tokyo Haneda Airport — (東京モノレール, 15 min) — Hamamatsucho — (山手線, 10 min) — Tokyo Station — (北陸新幹線, 85 min) — Nagano Station — (長野白馬線(特急バス), 130 min) — Hakuba Norikura
- Airport bus + Shinkansen via Nagano + Alpico bus (from Toyama): Toyama Airport — (富山空港連絡バス, 25 min) — Toyama Station — (北陸新幹線, 55 min) — Nagano Station — (長野白馬線(特急バス), 130 min) — Hakuba Norikura
Tokyo → Nagano Station (Shinkansen) + bus Recommended Shinkansen, Bus 3h 35m ride time · ¥12,140 · 1 ⇄
Tokyo Station
JR East Hokuriku Shinkansen (Kagayaki/Hakutaka), reserved one-way; child ≈ half
Nagano Station transfer
Alpico Kotsu Alpico Nagano-Hakuba-Tsugaike-Norikura express, Nagano Sta East Exit; reservation-only, direct to Hakuba Norikura. Off-season: Nagano-Hakuba express (¥3,500) + HAKUBAVALLEY shuttle Line V/N to Norikura (¥800/¥400).
Hakuba Norikura
- JR East Unreserved seats need no booking; reserved seats via Eki-net. Only Hakutaka services stop at Iiyama Station.
- Alpico Kotsu Airport shuttle (Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport – Matsumoto Bus Terminal) needs no reservation; cash only, no IC cards.
- Alpico’s Nagano–Hakuba express bus has reservation-only services (book online up to 30 min before departure); the winter ski-season timetable is published separately.
Shinkansen via Nagano + Alpico bus (from Tokyo Haneda) Recommended Train, Train, Shinkansen, Bus 4h ride time · ¥12,820 · 3 ⇄
Tokyo Haneda Airport
Tokyo Monorail
Hamamatsucho transfer
JR East Or Keikyu (Haneda→Shinagawa) then JR
Tokyo Station transfer
JR East Hokuriku Shinkansen (Kagayaki/Hakutaka), reserved one-way; child ≈ half
Nagano Station transfer
Alpico Kotsu Alpico Nagano-Hakuba-Tsugaike-Norikura express, Nagano Sta East Exit; reservation-only, direct to Hakuba Norikura. Off-season: Nagano-Hakuba express (¥3,500) + HAKUBAVALLEY shuttle Line V/N to Norikura (¥800/¥400).
Hakuba Norikura
- Tokyo Monorail Transit IC cards accepted. On designated dates (weekends/holidays etc.) the Monorail & Yamanote Line discount ticket (adult ¥590, Haneda Airport to any Yamanote-loop station) is sold at the Haneda monorail stations.
- JR East Unreserved seats need no booking; reserved seats via Eki-net. Only Hakutaka services stop at Iiyama Station.
- Alpico Kotsu Airport shuttle (Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport – Matsumoto Bus Terminal) needs no reservation; cash only, no IC cards.
- Alpico’s Nagano–Hakuba express bus has reservation-only services (book online up to 30 min before departure); the winter ski-season timetable is published separately.
Airport bus + Shinkansen via Nagano + Alpico bus (from Toyama) Bus, Shinkansen, Bus 3h 30m ride time · ¥11,500 · 2 ⇄
Toyama Airport
Toyama Chihou Railway Toyama Airport connecting bus (富山地方鉄道)
Toyama Station transfer
JR West Hokuriku Shinkansen (Kagayaki/Hakutaka), reserved one-way; child ≈ half
Nagano Station transfer
Alpico Kotsu Alpico Nagano-Hakuba-Tsugaike-Norikura express, Nagano Sta East Exit; reservation-only, direct to Hakuba Norikura. Off-season: Nagano-Hakuba express (¥3,500) + HAKUBAVALLEY shuttle Line V/N to Norikura (¥800/¥400).
Hakuba Norikura
- Toyama Chihou Railway No reservation. Cash (machines accept up to ¥1,000 notes) or contactless credit cards. Buses are timed to flight arrivals/departures.
- Alpico Kotsu Airport shuttle (Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport – Matsumoto Bus Terminal) needs no reservation; cash only, no IC cards.
- Alpico’s Nagano–Hakuba express bus has reservation-only services (book online up to 30 min before departure); the winter ski-season timetable is published separately.