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Getting to Kandatsu Snow Resort
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By car
- Rental car from Tokyo (via Haneda) (expressway): Tokyo Haneda Airport — 練馬 — (関越道, 166 min · ¥4,420) — 湯沢(関越道) — Kandatsu Snow Resort
- Rental car from Tokyo (via Haneda) (national roads): Tokyo Haneda Airport — (National roads, 330 min) — Kandatsu Snow Resort
Rental car from Tokyo (via Haneda) (expressway) · Tokyo Haneda Airport
RecommendedTokyo Haneda Airport → Kandatsu Snow Resort
219 km Distance
2h 46m Drive time
¥6,970 ETC · ¥7,350 Standard
Rental car from Tokyo (via Haneda) (national roads) · Tokyo Haneda Airport
Tokyo Haneda Airport → Kandatsu Snow Resort
225 km Distance
5h 30m Drive time
¥2,620 ETC
Driving safety on this route ~7.1× 37 winter crashes on the rural approach over 6 seasons ~5.9× 57 winter crashes on the rural approach over 6 seasons
~7.1×
Crashes about 7.1× more likely per day on heavy-snow days (small sample — directional)
37 winter crashes on the rural approach over 6 seasons
~5.9×
Crashes about 5.9× more likely per day on heavy-snow days (small sample — directional)
57 winter crashes on the rural approach over 6 seasons
↑ 460 m 17.6 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 → Echigo-Yuzawa Station (Shinkansen) + bus: board:Tokyo Station — Tokyo Station — (上越新幹線, 78 min) — Echigo-Yuzawa Station — (神立 無料シャトルバス, 7 min) — Kandatsu Snow Resort
- Joetsu Shinkansen (Tokyo → Echigo-Yuzawa) + free resort shuttle: Tokyo Haneda Airport — (東京モノレール, 15 min) — Hamamatsucho — (山手線, 10 min) — Tokyo Station — (上越新幹線, 78 min) — Echigo-Yuzawa Station — (神立 無料シャトルバス, 7 min) — Kandatsu Snow Resort
Tokyo → Echigo-Yuzawa Station (Shinkansen) + bus Recommended Shinkansen, Bus 1h 25m ride time · ¥6,690 · 1 ⇄
Tokyo Station
JR East
Echigo-Yuzawa Station transfer
Resort Shuttle Departs the station East Exit (越後湯沢駅東口).
Kandatsu Snow Resort
- JR East Unreserved seats need no booking; reserved seats via Eki-net. Only Hakutaka services stop at Iiyama Station.
- The free shuttle runs timed to shinkansen arrivals; board at the red bus stop at Echigo-Yuzawa Station East Exit (~7 min).
Joetsu Shinkansen (Tokyo → Echigo-Yuzawa) + free resort shuttle Recommended Train, Train, Shinkansen, Bus 1h 50m ride time · ¥7,370 · 3 ⇄
Tokyo Haneda Airport
Tokyo Monorail
Hamamatsucho transfer
JR East Or Keikyu (Haneda→Shinagawa) then JR
Tokyo Station transfer
JR East
Echigo-Yuzawa Station transfer
Resort Shuttle Departs the station East Exit (越後湯沢駅東口).
Kandatsu Snow Resort
- 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.
- The free shuttle runs timed to shinkansen arrivals; board at the red bus stop at Echigo-Yuzawa Station East Exit (~7 min).