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Getting to Kandatsu Snow Resort
神立スノーリゾート
The quickest drive to Kandatsu Snow Resort on record here runs about 166 minutes from Tokyo Haneda Airport, roughly 219 km. Without a car there are 2 documented public-transport routes; the fastest is around 85 minutes of travelling time. Every route below carries its own fares, timetables and operator booking rules, and the calculator at the top prices the whole trip for your group size.
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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).