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Getting to Madarao Mountain Resort
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By car
- Rental car from Tokyo (via Haneda): Tokyo Haneda Airport — 大泉 — (Expressway, 213 min · ¥4,320) — 豊田飯山 — Madarao Mountain Resort
- Rental car (via Toyama Airport): Toyama Airport — 富山IC — (Expressway, 143 min · ¥2,320) — 上越 — Madarao Mountain Resort
Rental car from Tokyo (via Haneda) · Tokyo Haneda Airport
Tokyo Haneda Airport → Madarao Mountain Resort
275 km Distance
3h 33m Drive time
¥7,520 ETC · ¥8,900 Standard
Rental car (via Toyama Airport) · Toyama Airport
Toyama Airport → Madarao Mountain Resort
171 km Distance
2h 23m Drive time
¥4,310 ETC · ¥5,300 Standard
Driving safety on this route ~2.8× 49 winter crashes on the rural approach over 6 seasons 33 winter crashes on the rural approach over 6 seasons
~2.8×
Crashes about 2.8× more likely per day on heavy-snow days
49 winter crashes on the rural approach over 6 seasons
33 winter crashes on the rural approach over 6 seasons
↑ 910 m 8.9 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 · 2026-07-06
By bus & train
- Hokuriku Shinkansen (Hakutaka) to Iiyama + Nagaden bus: Tokyo Station — (北陸新幹線, 105 min) — Iiyama Station — (Nagaden Bus, 25 min) — Madarao Kogen
- Direct shuttle from Narita/Haneda: Narita/Haneda Airport — (Nagano Snow Shuttle (JHN Travel), 345 min) — Madarao Kogen
Hokuriku Shinkansen (Hakutaka) to Iiyama + Nagaden bus Recommended Winter only Shinkansen, Bus 2h 10m ride time · ¥9,160 · 1 ⇄
Tokyo Station
JR East Hakutaka only stops at Iiyama; non-reserved ¥8,360; reserved recommended in ski season
Iiyama Station transfer
Nagaden Bus 飯山駅-斑尾高原-タングラム線; 2025-12-13→2026-03-31; no reservation
Madarao Kogen
- JR East Unreserved seats need no booking; reserved seats via Eki-net. Only Hakutaka services stop at Iiyama Station.
- Nagaden Bus Local route buses need no reservation; pay when getting off.
Direct shuttle from Narita/Haneda Winter only Bus 5h ride time · ¥12,000
Narita/Haneda Airport
Myoko Shuttle listed '11,000〜'; confirm at booking
Madarao Kogen
- The Narita/Haneda direct shuttles (Myoko Shuttle etc.) are pre-booked door-to-door transfers — reserve online in advance.