Getting to Madarao Mountain Resort

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  • 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
Icy road Snow-covered Approximate winter crash locations

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
Driving safety on this route ~2.8× 49 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

During snowfall 65.3%
Single-vehicle 0%
On curves 16.3%
Downhill 53.1%
At night 18.4%
Fatal 0%

↑ 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

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 105 min ¥8,360 Timetable ↗ Hakutaka only stops at Iiyama; non-reserved ¥8,360; reserved recommended in ski season
Iiyama Station transfer
Nagaden Bus 25 min ¥800 Timetable ↗ 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 300 min ¥12,000 Timetable ↗ 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.