Getting to Madarao Mountain Resort

斑尾高原スキー場

The quickest drive to Madarao Mountain Resort on record here runs about 143 minutes from Toyama Airport, roughly 171 km. Without a car there are 2 documented public-transport routes; the fastest is around 130 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): Tokyo Haneda Airport — 大泉 — (Expressway, 213 min · ¥5,700) — 豊田飯山 — Madarao Mountain Resort
Rental car (via Toyama Airport): Toyama Airport — 富山 — (Expressway, 143 min · ¥3,310) — 上越 — Madarao Mountain Resort

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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

¥8,900 ETC

ETC tolls verified 2026-07-12 Check current toll (NEXCO) ↗ Official resort access page ↗

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

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