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 149 minutes from Toyama Airport, roughly 173 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) (expressway): Tokyo Haneda Airport — 空港中央 — (上信越自動車道, 250 min · ¥7,720) — 豊田飯山 — Madarao Mountain Resort
- Rental car from Tokyo (via Haneda) (national roads): Tokyo Haneda Airport — (National roads, 434 min) — Madarao Mountain Resort
- Rental car (via Toyama Airport) (expressway): Toyama Airport — 富山 — (北陸自動車道, 149 min · ¥3,880) — 妙高高原 — Madarao Mountain Resort
- Rental car (via Toyama Airport) (national roads): Toyama Airport — (National roads, 247 min) — Madarao Mountain Resort
Rental car from Tokyo (via Haneda) (expressway) · Tokyo Haneda Airport
RecommendedTokyo Haneda Airport → Madarao Mountain Resort
Rental car from Tokyo (via Haneda) (national roads) · Tokyo Haneda Airport
In snow season this road crosses more mountain terrain than the expressway route. It averages 8.9 heavy-snow days a season. Winter driving safety
Tokyo Haneda Airport → Madarao Mountain Resort
Rental car (via Toyama Airport) (expressway) · Toyama Airport
RecommendedToyama Airport → Madarao Mountain Resort
Rental car (via Toyama Airport) (national roads) · Toyama Airport
In snow season this road crosses more mountain terrain than the expressway route. It averages 8.9 heavy-snow days a season. Winter driving safety
Toyama Airport → Madarao Mountain Resort
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
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
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 ⇄
- 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
- The Narita/Haneda direct shuttles (Myoko Shuttle etc.) are pre-booked door-to-door transfers — reserve online in advance.