Getting to Maiko Snow Resort
舞子スノーリゾート
The quickest drive to Maiko Snow Resort on record here runs about 161 minutes from Tokyo Station, roughly 209 km. Without a car there are 3 documented public-transport routes; the fastest is around 104 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) (national roads): Tokyo Station — (National roads, 315 min) — Maiko Snow Resort
- Rental car (from Tokyo) (expressway): Tokyo Station — 和光北 — (関越道, 161 min · ¥4,930) — 塩沢石打 — Maiko Snow Resort
Rental car (from Tokyo) (national roads) · Tokyo Station
Tokyo Station → Maiko Snow Resort
215 km Distance
5h 15m Drive time
¥2,500 ETC
ETC tolls verified 2026-08-24 Official resort access page ↗
Rental car (from Tokyo) (expressway) · Tokyo Station
Tokyo Station → Maiko Snow Resort
209 km Distance
2h 41m Drive time
¥7,370 ETC · ¥7,930 Standard
Driving safety on this route ~6.3× 72 winter crashes on the rural approach over 6 seasons ~6.4× 50 winter crashes on the rural approach over 6 seasons
~6.3×
Crashes about 6.3× more likely per day on heavy-snow days
72 winter crashes on the rural approach over 6 seasons
~6.4×
Crashes about 6.4× more likely per day on heavy-snow days
50 winter crashes on the rural approach over 6 seasons
↑ 260 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 · 2026-08-24
By bus & train
- Shinkansen + free shuttle (via Tokyo): board:Tokyo Station — Tokyo Station — (JR East, 74 min) — Echigo-Yuzawa Station — (Maiko Snow Resort Free Shuttle, 30 min) — Maiko Snow Resort
- Haneda Airport + shinkansen + free shuttle: Tokyo Haneda Airport — (Tokyo Monorail, 13 min) — Hamamatsucho — (JR East, 6 min) — Tokyo Station — (JR East, 74 min) — Echigo-Yuzawa Station — (Maiko Snow Resort Free Shuttle, 30 min) — Maiko Snow Resort
- Narita Airport + N'EX + shinkansen + free shuttle: Tokyo Narita Airport — (JR East) — Tokyo Station — (JR East, 74 min) — Echigo-Yuzawa Station — (Maiko Snow Resort Free Shuttle, 30 min) — Maiko Snow Resort
Shinkansen + free shuttle (via Tokyo) Recommended Train, Bus 1h 44m ride time · ¥6,900 · 1 ⇄
Tokyo Station
JR East Toki / Tanigawa services. ¥6,900 reserved seat (指定席); ¥6,370 non-reserved (自由席).
Echigo-Yuzawa Station transfer
Maiko Snow Resort Free Shuttle Free. Route B serves the Day Ski Center (gondola); route A serves Maiko Kogen Hotel.
Maiko Snow Resort
- JR East Unreserved seats need no booking; reserved seats via Eki-net. Only Hakutaka services stop at Iiyama Station.
- Maiko Snow Resort Free Shuttle Departs from the Wide-Area Sightseeing Parking Lot, about 80 m to the right of the Echigo-Yuzawa Station east exit. Free of charge. In winter three routes run: A (Echigo-Yuzawa Sta. ⇔ Maiko Kogen Hotel), B (Echigo-Yuzawa Sta. ⇔ Day Ski Center / gondola) and C (Day Ski Center ⇔ Maiko Kogen Hotel). No reservation needed, except the 18:20 hotel-direct departure on route A, which is hotel guests only and must be booked in advance. Timetables can slip in bad weather or traffic.
- At Echigo-Yuzawa leave the shinkansen gates for the East Exit — the shuttle stop is the Wide-Area Sightseeing Parking Lot about 80 m to the right, not the station-front rotary.
- The last route-B bus from Echigo-Yuzawa to the Day Ski Center leaves at 11:30 on weekdays — arrive later and you must take route A to Maiko Kogen Hotel (last 17:00) or a taxi.
- The last route-B bus back from the Day Ski Center is 17:40 on weekdays and 18:10 on weekends and holidays.
- The 18:20 route-A departure is a hotel-guests-only direct run: book with the hotel (025-783-3511) by noon that day or it does not run.
- About 20 minutes from the station to Maiko Kogen Hotel and about 30 minutes to the Day Ski Center; the timetable can slip in bad weather or traffic.
Haneda Airport + shinkansen + free shuttle Train, Train, Train, Bus 2h 3m ride time · ¥7,620 · 3 ⇄
Tokyo Haneda Airport
Tokyo Monorail Airport Rapid (空港快速) is the fastest service.
Hamamatsucho transfer
JR East
Tokyo Station transfer
JR East Toki / Tanigawa services. ¥6,900 reserved seat (指定席); ¥6,370 non-reserved (自由席).
Echigo-Yuzawa Station transfer
Maiko Snow Resort Free Shuttle Free. Route B serves the Day Ski Center (gondola); route A serves Maiko Kogen Hotel.
Maiko 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.
- Maiko Snow Resort Free Shuttle Departs from the Wide-Area Sightseeing Parking Lot, about 80 m to the right of the Echigo-Yuzawa Station east exit. Free of charge. In winter three routes run: A (Echigo-Yuzawa Sta. ⇔ Maiko Kogen Hotel), B (Echigo-Yuzawa Sta. ⇔ Day Ski Center / gondola) and C (Day Ski Center ⇔ Maiko Kogen Hotel). No reservation needed, except the 18:20 hotel-direct departure on route A, which is hotel guests only and must be booked in advance. Timetables can slip in bad weather or traffic.
- At Echigo-Yuzawa leave the shinkansen gates for the East Exit — the shuttle stop is the Wide-Area Sightseeing Parking Lot about 80 m to the right, not the station-front rotary.
- The last route-B bus from Echigo-Yuzawa to the Day Ski Center leaves at 11:30 on weekdays — arrive later and you must take route A to Maiko Kogen Hotel (last 17:00) or a taxi.
- The last route-B bus back from the Day Ski Center is 17:40 on weekdays and 18:10 on weekends and holidays.
- The 18:20 route-A departure is a hotel-guests-only direct run: book with the hotel (025-783-3511) by noon that day or it does not run.
- About 20 minutes from the station to Maiko Kogen Hotel and about 30 minutes to the Day Ski Center; the timetable can slip in bad weather or traffic.
Narita Airport + N'EX + shinkansen + free shuttle Train, Train, Bus 1h 44m ride time · ¥10,040 · 2 ⇄
Tokyo Narita Airport
JR East ¥1,410 base fare + ¥1,730 reserved limited-express charge. Fares move ±¥200 off-peak/peak and ±¥400 in the top holiday period.
Tokyo Station transfer
JR East Toki / Tanigawa services. ¥6,900 reserved seat (指定席); ¥6,370 non-reserved (自由席).
Echigo-Yuzawa Station transfer
Maiko Snow Resort Free Shuttle Free. Route B serves the Day Ski Center (gondola); route A serves Maiko Kogen Hotel.
Maiko Snow Resort
- JR East Unreserved seats need no booking; reserved seats via Eki-net. Only Hakutaka services stop at Iiyama Station.
- Maiko Snow Resort Free Shuttle Departs from the Wide-Area Sightseeing Parking Lot, about 80 m to the right of the Echigo-Yuzawa Station east exit. Free of charge. In winter three routes run: A (Echigo-Yuzawa Sta. ⇔ Maiko Kogen Hotel), B (Echigo-Yuzawa Sta. ⇔ Day Ski Center / gondola) and C (Day Ski Center ⇔ Maiko Kogen Hotel). No reservation needed, except the 18:20 hotel-direct departure on route A, which is hotel guests only and must be booked in advance. Timetables can slip in bad weather or traffic.
- Every N'EX car is a reserved seat — there is no non-reserved section.
- At Echigo-Yuzawa leave the shinkansen gates for the East Exit — the shuttle stop is the Wide-Area Sightseeing Parking Lot about 80 m to the right, not the station-front rotary.
- The last route-B bus from Echigo-Yuzawa to the Day Ski Center leaves at 11:30 on weekdays — arrive later and you must take route A to Maiko Kogen Hotel (last 17:00) or a taxi.
- The last route-B bus back from the Day Ski Center is 17:40 on weekdays and 18:10 on weekends and holidays.
- The 18:20 route-A departure is a hotel-guests-only direct run: book with the hotel (025-783-3511) by noon that day or it does not run.
- About 20 minutes from the station to Maiko Kogen Hotel and about 30 minutes to the Day Ski Center; the timetable can slip in bad weather or traffic.