Getting to Seki Onsen Ski Resort

関温泉スキー場

The quickest drive to Seki Onsen Ski Resort on record here runs about 125 minutes from Toyama Airport, roughly 153 km. Without a car there is one documented public-transport route, around 173 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

By car
  • Rental car (from Tokyo, via Joshinetsu Expressway) (expressway): Tokyo Station — 和光北 — (関越道, 227 min · ¥6,380) — 妙高高原 — Seki Onsen Ski Resort
  • Rental car (from Tokyo, via Joshinetsu Expressway) (national roads): Tokyo Station — (National roads, 394 min) — Seki Onsen Ski Resort
  • Rental car (via Toyama Airport) (expressway): Toyama Airport — 富山 — (北陸自動車道, 125 min · ¥3,640) — 中郷 — Seki Onsen Ski Resort
  • Rental car (via Toyama Airport) (national roads): Toyama Airport — (National roads, 213 min) — Seki Onsen Ski Resort
By car
Icy road Snow-covered Approximate winter crash locations

Rental car (from Tokyo, via Joshinetsu Expressway) (expressway) · Tokyo Station

Tokyo Station → Seki Onsen Ski Resort

294 km Distance
3h 47m Drive time
¥9,810 ETC · ¥9,990 Standard
  • About 12 km from Myoko-Kogen IC (Joshinetsu Expressway) via National Route 18. The final climb to Seki Onsen is an extremely heavy-snow, steep mountain road — studless winter tyres plus tyre chains are essential in season, and the Joshinetsu Expressway has designated winter chain-regulation sections.
ETC tolls verified 2026-08-11 Check current toll (NEXCO) ↗ Official resort access page ↗
Driving safety on this route ~3.2× 57 winter crashes on the rural approach over 6 seasons
~3.2×
Crashes about 3.2× more likely per day on heavy-snow days

57 winter crashes on the rural approach over 6 seasons

During snowfall 68.4%
Single-vehicle 0%
On curves 14%
Downhill 50.9%
At night 19.3%
Fatal 2%

↑ 900 m 17.9 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 · 2026-07-20

By bus & train

By bus & train
  • Tokyo → Joetsu-Myoko (Shinkansen) + local train + bus: Tokyo Station — (Hokuriku Shinkansen, 127 min) — Joetsu-Myoko Station — (Myoko Haneuma Line, 31 min) — Sekiyama Station — (Seki-Tsubame Onsen Line (Myoko Megurin), 15 min) — Seki Onsen Ski Resort
Tokyo → Joetsu-Myoko (Shinkansen) + local train + bus Recommended Shinkansen, Train, Bus 2h 53m ride time · ¥10,550 · 2 ⇄
Tokyo Station
Hokuriku Shinkansen JR East 127 min ¥9,460 Timetable ↗ Hokuriku Shinkansen (Hakutaka / Kagayaki), reserved one-way; child ≈ half. Toki/Kagayaki also stop at Joetsu-Myoko.
Joetsu-Myoko Station transfer
Myoko Haneuma Line Echigo Tokimeki Railway 31 min ¥650 Timetable ↗ Myoko Haneuma Line, local train (Joetsu-Myoko → Sekiyama)
Sekiyama Station transfer
Seki-Tsubame Onsen Line (Myoko Megurin) Myoko City Bus (Myoko Hub Net) 15 min ¥440 Timetable ↗ 関・燕温泉線「妙高めぐりん」市営バス（委託運行：株式会社妙高ハブネット 0255-78-7166）。関山駅⇄関温泉。全線自由乗降可。所要約15分（便により多少前後）。※関温泉スキー場公式サイトは「頸南バス」と表記。
Seki Onsen Ski Resort
  • JR East Unreserved seats need no booking; reserved seats via Eki-net. Only Hakutaka services stop at Iiyama Station.
  • Myoko City Bus (Myoko Hub Net) Suginozawa Line runs year-round, 18 services/day. Operated by Myoko Hub Net (0255-78-7166).
  • You can also reach Sekiyama via Nagano Station (Shinano Railway Kita-Shinano Line to Myoko-Kogen), but routing via Joetsu-Myoko has fewer transfers.
  • In winter, bus stop arrival/departure times may run late due to snowfall.
  • The first bus (departs Sekiyama 6:15, reaches Seki Onsen 6:30) does not run on Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays, or Dec 31–Jan 3.
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