Getting to Yuzawa Kogen

湯沢高原スキー場

The quickest drive to Yuzawa Kogen on record here runs about 163 minutes from Tokyo Station, roughly 202 km. Without a car there are 3 documented public-transport routes; the fastest is around 78 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) (expressway): Tokyo Station — 神田橋 — (関越自動車道, 163 min · ¥5,820) — 湯沢(関越道) — Yuzawa Kogen
  • Rental car (from Tokyo) (national roads): Tokyo Station — (National roads, 313 min) — Yuzawa Kogen
Icy road Snow-covered Approximate winter crash locations

Rental car (from Tokyo) (expressway) · Tokyo Station

Recommended

Tokyo Station → Yuzawa Kogen

202 km Distance
2h 43m Drive time
¥8,180 ETC · ¥10,330 Standard
ETC tolls verified 2026-10-12 Check current toll (NEXCO) ↗ Official resort access page ↗
Driving safety on this route ~6.8× 40 winter crashes on the rural approach over 6 seasons
~6.8×
Crashes about 6.8× more likely per day on heavy-snow days (small sample — directional)

40 winter crashes on the rural approach over 6 seasons

During snowfall 80%
Single-vehicle 7.5%
On curves 25%
Downhill 47.5%
At night 10%
Fatal 0%

↑ 370 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 · 2026-07-19

By bus & train

By bus & train
  • Shinkansen + walk (via Tokyo): board:Tokyo Station — Tokyo Station — (Jōetsu Shinkansen, 78 min) — Echigo-Yuzawa Station — Yuzawa Kogen Ski Resort
  • Monorail + shinkansen + walk (via Haneda): Tokyo Haneda Airport — (Tokyo Monorail, 15 min) — Hamamatsucho — (Yamanote Line, 10 min) — Tokyo Station — (Jōetsu Shinkansen, 78 min) — Echigo-Yuzawa Station — Yuzawa Kogen Ski Resort
  • Narita Express + shinkansen + walk (via Narita): Narita Airport — (Narita Express (N'EX), 53 min) — Tokyo Station — (Jōetsu Shinkansen, 78 min) — Echigo-Yuzawa Station — Yuzawa Kogen Ski Resort
By bus & train
Shinkansen + walk (via Tokyo) Recommended Shinkansen, Bus 1h 18m ride time · from ¥6,790 · 1 ⇄
Tokyo Station
Jōetsu Shinkansen JR East 78 min ¥6,790 Timetable ↗
Echigo-Yuzawa Station transfer
Walk
Yuzawa Kogen Ski Resort
  • JR East Unreserved seats need no booking; reserved seats via Eki-net. Only Hakutaka services stop at Iiyama Station.
  • About an 8-minute walk (~640 m) from the West Exit of JR Echigo-Yuzawa Station, through the hot-spring town to the ropeway base station.
  • In winter a free YUZAWA SNOW LINK shuttle connects Echigo-Yuzawa Station and the onsen town with Yuzawa Kogen, GALA Yuzawa and Ishiuchi Maruyama, roughly every 15 min in the morning and evening (Dec 20 2025–Mar 22 2026; hop-on/off, free all day).
Monorail + shinkansen + walk (via Haneda) Train, Train, Shinkansen, Bus 1h 43m ride time · from ¥7,470 · 3 ⇄
Tokyo Haneda Airport
Tokyo Monorail Tokyo Monorail 15 min ¥520 Timetable ↗
Hamamatsucho transfer
Yamanote Line JR East 10 min ¥160 Timetable ↗
Tokyo Station transfer
Jōetsu Shinkansen JR East 78 min ¥6,790 Timetable ↗
Echigo-Yuzawa Station transfer
Walk
Yuzawa Kogen Ski 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.
  • About an 8-minute walk (~640 m) from the West Exit of JR Echigo-Yuzawa Station, through the hot-spring town to the ropeway base station.
  • In winter a free YUZAWA SNOW LINK shuttle connects Echigo-Yuzawa Station and the onsen town with Yuzawa Kogen, GALA Yuzawa and Ishiuchi Maruyama, roughly every 15 min in the morning and evening (Dec 20 2025–Mar 22 2026; hop-on/off, free all day).
Narita Express + shinkansen + walk (via Narita) Train, Shinkansen, Bus 2h 11m ride time · from ¥9,860 · 2 ⇄
Narita Airport
Narita Express (N'EX) JR East 53 min ¥3,070 Timetable ↗
Tokyo Station transfer
Jōetsu Shinkansen JR East 78 min ¥6,790 Timetable ↗
Echigo-Yuzawa Station transfer
Walk
Yuzawa Kogen Ski Resort
  • JR East Unreserved seats need no booking; reserved seats via Eki-net. Only Hakutaka services stop at Iiyama Station.
  • About an 8-minute walk (~640 m) from the West Exit of JR Echigo-Yuzawa Station, through the hot-spring town to the ropeway base station.
  • In winter a free YUZAWA SNOW LINK shuttle connects Echigo-Yuzawa Station and the onsen town with Yuzawa Kogen, GALA Yuzawa and Ishiuchi Maruyama, roughly every 15 min in the morning and evening (Dec 20 2025–Mar 22 2026; hop-on/off, free all day).
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