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Direct buses are convenient for travelling between Shinjuku and Hakuba, eliminating the hassle of trains and transfers. There are many tourist information centers with foreign-language speaking staff around the bus terminals of Shinjuku and Hakuba, providing a safe and comfortable environment for foreign travelers.
Duration: 2 hours 40 minutes
JR Tokyo Station → Hokuriku Shinkansen → JR Nagano Station → Express Bus → JR Hakuba Station
Duration: 3 hours 40 minutes
JR Shinjuku Station → Limited Express Azusa → JR Hakuba Station
※ Hakuba direct train runs once a day.
Duration: 3 hours 50 minutes
JR Shin-Osaka Station → Tokaido Shinkansen → JR Nagoya Station → Limited Express Shinano → JR Matsumoto Station → Limited Express Azusa → JR Hakuba Station
Duration: 3 hours
JR Nagoya Station → Limited Express Shinano → JR Matsumoto Station → Limited Express Azusa → JR Hakuba Station
Duration: 2 hours 10 minutes
JR Kanazawa Station → Hokuriku Shinkansen → JR Itoigawa Station → JR Minami-Otari Station → JR Hakuba Station
Duration: 4 hours
JR Niigata Station → JR Naoetsu Station → JR Itoigawa Station → JR Minami-Otari Station → JR Hakuba Station
Duration: 3 hours 50 minutes
Takaido IC → Chuo Expressway → Okaya JCT → Nagano Expressway →Azumino IC → National Route 148 → Hakuba
Duration: 5 hours 30 minutes
Suita IC → Meishin Expressway → Komaki JCT → Chuo Expressway → Okaya JCT → Nagano Expressway → →Azumino IC → National Route 148 → Hakuba
Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes
Komaki IC → Chuo Expressway → Okaya JCT → Nagano Expressway → Azumino IC → National Route 148 → Hakuba
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Kanazawa Morimoto IC → Hokuriku Expressway → Itoigawa IC → National Route 148 → Hakuba
Duration: 2 hours 40 minutes
Niigata Nishi IC → Hokuriku Expressway → Itoigawa IC → National Route 148 → Hakuba
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes
JR Nagano Station → Goryu Escal Plaza → Goryu → JR Hakuba Station → Happo BT
Bus Departure Times: 08:20 / 09:50 / 11:00 / 14:00 / 17:10 / 18:20 / 20:00
2025/4/1 〜 2025/11/30
Duration: 5 hours 10 minutes
Shinjuku (Tokyo) → direct bus → Hakuba → Snow peak → Happo BT
[timetable] 07:35 → 12:4 / *23:05 → 05:44
*Please note: The 23:05 bus is only available on the following dates.
Daily operation: April 18 - May 10 & July 4 - November 2
Fridays and Saturdays only: April 11 - 12, May 16 - June 28, and November 7 - 29
Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes
Itoigawa → JR Oito Line Supplemental Bus Service → Hakuba
Bus Departure Times: 11:55 / 14:10 / 16:00
Daily operation: Aug 1 - 31 2025, Jan 1 - Mar 31 2026
Selected Dates Only:
《Shinjuku (Tokyo) - Hakuba》
Convenient direct bus!
A convenient direct bus is operated daily from Tokyo to Hakuba. For more information, please check the following express bus reservation site.