Kiso Valley: Getting there and around

To access Magome, take the JR Shinano limited express from Nagoya to Nakatsugawa Station (50 minutes, approx. 3000 yen one way) and transfer to a bus to Magome (30 minutes, 570 yen one way, see timetable). The train is covered by the Japan Rail Pass, but the bus is not.

To access Tsumago, take the JR Shinano limited express from Nagoya to Nagiso Station (75 minutes, approx. 3000 yen one way). Note that many limited express trains do not stop at Nagiso Station, in which case you should transfer to a local train at Nakatsugawa Station. From Nagiso, Tsumago can be reached in a short taxi (about 2000 yen one way) or bus ride (300 yen one way, see timetable). The train is covered by the Japan Rail Pass, but the bus is not.

To access Narai, take the JR Shinano limited express train from Nagoya to Kiso-Fukushima Station (85 minutes) and transfer to a local train to Narai Station (20 minutes). The entire journey costs around 5000 yen one way and is covered by the Japan Rail Pass.

Local trains along the JR Chuo Line connect Nagoya with Nakatsugawa (70 minutes, 1340 yen), Nagiso (90 minutes, 1690 yen) and Narai (3 hours, 2640 yen).

Many highway buses that run along the Chuo Expressway between Nagoya and Nagano (e.g. buses along the Nagoya-Iida route) stop at the Magome bus stop, which is located in the Misaka parking area along the expressway. From the bus stop, Magome can be reached in about a 20 minute walk. The one way journey between Nagoya and Chuodo Magome takes about 90 minutes and costs 2400 yen.