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How to travel from Toyama/Tateyama to Ogizawa 2015/11/8 02:01
Skipping alpene route, is there any other way to travel between Toyama/Tateyama and Ogizawa ? How long will it take ?
by Vasuki (guest)  

Re: How to travel from Toyama/Tateyama to Ogizawa 2015/11/8 10:48
Why would you want to go to Ogizawa if not for traveling along the Alpen Route. Ogizawa's only function is being the entrance point to the Alpen Route.

In any case, here is the fast and expensive way (under 3 hours):
1) Take the JR Hokuriku Shinkansen from Toyama to Nagano
2) Take the bus from Nagano to Ogizawa

And the slower but cheaper way (around 4 hours with good transfers)
1) Take the JR Hokuriku Shinkansen from Toyama to Itoigawa
2) Take the JR Oito Line from Itoigawa to Shinano-Omachi (one transfer along the way)
3) Take the bus from Shinano-Omachi to Ogizawa
by Uji rate this post as useful

Re: How to travel from Toyama/Tateyama to Ogizawa 2015/11/8 11:38
Thanks Uji..
We are booking our hotel in Toyama and planing to start the alpene route from Ogizawa and end in Toyama and check in hotel.
Suppose in case if the alpene route is suspended (Tateyama-Murodo),I have to come back in alpene route and head to Toyama from Ogizawa.Thats why,posted this question. Alpene route website says Tateyama-Murodo line may be suspended if there is bad weather/heavy snow.
Any other comments/suggestions are also welcome in this regards.
by Vasuki (guest) rate this post as useful

Re: How to travel to Toyam from Ogizawa 2015/11/8 13:55
in case if the Alpine route is suspended (Tateyama-Murodo),
I have to come back in Alpine route and head to Toyama from Ogizawa.

Then, your original title of this thread is saying the reverse.

It seems that your options include the following two.

{November 4 - 30, 2015}

Ogizawa bus stop {16:30}
[Express bus (#)]
https://www.alpico.co.jp/access/express/nagano_omachi/
{18:10} Nagano Station East Entrance bus terminal;
Nagano Station {18:50}
[Hokuriku Shinkansen: Kagayaki 513]
{19:36} Toyama Station.
(#) You are not allowed
to take an express bus only on Ogizawa -- Shinano-Omachi of this route.

Ogizawa bus stop {17:00}
[Local bus]
{17:35} Shinano-Omachi bus stop;
Shinano-Omachi Station {17:46}
[JR Oito Line]
{18:46} Minami-Otari Station {18:59}
[JR Oito Line]
{19:55 (Track 3 or 4)} Itoigawa Station {20:04 {Track 12}}
https://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/premises.php?id=0541482
: Here you pass through the gate above Tracks 1 - 4,
turn to the right, go on the pathway to near the end,
turn again to the right and pass through the Shinkansen gate.
[JR Hokuriku Shinkansen: Hakutaka 573]
{20:31} Toyama Station.

- Timetable and fares
http://www.alpen-route.com/en/transportation/timetable-fares
- Timetable {November 4 - 30, 2015}: from the Nagano side
http://www.alpen-route.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2015timetable...
- Timetable {November 4 - 30, 2015}: from the Toyama side
http://www.alpen-route.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2015timetable...
- Leaflet with discount coupons (in Japanese)
on the Tateyama gateway (by Toyama Chihou Tetsudou)
and on the Alpine route between Tateyama and Ogizawa:
http://www.alpen-route.com/_wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/omote.pdf
: These discount coupons can be valid until November 30, 2015.

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