When will you travel?
Bus timetables may vary by seasons.
Starting from Kusatsu Onsen, within two days, you may not fully explore the other listed places.
Matsumoto City has various sightseeing spots.
Norikura and Kiso Valley are in the different directions of Matsumoto.
[From Kusatsu Onsen via Karuizawa to Matsumoto]
Kusatsu Onsen bus stop
( 08:50 / 09:10 )
| Seibu Kanko Bus / Kusakaru Kotsu Bus
( 10:21 / 10:33 )
Karuizawa Station bus stop.
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e7403.htmlKaruizawa Station
( 11:03 )
| JR Hokuriku Shinkansen: Asama 607
( 11:33 )
Nagano Station
: Passing through Shinkansen Transfer Gate
12:01
| JR lines: Limited Express (Wide View) Shinano 12
12:52
Matsumoto Station.
[Between Matsumoto and Norikura]
The transportation for this leg is explained in the following Japan Guide article.
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e6046.html[From Matsumoto for Kiso Valley and back]
Matsumoto Station
( 07:04 )
| JR lines: Limited Express (Wide View) Shinano 2
( 08:08 )
Nagiso Station.
Nagiso Station bus stop
( 08:15 )
| Nagiso Town Bus: 300 yen
( 08:22 )
Tsumago bus stop.
Note
: Currently Shinano 2 is the only westbound Shinano train to make a stop before noon at Nagiso Station.
: Many Shinano trains skip Nagiso.
Tsumago
| Walking on the trail
Magome.
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e6078.htmlMagome bus stop
( 15:55 )
| Kitaena Kotsu Bus: 560 yen
( 16:20 )
Nakatsugawa Station bus stop.
Nakatsugawa Station
( 16:49 )
| JR lines: Limited Express (Wide View) Shinano 19
( 18:04 )
Matsumoto Station.
