Access to Takayama

Takayama is a small charming plaza famous for its well-preserved quarter with Edo-style streets, surrounded by mountains.
This time I feature access info to Takayama from various places in Japan.





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Index on this page ( Links to each item )

A-1) From Tokyo by Shinkansen Hikari (Nozomi) and limited express Wideview Hida via Nagoya

A-2) Connecting trains list from Western Japan (until Nagoya, in conjunction with Hida trains)

A-3) To Tokyo by limited express Wideview Hida and Shinkansen Hikari via Nagoya

A-4) Connecting trains list to Western Japan (from Nagoya, in conjunction with Hida trains)

A-5) Full fare chart (Hikari or Kodama in reserved seats)

B-1) Shinjuku (Tokyo) -- Takayama bus service

B-2) Osaka -- Takayama bus service

B-3) Nagoya -- Takayama bus service

B-4) Matsumoto -- Takayama bus service

C) Access to Shirakawago/Kanazawa from Takayama



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A) By train


1) From Tokyo by Shinkansen Hikari (Nozomi) and limited express Wideview Hida via Nagoya. Basically the Japan Rail Pass applicable all the way.

Tokaido Shinkansen					Limited express Hida			--
Tokyo	Shinagawa	Odawara	train#	Nagoya arr	Nagoya dep	train#	Takayama	Remarks
--	6:00	--	N99	7:29	7:43	Hida1	10:04	JR pass inapplicable on N99
6:26	6:34	7:04	H501	8:21	8:43	3	10:52	--
7:33	7:40	8:09	H503	9:21	9:43	5	12:13	--
8:33	8:40	--	H505	10:21	10:48	7	13:07	--
9:33	9:40	10:09	H507	11:21	11:48	9	14:16	--
10:33	10:40	--	H509	12:21	12:48	11	15:17	--
12:33	12:40	--	H513	14:21	14:48	13	17:08	--
13:33	13:40	14:09	H515	15:21	15:48	15	18:20	--
15:33	15:40	16:09	H519	17:21	17:48	17	20:15	--
17:33	17:40	18:09	H523	19:21	19:43	19	22:07	--

Train names:
N; Shinkansen Nozomi
H; Shinkansen Hikari
Hida; limited express Wideview Hida

In order to take Nozomi99, you need to pay the full fare even if you have a JR pass.
Shinagawa to Nagoya: 10,780 yen in a reserved seat

Schedules at Tokyo, Shinagawa and Odawara: departures
Schedules at Takayama: arrivals




2) Connecting trains list from Western Japan (until Nagoya, in conjunction with Hida trains)

Tokaido-Sanyo Shinkansen									Ltd Exp. Hida
Hakata	HIJ	OKJ	train#	Himeji	S.OSA	Kyoto	train#	NGO arr	NGO dep	Takayama
--	--	--	--	--	6:27	6:42	H506	7:32	7:43	10:04
--	--	6:03	H460	6:36	7:13	7:29	->	8:21	8:43	10:52
--	--	--	--	Osaka 7:59 (8:02)*1	8:03(07)*1	8:31(34)*1	Hida25	--	--	12:13*2
--	6:22	7:33	H540	7:54/7:59	8:40	8:56	H464	9:32	9:43	12:13
6:04	7:14	7:59	H542	8:23/8:59	9:40	9:56	H466	10:32	10:48	13:07
7:04 (H544)	8:14 (H544)	8:57(H544) /9:26	H468	9:59	10:40	10:56	->	11:32	11:48	14:16
8:37	9:48	10:30	H548	10:51/10:59	11:40	11:56	H470	12:32	12:48	15:17
10:37	11:48	12:30	H556	12:51/12:59	13:40	13:56	H474	14:32	14:48	17:08
11:37	12:48	13:30	H560	13:51/13:59	14:40	14:56	H476	15:32	15:48	18:20
13:35	14:48	15:33	H564	15:51/15:59	16:40	16:56	H480	17:32	17:48	20:15
15:04	16:15	16:58	H568	passage	17:44/18:40	18:56	H484	19:32	19:43	22:07

*1: ( ) stands for departures on weekends.
*2: Hida25 runs from Osaka to Takayama directly.

Legend:
HIJ; Hiroshima
OKJ; Okayama
S.OSA; Shin-Osaka
NGO; Nagoya
H; Shinkansen Hikari
/; arrival/departure ( Transfer possible on the same platform at Himeji )

All schedules are departures except for ones at Takayama and Himeji(arrivals).




3) To Tokyo by limited express Wideview Hida and Shinkansen Hikari via Nagoya. The Japan Rail Pass is applicble on all the trains below.

Limited express Hida			Tokaido Shinkansen					--
Takayama	train#	Nagoya arr	Nagoya dep	train#	Odawara	Shinagawa	Tokyo	Remarks
6:50	Hida2	9:13	9:22	H462	10:35	11:03	11:10	--
8:07	Hida4	10:32	11:22	H512	12:35	13:03	13:10	--
9:37	Hida6	12:01	12:22	H514	--	14:03	14:10	--
11:35	Hida8	14:01	14:22	H518	--	16:03	16:10	--
12:43	Hida10	15:01	15:22	H520	16:35	17:03	17:10	--
13:38	Hida12	16:01	16:22	H522	--	18:03	18:10	--
14:40	Hida14	17:01	17:22	H524	18:35	19:03	19:10	--
15:36	Hida16	18:01	18:22	H526	--	20:03	20:10	--
16:43	Hida18	19:01	19:22	H528	20:35	21:03	21:10	--
18:42	Hida20	21:01	21:22	H532	--	23:02	23:10	--

Train names:
H; Shinkansen Hikari
Hida; limited express Wideview Hida

Schedules are all arrivals except for ones at Takayama, unless specified (Nagoya).


4) Connecting trains list to Western Japan (from Nagoya, in conjunction with Hida trains)

Ltd Exp. Hida		Tokaido-Sanyo Shinkansen
Taka dep	NGO arr	NGO dep	train#	Kyoto	S.OSA	Himeji	train#	OKJ	HIJ	Hakata
6:50	9:13	9:47	K633	10:38	10:53/10:59	passage	H557	11:45	12:28	13:40
8:07	10:32	10:47	K637	11:38	11:53/11:59	passage	H561	12:45	13:28	14:39
9:37	12:01	12:11	H467	12:48	13:03	13:47/13:52	H565	14:13	14:54	16:06
11:35	14:01	14:11	H471	14:48	15:03	15:47/15:52	H571	16:13	16:54	18:06
12:43	15:01	15:11	H473	15:48	16:03	16:47/16:52	H573	17:13	17:54	19:06
13:38	16:01	16:11	H475	16:48	17:03	17:47/17:52	H577	18:13	18:54	20:06
14:40	17:01	17:11	H477	17:48	18:03	18:47/18:52	H581	19:13	19:54	21:05
15:36	18:01	18:11	H479	18:48	19:03	19:49	->	20:26	--	--
15:36	--	--	Hida36	19:22	19:46/19:59	passage	H585	20:45	21:28	22:40
16:43	19:01	19:11	H481	19:48	20:03	20:47	->	21:15	--
--	--	--	--	--	20:59 dep	21:29	H587	21:50	22:34	23:48
18:42	21:01	21:22	H527	22:14	22:30/22:38	23:20	K787	23:47	--	--

Legend:
Taka; Takayama
NGO; Nagoya
S.OSA; Shin-Osaka
OKJ; Okayama
HIJ; Hiroshima
H; Shinkansen Hikari
K; Shinkansen Kodama
Hida; Limited express Wideview Hida
/; arrival/departure ( Transfer possible on the same platform at Himeji )

Hida36 runs directly from Takayama to Osaka.

All schedules are arrivals except for ones at Takayama, Nagoya, Shin-Osaka and Himeji(departures).


5) Full fare chart (Hikari or Kodama in reserved seats)

Segment	One way price: yen
Takayama -- Tokyo, Shinagawa	14,300
Takayama -- Odawara	12,410
Takayama -- Nagoya	5,870
Takayama -- Kyoto	9,680
Takayama -- Shin-Osaka	10,310
Takayama -- Himeji	12,200
Takayama -- Okayama	14,300
Takayama -- Hiroshima	16,410
Takayama -- Hakata	19,980

B) By bus


1) Shinjuku (Tokyo) -- Takayama

Timetable chart

Shinjuku	Takayama	in operation
7:00	12:30	seasonal
8:00	13:30	all year round
9:00	14:30	all year round
14:30	20:05	all year round
16:00	21:35	all year round
23:00	5:30	seasonal

Takayama	Shinjuku	in operation
6:30	12:00	all year round
8:00	13:30	all year round
13:30	19:00	all year round
14:30	20:00	seasonal
15:30	21:00	all year round
16:30	22:00	seasonal

Price: One way; 6,500 yen, return; 11,700 yen (7-day validity)
Contact #s to book:
Keio Bus: (03)5376-2222
Nohi Bus: (0577)32-1688


2) Osaka -- Takayama

OCAT	Umeda	Takayama
8:10	8:35	13:23
16:30	16:55	21:43

Takayama	Umeda	OCAT
7:00	11:56	12:21
15:20	20:05	20:25

Price: one way: 5,500 yen, return: 9,900 yen
Contact #s to book:
Nohi Bus: (0577)32-1688
Kintetsu Bus: (06)6772-1631
* Purchase the ticket by 4 days prior to departure after making a telephone booking.


3) Nagoya -- Takayama

Nagoya Station	Takayama
7:35	10:15
8:35	11:15
9:35	12:15
10:35	13:15
13:05	15:45
14:35	17:15
16:05	18:45
17:35	20:15
20:35	23:15

Takayama	Nagoya Station
6:30	9:10
8:00	10:40
10:30	13:10
12:00	14:40
14:00	16:40
15:00	17:40
16:00	18:40
17:30	20:10
19:00	21:40

Price: one way; 2,900 yen, return; 5,000 yen (4-day validity)
Contact #s to book:
Meitetsu Bus: 052-582-0489
Nohi Bus: (0577)32-1688
You can also purchase the ticket at a ticket counter in any JR stations, or major travel agencies e.g. JTB.





4) Matsumoto - Takayama

Link to alpico site



C) Access to Shirakawago/Kanazawa from Takayama

Bus timetable between Takayama and Shirakawago / Kanazawa




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