Access

Recommendation #1 – train and bus

Total time : about two hours and ten minutes

Tokyo Station → (Approx. 1 hour and 10 min by Hokuriku Shinkansen) → Karuizawa Station
Karuizawa Station → (Approx. 1 hour and 20 min by Bus) → “Kusatsu Onsen” Hot Springs

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The Bus to Kusatsu from Karuizawa Station
Seibu Kankou Bus, Kusatsu Kotsu

Bus Fare : Karuizawa to Kusatsu Onsen, One-way 2,240 yen

Karuizawa > Kusatsu Onsen

Karuizawa	Shiraito Falls	Onioshidashi-en	Manza-Kazawaguchi	Kusatsu Onsen
8:40	9:05	–	–	10:05
9:40	10:05	–	–	10:58
10:00 *Weekdays only	–	10:45	11:08	11:34
10:30	10:55	–	–	11:55
12:20	12:45	–	–	13:38
13:00	13:25	–	–	14:18
13:20	13:45	–	–	14:45
13:40	14:05	–	–	15:05
14:40	15:05	–	–	16:05
15:40	16:05	–	–	16:58

* Please note: the last bus from Karuizawa Station leaves at 15:40.
The time table in white : From Apr.20, 2025 to late Nov.  2025 (tentative) by the company Kusakaru-Kotsu bus
The time table in blue : From Apr.1, 2025 to late Oct. 2025 (tentative) by the company Seibu-Kankou bus

Kusatsu Onsen > Karuizawa

Kusatsu Onsen	Manza-Kazawaguchi	Onioshidashi-en	Shiraito Falls	Karuizawa
8:35	9:40	9:20	–	10:10
9:50	–	–	10:50	11:15
10:10	–	–	11:03	11:28
10:30	–	–	11:30	11:55
11:30	–	–	12:30	12:55
12:40	–	–	13:40	14:05
12:45 *Weekdays only	13:14	13:30	–	14:20
14:10	–	–	15:03	15:28
14:50	–	–	15:50	16:15
15:20	–	–	16:13	16:38
15:50	–	–	16:50	17:15
16:40	–	–	17:33	17:58

The time table in white : From Apr.20, 2025 to late Nov.  2025 (tentative) by the company Kusakaru-Kotsu bus
The time table in blue : From Apr.1, 2025 to late Oct. 2025 (tentative) by the company Seibu-Kankou bus

Recommendation #2 – Expressway bus

Bus Fare : One-way 3,800 yen – 4,000 yen
Total time : about 4 hours and 30 minutes
Take the highway bus from Shibuya (Shibuya Mark City 5F) to Kusatsu Onsen.

The bus stops at Futakotamagawa, Shibuya, Nakano Sakaue, Karuizawa area, Kita-Karuizawa, Kusatsu Onsen area.

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Tokyo Bus / Keio Bus

Recommendation #3 – Expressway bus, JR Bus Kanto

Bus Fare : One-way from 3,550 yen to 4,000 yen
Total time: about four hours and thirty minutes
Take the JR Bus Kanto from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal, Tokyo Station to Kusatsu Onsen.

* HIGHWAY BUS TIMETABLE

Recommendation #4 – train and bus

Total time : about two hours and fifty-five minutes
Ueno Station →(Approx. 2hours and 30 min by Ltd. Exp Kusatsu-Shima)→ Naganohara Kusatsu Station
Naganohara Kusatsu Station →(Approx. 25 min by Bus)→ Kusatsu Onsen “Hot Springs”