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From Tokyo

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
9:40	10:03	–	–	10:56
10:30	10:53	–	–	11:53
13:00	13:23	–	–	14:16
13:20	13:43	–	–	14:43
13:40	14:03	–	–	15:03
14:40	15:03	–	–	16:03
15:40	16:03	–	–	16:56

* Please note: the last bus from Karuizawa Station leaves at 15:40.
From Nov. 1, 2024 to late Apr. 2025 (tentative) by the company Kusakaru-Kotsu bus

Kusatsu Onsen > Karuizawa

Kusatsu Onsen	Manza-Kazawaguchi	Onioshidashi-en	Shiraito Falls	Karuizawa
9:50	–	–	10:50	11:13
10:10	–	–	11:10	11:33
10:30	–	–	11:30	11:53
10:50	–	–	11:43	12:06
11:30	–	–	12:30	12:53
12:50	–	–	13:43	14:06
14:50	–	–	15:43	16:06
15:20	–	–	16:20	16:43
15:50	–	–	16:50	17:13

From Nov. 1, 2024 to late Apr. 2025 (tentative) by the company Kusakaru-Kotsu 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”

From Others (Recommendation Routes)

Narita Airport → (Approx. One hour by Train) → Tokyo Station
Haneda Airport → (Approx. 30 min by Train) → Tokyo Station
Nagoya Staition → (Approx. One hour and 40min by “NOZOMI” Shinkansen → Tokyo Station
Shin-Osaka → (Approx. Two hours and 30 min by “NOZOMI” Shinkansen → Tokyo Station

* JAPAN RAIL PASS is not valid for “NOZOMI” train on the Tokaido Shinkansen line.

Additional notes

It is easy to find train schedule and fare information at the Jorudan website.
Rental Car information can be found at the Toyota Rent a Car website.