from hakuba to jigokudani (monkey onsen)

[tokyo 0]

Hi there! Can anyone tell me whether is there any direct bus to jigokudani from hakuba or the only choice is to transfer at nagano station? It'll be my first time to visit nagano and i had already settled the transportation to hakuba but have not make transport arrangement to jigokudani. Can anyone advise me?

[eskimobasecamp 0]

You can take an organised tour to the monkey onsen from Hakuba, but that's way more $$$ than making your own way there on public transport. You can take the bus from Hakuba to Nagano Station, then a train from nagano station to the train station nearest the monkeys.

 

Here's a travel guide: "Getting there: Yudanaka Onsen is 40 minutes from Nagano Station by the Nagano Dentetsu Railway express or 70 minutes by local train. To reach the Monkey Park, take a bus or taxi (15 minutes) to Kanbayashi Onsen. From there, it's about a 30-minute walk to the Jigokudani Yaen-koen entrance."

 

And here's the official Jigokudani website, with English - http://www.jigokudani-yaenkoen.co.jp/frameset.html

[tokyo 0]

Looks like i'll still have to go to nagano for transfer. Anyway thanks a lot for your info!