Biwako Valley Ski Area

びわ湖バレイスキー場

滋賀県大津市

The interactive map below shows the location of the ski area. Further down the page you will find information on getting there by train, public transport and road, along with the address, nearby ski areas and, where available, Street View imagery.

Ski area introduction

Address

Kido 1547-1, Otsu-shi, Shiga-ken, 520-0514

滋賀県大津市木戸1547-1

By train and public transport

40.1km from Kyoto Station on the Tokaido Shinkansen line
3.5km from Shiga Station on the Kosei line
51.9km from Kaminaka Station on the Obama line

The base station of the Ropeway at the ski area is just 3km from the nearest station (Shiga Station on the Kosei line).

Various bus services from Osaka and Kyoto to Biwako Valley are available.

By road

31.3km from the Kyoto Higashi IC on the Meishin Expressway
57km from the Wakasa Kaminaka IC on the Maizuru Wakasa Expressway
60.5km from the Kinomoto IC on the Hokuriku Expressway

Nearest national route: Route 161 (3.1km away)

Biwako Valley is about 31km north of the Kyoto Higashi IC on the Meishin Expressway.

From Kyoto, head north on Route 161. The ski area is well signposted.

Parking is available at the base of the Ropeway. Parking for a normal car costs 1,000 yen every day.

Also nearby

Other ski areas in the region (or the nearest ski area for more remote destinations). Distances shown are approximate driving distances using main roads during the winter season.

Hakodateyama (about 36km)