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August 13, 2025 update
How to Get to Kusatsu Onsen from Tokyo, and Yokohama (Transportation Guide)
Let’s go from Tokyo and Karuizawa to Kusatsu Onsen!
From Tokyo, and Yokohama, direct buses operate to Kusatsu Onsen via major terminal stations such as Shinjuku, Shibuya, and Ikebukuro. And from Karuizawa, and Ikaho Onsen, local buses connect to the Kusatsu areas.
Check out this access guide to find the easiest and best route to Kusatsu hot springs! You’re sure to find a convenient route — whether you prefer fewer transfers, shorter travel time, or lower costs.
We also introduce airport buses and highway buses that can be reserved in advance!
From Shinjuku to Kusatsu Onsen
Highway bus (direct service)
Travel Time 4h Fare 4000 yen
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Boarding Bus Stop
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Busta Shinjuku
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▼
-
Arrival Bus Stop
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Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal
- 4hHighway bus
-
4000 yen
Number of Services
・Highway bus (7 a day)
Notes
・Highway bus ticket counters: Busta Shinjuku
・Busta Shinjuku (Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal)
is on the 4th floor of the JR Shinjuku Station South Exit
building
・Bus reservations must be made before departure.
Convenience store terminal reservation, or
From Ueno Station to Kusatsu Onsen
Express train→Local bus
Travel Time 2h50m Fare 6350 yen
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Boarding Station
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JR Ueno Station
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▼
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Transfer Point 1
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JR Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi Station
- 2h25mJR Limited Express
-
5570 yen
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▼
-
-
-
Arrival Bus Stop
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Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal
- 25mLocal bus
-
780 yen
Number of Services
・JR Limited Express Kusatsu-Shima (7 a day)
・Local bus (1 to 3 an hour)
Notes
・Buses do not require reservations (cash payment
upon arrival)
From Tokyo to Kusatsu Onsen
Highway bus (direct service)
Travel Time 4h~4h40m Fare 3000~4000 yen
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Boarding Bus Stop
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Tokyo Station JR Expressway Bus Terminal /
Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu
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▼
-
Arrival Bus Stop
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Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal
- 4h~Highway bus
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3000 yen~
Number of Services
・Highway bus (5 a day)
Notes
・Tokyo Station JR Expressway Bus Terminal is on the
ground level of the JR Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit
・Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu is inside the “Tokyo Midtown
Yaesu” building near JR Tokyo Station’s Yaesu South
Exit
・Bus reservations must be made before departure.
The highway bus ticket counters, convenience store
terminal reservation, or *From Tokyo to Gumma
From Ikebukuro to Kusatsu Onsen
Highway bus (direct service)
Travel Time 4h25m~4h50m Fare 3500 yen
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Boarding Bus Stop
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Ikebukuro Sunshine City
Bus Terminal
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▼
-
Arrival Bus Stop
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Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal
- 4h25m~Highway bus
-
3500 yen
Notes
・13 minutes on foot from JR Ikebukuro Station East
Exit to Ikebukuro Sunshine City Bus Terminal
・Main Bus Stops within Kusatsu Onsen:
Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal, Kusatsu Now,
Kusatsu Onsen Ski Resort
From Shibuya to Kusatsu Onsen
Highway bus (direct service)
Travel Time 3h55m~4h50m Fare 4000 yen
-
Boarding Bus Stop
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Shibuya Mark City
Expressway Bus Stop #91
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▼
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Arrival Bus Stop
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Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal
- 3h55m~Highway bus
-
4000 yen
Notes
・Shibuya Mark City (expressway bus stop) is on the
5th floor of the Keio Railway Shibuya Station
“Mark City” building
・Main Bus Stops within Kusatsu Onsen: Kusatsu Onsen
Bus Terminal, Kusatsu Onsen Hotel Sakurai
From Yokohama to Kusatsu Onsen
Highway bus (direct service)
Travel Time 5h10m~6h Fare 4500 yen
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Boarding Bus Stop
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Yokohama Station West Exit
Expressway Bus Stop #22
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▼
-
Arrival Bus Stop
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Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal
- 5h10m~Highway bus
-
4500 yen
Number of Services
・Highway bus (2 a day)
Notes
・Main Bus Stops within Kusatsu Onsen: Kusatsu Onsen
Bus Terminal, Kusatsu Onsen Hotel Sakurai
・Bus reservations must be made at least 10 minutes
before departure.
Convenience store terminal reservation, or
From Ikaho Onsen to Kusatsu Onsen
Highway bus (direct service)
Travel Time 1h30m Fare 1300 yen
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Boarding Bus Stop
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Ikaho Ishidangai (Stone Steps)
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▼
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Arrival Bus Stop
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Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal
- 1h30mHighway bus
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1300 yen
Number of Services
・Highway bus (8 a day)
Notes
・Ikaho Onsen
・Buses do not require reservations (cash payment
upon arrival)
From Karuizawa Onsen to Kusatsu Onsen
Local bus (direct service)
Travel Time 1h20m Fare 2240 yen
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Boarding Bus Stop
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Karuizawa Station North Exit Bus Stop #2
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▼
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Arrival Bus Stop
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Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal
- 1h20mLocal bus
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2240 yen
Number of Services
・Local bus (7 to 9 a day)
Notes
・Karuizawa Onsen
・Main Bus Stops within Karuizawa: Karuizawa Station
North Exit, Kyu-Karuizawa, Shiraito Falls, Kita-Karuizawa
・Buses do not require reservations (cash payment
upon arrival)
The rates are those as of August 2025.
Fares and service frequencies are subject to change.
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