#274146 - Mon Jun 09 2008 09:51 AM
Re: Hire Car vs trains for Nozawa Onsen & Hakuba
[Re: Sciclone]
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Registered: Fri Jul 06 2001
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Hey Mr Brisbane,
I'm in the same boat as you. I'm going to SK only though.
What I've found is its possibly cheaper for me to hire a car to take my family from Tokyo/Narita to the snow, then drop it off at the nearest depot. Then hire another car when I want to go back to Tokyo. To hire something like Nissan Dualis (AWD) is 12000Y ($115ish atm) or a Corolla Fielder (AWD Wagon) for about 7850Y for 24hours, which should give you more than enough time to get from the airport to the snow. Compare this to paying about $80 each way per person for a seat on the shinkansen to Nagano, it makes a little more sense to drive. Even with their hefty tolls, it still works out cheaper and it also means you can stop, shop and get photos if you want.
I know the nearest Nissan Rental Car depot is in east Nakano City, so I'm not sure how far that is from Nozawa.
I think the penalty on a one-way rental of that distance would be close to 10,000 yen, but look it up yourself. One way rentals are only free in the same locality. Kyoto to Nara etc. Tokyo to Nagano and they'll hammer you.
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#274174 - Mon Jun 09 2008 03:16 PM
Re: Hire Car vs trains for Nozawa Onsen & Hakuba
[Re: Mr Wiggles]
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Registered: Sun Nov 18 2007
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Loc: Brisbane, Australia
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Seems you're right Mr Wiggles, for Toyota its a 11500Y fee for a one-way rental. I didn't realise this.. even then its still cheaper...
Now my brother has said not to worry about hiring a car. I think I'll have to start looking more at the Shinkansen.
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