If you have already booked accommodation with Samurai Snow, you can book transfers through our booking portal.
Nagano Snow Shuttle operates a ski bus service with multiple daily departures from Tokyo Narita Airport to Nozawa Onsen and vice versa.
Reservation in advance for seats on all of these services is required.
Narita Airport to Nozawa Bus
The night bus transfer from Narita Airport to Nozawa Onsen includes a drop-off service at your accommodation.
The morning departure from Narita Airport to Nozawa Onsen drops off at the centrally located Chuo Bus Terminal in Nozawa Onsen.
Nozawa to Narita Airport Bus
For departure from Nozawa Onsen to Narita Airport, there is no pick-up service from your accommodation provided but the bus does depart from the Chuo Bus Terminal.
2025 / 26 Prices
Infants aged 0-3 years are permitted free of charge if no seat is required. There must be 1x adult per infant.
Luggage Allowance
The default luggage allowance is 1x item of checked luggage (max size: L 210cm x W 50cm x D 30 cm / max weight: 25kg) and 1x item of small carryon luggage (max size: L 50cm x W 30cm x D 20 cm / max weight: 7kg) per person.
Two items of luggage strapped together will be counted as 2x items.
If you plan to bring more than 1x luggage item to go in the bus luggage compartment, you can book this in advance for an additional fee of ¥2,200 per item.
You can book this on the day of travel but this will be more expensive and subject to there being space available on your bus.
2025 / 26 Timetable
Narita Airport to Nozawa Bus Timetable
- For connection time, please allow a minimum of 75 minutes if arriving at Narita Terminal 2 or 120 minutes if arriving at Terminal 1 or 3.
Nozawa to Narita Airport Bus Timetable
- For connection time for International flights, please allow a minimum of 150 minutes between bus arrival and flight departure time
- For connection time for Domestic flights, please allow a minimum of 75 minutes between bus arrival and flight departure time
Pick up / Drop off Locations
There are meeting locations at Tokyo Narita Airport Terminal 2, Tokyo Haneda Airport and in Nozawa. Please click on the links below for maps of the meeting locations:
- Tokyo Narita Airport Terminal 1 - getting to Terminal 2
- Tokyo Narita Airport Terminal 2
- Tokyo Narita Airport Terminal 3 - getting to Terminal 2
- Nozawa Onsen - Chuo Bus Terminal - centrally located close to the traffic lights
Payment & Cancellation Terms
Payment
- Full payment via the booking portal is required to complete the booking
Cancellation
- 65 days or more prior to the transfer date: 20% cancellation fee
- 35 to 64 days prior to the transfer date: 50% cancellation fee
- Within 34 days of the transfer date: 100% cancellation fee
- "Cancellation" includes changes that reduce the overall value of the booking.
Book Narita Airport - Nozawa Onsen - Bus Transfers
We are only able to book transfers for guests who have already booked accommodation with Samurai Snow.
Please enter your 5 digit Samurai Snow Reservation Number provided to you when you booked your accommodation in the form below and we will email booking instructions to you.
If you submit a request using the form below and have not already booked accommodation with us, we may not respond to your enquiry.
We are not able to book transfers 7 days or fewer before the transfer date.