Nagaoka to Minamiuonuma runs about 6 times a day, with the first departure around 06:19 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays between €11.88 and €14.09, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 1h 9m over 47 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 2 operators and 1 way of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for 27 September 2026
€11.88 to €14.09
- 14%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Nagaoka
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:19First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 6Services per day
- 33%Run direct
Departure times on this route
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East Japan Railway Company runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this journey
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €13.54Mon21
- about €13.54Tue22
- about €12.44Wed23
- about €12.99Thu24
- about €11.89Fri25
- about €12.99Sat26
- about €11.88Sun27
- about €11.88Mon28
- about €11.88Tue29
- about €11.88Wed30
- about €11.88Thu1
- about €11.88Fri2
- about €11.88Sat3
- about €11.88Sun4
- about €11.88Mon5
- about €11.88Tue6
- about €11.88Wed7
- about €11.88Thu8
- about €11.88Fri9
- about €11.88Sat10
- about €11.88Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The train gets you into Minamiuonuma. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Minamiuonuma for the night the train gets in
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When to book Nagaoka to Minamiuonuma
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €11.8890 days
- €11.8860 days
- €11.8845 days
- €11.8830 days
- €11.8821 days
- €11.8814 days
- €11.887 days
- €12.443 days
- €13.541 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €11.88.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 14 percent. The dearest point is €13.54, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits outside the cheap window, which opens around 90 days before departure. There is no advantage to booking this minute.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 7 days ahead, so there is no rush yet.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Nagaoka to Minamiuonuma and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
47 km
41 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south.
Who lives at each end
266,936 → 55,354
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 47 km against 41 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Gosen, Numata, Niitsu-honchō, Jōetsu. The gap between arriving and leaving is 62 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 15 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
Who runs this route
Minamiuonuma is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Left luggage near Urasa Station
Most of the points near Urasa Station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Nagaoka to Minamiuonuma
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Nagaoka to Minamiuonuma?
The fastest journey from Nagaoka to Minamiuonuma takes 1h 9m door to door, of which 26m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 1h 10m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Nagaoka to Minamiuonuma?
The cheapest fare from Nagaoka to Minamiuonuma is €11.88, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €11.88. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Nagaoka to Minamiuonuma?
The cheapest way from Nagaoka to Minamiuonuma is by train, at €11.88 for one passenger on 27 September 2026. That journey takes 1h 10m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Nagaoka to Minamiuonuma?
Fares from Nagaoka to Minamiuonuma bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €11.88. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 14 percent, measured on 20 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Nagaoka to Minamiuonuma?
Sunday is the cheapest day to depart from Nagaoka to Minamiuonuma, at €11.88. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 20 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Nagaoka to Minamiuonuma?
October is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Nagaoka to Minamiuonuma, at €11.88 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Nagaoka to Minamiuonuma?
East Japan Railway Company, JR East publish service areas covering both Nagaoka and Minamiuonuma, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Nagaoka to Minamiuonuma?
33 percent of the services we sell from Nagaoka to Minamiuonuma are direct. The rest connect at Gosen, Numata, Niitsu-honchō, Jōetsu, with about 62 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Nagaoka to Minamiuonuma use?
Services from Nagaoka to Minamiuonuma by train leave from Nagaoka Station and arrive at Urasa Station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Nagaoka to Minamiuonuma?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Nagaoka to Minamiuonuma allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Nagaoka to Minamiuonuma on 20 September 2026: 47 km of route against 41 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €11.88, and 1h 9m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Minamiuonuma is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of Minamiuonuma and across Japan
Day trips that leave Minamiuonuma in the morning and cover a good part of Japan by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Nagaoka reaches 14 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 41 to 127 km. Minamiuonuma reaches 19 places in 1 countries, from 41 to 95 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Nagaoka
- 14Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 2Operators
Arriving in Minamiuonuma
Leaving Minamiuonuma
- 19Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 2Operators