Hida-Takayama

Five discount passes cover Hida-Takayama, and they cover very different things. Some include the round trip from Nagoya; others only cover buses once you arrive. Comparing them on price alone is misleading.

Discount passes in this area (5)

Hida Area Free Pass

飛騨エリアフリーきっぷ

¥12,370 JR東海 / 3 days

Round trip between Nagoya, Gifu or Ogaki and the Hida area on the Limited Express Hida (reserved ordinary sea…

Takayama 2-Day Bus Pass

飛騨高山2日フリー乗車券(周遊バス)

¥1,000 濃飛バス/高山市 / 2 days

Unlimited rides on the Takayama city loop buses: Sarubobo Bus, Machinami Bus, Takumi Bus, Nora My Car and Tak…

Marugoto Value Ticket (Shinhotaka Ropeway)

まるごとバリューきっぷ(新穂高ロープウェイ方面)

¥5,400 濃飛バス / 2 or 3 days

Round trip between Takayama Nohi Bus Center and Shinhotaka Ropeway. The Hirayu version runs between Hirayu Bu…

Takayama–Centrair Ticket

高山-セントレアきっぷ

¥4,100 名鉄・濃飛バス / 2 days

One way between Chubu Centrair Airport and Takayama, using a Meitetsu train plus a highway bus.

Nohi Bus Area Free Pass

濃飛バスエリアフリーきっぷ

¥8,000 濃飛バス / 3 days

Buses across the whole Hida area, including Shinhotaka, Hirayu, Shirakawa-go, Gero and Furukawa.

Getting there from major cities

Nagoya

Takayama2 hr 15 min
Direct / per day 10 services / 7:43–20:17
Frequencies and times may differ on weekends and holidays.

Gifu

Takayama1 hr 55 min
Direct / per day 10 services / 8:05–20:43
Most "Hida" services from Nagoya also stop at Gifu, so departures are effectively the same.

Ogaki

Takayama2 hr 32 min
transfers 1
No official combined timetable for Ogaki was found; this is based on a single example from a journey-planning site.

Chubu Centrair Airport

Takayama2 hr 57 min
transfers 1 / per day 6 services / 名鉄岐阜発 7:40–名鉄岐阜発 19:10
The bus leg is reservation-only. The frequency of the Meitetsu leg is unconfirmed.