How to Get to Suzuka Twin Circuit (Mie) Without a Car (2026)
The Rundown
- Suzuka Twin Circuit is at 2913-2 Miyake-cho, Suzuka, Mie. Its access page lists only expressway junctions (Suzuka IC about 25 minutes, Kameyama IC and Seki IC about 20 minutes) and no train or bus.
- From Nagoya, the Kintetsu limited express reaches Shiroko in about 40 minutes, per Suzuka City. Kintetsu's fare table puts it at ¥1,000 fare plus ¥920 limited express charge, ¥1,920 in all.
- Suzuka City's C-BUS Shiroko–Hiratacho line runs from Shiroko Ekinishi to the Miyake-bashi stop in 27 minutes for ¥300 (¥270 by IC card). The 07:42 bus arrives 08:09, and the last bus back leaves Miyake-bashi at 19:28.
- Miyake-bashi is still about 2.6 km by road from the gate, so the last leg is a taxi. Mie taxis charge up to ¥700 for the first 1.18 km and ¥100 per 231 m since 16 March 2026; no fixed fare to the circuit is published.
- On 2026 Formula Drift Japan days, car parking was advance-only at ¥1,500 and the circuit told visitors without a ticket to come by train and taxi. No shuttle bus was announced, as of 24 October 2026.
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Suzuka Twin without a car
No bus runs to the gate of Suzuka Twin Circuit (Mie). The closest you get by public transport is the Miyake-bashi stop, 27 minutes and ¥300 on Suzuka City’s C-BUS from Kintetsu Shiroko Station, which is itself about 40 minutes and ¥1,920 from Nagoya. From there it is roughly 2.6 km by road, so plan the last leg as a taxi. Every time and fare below was checked on the official pages on 24 Oct 2026.
First, the name. Suzuka Twin Circuit is a separate, smaller venue in Miyake-cho, not the F1 track. If you meant the Grand Prix circuit, read can you drift at Suzuka Circuit instead. Our Suzuka Twin Circuit drift guide covers fees, booking and the licence question. This page is only about getting there.
Where is Suzuka Twin Circuit, and what does it say about access?
The address is 2913-2 Miyake-cho, Suzuka, Mie 510-0265, phone 059-372-2401. The circuit’s access page gives three expressway junctions and nothing else: about 25 minutes from Suzuka IC on the Higashi-Meihan, about 20 minutes from Kameyama IC, and about 20 minutes from Seki IC on the Meihan National Highway. It names no station and no bus.
So the plan below is built from Suzuka City, Kintetsu and Kameyama City pages, not from the circuit.
Which train gets you closest from Nagoya, Osaka or Tokyo?
Kintetsu Shiroko is the useful station, because the only bus that comes near the circuit starts there. Suzuka City publishes these journey times.
| From | Route | Time | Fare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nagoya | Kintetsu limited express to Shiroko | about 40 min | ¥1,920 (¥1,000 fare + ¥920 limited express) |
| Nagoya | Kintetsu express to Ise-Wakamatsu, then 3 min on to Shiroko | about 45 min + 3 min | ¥1,000 fare, no surcharge |
| Osaka Namba | Kintetsu limited express to Shiroko | about 1 hr 45 min | TBC: not officially stated (checked 24 Oct 2026) |
| Tokyo | Shinkansen to Nagoya, then Kintetsu as above | 1 hr 40 min + about 40 min | TBC |
| Chubu Centrair | Get to Nagoya first, then Kintetsu | TBC | TBC |
The fares come from Kintetsu’s own Nagoya–Kashikojima fare table. The Osaka and Tokyo fares sit behind interactive search pages, so we leave them as TBC rather than guess.
JR also has a station nearby: Shimonosho on the Kisei Main Line, roughly 4 km from the gate by road. Kameyama City’s southern route community bus calls there for a flat ¥200, but it runs Monday to Saturday only and does not reach the circuit. Shiroko is the better bet.
Which bus gets you nearest the gate?
Suzuka City’s C-BUS Shiroko–Hiratacho line. Board at the Shiroko Ekinishi stop by the station’s west exit and ride to Miyake-bashi (三宅橋). Suzuka City states that anyone can ride, not only residents. The fare is ¥300, or ¥270 with an IC card. Suica, ICOCA, manaca and PASMO all work.
| Direction | Departs | Arrives | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shiroko Ekinishi → Miyake-bashi | 07:02 | 07:29 | daily |
| Shiroko Ekinishi → Miyake-bashi | 07:42 | 08:09 | daily, best for a 09:00 slot |
| Shiroko Ekinishi → Miyake-bashi | 08:50 | 09:19 | daily |
| Miyake-bashi → Shiroko Ekinishi | 15:08 | 15:39 | daily |
| Miyake-bashi → Shiroko Ekinishi | 17:18 | 17:49 | daily |
| Miyake-bashi → Shiroko Ekinishi | 18:28 | 18:59 | daily |
| Miyake-bashi → Shiroko Ekinishi | 19:28 | 19:59 | daily, last bus |
Two journeys are printed in red and do not run on weekends or holidays: the 20:15 from Shiroko and the 06:08 from Miyake-bashi. Neither matters for a circuit day.
Running is sold in slots from 09:00 to 15:50, so the evening buses leave plenty of margin.
The stop is not the gate
Miyake-bashi is about 2.6 km from the circuit by road. We have not confirmed a footpath along that country road, and no taxi waits at a rural bus stop. Treat the walk as unproven and the taxi as something you order in advance.
How much is the taxi, and who do you call?
No official page states a fare to Suzuka Twin Circuit. What is published is the meter. Since 16 March 2026, standard taxis in the Mie district, which includes Suzuka, Kameyama and Tsu, may charge up to ¥700 for the first 1.18 km and ¥100 for each further 231 m, per the Chubu District Transport Bureau.
| Taxi leg | Approx. road distance | Meter estimate (our arithmetic) |
|---|---|---|
| Miyake-bashi stop → circuit | about 2.6 km | about ¥1,400 |
| JR Shimonosho Station → circuit | about 4 km | about ¥2,000 |
These are estimates before waiting time, not quoted fares. Operators either side of the circuit appear on the Mie Prefecture Taxi Association list: Suzuka Taxi (059-378-0118), Mie Kintetsu Taxi’s Suzuka office (059-386-8088), Kameyama Kotsu (0595-82-0618) and Kosuge Taxi (0595-82-2238). Each booking is a phone call in Japanese.
Do event days work differently from practice days?
Yes, and they are harder by car, not easier by bus. For the 2026 Formula Drift Japan rounds, FDJ2 on 23–24 May and FDJ3 on 31 May, the circuit made four-wheel parking advance-only at ¥1,500. It said cars without that ticket would not be admitted. Everyone else was asked to take a train to the nearest station and come by taxi. Neither the circuit’s notices nor Formula Drift Japan’s ticket page mentioned a shuttle bus.
Gates opened at 07:30 (planned) for FDJ2. Day tickets were ¥3,500 for FDJ2 and ¥3,000 for FDJ3, cash at the gate on the day. On those days expect the taxi offices to be busier than on a weekday practice day.
On an ordinary free-running day, the plan is the bus table above. Booking a slot is by phone to 059-372-2401 by 16:00 the day before.
Where does the plan actually break?
The trains are simple. The C-BUS is simple. The stuck step is the last 2.6 km: there is no public transport to the gate, and covering that gap means a Japanese phone call to a taxi office, timed against a slot you also booked by phone in Japanese.
If the last leg is where your trip stops
Getting to Shiroko is the easy part. The calls to the circuit and the taxi office, and the final stretch from the station or bus stop to the gate, are what we take on with you, arranging that leg and coming along. We handle the Japanese phone calls and the last leg to Suzuka Twin, so send us your dates.
Before you set off
- Stop names saved in Japanese: 白子駅西 (Shiroko Ekinishi) and 三宅橋 (Miyake-bashi)
- The circuit address in Japanese for the driver: 三重県鈴鹿市三宅町2913-2
- An IC card or coins for the C-BUS, and cash in yen for the taxi
- Your slot booked by 16:00 the day before, and the taxi ordered for a fixed time
- Your date checked against the Drift Japan Event & Track Calendar
To compare Suzuka Twin with other venues near Nagoya, use the track directory.
Frequently asked questions
How do I get to Suzuka Twin Circuit from Nagoya without a car?
Take the Kintetsu limited express from Nagoya to Shiroko, about 40 minutes according to Suzuka City, for ¥1,920 (¥1,000 fare plus ¥920 limited express charge on Kintetsu's fare table). From the Shiroko Ekinishi stop at the west exit, Suzuka City's C-BUS Shiroko–Hiratacho line reaches Miyake-bashi in 27 minutes for ¥300. Suzuka Twin Circuit at 2913-2 Miyake-cho, Suzuka, Mie is still about 2.6 km by road from that stop, so finish by taxi. Checked on the official pages on 24 October 2026.
Is there a bus to Suzuka Twin Circuit?
Not to the gate, as of 24 October 2026. Suzuka Twin Circuit (Mie) lists no bus on its access page. The closest stop we found is Miyake-bashi on Suzuka City's C-BUS Shiroko–Hiratacho line, ¥300 from Kintetsu Shiroko Station, about 2.6 km by road from the circuit. Kameyama City's southern route community bus (flat ¥200) serves JR Shimonosho Station but runs Monday to Saturday only and does not stop at the circuit either.
How much is a taxi to Suzuka Twin Circuit?
No fixed fare is published, as of 24 October 2026. Since 16 March 2026, standard taxis in the Mie district, which covers Suzuka, Kameyama and Tsu, may charge up to ¥700 for the first 1.18 km and ¥100 for each further 231 m, according to the Chubu District Transport Bureau. On that tariff, the roughly 2.6 km from the Miyake-bashi bus stop to Suzuka Twin Circuit works out at about ¥1,400 on the meter, our arithmetic, before any waiting time.
Is there a shuttle bus to Suzuka Twin Circuit on Formula Drift Japan days?
None was announced for 2026. For FDJ2 Round 2 (23–24 May 2026) and FDJ3 Round 2 (31 May 2026), Suzuka Twin Circuit sold four-wheel parking in advance only at ¥1,500 and said cars without that ticket would not be let in. It asked everyone else to take a train to the nearest station and come by taxi. Day tickets were ¥3,500 for FDJ2 and ¥3,000 for FDJ3, sold at the gate on the day, as of 24 October 2026.
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