Hakone 2 Days, 1 Night: 2 Model Routes with the Freepass, Ropeway, Pirate Ship and Museums

2 model routes for 2 days and 1 night in Hakone

Plan A covers Hakone Open-Air Museum on day 1 and Owakudani and Lake Ashi on day 2; Plan B covers mountain and lake on day 1, two museums on day 2.
A 2-day Hakone Freepass from Shinjuku costs ¥7,100 for adults.
Admission to Hakone Open-Air Museum is ¥2,000 for general visitors.

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This page is for people with no plans or bookings yet. Follow it in order and you have a 2-day, 1-night trip to Hakone.

If you go to Hakone from Shinjuku, the base is the Hakone Freepass: a 2-day pass from Shinjuku at ¥7,100 for adults and ¥1,600 for children, which covers the round trip on the Odakyu Line and unlimited rides on 8 Hakone transport services. Note that the Hakone Ropeway stops at 16:15 in December and January, 45 minutes earlier than through November. Choose from the 2 plans below by which order you want for day 1 and day 2.

In short

Museum on day 1: Plan A (day 1 Hakone Open-Air Museum, stay in Gora, day 2 ropeway to Owakudani, then a pirate ship on Lake Ashi).
Mountain and lake on day 1: Plan B (day 1 ropeway, then pirate ship, stay, day 2 Pola Museum of Art, then the Open-Air Museum).
The Romancecar limited express is not included in the Hakone Freepass; a limited express ticket is needed separately if you ride it.

Checked with official pages on November 1, 2026 (Japan time). Fees and hours are subject to change.

1. Timetable of the 2 model routes for 2 days and 1 night in Hakone

Both plans split the museum and the ropeway, which open at 9:00, between morning and afternoon to fit the short winter days. The times are guides based on each place’s opening hours and do not include travel time.

Day and time	Plan A (museum first)	Plan B (mountain and lake first)	Nearest station
Day 1, afternoon	Hakone Open-Air Museum	Hakone Ropeway then pirate ship	Chokoku-no-Mori / Soun-zan
Day 1, evening	Stay in Gora, Miyanoshita or nearby	Stay in Gora, Miyanoshita or nearby	—
Day 2, from 9:00	Hakone Ropeway (Owakudani)	Pola Museum of Art	Soun-zan / bus
Day 2, afternoon	Pirate ship on Lake Ashi	Hakone Open-Air Museum	Togendai Port / Chokoku-no-Mori

Sources: the official sites of each place and of Hakone Navi (Odakyu Hakone Group) (checked November 1, 2026).

2. What to know in Hakone (the Freepass, winter operation, volcanic gas)

Fares for the Hakone Ropeway and the pirate ships went up in October 2025, so on a day when you use 3 or more of the transport services, a plan built on the Freepass is the basic choice.

The Hakone Freepass covers 8 services, including the Hakone Tozan Railway, the Tozan Cable Car, the Hakone Ropeway, the Hakone Pirate Ship and Hakone Tozan buses (designated sections). The 3-day pass from Shinjuku is ¥7,500 for adults, and the 2-day pass from Odawara is ¥6,000 for adults (Hakone Navi, Hakone Freepass (Japanese)).
The Hakone Ropeway runs 9:00–17:00 from February to November and 9:00–16:15 in December and January. It stops on some days for bad weather or inspection, and also suspends service when the volcanic gas level rises.
Without the Freepass, the ropeway costs ¥2,000 one way (¥700 for children) and ¥3,000 round trip. The one-day unlimited pass for the pirate ship and the ropeway is ¥5,000 for adults and ¥1,400 for children.

3. Plan A: museum on day 1, Owakudani and Lake Ashi on day 2

Hakone Open-Air Museum

This museum shows sculptures outdoors. It is open 9:00–17:00 (last entry 16:30) every day of the year. Admission at the window on the day is ¥2,000 for general visitors, ¥1,600 for university and high school students and ¥800 for junior high and elementary school students; with a web ticket, general admission is ¥1,800. Preschool children are free (Hakone Open-Air Museum, visitor information (Japanese)).

It is a 2-minute walk from Chokoku-no-Mori Station on the Hakone Tozan Railway. If you come by car, the car park costs ¥500 for up to 3 hours, and you pay at the automatic machine inside the museum before leaving.

If you stay on day 1 along the Tozan Railway, such as in Gora or Miyanoshita, you can take the cable car up to Soun-zan on the morning of day 2. For how to get there from Tokyo and how to choose an inn, see the roundup of hot-spring stays in Hakone and Atami from Tokyo (Japanese).

Name	Hakone Open-Air Museum
Address	1121 Ninotaira, Hakone Town, Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa
Hours / Closed	9:00–17:00 (last entry 16:30). Open every day of the year
Phone	0460-82-1161
Map	Open in Google Maps ↗
Official site	Open the official site ↗

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Hakone Ropeway

This gondola connects 4 stations, from Soun-zan Station via Owakudani and Ubako to Togendai Station. Gondolas leave about every minute, and each section takes about 10 minutes. At Soun-zan you can change from the Tozan Cable Car, and Togendai Station connects to the pirate ship pier.

Name	Hakone Ropeway
Hours / Closed	February–November 9:00–17:00, December–January 9:00–16:15
Map	Open in Google Maps ↗
Official site	Open the official site ↗

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Hakone Pirate Ship

These ships link Togendai Port on Lake Ashi with Hakone-machi Port and Moto-Hakone Port in about 25 to 40 minutes. You can change directly from the ropeway when you come down to Togendai.

Pirate ship ports on Lake Ashi (Hakone Navi, official: “I got off at every pirate ship port on Lake Ashi”)

Name	Hakone Pirate Ship
Map	Open in Google Maps ↗
Official site	Open the official site ↗

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4. Plan B: mountain and lake on day 1, two museums on day 2

On day 1, take the Tozan Railway and the cable car from Hakone-Yumoto up to Soun-zan, then ride the ropeway and the pirate ship through. In winter the ropeway stops at 16:15, so leave in time to reach Soun-zan by noon on day 1.

Pola Museum of Art

This museum is in the forest of Sengokuhara and is open 9:00–17:00 (last entry 16:30). Go first thing on the morning of day 2, then return in the afternoon to the Tozan Railway line for the Hakone Open-Air Museum (see Plan A).

As of November 1, 2026, the museum’s official site was suspended for security work, and the fees and closing days could not be checked on the official pages. The museum says online tickets are sold through e-tix and Trip.com.