2-day Ghibli plan: Day 1 focuses on the Grand Warehouse (the biggest zone, 2-3 hours alone) + Hill of Youth + Mononoke Village. Day 2 covers Valley of Witches + Dondoko Forest + revisit favorites. Tickets MUST be purchased on May 10 at 2 PM JST via Lawson Ticket. Get the O-Sanpo Premium Pass (Β₯7,300/adult) covering all 5 zones. Park opens 10 AM weekdays.
Option A β Meitetsu Direct Shuttle Bus β EASIEST: Meitetsu Bus Center 4F (connected to Nagoya Station, 2 min walk from Marriott). ~40 min direct, Β₯1,200 one-way. Cashless only (IC card/credit). Weekday departures: ~8:20 AM, then roughly hourly. Return buses until ~4:45 PM. Option B β Subway + Linimo: Higashiyama Line β Fujigaoka (30 min, Β₯310) β Linimo β Ai-Chikyuhaku-Kinen-Koen (15 min, Β₯360). Total ~46 min, Β₯670. Runs every 5-15 min all day β more flexible for return. Recommended: Bus there (simple), subway back (flexible schedule).