Where to Stay for the 2024 Japanese Grand Prix

Where to stay for the the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix 2024 at Suzuka Circuit, including the best accommodation in Nagoya and Osaka.

We recommend staying in Nagoya, the nearest large city to the rather isolated Suzuka circuit. It doesn’t take too long to get to the track, and there are plenty of decent hotels. Osaka is also worth considering, but the daily commute to and from the track is much longer. The contrast between modern and traditional Japan is reflected in the accommodation options available. You can choose between the usual youth hostels and international hotel chains, or go for uniquely Japanese Ryokan inns or capsule hotels. Flying into Tokyo also gives you the chance to discover Japan’s incredible capital. High speed trains from Tokyo to Nagoya take just over 2.5 hours.

Where to Stay Near Suzuka Circuit

Staying near the track at Suzuka is not practical for most fans coming to the Japanese Grand Prix. Hotels near the circuit are snapped up by the F1 teams and the limited options available slightly further afield are expensive (and isolated). Booking well in advance is key if you want to be near Suzuka. There’s always limited availability for hotels within striking distance of the circuit on race weekend.

If you do want to take a look at accommodation in Suzuka Mie, the area around the circuit, then the Suzuka Royal Hotel is a mid-priced and quite basic hotel a couple of kilometers from the track, but every room has WiFi and a flat-screen TV, and the attentive staff are happy to impart their local knowledge. It also has the advantage of really close proximity to the racing. The Hotel Trend is also situated in the town of Suzuka, and is another 3-star hotel at a similar price. It’s a little further away, but offers a buffet breakfast and is still just about close enough to walk to the circuit.

Other hotels in Suzuka (within a 10-15 minute drive of the circuit) include APA Hotel Suzuka-Chuou, Hotel Castle Inn Suzuka, Hotel Route-Inn Suzuka, Suzuka Storia Hotel and Super Hotel Suzuka. Rooms are unlikely to be listed on major portals like Booking.com, and also likely to be sold out already for 2024. But if you decide to attend the race in the future, and are determined to stay near the track, the best strategy would be to contact the hotels direct as soon as the F1 calendar dates are confirmed.

Where to Stay in Nagoya

Nagoya is the closest large city to Suzuka, around 70km from the circuit. Try and stay close to Nagoya station if possible. The train trip takes around 60-90 minutes and costs less than $10 USD each way. 

Kintetsu Nagoya Station is right in the middle of this sprawling metropolis, and so there is a great selection of hotels adjacent. A mid-price hotel right on the perimeter of the station itself, the Meitetsu Grand Hotel is enormous, and contains three separate restaurants and a sky lounge. You also have only a two-minute walk to your train, and this is an efficiency saving you’ll be glad you made.

The Nagoya Marriott Associa Hotel is a step up in terms of its offering, and this is reflected in the considerably higher price, meaning it is for the traveler who is willing to pay for the highest quality accommodation, a few minutes’ stroll from the railway station. The towering building offers panoramic views of the city from one of its restaurants, Mikuni Nagoya, on the 52nd floor.

For a budget stay, we recommend you stay close to the railway station, and the nine hours Nagoya Station capsule hotel is affordable, while your capsule is kept in the same condition as the rooms in the luxury hotels we have already mentioned. While the lack of space may take a while to get used to, capsule hotels are an established mode of accommodation in Japan, and you can expect good service while you are there.

Where to Stay in Osaka

Osaka is further from Suzuka than Nagoya, but it’s a larger city with more to see and do. In particular, Osaka prides itself on its food culture, and if you have a spare afternoon or evening, we recommend you try some of the street food the area is famous for. Some stallholders have been expertly cooking meat, fish, and vegetables in the open air for decades. Dotonbori street is home to what is jokingly called the ‘Takoyaki Triangle’, where you can pick up the best examples of the local street delicacy, battered octopus pieces dipped in a spicy sauce. 

With regard to your race-week accommodation, we recommend you try and stay close to Osaka Namba station if possible (Osaka Tennoji and Shin-Osaka require transfers for getting to Suzuka). The distance of 130km to Suzuka takes around 2-2.5 hours by train. 

For a luxury stay close to Namba station, the Hotel Royal Classic Osaka has impressively appointed rooms, a choice of  breakfasts, and views out into the city from throughout the tall building. The Swissotel Nankai Osaka is just over 200 metersmetres from the station, and sits adjacent to the Hanshin Expressway, with easy access on foot to your morning train to Suzuka. The Ibis Styles Osaka Namba is a few more minutes’ walk from the station, but is much more of a no-frills budget hotel.

Where to Stay in Tokyo

Tokyo needs little introduction as a tourist attraction, being the largest and arguably liveliest city in Japan, with something for everyone in one of the world’s largest conurbations. 

Tokyo is 386km from Suzuka Circuit, so it really doesn’t make sense to stay here on race weekend. But it’s definitely worth adding a night or two in the Japanese capital at the start or end of your trip to the Japanese Grand Prix. We’ve picked out a few hotels close enough to Shinagawa Station, so that you’ll only need to carry your suitcase a block or two. Shinagawa Station is only 25 minutes on the train from Haneda Airport. 

The Strings by InterContinental, Tokyo is a high-rise luxury business hotel right on the edge of the railway station itself, with fantastic access to and from the trains. The large windows mean that you can enjoy the neon nights of Tokyo from your vantage point.

The Shinagawa Prince Hotel promises reliable, mid-priced rooms, but it’s the offering of the hotel that catches the attention: within the enormous complex is a bowling alley, a movie theater, a karaoke bar, and tennis courts. The hotel also offers guests indoor and outdoor pools, a sauna, and massages.

Another mid-priced option within a comfortable walk of the station, Shinagawa Tobu Hotel was renovated in 2016, and offers a bathtub in its private bathrooms. Free coffee is provided in the shared guest lounge, and the Da Noi restaurant specializes in Tuscan dishes.

Other recommended areas to stay in Tokyo, close to shopping, nightlife and the best touristic sites of the city, include Shibuya (near the famous road crossing), Shinjuku and Roppongi.

Been to the Japanese Grand Prix? Leave a comment with your hotel recommendations!


6 thoughts on “Where to Stay for the 2024 Japanese Grand Prix”

  1. Hello Andrew , Do you any information on staying in the Glocal Nagoya Hostel just cheking options hows the hostel is in all aspects? thank you very much Regards

  2. Nagoya can be best recommendation, in balance of distance and accommodation cost.
    As Suzuka is small city with limited number of accommodations, and fully booked mainly by Teams and Medias, same as cities near by like Tsu, Yokkaichi.
    At Nagoya, 5star hotels available at around @20000-50000JPY/night, go ahead if you are rich!
    In Japan, one of reasonable accommodations are called “Business Hotel”, it has relatively smaller room and no luxury restaurants & bar, but much cheaper, lower than @10000JPY/night.
    As well you may find “Capsule Hotel”, and the room is almost like coffin or catacombs, so recommended you wish to sleep like a dead body ; ).
    When you make booking, watch the map, try to find accommodations within walking distance from Nagoya Station…but not available or expensive, few stations ride by Metro is not a torcher.
    Various restaurants, bars, fast food shops available in Nagoya, as well as so many convenience stores with hot take away foods & drinks.

    Nagoya itself is not great city for sight seeing but Nagoya Castle, as well as “Tokugawa Garden”, or “Atsuta Jingu(Shrine)” are recommendable.

  3. Suzuka is not properly prepared for F1 parking. I mean the minute thousands of parking spots became available (2022 race) they were sold out in seconds. How does that happen? I think they make it seem like there are an abundance of spots but a large portion are actually allotted in advance leaving few actually available. Typical business thuggery. People are left twirling their thumbs after getting the seat ticket as to what to do. And of course you can’t buy both at the same time. These money grabbing events need to be more prepared for the masses.

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