There are 10 ways to get from Beppu to Shirakawa-go by train, bus, car ferry, car, or plane
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Train, bus via Kyoto
best- Take the train from Beppu to Kokura
- Take the train from Kokura to Kyōto
- Take the train from Kyōto to Tsuruga
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Kanazawa
- Take the bus from Kanazawa Station West Exit to Shirakawa-go
9h 7m¥24,520–38,360Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Beppu Kitahama to Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi
- Take the bus from Kyoto Station Hachijo Gate to Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal to Shirakawago
19h 36m¥12,500–25,000Car ferry, train, bus
- Take the car ferry from Beppu to Osaka Nanko Cosmo
- Take the train from Osaka-Namba to Kintetsu-Nagoya
- Take the bus from Meitetsu Bus Terminal to Shirakawago
19h 6m¥19,980–29,340Drive 898.4 km
- Drive from Beppu to Shirakawa-go898.4 km
11h 47m¥15,187–21,936Train, bus
- Take the train from Beppu to Kokura
- Take the train from Kokura to Nagoya Station
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Takayama
- Take the bus from Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal to Shirakawago
10h 17m¥24,320–36,660Bus to Oita Airport, fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Beppu-Kitahama to Ōita Airport
- Fly from Oita Airport (OIT) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)OIT - NGO
- Take the bus from Meitetsu Bus Center to Shirakawago
7h 33m¥25,200–32,350Train to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Komatsu Airport, bus
- Take the train from Beppu to Hakata
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ)FUK - KMQ
- Take the bus from Kanazawa Station West Exit to Shirakawa-go
7h 51m¥35,260–87,950Train to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Komaki Airport, bus
- Take the train from Beppu to Hakata
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Komaki Airport (NKM)FUK - NKM
- Take the bus from Meitetsu Bus Center to Shirakawago
9h 16m¥22,910–55,550Train to Aso Kumamoto Airport, fly to Komaki Airport, bus
- Take the train from Beppu to Higoozu
- Fly from Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) to Komaki Airport (NKM)KMJ - NKM
- Take the bus from Meitetsu Bus Center to Shirakawago
10h 28m¥21,521–51,241Bus to Oita Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport, train, bus
- Take the bus from Beppu-Kitahama to Ōita Airport
- Fly from Oita Airport (OIT) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)OIT - ITM
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Tsuruga
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Kanazawa
- Take the bus from Kanazawa Station West Exit to Shirakawa-go
8h 59m¥24,800–46,800
Oita Airport (OIT) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Beppu to Shirakawa-go is to drive which costs ¥15000 - ¥22000 and takes 11h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Beppu to Shirakawa-go is to bus and fly which takes 7h 33m and costs ¥25000 - ¥33000.
No, there is no direct bus from Beppu to Shirakawa-go. However, there are services departing from Beppu Kitahama and arriving at Shirakawago via Kyoto Station Hachijo Gate and Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 36m.
The distance between Beppu and Shirakawa-go is 953 km. The road distance is 898.4 km.
The best way to get from Beppu to Shirakawa-go without a car is to train and bus via Kyoto which takes 9h 7m and costs ¥24000 - ¥39000.
It takes approximately 9h 7m to get from Beppu to Shirakawa-go, including transfers.
Beppu to Shirakawa-go bus services, operated by Kintetsu Bus, depart from Beppu Kitahama station.
Beppu to Shirakawa-go bus services, operated by Kintetsu Bus, arrive at Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi.
Yes, the driving distance between Beppu to Shirakawa-go is 898 km. It takes approximately 11h 47m to drive from Beppu to Shirakawa-go.
There are 13+ hotels available in Shirakawa-go.
What companies run services between Beppu, Japan and Shirakawa-go, Japan?
You can take a bus from Beppu Kitahama to Shirakawa-go via Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi, Kyoto Station Hachijo Gate, Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal, and Shirakawago in around 19h 36m.
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Airlines
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Oita Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–55,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Komatsu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–60,000
Flights from Oita Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–35,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Komatsu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥47,000–120,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Komaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–26,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Komaki Airport via Izumo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–26,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Komaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–40,000
Flights from Oita Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–35,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Komaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–26,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Komaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–40,000
- Website
- orc-air.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Komatsu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–60,000
- Website
- ibexair.co.jp
Flights from Oita Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–55,000
Train operators
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Beppu to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–5,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥4,200–4,700
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,600–5,000
- Green Seat
- ¥5,000–7,000
Train from Kyōto to Tsuruga
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,200
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥3,600–4,100
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,000–4,200
- Green Seat
- ¥4,200–5,500
Train from Nagoya Station to Takayama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–6,500
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥5,000–6,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥4,600–6,500
- Green Seat
- ¥6,500–9,000
Train from Beppu to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–25,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥5,500–6,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥5,000–7,500
- Green Seat
- ¥7,500–10,000
Train from Beppu to Higoozu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–5,500
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥4,500–5,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,900–5,500
- Green Seat
- ¥5,500–7,500
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Tsuruga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–5,500
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥4,500–5,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,900–5,500
- Green Seat
- ¥5,500–7,500
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–18,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥12,000–17,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥14,000–18,000
- Green seat
- ¥18,000–24,000
Train from Tsuruga to Kanazawa
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–7,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥4,500–6,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,500–7,000
- Green seat
- ¥6,500–9,000
Train from Kokura to Nagoya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–21,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥15,000–21,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥17,000–21,000
- Green seat
- ¥22,000–29,000
- Phone
- 050-3536-3957
- net-members_desk@rw.kintetsu.co.jp
- Website
- kintetsu.co.jp
Train from Osaka-Namba to Kintetsu-Nagoya
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–5,500
- Website
- https://www.kintetsu.co.jp/foreign/english/
Bus operators
- Phone
- 076-234-0123
- Website
- hokutetsu.co.jp
Bus from Kanazawa Station West Exit to Shirakawa-go
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,200
- Schedules at
- hokutetsu.co.jp
Bus from Meitetsu Bus Terminal to Shirakawago
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–6,000
- Schedules at
- hokutetsu.co.jp
Bus from Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal to Shirakawago
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,600
- Schedules at
- hokutetsu.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Bus from Beppu Kitahama to Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–14,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 0577-32-1688
- Website
- nouhibus.co.jp
Bus from Kyoto Station Hachijo Gate to Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–7,000
- Schedules at
- nouhibus.co.jp
Bus from Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal to Shirakawago
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–4,200
- Schedules at
- nouhibus.co.jp
- Phone
- 097-534-7455
- Website
- oitakotsu.co.jp
Bus from Beppu-Kitahama to Ōita Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,550
- Schedules at
- oitakotsu.co.jp
- Phone
- 058-240-0489
- Website
- gifubus.co.jp
Bus from Meitetsu Bus Center to Shirakawago
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,000
- Schedules at
- gifubus.co.jp
- Book at
- willerexpress.com
- Adult
- ¥3,000–4,000
Ferry operators
- Website
- ferry-sunflower.co.jp
Car ferry from Beppu to Osaka Nanko Cosmo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–18,000
- Schedules at
- ferry-sunflower.co.jp
- Bed in dormitory
- ¥12,000–18,000
- Standard Single
- ¥16,000–18,000
- Superior Single
- ¥20,000–23,000
- Semi Suite
- ¥31,000–34,000
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