There are 7 ways to get from Chicago to Kanazawa by plane, train, or taxi
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Fly to Komatsu Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ)plane ORD - KMQ
19h 17m¥67,887–234,775Fly to Toyama Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Toyama Airport (TOY)plane ORD - TOY
- Take the train from Toyama to Kanazawatrain
21h 2m¥92,687–336,775Fly to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane ORD - HND
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Kanazawatrain
20h 18m¥85,977–206,595Fly to Narita International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane ORD - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Keisei-Uenotrain
- Take the train from Ueno to Kanazawatrain
20h 34m¥91,237–208,375Fly to Osaka International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane ORD - ITM
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Tsurugatrain
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Kanazawatrain
22h 40m¥129,237–493,825Fly to Noto Airport, taxi, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Noto Airport (NTQ)plane ORD - NTQ
- Take the taxi from Yanagida Shokubutsu Koen to Nanaotaxi
- Take the train from Nanao to Kanazawatrain
29h 27m¥119,437–317,375Fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane ORD - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Maibaratrain
- Take the train from Maibara to Tsurugatrain
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Kanazawatrain
23h 6m¥90,437–176,275
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Kanazawa is to fly and train which costs ¥85000 - ¥210000 and takes 20h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Kanazawa is to fly which takes 19h 17m and costs ¥65000 - ¥240000.
The distance between Chicago and Kanazawa is 10268 km.
It takes approximately 19h 17m to get from Chicago to Kanazawa, including transfers.
Kanazawa is 15h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 10:31 AM in Chicago and 1:31 AM in Kanazawa.
There are 547+ hotels available in Kanazawa.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Kanazawa, Ishikawa-ken, Japan?
United Airlines, All Nippon Airways, and three other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ) every 4 hours.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Komatsu Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–550,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Toyama Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–750,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Toyama Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–330,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Toyama Airport via Detroit, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–350,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–190,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–380,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–440,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–440,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Noto Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–650,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Noto Airport via San Francisco, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–700,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–180,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–420,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Komatsu Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–250,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Komatsu Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–230,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–160,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–180,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–440,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–200,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–190,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–190,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Komatsu Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–230,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Komatsu Airport via Seattle, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–550,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–190,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–190,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–380,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–180,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–420,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–220,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Narita International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–200,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–210,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Komatsu Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–240,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Toyama Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–330,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Toyama to Kanazawa
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–4,500
- 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
- ¥2,800–3,800
- Reserved seat
- ¥3,600–4,500
- Green seat
- ¥4,300–6,000
Train from Tōkyō Station to Kanazawa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–15,000
- 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
- ¥10,000–15,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥12,000–15,000
- Green seat
- ¥15,000–21,000
Train from Ueno to Kanazawa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–15,000
- 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
- ¥10,000–15,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥12,000–15,000
- Green seat
- ¥15,000–21,000
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 Nagoya Station to Maibara
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,700
- 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
- ¥3,000–4,100
- Reserved seat
- ¥3,800–4,700
- Green seat
- ¥4,600–6,000
- Phone
- 076-431-3409
- Website
- ainokaze.co.jp
Train from Toyama to Kanazawa
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,300
- Website
- http://ainokaze.co.jp/
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- keisei.co.jp
Train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Keisei-Ueno
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,520–2,570
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- keisei.co.jp
Train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Keisei-Ueno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,200
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
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
Train from Nanao to Kanazawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–3,500
- 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
- ¥3,000–3,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,300–3,300
- Green Seat
- ¥3,100–4,200
Train from Maibara to Tsuruga
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–3,000
- 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
- ¥2,600–3,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥1,900–2,700
- Green Seat
- ¥2,400–3,200
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Nanao to Kanazawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Maibara to Tsuruga
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Nagoya Station to Maibara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- global.jr-central.co.jp
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–32,000
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