There are 7 ways to get from Chitose to Shirakawa-go by plane, bus, train, car ferry, or car
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Fly to Komatsu Airport, bus
best- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ)CTS - KMQ
- Take the bus from Kanazawa Station West Exit to Shirakawa-go
6h 11m¥23,100–73,461Car ferry, drive
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Tomakomai West Port Ferry Terminal to Tsuruga
- Drive from Tsuruga to Shirakawa-go
24h 4m¥12,051–28,552Train, bus
- Take the train from Minami-Chitose to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Take the train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Ōmiya
- Take the train from Ōmiya to Kanazawa
- Take the bus from Kanazawa Station West Exit to Shirakawa-go
13h 48m¥35,059–53,324Bus, train
- Take the bus from 三井アウトレットパーク北広島 to 新函館北斗駅前
- Take the train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Sendai
- Take the bus from Sendai Station to Kanazawa Station
- Take the bus from Kanazawa Station West Exit to Shirakawa-go
22h 28m¥25,520–37,957Fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, bus
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)CTS - NGO
- Take the bus from Meitetsu Bus Center to Shirakawago
7h 28m¥12,850–35,061Fly to Toyama Airport, train, bus
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Toyama Airport (TOY)CTS - TOY
- Take the train from Toyama to Kanazawa
- Take the bus from Kanazawa Station West Exit to Shirakawa-go
7h 11m¥27,900–110,461Train, bus via Akita
- Take the train from Minami-Chitose to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Take the train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Shin-Aomori
- Take the train from Shin-Aomori to Akita
- Take the train from Akita to Niigata
- Take the bus from Niigata Eki Mae to Kanazawa
- Take the bus from Kanazawa Station West Exit to Shirakawa-go
21h 27m¥29,759–46,824
New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chitose to Shirakawa-go is to car ferry and drive which costs ¥12000 - ¥29000 and takes 24h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Chitose to Shirakawa-go is to fly and bus which takes 6h 11m and costs ¥23000 - ¥75000.
The distance between Chitose and Shirakawa-go is 946 km.
The best way to get from Chitose to Shirakawa-go without a car is to train and bus which takes 13h 48m and costs ¥35000 - ¥55000.
It takes approximately 6h 11m to get from Chitose to Shirakawa-go, including transfers.
There are 13+ hotels available in Shirakawa-go.
What companies run services between Chitose, Japan and Shirakawa-go, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Chitose to Shirakawa-go. However, you can take the train to New Chitose Airport, walk to New Chitose Airport (CTS) airport, fly to Komatsu Airport (KMQ), walk to Komatsu Airport, take the bus to Komatsu Station, walk to Komatsu, take the train to Kanazawa, walk to Kanazawa Station West Exit, take the bus to Shirakawa-go, then walk to Shirakawa-go. Alternatively, you can take a train from Minami-Chitose to Shirakawa-go via Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto, Ōmiya, Kanazawa, Kanazawa Station West Exit, and Shirakawa-go in around 13h 48m.
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- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Komatsu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–60,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Komatsu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–60,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–75,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–75,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Toyama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–90,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Toyama Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–90,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Komatsu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–90,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥36,000–85,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–23,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–26,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–26,000
- Website
- airdo.jp
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–49,000
- Website
- ibexair.co.jp
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–60,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Minami-Chitose to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–9,500
- 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
- ¥7,000–8,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥6,500–9,500
- Green Seat
- ¥10,000–14,000
Train from Shin-Aomori to Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–7,000
- 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
- ¥5,500–6,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥5,000–7,000
- Green Seat
- ¥7,000–10,000
Train from Akita to Niigata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–10,000
- 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
- ¥7,000–8,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥7,000–10,000
- Green Seat
- ¥10,000–14,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Ōmiya
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–25,000
- 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
- ¥17,000–24,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥20,000–25,000
- Green seat
- ¥25,000–34,000
Train from Ōmiya to Kanazawa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- 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
- ¥10,000–14,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥11,000–15,000
- Green seat
- ¥14,000–20,000
Train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–17,000
- 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
- ¥11,000–16,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥13,000–17,000
- Green seat
- ¥17,000–23,000
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 Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Shin-Aomori
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–7,000
- 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
- ¥4,700–6,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,500–7,000
- Green seat
- ¥7,000–9,500
- 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
- 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 Niigata Eki Mae to Kanazawa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–9,500
- Schedules at
- hokutetsu.co.jp
- Website
- hokkaidoubus-newstar.jp
Bus from 三井アウトレットパーク北広島 to 新函館北斗駅前
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000
- Schedules at
- hokkaidoubus-newstar.jp
- Website
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
Bus from Sendai Station to Kanazawa Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–11,000
- Schedules at
- jrbustohoku.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
- Website
- snf.jp
Car ferry from Tomakomai West Port Ferry Terminal to Tsuruga
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–24,000
- Schedules at
- snf.jp
- State Room
- ¥18,000–24,000
- Tourist
- ¥9,000–20,000
- Suite Room
- ¥44,000–55,000
- Deluxe Room
- ¥27,000–35,000
- Tourist A
- ¥10,000–19,000
- Tourist S
- ¥17,000–24,000
- State room A
- ¥22,000–31,000
- Deluxe room A
- ¥32,000–42,000
- Junior Suite
- ¥46,000–51,000
- Suite
- ¥56,000–60,000
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