There are 8 ways to get from Furano to Shirakawa-go by bus, plane, train, car, or car ferry
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Bus to Asahikawa Airport, fly to Komatsu Airport, bus
best- Take the bus from 本通5丁目 to 旭川空港
- Fly from Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ)AKJ - KMQ
- Take the bus from Kanazawa Station West Exit to Shirakawa-go
9h 38m¥32,505–94,047Drive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Furano to Tomakomai West Port Ferry Terminal
- Take the car ferry from Tomakomai West Port Ferry Terminal to Tsuruga
- Drive from Tsuruga to Shirakawa-go
25h 30m¥13,988–31,249Bus, train
- Take the bus from 本通5丁目 to 札幌駅前
- Take the train from Sapporo 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
18h 4m¥38,423–58,216Bus, train via Sendai
- Take the bus from 本通5丁目 to 時計台前
- Take the bus from 中央バス札幌ターミナル to 新函館北斗駅前
- Take the train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Sendai
- Take the bus from Sendai Station to Toyama Eki-mae
- Take the bus from Toyama Station to Shirakawago
25h 16m¥27,213–44,205Bus to Asahikawa Airport, fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from 本通5丁目 to 旭川空港
- Fly from Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)AKJ - NGO
- Take the bus from Meitetsu Bus Center to Shirakawago
8h 55m¥28,255–70,647Train, train to New Chitose Airport, fly to Komatsu Airport, bus
- Take the train from Furano to Takikawa
- Take the train from Takikawa to Sapporo(Jr)
- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airport
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ)CTS - KMQ
- Take the bus from Kanazawa Station West Exit to Shirakawa-go
9h 23m¥26,796–80,062Train, train to New Chitose Airport, fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Furano to Takikawa
- Take the train from Takikawa to Sapporo(Jr)
- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airport
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)CTS - NGO
- Take the bus from Meitetsu Bus Center to Shirakawago
10h 39m¥16,546–41,662Train, train to New Chitose Airport, fly to Toyama Airport, bus
- Take the train from Furano to Takikawa
- Take the train from Takikawa to Sapporo(Jr)
- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airport
- 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
10h 22m¥30,596–112,062
Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Furano to Shirakawa-go is to drive and car ferry which costs ¥14000 - ¥32000 and takes 25h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Furano to Shirakawa-go is to bus and fly which takes 8h 55m and costs ¥28000 - ¥75000.
The distance between Furano and Shirakawa-go is 1103 km.
The best way to get from Furano to Shirakawa-go without a car is to bus and train which takes 18h 4m and costs ¥38000 - ¥60000.
It takes approximately 9h 38m to get from Furano to Shirakawa-go, including transfers.
There are 13+ hotels available in Shirakawa-go.
What companies run services between Furano, Japan and Shirakawa-go, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Furano to Shirakawa-go. However, you can take the bus to 旭川空港, walk to Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) 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 bus from 本通5丁目 to Shirakawa-go via 札幌駅前, Sapporo, Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto, Ōmiya, Kanazawa, Kanazawa Station West Exit, and Shirakawa-go in around 18h 4m.
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- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Asahikawa Airport to Komatsu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–85,000
Flights from Asahikawa Airport to Komatsu Airport via Tokyo Haneda, New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥39,000–220,000
Flights from Asahikawa Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–90,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Komatsu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–60,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Komatsu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–60,000
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
- ¥22,000–90,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Toyama Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–90,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Asahikawa Airport to Komatsu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–160,000
Flights from Asahikawa Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥44,000–110,000
Flights from Asahikawa Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥34,000–55,000
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
- ¥7,500–26,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–26,000
- 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
- ¥22,000–60,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Sapporo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–11,000
- 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
- ¥8,000–9,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥7,500–11,000
- Green Seat
- ¥11,000–16,000
Train from Takikawa to Sapporo(Jr)
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–3,900
- 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
- ¥3,400–3,900
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,700–3,900
- Green Seat
- ¥3,800–5,000
- 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
- Phone
- 011-222-7111
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Furano to Takikawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,600
- Schedules at
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Takikawa to Sapporo(Jr)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–2,400
- Schedules at
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,400
- Schedules at
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
- 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/
- Website
- furanobus.jp
Bus from 本通5丁目 to 旭川空港
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥600–850
- Schedules at
- furanobus.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
- Phone
- 0570-200-600
- Website
- chuo-bus.co.jp
Bus from 本通5丁目 to 札幌駅前
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,100
- Schedules at
- chuo-bus.co.jp
Bus from 本通5丁目 to 時計台前
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,000
- Schedules at
- chuo-bus.co.jp
Bus from 中央バス札幌ターミナル to 新函館北斗駅前
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–9,000
- Schedules at
- chuo-bus.co.jp
- Adult
- ¥3,700–9,000
- Student
- ¥3,500–7,000
- Website
- hokkaidoubus-newstar.jp
Bus from 中央バス札幌ターミナル to 新函館北斗駅前
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000
- Schedules at
- hokkaidoubus-newstar.jp
- Website
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
Bus from Sendai Station to Toyama Eki-mae
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–11,000
- Schedules at
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
- Phone
- 0577-32-1688
- Website
- nouhibus.co.jp
Bus from Toyama Station to Shirakawago
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–4,200
- Schedules at
- nouhibus.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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