There are 5 ways to get from Hitachi to Kanazawa by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Hitachi to UenoHitachi / ...
- Take the train from Ueno to KanazawaHakutaka / ...
5h 14m¥12,220–20,882Drive 486.7 km
cheapest- Drive from Hitachi to Kanazawa486.7 km
7h 11m¥8,285–11,968Train, bus
- Take the train from Hitachi to Oyama(Tochigi)
- Take the train from Oyama(Tochigi) to Shim-Maebashi
- Take the bus from 新前橋駅 to 金沢駅東口
11h 44m¥9,301–12,646Train, fly to Komatsu Airport
- Take the train from Hitachi to Shinagawa
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ)HND - KMQ
5h 14m¥18,351–41,599Train, fly to Toyama Airport
- Take the train from Hitachi to Shinagawa
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Toyama Airport (TOY)HND - TOY
- Take the train from Toyama to Kanazawa
6h 19m¥21,151–51,599
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hitachi to Kanazawa is to drive which costs ¥8000 - ¥12000 and takes 7h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Hitachi to Kanazawa is to train which takes 5h 14m and costs ¥12000 - ¥21000.
No, there is no direct train from Hitachi to Kanazawa. However, there are services departing from Hitachi and arriving at Kanazawa via Ueno. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 14m.
The distance between Hitachi and Kanazawa is 596 km. The road distance is 486.7 km.
The best way to get from Hitachi to Kanazawa without a car is to train which takes 5h 14m and costs ¥12000 - ¥21000.
It takes approximately 5h 14m to get from Hitachi to Kanazawa, including transfers.
Hitachi to Kanazawa train services, operated by Japan Railways Limited Express, depart from Hitachi station.
Hitachi to Kanazawa train services, operated by Japan Railways Limited Express, arrive at Ueno station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hitachi to Kanazawa is 487 km. It takes approximately 7h 11m to drive from Hitachi to Kanazawa.
There are 551+ hotels available in Kanazawa.
What companies run services between Hitachi, Japan and Kanazawa, Ishikawa-ken, Japan?
You can take a train from Hitachi to Kanazawa via Ueno in around 5h 14m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Komatsu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–31,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Komatsu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–37,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Toyama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–39,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Hitachi to Ueno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–6,000
- 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
- ¥4,800–5,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥4,200–6,000
- Green Seat
- ¥6,000–8,500
Train from Hitachi to Shinagawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–6,500
- 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
- ¥4,500–6,500
- Green Seat
- ¥6,500–9,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Hitachi to Ueno
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–2,900
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Hitachi to Oyama(Tochigi)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–2,000
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Oyama(Tochigi) to Shim-Maebashi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–1,700
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
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 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
- 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
- 027-287-4000
- Website
- ncb.jp
Bus from 新前橋駅 to 金沢駅東口
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–9,000
- Website
- https://ncb.jp/
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