There are 12 ways to get from Ishikawa(Jr) to Shirakawa-go by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Shin-Aomori to Ōmiya
- Take the train from Ōmiya to Kanazawa
- Take the bus from Kanazawa Station West Exit to Shirakawa-go
10h 29m¥26,099–43,173Bus via Tokyo
cheapest- Take the bus from Konan Bus Hirosaki Bus Terminal to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal to Shirakawago
17h 28m¥11,249–21,473Drive 705.1 km
- Drive from Ishikawa(Jr) to Shirakawa-go705.1 km
9h 24m¥11,960–17,276Fly Aomori to Komatsu Airport, bus
- Fly from Aomori (AOJ) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ)AOJ - KMQ
- Take the bus from Kanazawa Station West Exit to Shirakawa-go
9h 33m¥32,249–84,673Train, bus via Akita
- Take the train from Odate to Akita
- Take the train from Akita to Ōmiya
- Take the train from Ōmiya to Kanazawa
- Take the bus from Kanazawa Station West Exit to Shirakawa-go
13h 32m¥26,526–43,528Train, bus via Niigata
- Take the train from Odate to Akita
- Take the train from Akita to Niigata
- Take the train from Niigata to Takasaki
- Take the train from Takasaki to Kanazawa
- Take the bus from Kanazawa Station West Exit to Shirakawa-go
15h 37m¥24,526–41,028Bus
- Take the bus from Hirosaki BT to Sendai
- Take the bus from Sendai Station to Kanazawa Station
- Take the bus from Kanazawa Station West Exit to Shirakawa-go
18h 26m¥14,749–21,173Fly Aomori to Komaki Airport, bus
- Fly from Aomori (AOJ) to Komaki Airport (NKM)AOJ - NKM
- Take the bus from Meitetsu Bus Center to Shirakawago
8h 48m¥36,899–47,273Fly Odate–Noshiro Airport to Komatsu Airport, bus
- Fly from Odate–Noshiro Airport (ONJ) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ)ONJ - KMQ
- Take the bus from Kanazawa Station West Exit to Shirakawa-go
9h 27m¥23,376–99,428Fly Aomori to Osaka International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Aomori (AOJ) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)AOJ - 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
10h 26m¥24,599–73,723Fly Aomori to Toyama Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Aomori (AOJ) to Toyama Airport (TOY)AOJ - TOY
- Take the train from Toyama to Kanazawa
- Take the bus from Kanazawa Station West Exit to Shirakawa-go
10h 43m¥33,049–171,673Fly Aomori to Tokyo International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Aomori (AOJ) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)AOJ - HND
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Kanazawa
- Take the bus from Kanazawa Station West Exit to Shirakawa-go
10h 39m¥31,339–65,493
Aomori (AOJ) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ishikawa(Jr) to Shirakawa-go is to drive which costs ¥12000 - ¥18000 and takes 9h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Ishikawa(Jr) to Shirakawa-go is to fly and bus which takes 8h 48m and costs ¥36000 - ¥48000.
The distance between Ishikawa(Jr) and Shirakawa-go is 1170 km. The road distance is 705.1 km.
The best way to get from Ishikawa(Jr) to Shirakawa-go without a car is to train and bus which takes 10h 29m and costs ¥26000 - ¥44000.
It takes approximately 10h 29m to get from Ishikawa(Jr) to Shirakawa-go, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Ishikawa(Jr) to Shirakawa-go is 705 km. It takes approximately 9h 24m to drive from Ishikawa(Jr) to Shirakawa-go.
There are 14+ hotels available in Shirakawa-go.
What companies run services between Ishikawa(Jr), Japan and Shirakawa-go, Japan?
You can take a train from Ishikawa(Jr) to Shirakawa-go via Hirosaki, Konan Bus Hirosaki Bus Terminal, Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal, Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal, and Shirakawago in around 17h 28m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Aomori to Komatsu Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–110,000
Flights from Aomori to Komatsu Airport via New Chitose, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–130,000
Flights from Aomori to Komatsu Airport via Osaka International Airport, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–140,000
Flights from Aomori to Komaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–41,000
Flights from Odate–Noshiro Airport to Komatsu Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–85,000
Flights from Aomori to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–55,000
Flights from Aomori to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–55,000
Flights from Aomori to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–44,000
Flights from Aomori to Tokyo International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–44,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Aomori to Komatsu Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–120,000
Flights from Odate–Noshiro Airport to Komatsu Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–85,000
Flights from Aomori to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–65,000
Flights from Aomori to Toyama Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥36,000–130,000
Flights from Aomori to Toyama Airport via New Chitose, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–160,000
Flights from Aomori to Toyama Airport via Osaka International Airport, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–170,000
Flights from Aomori to Tokyo International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–24,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Aomori to Komaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–41,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Aomori to Ōmiya
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–21,000
- 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
- ¥14,000–20,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥16,000–21,000
- Green seat
- ¥21,000–28,000
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 Akita to Ōmiya
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–19,000
- 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
- ¥13,000–19,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥15,000–19,000
- Green seat
- ¥19,000–26,000
Train from Niigata to Takasaki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–8,500
- 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
- ¥5,500–7,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥6,500–8,500
- Green seat
- ¥8,000–11,000
Train from Takasaki to Kanazawa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–13,000
- 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
- ¥8,500–12,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥10,000–13,000
- Green seat
- ¥12,000–17,000
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 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
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Odate to Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–2,100
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Odate to Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–4,500
- 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
- ¥3,800–4,400
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,200–4,500
- Green Seat
- ¥4,500–6,000
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
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
- 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 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
- 0172-36-5061
- Website
- konanbus.com
Bus from Konan Bus Hirosaki Bus Terminal to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–7,500
- Schedules at
- konanbus.com
- Phone
- 0577-32-1688
- Website
- nouhibus.co.jp
Bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–9,500
- 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
- 0570ー000448
- Website
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
Bus from Hirosaki BT to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,700
- Schedules at
- 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
- 058-201-0489
- 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
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