There are 8 ways to get from Kanasawa to Shirakawa-go Bus Terminal by train, bus, car, taxi, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Ajigasawa to Kawabe(Aomori)
- 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
11h 23m¥31,307–47,387Drive 726.5 km
cheapest- Drive from Kanasawa to Shirakawa-go Bus Terminal726.5 km
10h 1m¥12,186–17,602Bus
- 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
18h 34m¥19,982–31,486Taxi, fly to Komatsu Airport, bus
- Take the taxi from Kanasawa to Aomori (AOJ)
- Fly from Aomori (AOJ) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ)AOJ - KMQ
- Take the bus from Kanazawa Station West Exit to Shirakawa-go
7h 53m¥47,618–152,685Train, bus via Niigata
- Take the train from Ajigasawa to Hirosaki
- Take the train from Hirosaki to Akita
- Take the train from Akita to Niigata
- Take the train from Niigata to Joetsumyoko
- Take the train from Jōetsumyōkō to Shin-Takaoka
- Take the bus from Shintakaokaeki4ban to Shirakawago
16h 39m¥21,927–39,387Train, bus via Sendai
- Take the train from Ajigasawa to Hirosaki
- 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
19h 38m¥20,127–27,587Taxi, fly to Komaki Airport, bus
- Take the taxi from Kanasawa to Aomori (AOJ)
- Fly from Aomori (AOJ) to Komaki Airport (NKM)AOJ - NKM
- Take the bus from Meitetsu Bus Center to Shirakawago
7h 8m¥54,268–70,285Taxi, fly to Toyama Airport, train, bus
- Take the taxi from Kanasawa to Aomori (AOJ)
- 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
8h 58m¥55,418–204,685
Aomori (AOJ) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kanasawa to Shirakawa-go Bus Terminal is to drive which costs ¥12000 - ¥18000 and takes 10h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Kanasawa to Shirakawa-go Bus Terminal is to taxi and fly and bus which takes 7h 8m and costs ¥50000 - ¥75000.
The distance between Kanasawa and Shirakawa-go Bus Terminal is 1212 km. The road distance is 726.5 km.
The best way to get from Kanasawa to Shirakawa-go Bus Terminal without a car is to train and bus which takes 11h 23m and costs ¥31000 - ¥48000.
It takes approximately 11h 23m to get from Kanasawa to Shirakawa-go Bus Terminal, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Kanasawa to Shirakawa-go Bus Terminal is 726 km. It takes approximately 10h 1m to drive from Kanasawa to Shirakawa-go Bus Terminal.
There are 13+ hotels available in Shirakawa-go Bus Terminal.
What companies run services between Kanasawa, Japan and Shirakawa-go Bus Terminal, Japan?
You can take a vehicle from Kanasawa to Shirakawago via Karekidaira, Konan Bus Hirosaki Bus Terminal, Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal, and Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal in around 18h 34m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Aomori to Komatsu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–130,000
Flights from Aomori to Komatsu Airport via Osaka Itami, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–170,000
Flights from Aomori to Komatsu Airport via New Chitose, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–160,000
Flights from Aomori to Komaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–41,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Aomori to Komatsu Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–120,000
Flights from Aomori to Toyama Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–150,000
Flights from Aomori to Toyama Airport via New Chitose, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–170,000
Flights from Aomori to Toyama Airport via Osaka Itami, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–200,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Aomori to Komaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–41,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Ajigasawa to Kawabe(Aomori)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥700–950
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Ajigasawa to Hirosaki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥800–1,100
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Hirosaki to Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–2,900
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Niigata to Joetsumyoko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–2,900
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
- 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 Jōetsumyōkō to Shin-Takaoka
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–6,500
- 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
- ¥4,300–6,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,000–6,500
- Green seat
- ¥6,000–8,500
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
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Hirosaki to Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- 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 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 Niigata to Joetsumyoko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- 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
- ¥4,700–5,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥4,200–6,000
- Green Seat
- ¥6,000–8,500
- 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
Bus from Shintakaokaeki4ban to Shirakawago
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–4,200
- Schedules at
- nouhibus.co.jp
- Website
- kaetsunou.co.jp
Bus from Shintakaokaeki4ban to Shirakawago
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–1,300
- Schedules at
- kaetsunou.co.jp
- 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
- 058-240-0489
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–25,000
Hokusei Kotsu
- Phone
- +81 172-33-3333
- Website
- hokuseikotsu-recruit.jp
Hokusei Kotsu
- Phone
- +81 172-33-3333
- Website
- hokuseikotsu-recruit.jp
Hokusei Kotsu
- Phone
- +81 172-33-3333
- Website
- hokuseikotsu-recruit.jp
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