There are 3 ways to get from Kiso to Kanazawa by train, taxi, bus, or car
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Train
best- Take the train from Kisofukushima to NaganoShinano
- Take the train from Nagano to KanazawaHakutaka / ...
3h 52m¥14,315–19,590Drive 176 km
cheapest- Drive from Kiso to Kanazawa176 km
2h 56m¥2,963–4,280Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Kiso to Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal to Shirakawago
- Take the bus from Shirakawa-go to Kanazawa Station West Exit
5h 18m¥32,534–44,013
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kiso to Kanazawa is to drive which costs ¥2900 - ¥4300 and takes 2h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Kiso to Kanazawa is to drive which takes 2h 56m and costs ¥2900 - ¥4300.
The distance between Kiso and Kanazawa is 354 km. The road distance is 176 km.
The best way to get from Kiso to Kanazawa without a car is to train which takes 3h 52m and costs ¥14000 - ¥20000.
It takes approximately 3h 52m to get from Kiso to Kanazawa, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Kiso to Kanazawa is 176 km. It takes approximately 2h 56m to drive from Kiso to Kanazawa.
There are 551+ hotels available in Kanazawa.
What companies run services between Kiso, Nagano, Japan and Kanazawa, Ishikawa-ken, Japan?
You can take a vehicle from Kiso to Kanazawa via Kisofukushima and Nagano in around 3h 52m.
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kisofukushima to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–4,900
- 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
- ¥4,100–4,600
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,500–4,900
- Green Seat
- ¥5,000–7,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Nagano to Kanazawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–9,000
- 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
- ¥6,000–8,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥7,000–9,000
- Green seat
- ¥9,000–13,000
- Phone
- 0577-32-1688
- Website
- 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
- 076-234-0123
- Website
- 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
Bus from Shirakawa-go to Kanazawa Station West Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,200
- Schedules at
- hokutetsu.co.jp
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