There are 6 ways to get from Kitakyushu to Kanazawa by train, bus, night bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Kokura to Kyōtotrain
- Take the train from Kyōto to Tsurugatrain
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Kanazawatrain
5h 1m¥20,009–28,296Night bus, train
cheapest- Take the night bus from Kokura Station Shinkansen Gate to Kyoto Station Hachijyo Gate G2nightbus
- Take the train from Kyōto to Tsurugatrain
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Kanazawatrain
12h 59m¥11,924–23,232Train, bus
- Take the train from Kokura to Nagoya Stationtrain Nozomi
- Take the bus from Nagoya Station Shinkansen Exit to Kanazawa Station West Gatebus Nagoya
7h 30m¥18,640–26,677Drive 764.8 km
- Drive from Kitakyushu to Kanazawacar 764.8 km
10h 12m¥12,774–18,452Train to Fukuoka Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kokura to Hakatatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ)plane FUK - KMQ
3h 37m¥17,881–58,642Fly from Kitakyushu Airport
- Fly from Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ)plane KKJ - KMQ
6h 2m¥62,683–134,520
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kitakyushu to Kanazawa is to drive which costs ¥12000 - ¥19000 and takes 10h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Kitakyushu to Kanazawa is to train and fly which takes 3h 37m and costs ¥17000 - ¥60000.
No, there is no direct train from Kitakyushu to Kanazawa. However, there are services departing from Kokura and arriving at Kanazawa via Kyōto and Tsuruga. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 1m.
The distance between Kitakyushu and Kanazawa is 767 km. The road distance is 764.8 km.
The best way to get from Kitakyushu to Kanazawa without a car is to train which takes 5h 1m and costs ¥20000 - ¥29000.
It takes approximately 5h 1m to get from Kitakyushu to Kanazawa, including transfers.
Kitakyushu to Kanazawa train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Kokura station.
The best way to get from Kitakyushu to Kanazawa is to train which takes 5h 1m and costs ¥20000 - ¥29000. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs ¥60000 - ¥140000 and takes 6h 2m.
Kitakyushu to Kanazawa train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Kyōto station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kitakyushu to Kanazawa is 765 km. It takes approximately 10h 12m to drive from Kitakyushu to Kanazawa.
What companies run services between Kitakyushu, Japan and Kanazawa, Ishikawa-ken, Japan?
You can take a train from Kokura to Kanazawa via Kyōto and Tsuruga in around 5h 1m. Alternatively, Star Flyer, All Nippon Airways, and Japan Airlines fly from Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ) every 4 hours.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Komatsu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–55,000
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to Komatsu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–130,000
- Website
- orc-air.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Komatsu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–55,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Komatsu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–48,000
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to Komatsu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥42,000–200,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–18,000
- 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
- ¥12,000–17,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥14,000–18,000
- Green seat
- ¥18,000–24,000
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 Kokura to Nagoya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–21,000
- 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
- ¥15,000–21,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥17,000–21,000
- Green seat
- ¥22,000–29,000
Train from Kokura to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–4,400
- 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
- ¥3,600–4,400
- Green seat
- ¥4,300–6,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kyōto to Tsuruga
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,200
- 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
- ¥3,600–4,100
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,000–4,200
- Green Seat
- ¥4,200–5,500
Train from Kokura to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–3,200
- 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
- ¥2,800–3,200
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,100–3,000
- Green Seat
- ¥2,700–3,700
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- 076-234-0123
- Website
- hokutetsu.co.jp
Bus from Nagoya Station Shinkansen Exit to Kanazawa Station West Gate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–6,000
- Schedules at
- hokutetsu.co.jp
- Phone
- (050) 5805-0383
- en-info@willer.co.jp
- Website
- travel.willer.co.jp
Night bus from Kokura Station Shinkansen Gate to Kyoto Station Hachijyo Gate G2
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–12,000
- Schedules at
- willer-travel.com
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