There are 7 ways to get from Kobe to Kanazawa by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Kyōtotrain
- Take the train from Kyōto to Tsurugatrain
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Kanazawatrain
3h¥10,578–15,929Drive 294.4 km
cheapest- Drive from Kobe to Kanazawacar 294.4 km
4h 4m¥4,969–7,178Bus, train
- Take the bus from Osaka Umeda to Fukuibus
- Take the train from Fukui to Kanazawatrain Tsurugi / ...
5h 53m¥7,376–12,156Fly Kobe to Komatsu Airport
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ)plane UKB - KMQ
5h 22m¥23,710–47,250Bus
- Take the bus from Sannomiya BT to Nagoya Station Shinkansen Exitbus
- Take the bus from Nagoya Station Shinkansen Exit to Kanazawa Station West Gatebus Nagoya
7h 44m¥6,860–9,460Fly Osaka International Airport to Komatsu Airport
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ)plane ITM - KMQ
5h 43m¥39,383–46,070Fly Kobe to Toyama Airport, train
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Toyama Airport (TOY)plane UKB - TOY
- Take the train from Toyama to Kanazawatrain
7h 12m¥31,510–66,250
Kobe (UKB) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kobe to Kanazawa is to drive which costs ¥4900 - ¥7500 and takes 4h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Kobe to Kanazawa is to train which takes 3h and costs ¥10000 - ¥16000.
No, there is no direct bus from Kobe to Kanazawa station. However, there are services departing from Sannomiya BT and arriving at Kanazawa Station West Gate via Nagoya Station Shinkansen Exit. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 44m.
No, there is no direct train from Kobe station to Kanazawa. However, there are services departing from Shin-Kōbe Station and arriving at Kanazawa via Kyōto and Tsuruga. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h.
The distance between Kobe and Kanazawa is 304 km. The road distance is 294.4 km.
The best way to get from Kobe to Kanazawa without a car is to train which takes 3h and costs ¥10000 - ¥16000.
It takes approximately 3h to get from Kobe to Kanazawa, including transfers.
Kobe to Kanazawa bus services, operated by Meitetsu Bus, depart from Sannomiya BT station.
Kobe to Kanazawa train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Shin-Kōbe Station.
The best way to get from Kobe to Kanazawa is to train which takes 3h and costs ¥10000 - ¥16000. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs ¥23000 - ¥48000 and takes 5h 22m, you could also bus, which costs ¥6500 - ¥9500 and takes 7h 44m.
What companies run services between Kobe, Japan and Kanazawa, Ishikawa-ken, Japan?
You can take a train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Kanazawa via Kyōto and Tsuruga in around 3h. Alternatively, All Nippon Airways, Skymark Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Kobe (UKB) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ) every 4 hours.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Kobe to Komatsu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–85,000
Flights from Kobe to Komatsu Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–150,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Komatsu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–70,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Komatsu Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–90,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Komatsu Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–130,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Komatsu Airport via Kochi, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–90,000
Flights from Kobe to Toyama Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–120,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Kobe to Komatsu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–43,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Komatsu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥36,000–41,000
- Website
- jal.co.jp
Flights from Kobe to Komatsu Airport via Okinawa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–160,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,800
- 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
- ¥3,000–4,100
- Reserved seat
- ¥3,900–4,800
- Green seat
- ¥4,600–6,500
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 Fukui to Kanazawa
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–5,000
- 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
- ¥3,200–4,300
- Reserved seat
- ¥4,100–5,000
- Green seat
- ¥4,900–6,500
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 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
- 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
- 0776-24-4890
- Website
- bus.keifuku.co.jp
Bus from Osaka Umeda to Fukui
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–6,500
- Schedules at
- bus.keifuku.co.jp
- Phone
- 052-582-5151
- Website
- meitetsu-bus.co.jp
Bus from Sannomiya BT to Nagoya Station Shinkansen Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,460
- Schedules at
- meitetsu-bus.co.jp
- 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
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