There are 7 ways to get from Kurashiki to Shirakawa-go by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus via Kyoto
best- Take the train from Okayama to Kyōto
- Take the train from Kyōto to Tsuruga
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Kanazawa
- Take the bus from Kanazawa Station West Exit to Shirakawa-go
6h 38m¥15,646–26,118Bus via Nagoya
cheapest- Take the bus from Kurashiki to Nagoya Station Shinkansen ExitOkayama
- Take the bus from Meitetsu Bus Center to Shirakawago
9h 46m¥7,800–11,800Drive 469.2 km
- Drive from Kurashiki to Shirakawa-go469.2 km
6h 11m¥8,053–11,631Fly Okayama Airport to Komatsu Airport, bus
- Fly from Okayama Airport (OKJ) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ)OKJ - KMQ
- Take the bus from Kanazawa Station West Exit to Shirakawa-go
8h 11m¥25,615–119,350Train, bus
- Take the train from Okayama to Nagoya Station
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Takayama
- Take the bus from Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal to Shirakawago
7h 48m¥14,946–24,918Bus
- Take the bus from Kurashiki to Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi
- Take the bus from Kyoto Station Hachijo Gate to Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal to Shirakawago
11h 40m¥9,164–16,331Train to Izumo Airport, fly to Komaki Airport, bus
- Take the train from Kurashiki to Shinji
- Fly from Izumo Airport (IZO) to Komaki Airport (NKM)IZO - NKM
- Take the bus from Meitetsu Bus Center to Shirakawago
9h 37m¥25,113–44,775
Okayama Airport (OKJ) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kurashiki to Shirakawa-go is to drive which costs ¥8000 - ¥12000 and takes 6h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Kurashiki to Shirakawa-go is to drive which takes 6h 11m and costs ¥8000 - ¥12000.
No, there is no direct bus from Kurashiki to Shirakawa-go. However, there are services departing from Kurashiki and arriving at Shirakawago via Meitetsu Bus Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 46m.
The distance between Kurashiki and Shirakawa-go is 515 km. The road distance is 469.2 km.
The best way to get from Kurashiki to Shirakawa-go without a car is to train and bus via Kyoto which takes 6h 38m and costs ¥15000 - ¥27000.
It takes approximately 6h 38m to get from Kurashiki to Shirakawa-go, including transfers.
Kurashiki to Shirakawa-go bus services, operated by Meitetsu Bus, depart from Kurashiki station.
Kurashiki to Shirakawa-go bus services, operated by Meitetsu Bus, arrive at Nagoya Station Shinkansen Exit.
Yes, the driving distance between Kurashiki to Shirakawa-go is 469 km. It takes approximately 6h 11m to drive from Kurashiki to Shirakawa-go.
There are 13+ hotels available in Shirakawa-go.
What companies run services between Kurashiki, Japan and Shirakawa-go, Japan?
You can take a bus from Kurashiki to Shirakawa-go via Nagoya Station Shinkansen Exit, Meitetsu Bus Center, and Shirakawago in around 9h 46m.
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- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Okayama Airport to Komatsu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–130,000
Flights from Izumo Airport to Komaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–30,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Izumo Airport to Komaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–30,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Okayama Airport to Komatsu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–110,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Okayama to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- 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 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 Okayama to Nagoya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- 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
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥9,500–12,000
- Green seat
- ¥12,000–16,000
- 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 Nagoya Station to Takayama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–6,500
- 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
- ¥5,000–6,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥4,600–6,500
- Green Seat
- ¥6,500–9,000
Train from Kurashiki to Shinji
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–7,500
- 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
- ¥5,500–6,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥5,000–7,500
- Green Seat
- ¥7,500–10,000
- 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
- 052-582-5151
- Website
- meitetsu-bus.co.jp
Bus from Kurashiki to Nagoya Station Shinkansen Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,800–8,000
- Schedules at
- meitetsu-bus.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
- 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
Bus from Kyoto Station Hachijo Gate to Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–7,000
- Schedules at
- nouhibus.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-08-5050
- kousoku@ryobi-holdings.jp
- Website
- ryobi-holdings.jp
Bus from Kurashiki to Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–5,500
- Website
- https://www.ryobi-holdings.jp/bus/
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