There are 6 ways to get from Nago to Shirakawa-go by bus, plane, ferry, train, or night bus
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Bus, fly to Komatsu Airport
best- Take the bus from 名護市役所前 to 那覇空港国内線ターミナル
- Fly from Naha Airport (OKA) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ)OKA - KMQ
- Take the bus from Kanazawa Station West Exit to Shirakawa-go
8h 21m¥29,060–75,350Bus, fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from 名護市役所前 to 那覇空港国内線ターミナル
- Fly from Naha Airport (OKA) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)OKA - NGO
- Take the bus from Meitetsu Bus Center to Shirakawago
9h 23m¥14,810–31,950Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from 本部旅客待合所 to 鹿児島新港 新港待合所
- Take the bus from Kagoshima Honkou to Hakata Bus Terminal
- Take the train from Hakata to Nagoya Station
- Take the bus from Meitetsu Bus Center to Shirakawago
38h 17m¥35,626–63,990Bus, fly to Toyama Airport, train
- Take the bus from 名護市役所前 to 那覇空港国内線ターミナル
- Fly from Naha Airport (OKA) to Toyama Airport (TOY)OKA - TOY
- Take the train from Toyama to Kanazawa
- Take the bus from Kanazawa Station West Exit to Shirakawa-go
12h 1m¥32,860–172,350Bus, fly to Osaka International Airport, train
- Take the bus from 名護市役所前 to 那覇空港国内線ターミナル
- Fly from Naha Airport (OKA) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)OKA - ITM
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Tsuruga
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Kanazawa
- Take the bus from Kanazawa Station West Exit to Shirakawa-go
10h 54m¥25,410–74,400Ferry, bus, night bus
- Take the ferry from 本部旅客待合所 to 鹿児島新港 新港待合所
- Take the bus from Kagoshima Honkou to Hakata Bus Terminal
- Take the night bus from Hakata Station to Meitetsu Bus Center
- Take the bus from Meitetsu Bus Center to Shirakawago
47h 18m¥27,238–54,931
Naha Airport (OKA) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nago to Shirakawa-go is to bus and fly which costs ¥14000 - ¥32000 and takes 9h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Nago to Shirakawa-go is to bus and fly which takes 8h 21m and costs ¥29000 - ¥80000.
The distance between Nago and Shirakawa-go is 1579 km.
The best way to get from Nago to Shirakawa-go without a car is to ferry and bus and train which takes 38h 17m and costs ¥35000 - ¥65000.
It takes approximately 8h 21m to get from Nago to Shirakawa-go, including transfers.
There are 13+ hotels available in Shirakawa-go.
What companies run services between Nago, Japan and Shirakawa-go, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Nago to Shirakawa-go. However, you can take the bus to 那覇空港国内線ターミナル, walk to Naha Airport (OKA) airport, fly to Komatsu Airport (KMQ), walk to Komatsu Airport, take the bus to Komatsu Station, walk to Komatsu, take the train to Kanazawa, walk to Kanazawa Station West Exit, take the bus to Shirakawa-go, then walk to Shirakawa-go. Alternatively, you can take a bus from 北部会館 to Shirakawa-go via 本部港, 本部旅客待合所, 鹿児島新港 新港待合所, Kagoshima Honkou, Hakata Bus Terminal, Hakata, Nagoya Station, Meitetsu Bus Center, and Shirakawago in around 38h 17m.
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- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Naha Airport to Komatsu Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–120,000
Flights from Naha Airport to Komatsu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–140,000
Flights from Naha Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–75,000
Flights from Naha Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–75,000
Flights from Naha Airport to Toyama Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–190,000
Flights from Naha Airport to Toyama Airport via Kagoshima, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–170,000
Flights from Naha Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–60,000
Flights from Naha Airport to Osaka International Airport via Miyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–60,000
Flights from Naha Airport to Osaka International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–60,000
Flights from Naha Airport to Osaka International Airport via Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–60,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Naha Airport to Komatsu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–150,000
Flights from Naha Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–23,000
Flights from Naha Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–55,000
Flights from Naha Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–55,000
- Website
- jal.co.jp
Flights from Naha Airport to Komatsu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–140,000
Flights from Naha Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–90,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Naha Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–23,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Naha Airport to Toyama Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–270,000
Flights from Naha Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–55,000
- Website
- solaseedair.jp
Flights from Naha Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–35,000
Flights from Naha Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–35,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Naha Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–25,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Naha Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–23,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Hakata to Nagoya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–23,000
- 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
- ¥16,000–22,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥18,000–23,000
- Green seat
- ¥23,000–31,000
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
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
- 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
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Tsuruga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–5,500
- 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
- ¥4,500–5,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,900–5,500
- Green Seat
- ¥5,500–7,500
- Phone
- 0980-56-5760
- Website
- yanbaru-expressbus.com
Bus from 名護市役所前 to 那覇空港国内線ターミナル
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥160–2,200
- Website
- http://yanbaru-expressbus.com/
- 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
- Phone
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Bus from Kagoshima Honkou to Hakata Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–9,000
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.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
- 052-582-5151
- Website
- meitetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Hakata Station to Meitetsu Bus Center
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–13,000
- Schedules at
- meitetsu-bus.co.jp
- Website
- aline-ferry.com
Ferry from 本部旅客待合所 to 鹿児島新港 新港待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥13,500–21,000
- Schedules at
- aline-ferry.com
- Second Class
- ¥13,500–14,500
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥16,000–21,000
- First Class
- ¥26,000–29,000
- Premium
- ¥34,403
- Passenger Car
- ¥55,000–80,000
- Phone
- 099-225-1551
- Website
- marixline.com
Ferry from 本部旅客待合所 to 鹿児島新港 新港待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–28,000
- Website
- https://marixline.com/en/
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥18,000–21,000
- Second Class
- ¥16,000–19,000
- First Class
- ¥26,000–28,000
- Premium
- ¥33,000–35,000
- Passenger car
- ¥55,000–80,000
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