There are 11 ways to get from Saga to Takayama by train, bus, night bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Saga to Hakata
- Take the train from Hakata to Nagoya Station
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Takayama
7h 48m¥22,709–32,620Night bus, train
cheapest- Take the night bus from Saga Station Bus Center to WTB Osaka UmedaYj1654
- Take the train from Ōsaka to TakayamaHida
16h 37m¥11,900–22,500Bus
- Take the bus from Saga Station Bus Terminal Gate6 to Willerバスターミナル大阪梅田大阪線(乗合高速バス)
- Take the bus from Osaka Station to Takayama Nouhi Bus TerminalTakayama
17h 4m¥23,238–32,196Drive 904 km
- Drive from Saga to Takayama904 km
11h 50m¥15,397–22,239Train via Kobe
- Take the train from Shin-Tosu to Shin-Kobe Station
- Take the train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Nagoya Station
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Takayama
8h 21m¥23,487–35,365Train to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Matsumoto Airport, bus
- Take the train from Saga to Hakata
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Matsumoto Airport (MMJ)FUK - MMJ
- Take the bus from Shinshimashima Station to Takayama Nohi Bus Center
6h 46m¥33,929–61,270Train to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Take the train from Saga to Hakata
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)FUK - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Takayama
7h 29m¥15,579–30,670Train to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Komaki Airport, train
- Take the train from Saga to Hakata
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Komaki Airport (NKM)FUK - NKM
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Takayama
7h 48m¥21,479–36,670Train to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Komatsu Airport, train
- Take the train from Saga to Hakata
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ)FUK - KMQ
- Take the train from Komatsu to Toyama
- Take the train from Toyama to Takayama
7h 38m¥34,929–68,270Train to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport, train
- Take the train from Saga to Hakata
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)FUK - ITM
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Nagoya Station
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Takayama
8h 1m¥22,379–49,920Train to Nagasaki Airport, fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Take the train from Takeo-Onsen to Isahaya
- Fly from Nagasaki Airport (NGS) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)NGS - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Takayama
8h 52m¥30,584–69,199
Saga to Takayama by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Saga to Takayama is to drive which costs ¥15000 - ¥23000 and takes 11h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Saga to Takayama is to train and fly and bus which takes 6h 46m and costs ¥33000 - ¥65000.
No, there is no direct bus from Saga station to Takayama. However, there are services departing from Saga Station Bus Terminal Gate6 and arriving at Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal via Osaka Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 4m.
No, there is no direct train from Saga to Takayama. However, there are services departing from Saga and arriving at Takayama via Hakata and Nagoya Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 48m.
The distance between Saga and Takayama is 940 km. The road distance is 904 km.
The best way to get from Saga to Takayama without a car is to train which takes 7h 48m and costs ¥22000 - ¥33000.
It takes approximately 7h 48m to get from Saga to Takayama, including transfers.
Saga to Takayama bus services, operated by Yutoku Jidousya, depart from Saga Station Bus Terminal Gate6.
Saga to Takayama train services, operated by Japan Railways Limited Express, depart from Saga station.
The best way to get from Saga to Takayama is to train which takes 7h 48m and costs ¥22000 - ¥33000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs ¥23000 - ¥33000 and takes 17h 4m.
What companies run services between Saga, Japan and Takayama, Japan?
You can take a train from Saga to Takayama via Hakata and Nagoya Station in around 7h 48m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Saga Station Bus Terminal Gate6 to Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal via Willerバスターミナル大阪梅田 and Osaka Station in around 17h 4m.
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- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–39,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Miyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–47,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Komatsu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–60,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–41,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport via Miyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–41,000
Flights from Nagasaki Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–55,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Matsumoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–46,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–20,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Komaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–26,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Komaki Airport via Izumo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–26,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Komatsu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥37,000–110,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–32,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport via Miyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–32,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport via Izumo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–32,000
- Website
- orc-air.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–39,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Miyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–47,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Komatsu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–60,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Matsumoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–46,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Komaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–26,000
- Website
- ibexair.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–17,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–41,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–20,000
- Website
- starflyer.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–30,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Saga to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- 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
- ¥2,100–2,900
- Green Seat
- ¥2,700–3,600
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 Ōsaka to Takayama
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–11,000
- 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
- ¥8,000–9,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥7,500–11,000
- Green Seat
- ¥11,000–16,000
Train from Toyama to Takayama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–4,100
- 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
- ¥3,500–4,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,900–4,100
- Green Seat
- ¥4,000–5,500
- 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 Shin-Tosu to Shin-Kobe Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- 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
- ¥18,000–25,000
Train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Nagoya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- 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
- ¥5,500–8,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥6,500–8,500
- Green seat
- ¥8,500–12,000
Train from Komatsu to Toyama
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–5,500
- 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
- ¥3,400–4,600
- Reserved seat
- ¥4,300–5,500
- Green seat
- ¥5,000–7,000
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Nagoya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- 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
- ¥5,000–7,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥6,000–7,500
- Green seat
- ¥7,500–11,000
Train from Takeo-Onsen to Isahaya
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–4,100
- 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
- ¥2,600–3,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥3,400–4,100
- Green seat
- ¥4,000–5,500
- Phone
- 0954-63-3111
- Website
- yutoku.jp
Bus from Saga Station Bus Terminal Gate6 to Willerバスターミナル大阪梅田
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–26,000
- Website
- https://www.yutoku.jp/
- Phone
- 0577-32-1688
- Website
- nouhibus.co.jp
Bus from Osaka Station to Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–7,000
- Schedules at
- nouhibus.co.jp
- Phone
- (050) 5805-0383
- en-info@willer.co.jp
- Website
- travel.willer.co.jp
Night bus from Saga Station Bus Center to WTB Osaka Umeda
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–12,000
- Schedules at
- willer-travel.com
- Phone
- 0570-550-373
- Website
- alpico.co.jp
Bus from Shinshimashima Station to Takayama Nohi Bus Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,400
- Schedules at
- alpico.co.jp
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Saga to Takayama bus services, operated by Yutoku Jidousya, arrive at Willerバスターミナル大阪梅田 station.
Saga to Takayama train services, operated by Japan Railways Limited Express, arrive at Hakata station.
Yes, the driving distance between Saga to Takayama is 904 km. It takes approximately 11h 50m to drive from Saga to Takayama.
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