There are 9 ways to get from Shirakawa-go Bus Terminal to Beppu by bus, train, car ferry, car, or plane
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Bus, train via Kyoto
best- Take the bus from Shirakawa-go to Kanazawa Station West Exit
- Take the train from Kanazawa to Tsuruga
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Kyōto
- Take the train from Kyōto to Kokura
- Take the train from Kokura to Beppu
8h 20m¥24,488–38,400Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Shirakawago to Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal to Kyoto Station Hachijo Gate
- Take the bus from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi to Beppu Kitahama
18h 46m¥12,063–25,200Bus, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Shirakawago to Meitetsu Bus Terminal
- Take the train from Kintetsu-Nagoya to Osaka-Namba
- Take the car ferry from Osaka Nanko Cosmo to Beppu
19h 5m¥19,535–30,040Drive 898.2 km
- Drive from Shirakawa-go Bus Terminal to Beppu898.2 km
11h 48m¥15,272–22,059Bus, train
- Take the bus from Shirakawago to Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal
- Take the train from Takayama to Nagoya Station
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Kokura
- Take the train from Kokura to Beppu
9h 16m¥24,363–36,700Bus to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly to Oita Airport
- Take the bus from Shirakawago to Meitetsu Bus Center
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Oita Airport (OIT)NGO - OIT
6h 58m¥25,200–32,350Bus to Komatsu Airport, fly to Fukuoka Airport, train
- Take the bus from Shirakawa-go to Kanazawa Station West Exit
- Fly from Komatsu Airport (KMQ) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)KMQ - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata to Beppu
7h 12m¥34,108–88,450Bus to Komaki Airport, fly to Fukuoka Airport, train
- Take the bus from Shirakawago to Meitetsu Bus Center
- Fly from Komaki Airport (NKM) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)NKM - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata to Beppu
8h 23m¥22,680–55,900Bus, train, train to Osaka International Airport, fly to Oita Airport
- Take the bus from Shirakawa-go to Kanazawa Station West Exit
- Take the train from Kanazawa to Tsuruga
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Oita Airport (OIT)ITM - OIT
8h 22m¥25,768–46,800
Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Oita Airport (OIT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shirakawa-go Bus Terminal to Beppu is to drive which costs ¥15000 - ¥23000 and takes 11h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Shirakawa-go Bus Terminal to Beppu is to bus and fly which takes 6h 58m and costs ¥25000 - ¥33000.
No, there is no direct bus from Shirakawa-go Bus Terminal to Beppu. However, there are services departing from Shirakawago and arriving at Beppu Kitahama via Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal and Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 46m.
The distance between Shirakawa-go Bus Terminal and Beppu is 952 km. The road distance is 898.2 km.
The best way to get from Shirakawa-go Bus Terminal to Beppu without a car is to bus and train via Kyoto which takes 8h 20m and costs ¥24000 - ¥39000.
It takes approximately 8h 20m to get from Shirakawa-go Bus Terminal to Beppu, including transfers.
Shirakawa-go Bus Terminal to Beppu bus services, operated by Nouhi Bus, depart from Shirakawago station.
Shirakawa-go Bus Terminal to Beppu bus services, operated by Nouhi Bus, arrive at Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Shirakawa-go Bus Terminal to Beppu is 898 km. It takes approximately 11h 48m to drive from Shirakawa-go Bus Terminal to Beppu.
There are 627+ hotels available in Beppu.
What companies run services between Shirakawa-go Bus Terminal, Japan and Beppu, Japan?
You can take a bus from Shirakawago to Beppu Kitahama via Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal, Kyoto Station Hachijo Gate, and Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi in around 18h 46m.
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- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Oita Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–48,000
Flights from Komatsu Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–60,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Oita Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–23,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Komatsu Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–60,000
Flights from Komaki Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–26,000
Flights from Komaki Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Izumo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–26,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Oita Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–28,000
- Website
- orc-air.co.jp
Flights from Komatsu Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–60,000
- Website
- ibexair.co.jp
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Oita Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–48,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Komaki Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–26,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kanazawa to Tsuruga
- 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 Kyōto to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- 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 Nagoya Station to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- 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
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Tsuruga to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 56 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 Beppu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–5,000
- 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
- ¥4,200–4,700
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,600–5,000
- Green Seat
- ¥5,000–7,000
Train from Takayama to Nagoya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- 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 Hakata to Beppu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–25,000
- 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
- ¥5,500–6,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥5,000–7,500
- Green Seat
- ¥7,500–10,000
Train from Tsuruga to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- 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
- 050-3536-3957
- net-members_desk@rw.kintetsu.co.jp
- Website
- kintetsu.co.jp
Train from Kintetsu-Nagoya to Osaka-Namba
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–5,500
- Website
- https://www.kintetsu.co.jp/foreign/english/
- Phone
- 076-234-0123
- Website
- hokutetsu.co.jp
Bus from Shirakawa-go to Kanazawa Station West Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,200
- Schedules at
- hokutetsu.co.jp
Bus from Shirakawago to Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,600
- Schedules at
- hokutetsu.co.jp
Bus from Shirakawago to Meitetsu Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–6,000
- Schedules at
- hokutetsu.co.jp
- Phone
- 0577-32-1688
- Website
- nouhibus.co.jp
Bus from Shirakawago to Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–4,200
- Schedules at
- nouhibus.co.jp
Bus from Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal to Kyoto Station Hachijo Gate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–7,000
- Schedules at
- nouhibus.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Bus from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi to Beppu Kitahama
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–14,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 058-201-0489
- Website
- gifubus.co.jp
Bus from Shirakawago to Meitetsu Bus Center
- 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
- Website
- ferry-sunflower.co.jp
Car ferry from Osaka Nanko Cosmo to Beppu
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–18,000
- Schedules at
- ferry-sunflower.co.jp
- Bed in dormitory
- ¥12,000–18,000
- Standard Single
- ¥16,000–18,000
- Superior Single
- ¥20,000–23,000
- Semi Suite
- ¥31,000–34,000
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