There are 7 ways to get from Umeda to Shirakawa-go by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Ōsaka to Tsuruga
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Kanazawa
- Take the bus from Kanazawa Station West Exit to Shirakawa-go
5h 7m¥9,921–16,709Drive 288.7 km
cheapest- Drive from Umeda to Shirakawa-go288.7 km
4h 2m¥4,931–7,122Train, bus via Nagoya
- Take the train from Osaka-Namba to Kintetsu-NagoyaUrban Liner / ...
- Take the bus from Meitetsu Bus Terminal to ShirakawagoShirakawago Nagoya
6h 46m¥7,208–11,744Fly from Osaka International Airport, bus
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ)ITM - KMQ
- Take the bus from Kanazawa Station West Exit to Shirakawa-go
7h 54m¥42,314–73,704Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Ōsaka to TakayamaHida
- Take the bus from Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal to ShirakawagoTakayama
6h 37m¥8,747–14,679Bus
- Take the bus from Osaka Station to Takayama Nouhi Bus TerminalTakayama
- Take the bus from Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal to ShirakawagoTakayama
7h 33m¥6,214–11,200Fly from Kobe, bus
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ)UKB - KMQ
- Take the bus from Kanazawa Station West Exit to Shirakawa-go
8h 21m¥55,688–91,015
Umeda to Shirakawa-go by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Umeda to Shirakawa-go is to drive which costs ¥4900 - ¥7500 and takes 4h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Umeda to Shirakawa-go is to drive which takes 4h 2m and costs ¥4900 - ¥7500.
No, there is no direct bus from Umeda station to Shirakawa-go. However, there are services departing from Osaka Station and arriving at Shirakawago via Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 33m.
The distance between Umeda and Shirakawa-go is 345 km. The road distance is 288.7 km.
The best way to get from Umeda to Shirakawa-go without a car is to train and bus which takes 5h 7m and costs ¥9500 - ¥17000.
It takes approximately 5h 7m to get from Umeda to Shirakawa-go, including transfers.
Umeda to Shirakawa-go bus services, operated by Nouhi Bus, depart from Osaka Station.
Umeda to Shirakawa-go bus services, operated by Nouhi Bus, arrive at Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Umeda to Shirakawa-go is 289 km. It takes approximately 4h 2m to drive from Umeda to Shirakawa-go.
There are 13+ hotels available in Shirakawa-go.
What companies run services between Umeda, Ōsaka, Japan and Shirakawa-go, Japan?
You can take a bus from Osaka Station to Shirakawa-go via Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal and Shirakawago in around 7h 33m.
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- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Komatsu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–85,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Komatsu Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–110,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Komatsu Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–140,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Komatsu Airport via Kochi, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–110,000
Flights from Kobe to Komatsu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–95,000
Flights from Kobe to Komatsu Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–160,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Komatsu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥39,000–65,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Komatsu Airport via Izumo, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥39,000–65,000
Flights from Kobe to Komatsu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–46,000
- Website
- jal.co.jp
Flights from Kobe to Komatsu Airport via Okinawa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥120,000–250,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Ōsaka to Tsuruga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–5,500
- 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
- ¥4,500–5,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥4,000–5,500
- Green Seat
- ¥5,500–8,000
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
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
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
- 050-3536-3957
- net-members_desk@rw.kintetsu.co.jp
- Website
- kintetsu.co.jp
Train from Osaka-Namba to Kintetsu-Nagoya
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- 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 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 Meitetsu Bus Terminal to Shirakawago
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–6,000
- 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
- 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 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
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