There are 10 ways to get from Aomori to Shirakawa-go by train, taxi, bus, night bus, car, or plane
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Train, taxi
best- Take the train from Shin Aomori to Moriokatrain
- Take the train from Morioka to Omiya Stationtrain
- Take the train from Omiya Station to Kanazawatrain
- Take the taxi from Kanazawa to Shirakawa-gotaxi
8h 41m¥43,132–54,394Night bus, bus
cheapest- Take the night bus from Aomori Station to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminalnightbus
- Take the bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Matsumoto Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Matsumoto Bus Terminal to Takayama Nohi Bus Centerbus
- Take the bus from Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal to Shirakawagobus
19h 40m¥11,600–32,300Bus
- Take the bus from Aomori to Tokyo Station Nihonbashi Exitbus
- Take the bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal to Shirakawagobus
17h 11m¥15,110–23,650Drive 741.6 km
- Drive from Aomori to Shirakawa-gocar 741.6 km
9h 56m¥12,890–18,619Train, bus
- Take the train from Aomori to Akitatrain
- Take the train from Akita to Niigatatrain
- Take the train from Niigata to Joetsumyokotrain
- Take the train from Joetsumyoko to Kanazawatrain
- Take the bus from Kanazawa Station to Shirakawagobus
16h 27m¥12,521–18,307Fly Aomori to Komaki Airport, bus
- Fly from Aomori (AOJ) to Komaki Airport (NKM)plane AOJ - NKM
- Take the bus from Meitetsu Bus Center to Shirakawagobus
7h 41m¥27,300–49,550Fly Aomori to Komatsu Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Aomori (AOJ) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ)plane AOJ - KMQ
- Take the train from Komatsu to Shin-Takaokatrain
- Take the bus from Shintakaokaeki4ban to Hatogayabus
10h 10m¥46,950–51,850Fly Aomori to Osaka International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Aomori (AOJ) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane AOJ - ITM
- Take the train from Shin Osaka to Nagoyatrain
- Take the bus from Meitetsu Bus Center to Shirakawagobus
8h 57mTrain to Morioka Hanamaki Airport, fly to Komaki Airport, bus
- Take the train from Shin Aomori to Moriokatrain
- Fly from Morioka Hanamaki Airport (HNA) to Komaki Airport (NKM)plane HNA - NKM
- Take the bus from Meitetsu Bus Center to Shirakawagobus
9h 35m¥30,682–58,894Fly Aomori to Toyama Airport, bus
- Fly from Aomori (AOJ) to Toyama Airport (TOY)plane AOJ - TOY
- Take the bus from Shintakaokaeki4ban to Hatogayabus
9h 55m¥34,170–144,000
Aomori (AOJ) to Komaki Airport (NKM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Aomori to Shirakawa-go is to drive which costs ¥12000 - ¥19000 and takes 9h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Aomori to Shirakawa-go is to fly and bus which takes 7h 41m and costs ¥27000 - ¥50000.
No, there is no direct bus from Aomori to Shirakawa-go. However, there are services departing from Aomori and arriving at Shirakawago via Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal and Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 11m.
The distance between Aomori and Shirakawa-go is 1128 km. The road distance is 741.6 km.
The best way to get from Aomori to Shirakawa-go without a car is to train and taxi which takes 8h 41m and costs ¥43000 - ¥55000.
It takes approximately 8h 41m to get from Aomori to Shirakawa-go, including transfers.
Aomori to Shirakawa-go bus services, operated by JR Bus Tohoku, depart from Aomori station.
Aomori to Shirakawa-go bus services, operated by JR Bus Tohoku, arrive at Tokyo Station Nihonbashi Exit.
Yes, the driving distance between Aomori to Shirakawa-go is 742 km. It takes approximately 9h 56m to drive from Aomori to Shirakawa-go.
There are 14+ hotels available in Shirakawa-go.
What companies run services between Aomori, Japan and Shirakawa-go, Japan?
You can take a bus from Aomori to Shirakawa-go via Tokyo Station Nihonbashi Exit, Tōkyō Station, Shinjuku Station, Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal, Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal, and Shirakawago in around 17h 11m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Aomori to Komaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–44,000
Flights from Aomori to Komatsu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥44,000–48,000
Flights from Aomori to Komatsu Airport via Osaka International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥44,000–48,000
Flights from Aomori to Komatsu Airport via New Chitose, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥44,000–48,000
Flights from Aomori to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–48,000
Flights from Aomori to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–48,000
Flights from Morioka Hanamaki Airport to Komaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–50,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Aomori to Komatsu Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥120,000–420,000
Flights from Aomori to Komatsu Airport via New Chitose, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–55,000
Flights from Aomori to Komatsu Airport via Osaka International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥120,000–420,000
Flights from Aomori to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–290,000
Flights from Aomori to Toyama Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–140,000
Flights from Aomori to Toyama Airport via New Chitose, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–600,000
Flights from Aomori to Toyama Airport via Osaka International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥34,000–600,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Aomori to Komaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–44,000
Flights from Morioka Hanamaki Airport to Komaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–50,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Shin Aomori to Morioka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–3,400
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Morioka to Omiya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–9,000
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Omiya Station to Kanazawa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–8,000
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Aomori to Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–3,600
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Akita to Niigata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–5,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Niigata to Joetsumyoko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–2,900
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Joetsumyoko to Kanazawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,300
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Shin Aomori to Morioka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–3,400
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Komatsu to Shin-Takaoka
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,500
- Schedules at
- jorudan.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Shin Osaka to Nagoya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- 0570ー000448
- Website
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
Bus from Aomori to Tokyo Station Nihonbashi Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–11,000
- Schedules at
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
- Adult
- ¥6,500–11,000
- Phone
- 0577-32-1688
- Website
- nouhibus.co.jp
Bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–9,500
- Schedules at
- nouhibus.co.jp
Bus from Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal to Shirakawago
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–2,900
- Schedules at
- nouhibus.co.jp
Bus from Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal to Shirakawago
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–2,900
- Schedules at
- nouhibus.co.jp
Bus from Kanazawa Station to Shirakawago
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–3,100
- Schedules at
- nouhibus.co.jp
- Phone
- 0172-36-5061
- Website
- konanbus.com
Night bus from Aomori Station to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–11,000
- Schedules at
- konanbus.com
- Phone
- 050-3802-1547
- Website
- jamjamliner.jp
Night bus from Aomori Station to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–18,000
- Schedules at
- jamjamliner.jp
- 3 seats per row economy
- ¥5,000–14,000
- 3 seats per row
- ¥6,500–15,000
- 3 seats per row (window side)
- ¥6,000–18,000
- Phone
- 0570-550-373
- Website
- alpico.co.jp
Bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Matsumoto Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–7,500
- Schedules at
- alpico.co.jp
Bus from Matsumoto Bus Terminal to Takayama Nohi Bus Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–4,400
- Schedules at
- alpico.co.jp
- Phone
- 076-234-0123
- Website
- hokutetsu.co.jp
Bus from Kanazawa Station to Shirakawago
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–1,900
- Schedules at
- hokutetsu.co.jp
- Phone
- 058-201-0489
- 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
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
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
- Website
- kaetsunou.co.jp
Bus from Shintakaokaeki4ban to Hatogaya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–1,300
- Schedules at
- kaetsunou.co.jp
Bus from Shintakaokaeki4ban to Hatogaya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–1,300
- Schedules at
- kaetsunou.co.jp
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–34,000
Daiwa Taxi
- Phone
- +8176-266-5166
- Website
- daiwa-taxi.com
Fuji Taxi
- Phone
- +81 76-237-1020
- Website
- fuji-taxinet.jp
Ishikawa Kintetsu
- Phone
- +81 570-08-3265
- Website
- ishikawakintetsu.co.jp
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