There are 7 ways to get from Imabari to Kanazawa by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Imabari to Okayamatrain
- Take the train from Okayama to Shin Osakatrain
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Tsurugatrain
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Kanazawatrain
6h 5mDrive 541.8 km
cheapest- Drive from Imabari to Kanazawacar 541.8 km
7h 20m¥9,399–13,576Bus, train
- Take the bus from Kurushima Strait to Fukuyama station frontbus
- Take the train from Fukuyama to Shin Osakatrain
- Take the bus from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Fukuibus
- Take the train from Fukui to Kanazawatrain
8h 43m¥12,191–16,991Train to Matsuyama Airport, fly to Komatsu Airport
- Take the train from Imabari to Matsuyama(Ehime)train
- Fly from Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ)plane MYJ - KMQ
7h 35mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Imabari to Okayamatrain
- Take the train from Okayama to Nagoyatrain
- Take the bus from Nagoya Station Shinkansen Exit to Kanazawa Station West Gatebus
9h 29mBus, bus to Hiroshima Airport, fly to Komatsu Airport
- Take the bus from Kurushima Strait to Fukuyama-hongobus
- Take the bus from Fukuyama-hongo to Hiroshima Airportbus
- Fly from Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ)plane HIJ - KMQ
8h 50m¥28,408–115,598Train to Matsuyama Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport, train
- Take the train from Imabari to Matsuyama(Ehime)train
- Fly from Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane MYJ - ITM
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Tsurugatrain
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Fukuitrain
- Take the train from Fukui to Kanazawatrain
8h 1m
Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Imabari to Kanazawa is to drive which costs ¥9000 - ¥14000 and takes 7h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Imabari to Kanazawa is to drive which takes 7h 20m and costs ¥9000 - ¥14000.
No, there is no direct train from Imabari to Kanazawa. However, there are services departing from Imabari and arriving at Kanazawa via Okayama, Shin-Ōsaka Station and Tsuruga. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 5m.
The distance between Imabari and Kanazawa is 597 km. The road distance is 541.8 km.
The best way to get from Imabari to Kanazawa without a car is to train which takes 6h 5m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 5m to get from Imabari to Kanazawa, including transfers.
Imabari to Kanazawa train services, operated by JR SHIKOKU (Shikoku Railway Company), depart from Imabari station.
Imabari to Kanazawa train services, operated by JR SHIKOKU (Shikoku Railway Company), arrive at Okayama station.
Yes, the driving distance between Imabari to Kanazawa is 542 km. It takes approximately 7h 20m to drive from Imabari to Kanazawa.
There are 568+ hotels available in Kanazawa.
What companies run services between Imabari, Japan and Kanazawa, Ishikawa-ken, Japan?
You can take a train from Imabari to Kanazawa via Okayama, Shin Osaka, Shin-Ōsaka Station, and Tsuruga in around 6h 5m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Matsuyama Airport to Komatsu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–350,000
Flights from Matsuyama Airport to Komatsu Airport via Osaka International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–350,000
Flights from Matsuyama Airport to Komatsu Airport via Osaka International Airport, Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–390,000
Flights from Hiroshima Airport to Komatsu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–360,000
Flights from Hiroshima Airport to Komatsu Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–470,000
Flights from Matsuyama Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥45,000–200,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Matsuyama Airport to Komatsu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–110,000
Flights from Matsuyama Airport to Komatsu Airport via Osaka International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–110,000
Flights from Hiroshima Airport to Komatsu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–360,000
Flights from Matsuyama Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–23,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-4592
- Website
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
Train from Imabari to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
Train from Imabari to Matsuyama(Ehime)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
Train from Imabari to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
Train from Imabari to Matsuyama(Ehime)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Okayama to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Fukuyama to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Okayama to Nagoya
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Okayama to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–3,300
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Tsuruga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–2,800
- Schedules at
- jorudan.co.jp
Train from Tsuruga to Kanazawa
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–3,000
- Schedules at
- jorudan.co.jp
Train from Fukuyama to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–4,500
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Fukui to Kanazawa
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,700
- Schedules at
- jorudan.co.jp
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Tsuruga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–2,800
- Schedules at
- jorudan.co.jp
Train from Tsuruga to Fukui
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥950–1,400
- Schedules at
- jorudan.co.jp
Train from Fukui to Kanazawa
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,700
- Schedules at
- jorudan.co.jp
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tsuruga to Kanazawa
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–2,800
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- 089-948-3100
- Website
- iyotetsu.co.jp
Bus from Kurushima Strait to Fukuyama station front
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥4,291
- Schedules at
- iyotetsu.co.jp
Bus from Kurushima Strait to Fukuyama-hongo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥3,249
- Schedules at
- iyotetsu.co.jp
- Phone
- 0776-24-4890
- Website
- bus.keifuku.co.jp
Bus from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Fukui
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–6,500
- Schedules at
- bus.keifuku.co.jp
- Phone
- 076-234-0123
- Website
- hokutetsu.co.jp
Bus from Nagoya Station Shinkansen Exit to Kanazawa Station West Gate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–6,000
- Schedules at
- hokutetsu.co.jp
- Phone
- 084-953-5391
- Website
- chugokubus.jp
Bus from Fukuyama-hongo to Hiroshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400
- Schedules at
- hij.airport.jp
Want to know more about travelling around Japan
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Travel Insider: Top Japan travel tips by Beatrix Holland
Read the travel guide



















