There are 7 ways to get from Kanazawa to Nakasendo by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Kanazawa to Tsurugatrain
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain
- Take the train from Shin Osaka to Okayamatrain
4h 8m¥6,400–9,153Train, bus
- Take the train from Kanazawa to Fukuitrain
- Take the bus from Fukui to Osaka Umedabus
- Take the bus from Osaka Station JR Express BT to Okayama Station West Exitbus
9h 57m¥8,573–11,484Drive 416.7 km
- Drive from Kanazawa to Nakasendocar 416.7 km
5h 37m¥7,229–10,442Fly Komatsu Airport to Okayama Airport
- Fly from Komatsu Airport (KMQ) to Okayama Airport (OKJ)plane KMQ - OKJ
7h 17m¥39,531–52,240Bus
- Take the bus from Kanazawa Station West Gate to Meitetsu Bus Centerbus Nagoya
- Take the bus from Nagoya Station Shinkansen Exit to Okayamabus Okayama
10h 16m¥8,340–13,940Fly Komatsu Airport to Takamatsu Airport, train
- Fly from Komatsu Airport (KMQ) to Takamatsu Airport (TAK)plane KMQ - TAK
- Take the train from Takamatsu(Kagawa) to Okayamatrain
7h 58m¥21,931–93,990Train to Toyama Airport, fly to Okayama Airport
- Take the train from Kanazawa to Toyamatrain
- Fly from Toyama Airport (TOY) to Okayama Airport (OKJ)plane TOY - OKJ
8h 55m¥241,937–802,710
Komatsu Airport (KMQ) to Okayama Airport (OKJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kanazawa to Nakasendo is to train which costs ¥6000 - ¥9500 and takes 4h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Kanazawa to Nakasendo is to train which takes 4h 8m and costs ¥6000 - ¥9500.
No, there is no direct bus from Kanazawa station to Nakasendo. However, there are services departing from Kanazawa Station West Gate and arriving at Okayama via Nagoya Station Shinkansen Exit. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 16m.
No, there is no direct train from Kanazawa to Nakasendo. However, there are services departing from Kanazawa and arriving at Kitanagase via Tsuruga, Shin Osaka and Okayama. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 8m.
The distance between Kanazawa and Nakasendo is 439 km. The road distance is 416.7 km.
The best way to get from Kanazawa to Nakasendo without a car is to train which takes 4h 8m and costs ¥6000 - ¥9500.
It takes approximately 4h 8m to get from Kanazawa to Nakasendo, including transfers.
Kanazawa to Nakasendo bus services, operated by Hokuriku Railroad, depart from Kanazawa Station West Gate.
Kanazawa to Nakasendo train services, operated by JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company), depart from Kanazawa station.
The best way to get from Kanazawa to Nakasendo is to train which takes 4h 8m and costs ¥6000 - ¥9500. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs ¥39000 - ¥55000 and takes 7h 17m, you could also bus, which costs ¥8000 - ¥14000 and takes 10h 16m.
What companies run services between Kanazawa, Ishikawa-ken, Japan and Nakasendo, Okayama-ken, Japan?
You can take a train from Kanazawa to Nakasendo via Tsuruga, Shin-Ōsaka Station, Shin Osaka, Okayama, and Kitanagase in around 4h 8m. Alternatively, Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways, and Japan Transocean Air fly from Komatsu Airport (KMQ) to Okayama Airport (OKJ) every 4 hours.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Komatsu Airport to Okayama Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–350,000
Flights from Komatsu Airport to Okayama Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–350,000
Flights from Komatsu Airport to Okayama Airport via Fukuoka, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–350,000
Flights from Komatsu Airport to Takamatsu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–360,000
Flights from Komatsu Airport to Takamatsu Airport via New Chitose, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–360,000
Flights from Toyama Airport to Okayama Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥240,000–800,000
Flights from Toyama Airport to Okayama Airport via New Chitose, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥240,000–800,000
Flights from Toyama Airport to Okayama Airport via Tokyo Haneda, New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥240,000–800,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Komatsu Airport to Okayama Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–90,000
Flights from Komatsu Airport to Takamatsu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–90,000
- Website
- jal.co.jp
Flights from Komatsu Airport to Okayama Airport via Okinawa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–200,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Kanazawa to Tsuruga
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–3,000
- Schedules at
- jorudan.co.jp
Train from Tsuruga to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–2,800
- Schedules at
- jorudan.co.jp
Train from Shin Osaka to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–3,300
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Kanazawa to Fukui
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,700
- Schedules at
- jorudan.co.jp
Train from Kanazawa to Toyama
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,300
- Schedules at
- jorudan.co.jp
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Kanazawa to Tsuruga
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–2,800
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Shin Osaka to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Takamatsu(Kagawa) to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,700
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
- 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/
- Phone
- 0570-00-4592
- Website
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
Train from Takamatsu(Kagawa) to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
- Phone
- 076-431-3409
- Website
- ainokaze.co.jp
Train from Kanazawa to Toyama
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,300
- Website
- http://ainokaze.co.jp/
- Phone
- 0776-24-4890
- Website
- bus.keifuku.co.jp
Bus from Fukui to Osaka Umeda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–6,000
- Schedules at
- bus.keifuku.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-010-666
- Website
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp
Bus from Osaka Station JR Express BT to Okayama Station West Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400
- Schedules at
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp.e.aec.hp.transer.com
- Book at
- kousokubus.net
- Phone
- 076-234-0123
- Website
- hokutetsu.co.jp
Bus from Kanazawa Station West Gate to Meitetsu Bus Center
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–6,000
- Schedules at
- hokutetsu.co.jp
- Phone
- 052-582-5151
- Website
- meitetsu-bus.co.jp
Bus from Nagoya Station Shinkansen Exit to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,800–8,000
- Schedules at
- meitetsu-bus.co.jp
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More Questions & Answers
Kanazawa to Nakasendo bus services, operated by Hokuriku Railroad, arrive at Meitetsu Bus Center station.
Kanazawa to Nakasendo train services, operated by JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company), arrive at Tsuruga station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kanazawa to Nakasendo is 417 km. It takes approximately 5h 37m to drive from Kanazawa to Nakasendo.
There are 422+ hotels available in Nakasendo.
























