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How to get fromKanazawa to Shimonosekiby train, bus, night bus, car, or plane

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There are 8 ways to get from Kanazawa to Shimonoseki by train, bus, night bus, car, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Kanazawa to Tsurugatrain train
    2. Take the train from Tsuruga to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain train
    3. Take the train from Shin Osaka to Kokuratrain train
    5h 52m
    ¥11,000–15,713

  2. Train, bus, night bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Kanazawa to Fukuitrain train
    2. Take the bus from Fukui to Osaka Umedabus bus
    3. Take the nightbus from Osaka WBT Umeda to Kokura Station Shinkansen Side Bus Terminalnightbus night bus
    14h 39m
    ¥9,863–20,614

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Kanazawa Station West Gate to Meitetsu Bus Centerbus bus Nagoya
    2. Take the train from Nagoya to Kokuratrain train Nozomi
    8h 3m

  4. Drive  751.2 km

    1. Drive from Kanazawa to Shimonosekicar car 751.2 km
    9h 42m
    ¥12,883–18,609

  5. Train via Fukui-shi

    1. Take the train from Kanazawa to Fukuitrain train
    2. Take the train from Fukui to Tsurugatrain train
    3. Take the train from Tsuruga to Kyōtotrain train
    4. Take the train from Kyoto to Kokuratrain train
    6h 28m

  6. Fly to Kitakyushu Airport

    1. Fly from Komatsu Airport (KMQ) to Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ)plane plane KMQ - KKJ
    8h
    ¥37,024–56,850

  7. Fly to Fukuoka Airport, train

    1. Fly from Komatsu Airport (KMQ) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane plane KMQ - FUK
    2. Take the train from Hakata Fukuoka to Shin Shimonosekitrain train
    5h 25m

  8. Fly to Yamaguchi Ube Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Komatsu Airport (KMQ) to Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ)plane plane KMQ - UBJ
    2. Take the bus from Yamaguchi Ube Airport to Shimonoseki Stationbus bus
    8h 18m
    ¥21,804–113,300

Komatsu Airport (KMQ) to Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) flights

Calendar49Weekly Planes
Duration6h 10mAverage Duration
Ticket¥23,286Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 781 km
  • Duration: 5h 52m

What companies run services between Kanazawa, Ishikawa-ken, Japan and Shimonoseki, Japan?

You can take a train from Kanazawa to Shimonoseki via Tsuruga, Shin-Ōsaka Station, Shin Osaka, and Kokura in around 5h 52m. Alternatively, Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways, and three other airlines fly from Komatsu Airport (KMQ) to Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) every 4 hours.

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