There are 3 ways to get from Kanazawa to Shirakawa-go by bus, car, or taxi
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Kanazawa to Shirakawa-go by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kanazawa to Shirakawa-go is to drive which costs ¥1100 - ¥1800 and takes 1h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Kanazawa to Shirakawa-go is to drive which takes 1h 4m and costs ¥1100 - ¥1800.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Kanazawa Station station and arriving at Shirakawago. Services depart every three hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 5m.
The distance between Kanazawa and Shirakawa-go is 65 km. The road distance is 68.3 km.
The best way to get from Kanazawa to Shirakawa-go without a car is to bus which takes 3h 11m and costs ¥1300 - ¥3100.
The bus from Kanazawa Station to Shirakawago takes 3h 5m including transfers and departs every three hours.
Kanazawa to Shirakawa-go bus services, operated by Nohi Bus, depart from Kanazawa Station.
Kanazawa to Shirakawa-go bus services, operated by Nohi Bus, arrive at Shirakawago station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kanazawa to Shirakawa-go is 68 km. It takes approximately 1h 4m to drive from Kanazawa to Shirakawa-go.
There are 14+ hotels available in Shirakawa-go.
What companies run services between Kanazawa, Ishikawa-ken, Japan and Shirakawa-go, Japan?
Nohi Bus operates a bus from Kanazawa Station to Shirakawago every 3 hours. Tickets cost ¥1,800–3,100 and the journey takes 3h 5m. Hokuriku Railroad also services this route once daily.
- Phone
- 0577-32-1688
- Website
- 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
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–36,000
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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