There are 5 ways to get from Lake Tōya to Kanazawa by train, plane, bus, car, or car ferry
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Train, fly to Komatsu Airport
best- Take the train from Tōya to Minami-Chitosetrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ)plane CTS - KMQ
6h 6m¥32,667–64,803Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Tōya to Shin-Hakodate-Hokutotrain
- Take the train from Shin Hakodate Hokuto to Moriokatrain
- Take the bus from Morioka to Sendaibus
- Take the bus from Sendai Station to Kanazawa Stationbus
19h 15m¥18,467–24,863Train
- Take the train from Tōya to Shin-Hakodate-Hokutotrain
- Take the train from Shin Hakodate Hokuto to Omiya Stationtrain
- Take the train from Omiya Station to Kanazawatrain
14h 23m¥19,967–27,063Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Lake Tōya to Hakodatecar
- Take the carferry from Hakodate to Omacarferry
- Drive from Oma to Kanazawacar
15h 23m¥19,370–29,513Train, fly to Toyama Airport
- Take the train from Tōya to Minami-Chitosetrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Toyama Airport (TOY)plane CTS - TOY
- Take the train from Toyama to Kanazawatrain
7h 7m¥84,957–246,653
New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lake Tōya to Kanazawa is to train and bus which costs ¥18000 - ¥25000 and takes 19h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Lake Tōya to Kanazawa is to train and fly which takes 6h 6m and costs ¥32000 - ¥65000.
No, there is no direct train from Lake Tōya to Kanazawa. However, there are services departing from Tōya and arriving at Kanazawa via Shin Hakodate Hokuto and Omiya Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 23m.
The distance between Lake Tōya and Kanazawa is 1005 km.
The best way to get from Lake Tōya to Kanazawa without a car is to train which takes 14h 23m and costs ¥20000 - ¥28000.
It takes approximately 6h 6m to get from Lake Tōya to Kanazawa, including transfers.
Lake Tōya to Kanazawa train services, operated by JR HOKKAIDO (Hokkaido Railway Company), depart from Tōya station.
Lake Tōya to Kanazawa train services, operated by JR HOKKAIDO (Hokkaido Railway Company), arrive at Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto station.
There are 568+ hotels available in Kanazawa.
What companies run services between Lake Tōya, Japan and Kanazawa, Ishikawa-ken, Japan?
You can take a bus from 洞爺湖温泉 to Kanazawa via 洞爺駅前, Tōya, Shin Hakodate Hokuto, and Omiya Station in around 14h 23m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Komatsu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–360,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Komatsu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–360,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Toyama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥140,000–490,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Toyama Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–490,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Komatsu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–55,000
- Phone
- 011-222-7111
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
Train from Tōya to Minami-Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,300
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
Train from Tōya to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–3,700
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
Train from Tōya to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–3,700
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
Train from Tōya to Minami-Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,300
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Shin Hakodate Hokuto to Omiya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–15,000
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Omiya Station to Kanazawa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–8,000
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Shin Hakodate Hokuto to Morioka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–6,500
- Website
- JR EAST
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Toyama to Kanazawa
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,300
- Schedules at
- jorudan.co.jp
- Phone
- 076-431-3409
- Website
- Ainokaze Toyama Railway
Train from Toyama to Kanazawa
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,300
- Website
- Ainokaze Toyama Railway
- Phone
- 0570ー000448
- Website
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
Bus from Morioka to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300
- Schedules at
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
Bus from Sendai Station to Kanazawa Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–11,000
- Schedules at
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
- Website
- tsugarukaikyo.co.jp
Car ferry from Hakodate to Oma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–3,800
- Website
- http://www.tsugarukaikyo.co.jp
- Book at
- https://www.tsugarukaikyo.com/r100rsvTop.aspx
- Standard
- ¥1,800–2,900
- Casual
- ¥2,200–3,500
- First Class
- ¥2,500–3,800
- Car smaller than 6m
- ¥10,000–21,000
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