There are 7 ways to get from Shanghai to Kanazawa by plane, car ferry, or train
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Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Komatsu Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ)plane SHA - KMQ
9h 1m¥28,859–91,049Car ferry, train
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Osaka International Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Take the train from Ōsaka to Tsurugatrain
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Kanazawatrain
2d 2h¥24,430–31,330Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Komatsu Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ)plane PVG - KMQ
8h 48m¥27,038–77,229Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Toyama Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Toyama Airport (TOY)plane SHA - TOY
- Take the train from Toyama to Kanazawatrain
10h 31m¥40,149–122,899Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Toyama Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Toyama Airport (TOY)plane PVG - TOY
- Take the train from Toyama to Kanazawatrain
9h 58m¥36,328–99,079Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane SHA - HND
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Kanazawatrain
9h 57m¥45,189–119,419Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane PVG - HND
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Kanazawatrain
10h 9m¥38,368–80,599
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Kanazawa is to car ferry and train which costs ¥24000 - ¥32000 and takes 2 days 2h.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Kanazawa is to fly which takes 8h 48m and costs ¥27000 - ¥80000.
The distance between Shanghai and Kanazawa is 1551 km.
The best way to get from Shanghai to Kanazawa without a car is to car ferry and train which takes 2 days 2h and costs ¥24000 - ¥32000.
It takes approximately 9h 1m to get from Shanghai to Kanazawa, including transfers.
Kanazawa is 1h ahead of Shanghai. It is currently 10:41 PM in Shanghai and 11:41 PM in Kanazawa.
There are 568+ hotels available in Kanazawa.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Kanazawa, Ishikawa-ken, Japan?
Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways, and China Eastern Airlines fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ) 4 times a day.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Komatsu Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥39,000–150,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Komatsu Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥36,000–140,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Komatsu Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–75,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Toyama Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥38,000–200,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Toyama Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–180,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Toyama Airport via Osaka Kansai, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–180,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–100,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–90,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–90,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Toyama Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥38,000–200,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Toyama Airport via Qingdao, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–250,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Toyama Airport via Beijing Capital, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–150,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Toyama Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥34,000–180,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Toyama Airport via Osaka Kansai, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–180,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–100,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–130,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–90,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–90,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Komatsu Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–150,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Komatsu Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–140,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–100,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–90,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Hiroshima
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–65,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–100,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–90,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–100,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–90,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–90,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–90,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Komatsu Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥39,000–150,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Taipei Songshan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥37,000–150,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–110,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–65,000
- Website
- orc-air.co.jp
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Komatsu Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–75,000
- Website
- tigerairtw.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Komatsu Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–80,000
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–130,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–60,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–75,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Ōsaka to Tsuruga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–2,900
- 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 Toyama to Kanazawa
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,300
- Schedules at
- jorudan.co.jp
Train from Toyama to Kanazawa
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,300
- 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/
Train from Tōkyō Station to Kanazawa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–8,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Tōkyō Station to Kanazawa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–8,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- 076-431-3409
- Website
- ainokaze.co.jp
Train from Toyama to Kanazawa
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,300
- Website
- http://ainokaze.co.jp/
Train from Toyama to Kanazawa
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,300
- Website
- http://ainokaze.co.jp/
- Phone
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
Car ferry from Shanghai to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–25,000
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥20,000
- 1st Class
- ¥25,000
- Special Class
- ¥40,000
- VIP
- ¥100,000
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