There are 4 ways to get from Shirakawa-go to Kiso by bus, taxi, train, or car
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Bus, taxi via Nagisa(Gifu)
best- Take the bus from Shirakawago to Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminalbus Takayama
- Take the taxi from Nagisa(Gifu) to Kisotaxi
3h 45m¥30,696–38,285Drive 116.6 km
cheapest- Drive from Shirakawa-go to Kisocar 116.6 km
2h¥2,023–2,923Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Shirakawago to Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminalbus Takayama
- Take the taxi from Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal to Kisotaxi
2h 20m¥31,346–38,815Bus, train
- Take the bus from Shirakawago to Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Takayama Nohi Bus Center to Matsumoto Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Matsumoto to Kisofukushimatrain
6h 27m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shirakawa-go to Kiso is to drive which costs ¥2000 - ¥3000 and takes 2h.
The fastest way to get from Shirakawa-go to Kiso is to drive which takes 2h and costs ¥2000 - ¥3000.
The distance between Shirakawa-go and Kiso is 135 km. The road distance is 116.6 km.
The best way to get from Shirakawa-go to Kiso without a car is to bus and taxi via Nagisa(Gifu) which takes 3h 45m and costs ¥30000 - ¥39000.
It takes approximately 3h 45m to get from Shirakawa-go to Kiso, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Shirakawa-go to Kiso is 117 km. It takes approximately 2h to drive from Shirakawa-go to Kiso.
There are 35+ hotels available in Kiso.
What companies run services between Shirakawa-go, Japan and Kiso, Nagano, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Shirakawa-go to Kiso. However, you can walk to Shirakawago, take the bus to Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal, walk to Takayama, take the train to Nagisa(Gifu), then take the taxi to Kiso. Alternatively, you can walk to Shirakawago, take the bus to Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal, then take the taxi to Kiso.
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Matsumoto to Kisofukushima
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- 0577-32-1688
- Website
- nouhibus.co.jp
Bus from Shirakawago to Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–2,900
- Schedules at
- nouhibus.co.jp
Bus from Shirakawago to Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–2,900
- Schedules at
- nouhibus.co.jp
Bus from Shirakawago to Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–2,900
- Schedules at
- nouhibus.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-550-373
- Website
- alpico.co.jp
Bus from Takayama Nohi Bus Center to Matsumoto Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–4,400
- Schedules at
- alpico.co.jp
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–36,000
Hato Taxi
- Phone
- +81 577-32-0246
- Website
- hato-taxi.jp
Hato Taxi
- Phone
- +81 577-32-0246
- Website
- hato-taxi.jp
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