There are 8 ways to get from Shirakawa to Shirakawago by train, taxi, bus, car, or plane
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Train, taxi
best- Take the train from Shin-Shirakawa to Oyamatrain
- Take the train from Oyama to Ōmiyatrain
- Take the train from Omiya Station to Kanazawatrain
- Take the taxi from Kanazawa to Shirakawagotaxi
6h 40m¥35,418–44,392Drive 429.7 km
cheapest- Drive from Shirakawa to Shirakawagocar 429.7 km
6h 29m¥7,463–10,780Bus
- Take the bus from Sukagawa Eigyōsho to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal to Shirakawagobus
11h 49m¥12,616–18,459Train to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Noto Airport, drive
- Take the train from Shin-Shirakawa to Uenotrain
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Noto Airport (NTQ)plane HND - NTQ
- Drive from Noto-Airport-NTQ to Shirakawagocar
6h 51m¥75,718–258,182Train, bus via Takasaki
- Take the train from Shin-Shirakawa to Oyamatrain
- Take the train from 小山 Oyama to 高崎 Takasakitrain
- Take the train from Takasaki to Kanazawatrain
- Take the bus from Kanazawa Station to Shirakawagobus
11h 17m¥9,368–13,792Train, bus
- Take the train from Shin-Shirakawa to Oyamatrain
- Take the train from 小山 Oyama to 新前橋 Shim-Maebashitrain
- Take the bus from 新前橋駅 to 金沢駅東口bus
- Take the bus from Kanazawa Station to Shirakawagobus
15h 16m¥11,152–18,769Fly Fukushima to Osaka International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Fukushima (FKS) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane FKS - ITM
- Take the train from Shin Osaka to Nagoyatrain
- Take the bus from Meitetsu Bus Center to Shirakawagobus
8h 27mTrain to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Shin-Shirakawa to Uenotrain
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane HND - NGO
- Take the bus from Meitetsu Bus Center to Shirakawagobus
9h 10m¥17,968–29,382
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Noto Airport (NTQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shirakawa to Shirakawago is to drive which costs ¥7000 - ¥11000 and takes 6h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Shirakawa to Shirakawago is to drive which takes 6h 29m and costs ¥7000 - ¥11000.
No, there is no direct bus from Shirakawa to Shirakawago. However, there are services departing from Sukagawa Eigyōsho and arriving at Shirakawago via Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal and Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 49m.
The distance between Shirakawa and Shirakawago is 639 km. The road distance is 429.7 km.
The best way to get from Shirakawa to Shirakawago without a car is to train and taxi which takes 6h 40m and costs ¥35000 - ¥45000.
It takes approximately 6h 40m to get from Shirakawa to Shirakawago, including transfers.
Shirakawa to Shirakawago bus services, operated by JR Bus Tohoku, depart from Sukagawa Eigyōsho station.
Shirakawa to Shirakawago bus services, operated by JR Bus Tohoku, arrive at Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Shirakawa to Shirakawago is 430 km. It takes approximately 6h 29m to drive from Shirakawa to Shirakawago.
There are 14+ hotels available in Shirakawago.
What companies run services between Shirakawa, Japan and Shirakawago, Japan?
You can take a train from Kutano to Shirakawago via Sukagawa, Sukagawa Eigyōsho, Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal, and Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal in around 11h 49m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Noto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–250,000
Flights from Fukushima to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–240,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–220,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–17,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Shin-Shirakawa to Oyama
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–2,000
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Oyama to Ōmiya
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥750–1,100
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Omiya Station to Kanazawa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–8,000
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Shin-Shirakawa to Ueno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,400
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Shin-Shirakawa to Oyama
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–2,000
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from 小山 Oyama to 高崎 Takasaki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–1,900
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Takasaki to Kanazawa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–6,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Shin-Shirakawa to Oyama
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–2,000
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from 小山 Oyama to 新前橋 Shim-Maebashi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–1,700
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Shin-Shirakawa to Ueno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,400
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Shin Osaka to Nagoya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- 0570ー000448
- Website
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
Bus from Sukagawa Eigyōsho to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–5,500
- Schedules at
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
- Phone
- 0577-32-1688
- Website
- nouhibus.co.jp
Bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–9,500
- Schedules at
- nouhibus.co.jp
Bus from Takayama Nouhi Bus Terminal to Shirakawago
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–2,900
- Schedules at
- 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
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
Bus from Kanazawa Station to Shirakawago
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–1,900
- Schedules at
- hokutetsu.co.jp
- Phone
- 027-287-4000
- Website
- ncb.jp
Bus from 新前橋駅 to 金沢駅東口
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–9,000
- Website
- https://ncb.jp/
- Phone
- 058-201-0489
- Website
- gifubus.co.jp
Bus from Meitetsu Bus Center to Shirakawago
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,000
- Schedules at
- gifubus.co.jp
- Book at
- willerexpress.com
- Adult
- ¥3,000–4,000
Bus from Meitetsu Bus Center to Shirakawago
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,000
- Schedules at
- gifubus.co.jp
- Book at
- willerexpress.com
- Adult
- ¥3,000–4,000
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–33,000
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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