Getting to Kanazawa
From TOKYO
BY TRAIN
Tokyo Station --- 2 hr 30 min (Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train) --- Kanazawa Station
Narita Airport --- 50 min–1 hr (Keisei Skyliner Express, Narita Express (NEX) or Express Bus) --- Tokyo Station --- 2 hr 30 min (Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train) --- Kanazawa Station
Haneda Airport --- 30 min (Train, Monorail, bus) --- Tokyo Station --- 2 hr 30 min (Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train) --- Kanazawa Station
BY PLANE
Narita Airport ---1 hr 15 min (ANA)--- Komatsu Airport --- 40 min (Airport Express Bus) --- Kanazawa Station
Haneda Airport --- 1 hr (ANA / JAL) --- Komatsu Airport --- 40 min (Airport Express Bus) --- Kanazawa Station
From OSAKA
BY TRAIN
Osaka Station --- 1h20min (Limited Express Thunderbird) --- Tsuruga Station --- 40min (Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train) --- Kanazawa Station
BY Bus
Osaka Station --- 6 hours (Express Bus) --- Kanazawa Station
From KYOTO
BY TRAIN
Kyoto Station --- 50min (Thunder-Bird JR Express Train) --- Tsuruga Station --- 1h (Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train) --- Kanazawa Station
BY BUS
Kyoto Station --- 4h30min (Express Bus) --- Kanazawa Station
From TAKAYAMA, SHIRAKAWA-GO and GOKAYAMA
BY TRAIN
Takayama Station ---1 hr 30 min (Hida JR Express Train) --- Toyama Station --- 20 min (Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train) --- Kanazawa Station
BY BUS
Takayama Station --- 50 min (Highway Bus) --- Shirakawa-go --- 1 hr 15 min (Highway Bus) --- Kanazawa Station
Takayama Station --- 50 min (Highway Bus) --- Shirakawa-go --- 25 min (Highway Bus) --- Gokayama --- 1 hr (Highway Bus) --- Kanazawa Station
From MATSUMOTO
BY TRAIN
Matsumoto Station --- 50 min (Shinano Express Train) --- Nagano Station --- 1 hr (Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train) --- Kanazawa Station
BY BUS
Matsumoto Station --- 2 hr 25min (Highway Bus) --- Takayama Station --- 2 hr 15 min (Highway Bus) --- Kanazawa Station
From NAGOYA
BY TRAIN
Nagoya Station --- 30 min (Tokaido-Sanyo Shinkansen bullet train) --- Maibara Station --- 2 h (Shirasagi JR Express Train) --- Tsuruga Station --- 40min (Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train) --- Kanazawa Station
BY BUS
Nagoya Station --- 4h–6h30min (Express Bus) --- Kanazawa Station