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Tokyo to Kanazawa by train, flight or bus
About 450 km. The train is fastest at 2.9 h; the bus is cheapest, from ₹3,030 per person.
Kanazawa to TokyoFastest
Train
Hokuriku Shinkansen (Kagayaki)
2.9 h door to door
Cheapest
Bus
Night bus (Tokyo / Shinjuku–Kanazawa)
from ₹3,030 per person
Best value
Train
Hokuriku Shinkansen (Kagayaki)
cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)
Every option, compared
Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.
| Mode | Service | Time | Fare | Runs | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | Hokuriku Shinkansen (Kagayaki) | 2.9 h | ₹8,380–₹11,800per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Flight | JAL / ANA, Haneda–Komatsu, + airport bus | 4.3 h | ₹6,660–₹19,360per person | Daily | flight search ↗ |
| Bus | Night bus (Tokyo / Shinjuku–Kanazawa) | 8 hovernight | ₹3,030–₹6,660per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
- Train, Hokuriku Shinkansen (Kagayaki): Every Kagayaki seat is reserved; the slower Hakutaka has non-reserved cars.
Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.
What it costs your group, one way
Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.
| Option | 2 people | 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Train · Hokuriku Shinkansen (Kagayaki) | ₹16,760–₹23,600 | ₹33,520–₹47,200 |
| Flight · JAL / ANA, Haneda–Komatsu, + airport bus | ₹13,320–₹38,720 | ₹26,640–₹77,440 |
| Bus · Night bus (Tokyo / Shinjuku–Kanazawa) | ₹6,060–₹13,320 | ₹12,120–₹26,640 |
Once you’re in Kanazawa
- Best time: April – May, October – November
- Typical stay: 2 days
- November: Good month: November is at the end of the recommended season (April – May, October – November). Autumn leaves (koyo) can fall this month.
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Plan Tokyo and Kanazawa
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.