Bus Timetable: Takayama - Shirakawago - Kanazawa/Toyama Valid as of April 1, 2016

Operated by: Nohi Bus, Hokutetsu and Toyama Chiho Tetsudo

This bus line is the most popular way of accessing Shirakawago. Between Shirakawago andKanazawa, a few buses make a stop at Suganuma Village in Gokayama (except during winter); however, the buses may not be used to travel just between Shirakawago and Gokayama.

R R   R   R R   R   R R Takayama 07:20 07:50 08:50   09:50     10:50 11:25 11:50 12:20 12:50 Shirakawago (arr.) 08:10 08:40 09:40   10:40     11:40 12:15 12:57 13:10 13:40 Shirakawago (dep.) 08:20 08:50   10:25   10:55 11:25   12:25   13:20 13:50 Suganuma (boarding only) | |   10:50   11:20 11:50   |   | | Kanazawa | 10:05   11:50   12:20 12:50   13:40   | 15:05 Toyama 09:45                   14:45

R R R   R R R   A Takayama 13:50   14:30   14:50   16:10 16:30 17:50 19:00 Shirakawago (arr.) 14:57   15:20   15:57   17:00 17:20 18:47 19:57 Shirakawago (dep.)   15:20 15:30 15:55   16:25 17:10 17:30     Suganuma (boarding only)   15:45 | 16:20   16:50 | |     Kanazawa   16:45 | 17:20   17:50 | 18:45     Toyama     16:55       18:35

R R R R   R   R R   R Toyama       08:45         10:30     12:00 Kanazawa   08:10 08:40 | 09:10   09:40   | 10:50   | Suganuma (alighting only)   | 09:40 | 10:10   10:40   | |   | Shirakawago (arr.)   09:25 10:05 10:10 10:35   11:05   11:55 12:05   13:25 Shirakawago (dep.) 06:43 09:35   10:20   10:45   11:15 12:05 12:15 13:15 13:35 Takayama 07:50 10:25   11:10   11:52   12:05 12:55 13:05 14:05 14:25

R R   R R   R   A R Toyama                   18:55 Kanazawa 12:40 13:10   14:10 14:40   16:00     | Suganuma (alighting only) 13:40 |   15:10 15:40   |     | Shirakawago (arr.) 14:05 14:25   15:35 16:05   17:15     | Shirakawago (dep.)   14:35 15:15     16:15 17:20 17:30 19:42 | Takayama   15:25 16:05     17:20 18:10 18:35 20:45 21:05

A = does not operate on weekends and public holidays 
R = bus requires a seat reservation 
Suganuma is not served during winter from December through March.

18:42 = blue colored arrival/departure times indicate that the bus stops at "Ogimachi" bus stop instead of "Shirakawago" bus stop (see map)

	one way	round trip
Takayama - Shirakawago	2,470 yen	4,420 yen
Takayama - Kanazawa	3,390 yen	6,070 yen
Shirakawago - Kanazawa	1,850 yen	3,290 yen
Takayama - Toyama	3,200 yen	5,400 yen
Shirakawago - Toyama	1,700 yen	3,060 yen

Not covered by the Japan Rail Pass 
The round trip ticket is valid for up to ten days

Bus stop locations

Takayama: 
Takayama Hida Bus Center next to JR Takayama Station. (more details)

Shirakawago: 
Parking space next to the open air museum in Ogimachi. (more details)

Gokayama: 
"Gokayama Gassho no Sato" bus stop at parking lot near Suganuma Village. (more details)

Kanazawa: 
On the east side of JR Kanazawa Station. (more details)

Toyama: 
On the south side of JR Toyama Station. (more details)