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Cheapest price
£43
Average price
£55
Fastest journey
2 h 5 m
Average duration
2 h 7 m
Trains per day
86
Distance
234 km
The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Osaka to Kanazawa is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid travelling at rush hour.
The average ticket from Osaka to Kanazawa will cost around £55 if you buy it on the day, but you can find cheap train tickets today for only £43.
To travel from Osaka to Kanazawa you need to make at least one change.
Thunderbird 39+
Tsurugi 4017:402h12Osaka Station19:52Kanazawa Station£431One-way1 change
Thunderbird 43+
Tsurugi 4418:422h24Osaka Station21:06Kanazawa Station£431One-way1 change
Thunderbird 43+
Tsurugi 4418:462h20Shin-Osaka Station21:06Kanazawa Station£431One-way1 change
Thunderbird 41+
Tsurugi 4218:102h26Osaka Station20:36Kanazawa Station£431One-way1 change
Thunderbird 41+
Tsurugi 4218:142h22Shin-Osaka Station20:36Kanazawa Station£431One-way1 change
Thunderbird 31+
Tsurugi 3215:442h05Shin-Osaka Station17:49Kanazawa Station£561One-way1 change
Thunderbird 35+
Tsurugi 3616:442h06Shin-Osaka Station18:50Kanazawa Station£561One-way1 change
Thunderbird 39+
Tsurugi 4017:442h08Shin-Osaka Station19:52Kanazawa Station£431One-way1 change
Thunderbird 5+
Tsurugi 67:442h08Shin-Osaka Station9:52Kanazawa Station£561One-way1 change
Thunderbird 31+
Tsurugi 3215:402h09Osaka Station17:49Kanazawa Station£561One-way1 change
Live departures
Osaka to Kanazawa train times
The table below shows live departures for Osaka to Kanazawa trains for tomorrow, Tuesday 28 April. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated train journeys.
| Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Changes | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thunderbird 1+ Tsurugi 2 | 6:30 Osaka Station | 2h18 | 8:48 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 1+ Kagayaki 506 | 6:30 Osaka Station | 2h35 | 9:05 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 1+ Tsurugi 4 | 6:30 Osaka Station | 2h58 | 9:28 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 1+ Kagayaki 506 | 6:34 Shin-Osaka Station | 2h31 | 9:05 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 1+ Tsurugi 2 | 6:34 Shin-Osaka Station | 2h14 | 8:48 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 1+ Tsurugi 4 | 6:34 Shin-Osaka Station | 2h54 | 9:28 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 3+ Tsurugi 4 | 7:00 Osaka Station | 2h28 | 9:28 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 3+ Tsurugi 4 | 7:04 Shin-Osaka Station | 2h24 | 9:28 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 5+ Tsurugi 6 | 7:40 Osaka Station | 2h12 | 9:52 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 5+ Kagayaki 508 | 7:40 Osaka Station | 2h23 | 10:03 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 5+ Kagayaki 508 | 7:44 Shin-Osaka Station | 2h19 | 10:03 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 5+ Tsurugi 6 | 7:44 Shin-Osaka Station | 2h08 | 9:52 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 7+ Tsurugi 8 | 8:10 Osaka Station | 2h33 | 10:43 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 7+ Hakutaka 560 | 8:10 Osaka Station | 2h46 | 10:56 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 7+ Hakutaka 560 | 8:14 Shin-Osaka Station | 2h42 | 10:56 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 7+ Tsurugi 8 | 8:14 Shin-Osaka Station | 2h29 | 10:43 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 9+ Tsurugi 10 | 8:42 Osaka Station | 2h19 | 11:01 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 9+ Tsurugi 10 | 8:47 Shin-Osaka Station | 2h14 | 11:01 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 11+ Hakutaka 562 | 9:12 Osaka Station | 2h45 | 11:57 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 11+ Tsurugi 12 | 9:12 Osaka Station | 2h29 | 11:41 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 11+ Tsurugi 12 | 9:17 Shin-Osaka Station | 2h24 | 11:41 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 11+ Hakutaka 562 | 9:17 Shin-Osaka Station | 2h40 | 11:57 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 13+ Tsurugi 16 | 9:41 Osaka Station | 2h55 | 12:36 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 13+ Tsurugi 14 | 9:41 Osaka Station | 2h21 | 12:02 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 13+ Tsurugi 14 | 9:45 Shin-Osaka Station | 2h17 | 12:02 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 13+ Tsurugi 16 | 9:45 Shin-Osaka Station | 2h51 | 12:36 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 15+ Tsurugi 16 | 10:09 Osaka Station | 2h27 | 12:36 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 15+ Hakutaka 564 | 10:09 Osaka Station | 2h47 | 12:56 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 15+ Tsurugi 16 | 10:13 Shin-Osaka Station | 2h23 | 12:36 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 15+ Hakutaka 564 | 10:13 Shin-Osaka Station | 2h43 | 12:56 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 17+ Tsurugi 18 | 10:42 Osaka Station | 2h19 | 13:01 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 17+ Tsurugi 18 | 10:46 Shin-Osaka Station | 2h15 | 13:01 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 19+ Hakutaka 566 | 11:12 Osaka Station | 2h44 | 13:56 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 19+ Tsurugi 20 | 11:12 Osaka Station | 2h27 | 13:39 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 19+ Tsurugi 20 | 11:16 Shin-Osaka Station | 2h23 | 13:39 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 19+ Hakutaka 566 | 11:16 Shin-Osaka Station | 2h40 | 13:56 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 21+ Hakutaka 568 | 12:12 Osaka Station | 2h34 | 14:46 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 21+ Tsurugi 24 | 12:12 Osaka Station | 2h57 | 15:09 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 21+ Tsurugi 22 | 12:12 Osaka Station | 2h27 | 14:39 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 21+ Hakutaka 568 | 12:16 Shin-Osaka Station | 2h30 | 14:46 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 21+ Tsurugi 24 | 12:16 Shin-Osaka Station | 2h53 | 15:09 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 21+ Tsurugi 22 | 12:16 Shin-Osaka Station | 2h23 | 14:39 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 23+ Tsurugi 26 | 12:42 Osaka Station | 2h57 | 15:39 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 23+ Tsurugi 24 | 12:42 Osaka Station | 2h27 | 15:09 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 23+ Tsurugi 24 | 12:46 Shin-Osaka Station | 2h23 | 15:09 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 23+ Tsurugi 26 | 12:46 Shin-Osaka Station | 2h53 | 15:39 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 25+ Tsurugi 26 | 13:12 Osaka Station | 2h27 | 15:39 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 25+ Kagayaki 510 | 13:12 Osaka Station | 2h43 | 15:55 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 25+ Kagayaki 510 | 13:16 Shin-Osaka Station | 2h39 | 15:55 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 25+ Tsurugi 26 | 13:16 Shin-Osaka Station | 2h23 | 15:39 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 27+ Kagayaki 512 | 14:12 Osaka Station | 2h34 | 16:46 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 27+ Tsurugi 28 | 14:12 Osaka Station | 2h26 | 16:38 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 27+ Tsurugi 28 | 14:16 Shin-Osaka Station | 2h22 | 16:38 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 27+ Kagayaki 512 | 14:16 Shin-Osaka Station | 2h30 | 16:46 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 29+ Tsurugi 30 | 15:09 Osaka Station | 2h28 | 17:37 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 29+ Tsurugi 32 | 15:09 Osaka Station | 2h40 | 17:49 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 29+ Tsurugi 30 | 15:13 Shin-Osaka Station | 2h24 | 17:37 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 29+ Tsurugi 32 | 15:13 Shin-Osaka Station | 2h36 | 17:49 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 31+ Kagayaki 514 | 15:40 Osaka Station | 2h15 | 17:55 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 31+ Tsurugi 34 | 15:40 Osaka Station | 2h55 | 18:35 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 31+ Tsurugi 32 | 15:40 Osaka Station | 2h09 | 17:49 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 31+ Tsurugi 34 | 15:44 Shin-Osaka Station | 2h51 | 18:35 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 31+ Kagayaki 514 | 15:44 Shin-Osaka Station | 2h11 | 17:55 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 31+ Tsurugi 32 | 15:44 Shin-Osaka Station | 2h05 | 17:49 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 33+ Tsurugi 34 | 16:09 Osaka Station | 2h26 | 18:35 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 33+ Tsurugi 34 | 16:13 Shin-Osaka Station | 2h22 | 18:35 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 35+ Kagayaki 516 | 16:40 Osaka Station | 2h39 | 19:19 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 35+ Tsurugi 36 | 16:40 Osaka Station | 2h10 | 18:50 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 35+ Kagayaki 516 | 16:44 Shin-Osaka Station | 2h35 | 19:19 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 35+ Tsurugi 36 | 16:44 Shin-Osaka Station | 2h06 | 18:50 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 37+ Tsurugi 38 | 17:09 Osaka Station | 2h27 | 19:36 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 37+ Tsurugi 38 | 17:13 Shin-Osaka Station | 2h23 | 19:36 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 39+ Tsurugi 40 | 17:40 Osaka Station | 2h12 | 19:52 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 39+ Tsurugi 40 | 17:44 Shin-Osaka Station | 2h08 | 19:52 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 41+ Tsurugi 42 | 18:10 Osaka Station | 2h26 | 20:36 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 41+ Tsurugi 42 | 18:14 Shin-Osaka Station | 2h22 | 20:36 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 43+ Tsurugi 44 | 18:42 Osaka Station | 2h24 | 21:06 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 43+ Tsurugi 46 | 18:42 Osaka Station | 2h58 | 21:40 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 43+ Tsurugi 44 | 18:46 Shin-Osaka Station | 2h20 | 21:06 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 43+ Tsurugi 46 | 18:46 Shin-Osaka Station | 2h54 | 21:40 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 45+ Tsurugi 46 | 19:10 Osaka Station | 2h30 | 21:40 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 45+ Tsurugi 46 | 19:14 Shin-Osaka Station | 2h26 | 21:40 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 47+ Tsurugi 48 | 20:07 Osaka Station | 2h32 | 22:39 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 47+ Tsurugi 48 | 20:12 Shin-Osaka Station | 2h27 | 22:39 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 49+ Tsurugi 50 | 20:54 Osaka Station | 2h31 | 23:25 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
Thunderbird 49+ Tsurugi 50 | 20:58 Shin-Osaka Station | 2h27 | 23:25 Kanazawa Station | 1 change | |
| Tuesday 28 April | |||||
![]() | 6:40 Osaka | 2h15 | 8:55 Kanazawa | 0 changesdirect | |
![]() | 9:10 Osaka | 2h26 | 11:36 Kanazawa | 0 changesdirect | |
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Overview: Train from Osaka to Kanazawa
Trains from Osaka to Kanazawa run on average 82 times per day, taking around 2h 14m. Cheap train tickets for this journey start at £37 if you book in advance.
The earliest train runs at 06:00, the last at 20:58. The fastest train covers the 234 km distance in 2h 12m.
Distance 234 km |
Average train duration 2h 14m |
Cheapest ticket price £37 |
Trains per day 82 |
Fastest train 2h 12m |
First train 6:00 |
Last train 20:58 |
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FAQs: Osaka to Kanazawa train
Find answers to the most common questions about traveling from Osaka to Kanazawa by train. From journey times and ticket prices to direct connections, first and last departures, and even whether the route is scenic, our FAQs cover everything you need to plan your trip. Whether you’re looking for the fastest train, the cheapest option, or tips for making the most of your visit at Kanazawa, this guide helps you travel smarter and with confidence.

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Important Stations and Airports in Osaka and Kanazawa
- 06:30-23:00
- Wi-Fi is generally reliable inside the Shinkansen ticketed area and in cafés.
- Private parking lot available for hotel guests; first-come, first-served basis.
- Eki Marche Shin-Osaka offers a variety of dining options, including local delicacies like takoyaki and bento boxes.
- Available at the station's East Exit and South Exit.
- Elevators and escalators are available; barrier-free access is provided.
- Available throughout the station.
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- 05:00–23:00
- Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the station complex.
- Multiple parking facilities are available in the surrounding area, including those in the North and South Gate Buildings.
- A wide variety of dining options are available, including Japanese, Western, and international cuisines.
- Available at designated taxi stands outside the station entrances.
- The station is equipped with elevators, escalators, and ramps for accessibility.
- Restrooms are located throughout the station complex, including accessible facilities.
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- 06:00–23:00
- Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the station.
- Parking facilities are available near the station.
- Multiple dining options are available, including local specialties.
- Available at both East and West Exits.
- The station is wheelchair accessible with elevators and ramps.
- Restrooms are available throughout the station.
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