Osaka to Kanazawa train with JR West

Tue 10 Mar
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The cheapest and fastest trains from Osaka to Kanazawa

Showing times and prices for 10 Mar

Cheapest price

£40

Average price

£51

Fastest journey

2 h 5 m

Average duration

2 h 7 m

Trains per day

86

Distance

234 km

Cheap tickets

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 £51 if you buy it on the day, but you can find cheap train tickets today for only £40.

Fast trains

To travel from Osaka to Kanazawa you need to make at least one change.

JR WestThunderbird 43 · Tsurugi 44
18:422h24
Osaka Station
21:06Kanazawa Station
£401One-way
1 change
JR WestThunderbird 43 · Tsurugi 44
18:462h20
Shin-Osaka Station
21:06Kanazawa Station
£401One-way
1 change
JR WestThunderbird 41 · Tsurugi 42
18:102h26
Osaka Station
20:36Kanazawa Station
£401One-way
1 change
JR WestThunderbird 43 · Tsurugi 46
18:422h58
Osaka Station
21:40Kanazawa Station
£401One-way
1 change
JR WestThunderbird 39 · Tsurugi 40
17:442h08
Shin-Osaka Station
19:52Kanazawa Station
£401One-way
1 change

Live departures

Osaka to Kanazawa train times

The table below shows live departures for Osaka to Kanazawa trains for today, Monday 9 March. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated train journeys.

Last updated at 16:57
ProviderDepartsDurationArrivesChanges
Tickets
JR_WESTThunderbird 1 · Tsurugi 421:30 Osaka Station
2h58
00:28 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 1 · Kagayaki 50621:30 Osaka Station
2h35
00:05 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 1 · Tsurugi 221:30 Osaka Station
2h18
23:48 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 1 · Kagayaki 50621:34 Shin-Osaka Station
2h31
00:05 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 1 · Tsurugi 421:34 Shin-Osaka Station
2h54
00:28 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 1 · Tsurugi 221:34 Shin-Osaka Station
2h14
23:48 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 3 · Tsurugi 422:00 Osaka Station
2h28
00:28 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 3 · Tsurugi 422:04 Shin-Osaka Station
2h24
00:28 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 5 · Kagayaki 50822:40 Osaka Station
2h23
01:03 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 5 · Tsurugi 622:40 Osaka Station
2h12
00:52 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 5 · Tsurugi 622:44 Shin-Osaka Station
2h08
00:52 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 5 · Kagayaki 50822:44 Shin-Osaka Station
2h19
01:03 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 7 · Tsurugi 823:10 Osaka Station
2h33
01:43 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 7 · Hakutaka 56023:10 Osaka Station
2h46
01:56 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 7 · Tsurugi 823:14 Shin-Osaka Station
2h29
01:43 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 7 · Hakutaka 56023:14 Shin-Osaka Station
2h42
01:56 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 9 · Tsurugi 1023:42 Osaka Station
2h19
02:01 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 9 · Tsurugi 1023:47 Shin-Osaka Station
2h14
02:01 Kanazawa Station1 change
Tuesday 10 March
JR_WESTThunderbird 11 · Tsurugi 1200:12 Osaka Station
2h29
02:41 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 11 · Hakutaka 56200:12 Osaka Station
2h45
02:57 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 11 · Tsurugi 1200:17 Shin-Osaka Station
2h24
02:41 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 11 · Hakutaka 56200:17 Shin-Osaka Station
2h40
02:57 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 13 · Tsurugi 1600:41 Osaka Station
2h55
03:36 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 13 · Tsurugi 1400:41 Osaka Station
2h21
03:02 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 13 · Tsurugi 1400:45 Shin-Osaka Station
2h17
03:02 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 13 · Tsurugi 1600:45 Shin-Osaka Station
2h51
03:36 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 15 · Tsurugi 1601:09 Osaka Station
2h27
03:36 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 15 · Hakutaka 56401:09 Osaka Station
2h47
03:56 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 15 · Hakutaka 56401:13 Shin-Osaka Station
2h43
03:56 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 15 · Tsurugi 1601:13 Shin-Osaka Station
2h23
03:36 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 17 · Tsurugi 1801:42 Osaka Station
2h19
04:01 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 17 · Tsurugi 1801:46 Shin-Osaka Station
2h15
04:01 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 19 · Hakutaka 56602:12 Osaka Station
2h44
04:56 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 19 · Tsurugi 2002:12 Osaka Station
2h27
04:39 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 19 · Tsurugi 2002:16 Shin-Osaka Station
2h23
04:39 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 19 · Hakutaka 56602:16 Shin-Osaka Station
2h40
04:56 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 21 · Hakutaka 56803:12 Osaka Station
2h34
05:46 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 21 · Tsurugi 2403:12 Osaka Station
2h57
06:09 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 21 · Tsurugi 2203:12 Osaka Station
2h27
05:39 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 21 · Hakutaka 56803:16 Shin-Osaka Station
2h30
05:46 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 21 · Tsurugi 2203:16 Shin-Osaka Station
2h23
05:39 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 21 · Tsurugi 2403:16 Shin-Osaka Station
2h53
06:09 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 23 · Tsurugi 2603:42 Osaka Station
2h57
06:39 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 23 · Tsurugi 2403:42 Osaka Station
2h27
06:09 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 23 · Tsurugi 2403:46 Shin-Osaka Station
2h23
06:09 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 23 · Tsurugi 2603:46 Shin-Osaka Station
2h53
06:39 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 25 · Kagayaki 51004:12 Osaka Station
2h43
06:55 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 25 · Tsurugi 2604:12 Osaka Station
2h27
06:39 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 25 · Kagayaki 51004:16 Shin-Osaka Station
2h39
06:55 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 25 · Tsurugi 2604:16 Shin-Osaka Station
2h23
06:39 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 27 · Tsurugi 2805:12 Osaka Station
2h26
07:38 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 27 · Kagayaki 51205:12 Osaka Station
2h34
07:46 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 27 · Tsurugi 2805:16 Shin-Osaka Station
2h22
07:38 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 27 · Kagayaki 51205:16 Shin-Osaka Station
2h30
07:46 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 29 · Tsurugi 3206:09 Osaka Station
2h40
08:49 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 29 · Tsurugi 3006:09 Osaka Station
2h28
08:37 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 29 · Tsurugi 3006:13 Shin-Osaka Station
2h24
08:37 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 29 · Tsurugi 3206:13 Shin-Osaka Station
2h36
08:49 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 31 · Tsurugi 3206:40 Osaka Station
2h09
08:49 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 31 · Tsurugi 3406:40 Osaka Station
2h55
09:35 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 31 · Kagayaki 51406:40 Osaka Station
2h15
08:55 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 31 · Tsurugi 3406:44 Shin-Osaka Station
2h51
09:35 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 31 · Kagayaki 51406:44 Shin-Osaka Station
2h11
08:55 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 31 · Tsurugi 3206:44 Shin-Osaka Station
2h05
08:49 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 33 · Tsurugi 3407:09 Osaka Station
2h26
09:35 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 33 · Tsurugi 3407:13 Shin-Osaka Station
2h22
09:35 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 35 · Tsurugi 3607:40 Osaka Station
2h10
09:50 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 35 · Kagayaki 51607:40 Osaka Station
2h39
10:19 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 35 · Kagayaki 51607:44 Shin-Osaka Station
2h35
10:19 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 35 · Tsurugi 3607:44 Shin-Osaka Station
2h06
09:50 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 37 · Tsurugi 3808:09 Osaka Station
2h27
10:36 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 37 · Tsurugi 3808:13 Shin-Osaka Station
2h23
10:36 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 39 · Tsurugi 4008:40 Osaka Station
2h12
10:52 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 39 · Tsurugi 4008:44 Shin-Osaka Station
2h08
10:52 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 41 · Tsurugi 4209:10 Osaka Station
2h26
11:36 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 41 · Tsurugi 4209:14 Shin-Osaka Station
2h22
11:36 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 43 · Tsurugi 4409:42 Osaka Station
2h24
12:06 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 43 · Tsurugi 4609:42 Osaka Station
2h58
12:40 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 43 · Tsurugi 4409:46 Shin-Osaka Station
2h20
12:06 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 43 · Tsurugi 4609:46 Shin-Osaka Station
2h54
12:40 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 45 · Tsurugi 4610:10 Osaka Station
2h30
12:40 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 45 · Tsurugi 4610:14 Shin-Osaka Station
2h26
12:40 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 47 · Tsurugi 4811:07 Osaka Station
2h32
13:39 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 47 · Tsurugi 4811:12 Shin-Osaka Station
2h27
13:39 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 49 · Tsurugi 5011:54 Osaka Station
2h31
14:25 Kanazawa Station1 change
JR_WESTThunderbird 49 · Tsurugi 5011:58 Shin-Osaka Station
2h27
14:25 Kanazawa Station1 change

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Journey information

Overview: Train from Osaka to Kanazawa

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Trains from Osaka to Kanazawa run on average 83 times per day, taking around 2h 17m. Cheap train tickets for this journey start at £37 if you book in advance.

The earliest train runs at 06:00, the last at 20:56. The fastest train covers the 234 km distance in 2h 24m.

Fares are the lowest economy prices found on Omio. Early booking often means lower prices. Prices change daily and are subject to availability. Discount cards, coach trips, and booking fees are not included.
Price information
Distance
234 km
Average train duration
2h 17m
Cheapest ticket price
£37
Trains per day
83
Fastest train
2h 24m
First train
06:00
Last train
20:56
Fares are the lowest economy prices found on Omio. Early booking often means lower prices. Prices change daily and are subject to availability. Discount cards, coach trips, and booking fees are not included.
Price information

Train companies: JR West from Osaka to Kanazawa trainsJR West trains will get you between Osaka and Kanazawa from £37. With over 1000 travel companies on Omio, you can find the best train times and tickets for your trip.

JR West

About
West Japan Railway Company (JR West) is a leading railway operator in Japan, headquartered in Osaka. Established on April 1, 1987, following the privatization of Japanese National Railways, JR West manages an extensive network covering 5,008.7 kilometers, including the Sanyō Shinkansen line, which accounts for approximately 40% of its passenger revenues. The company also offers bus and ferry services and engages in real estate and retail businesses. With a workforce of over 45,000 employees, JR West serves a population of approximately 43.1 million people across 18 prefectures in western Japan.
Luggage & cancellation policy
Average Duration
2h 24m
Cheapest Price
£37
JR West frequency
83 a day
Luggage included
Up to two portable items totaling no more than 250 cm in dimensions and weighing no more than 30 kg are allowed.
Additional luggage
Additional luggage beyond the standard allowance is not permitted.
Luggage storage
Designated areas are available for storing luggage on trains.
Cancellation Policy
Changes and refunds are not possible after the scheduled departure time of the first designated train.
Amenities on board the train
Wifi
Food sold onboard
Food and beverage waste should be discarded in receptacles provided in the station or on the train.
Seat reservation
Seat reservations can be made at no additional cost at ticket offices; online reservations may incur fees.
Toilets
USB plugs
Accessibility
JR West strives to maintain accessibility features and offers support to patrons with disabilities.
Bikes
Bicycles for cycling or sports competitions must be dismantled and carried in a dedicated bag.
Pets
Pets must be transported in a case that holds their entire body; fees apply for small animals.
Learn more about JR West

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.

FAQs
The cost of a train ticket from Osaka to Kanazawa can vary. The cheapest tickets are usually available from £37, while the average price tends to be around £40.
The train journey from Osaka to Kanazawa covers a distance of 234 km and takes approximately 2h 24m. Trains run 83 per day.
The train distance from Osaka to Kanazawa is 234 km.
The first train from Osaka to Kanazawa leaves at 6:00.
The last train from Osaka to Kanazawa departs at 20:56.
Trains from Osaka to Kanazawa run approximately 83 times per day.
Currently, there is no high-speed train service from Osaka to Kanazawa.
Unfortunately, there is no direct train service currently available from Osaka to Kanazawa.
To travel from Osaka to Kanazawa, you can take a train.
There is no night train service from Osaka to Kanazawa.
The cheapest way to get from Osaka to Kanazawa is by train, costing approximately £37.
Booking trains from Osaka to Kanazawa in advance is advisable, especially during peak travel seasons or for long journeys, to ensure availability and secure better fares.
Yes, you can take the train from Osaka to Kanazawa.

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