From Tokyo
- JR train : Tokyo - Kanazawa
- Hokuriku Shinkansen 2 hours 29 minutes
- Airplane : Haneda (Tokyo) - Komatsu Airport
- 10 flights a day, 1 hour
There is a bus connecting Komatsu Airport and Kanazawa Station. - Highway Bus : Shinjuku Station - Kanazawa
- 4 to 8 buses per day, 7 hours 25 to 55 minutes
- Highway bus : Tokyo Station - Kanazawa
- 1 bus per day, 8 hours 30 minutes
Express buses from Tokyo are also available from Hachioji and Yokohama Stations in addition to Tokyo and Shinjuku Stations. For details, please see "Hokuriku Railroad or the West Japan JR Bus website for details.
From Osaka/Kyoto area
- By JR Osaka-Kyoto-Kanazawa 2 hours 9 minutes
- Tsuruga-Kanazawa Hokuriku Shinkansen
- Osaka-Kyoto-Tsuruga Express Thunderbird
- Highway bus : Kyoto-Kanazawa
- 5 buses per day, 4 hours
- Highway Bus : Osaka-Kanazawa
- 7 buses per day, 4 hours 50 minutes
From Nagoya area
- By JR Nagoya-Kanazawa 2hr 44min
- Tsuruga-Kanazawa Hokuriku Shinkansen
- Nagoya - Tsuruga Limited Express Shirasagi
- Highway bus : Nagoya-Kanazawa
- 10 buses per day, 4 hours