Shirakawa-go IC – Kanazawa-morimoto IC
From Shirakawa-go IC, the Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway to Oyabe-Tonami JCT, then the Hokuriku Expressway to Kanazawa-morimoto IC, on the northeast side of Kanazawa.
- Distance
- 62.5 km
- Driving time
- 52 min
- Tolls (approx.)
- ¥1,860
From the NEXCO Drive Plaza toll and route search (standard car, departure set to 10:00 on 4 Nov 2026, searched on 27 Oct 2026). Interchange to interchange only; local roads before and after are not included
- Standard-car toll: 1,860 yen with ETC, 1,860 yen cash (regular toll) (Drive Plaza search; the same amount for this weekday search). ETC discount conditions depend on the day and time, so check the official pages
- Kanazawa-morimoto IC is scheduled to become ETC-only from 14:00 on 30 Nov 2026. Cars without ETC must use the lane marked 'ETC/サポート' or 'サポート', stop, and follow the staff's instructions (NEXCO Central Japan)
- NEXCO Central Japan's Kanazawa branch runs 24-hour snow and ice operations on the Hokuriku and Tokai-Hokuriku Expressways in winter and asks drivers to fit winter tires early and carry tire chains. Under chain regulations you cannot pass without chains, even on winter tires (NEXCO Central Japan release of 30 Oct 2020; check the official site for each season's dates)
Sources
Facts checked:
- NEXCO Drive Plaza: toll and route search, Shirakawa-go IC to Kanazawa-morimoto IC (standard car)
- NEXCO Central Japan: ETC-only toll gates (list of converted and scheduled interchanges)
- NEXCO Central Japan: snow and ice measures on expressways (Kanazawa branch: E8 Hokuriku Expressway, E41 Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway, E27), news release 30 Oct 2020