Originally Posted by
Agneisse
There is one direct Hida train a day between Takayama and Kyoto.
Well TIL, I thought Hida terminated in Nagoya.
OP, if you do decide to go to Shirakawa-go, I recommend booking the bus tickets in advance. I waited until I got to Kanazawa to buy tickets at the counter, unfortunately for me, seats were all sold out that day and the next.