There are 7 ways to get from Akita to Kitami by plane, train, bus, car, or car ferry
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Fly from Akita Airport
best- Fly from Akita Airport (AXT) to Memanbetsu Airport (MMB)AXT - MMB
7h 5m¥19,950–97,050Train, bus via Aomori
cheapest- Take the train from Izumi-Sotoasahikawa to Shin-Aomori
- Take the train from Shin-Aomori to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Take the bus from 新函館北斗駅前 to 時計台前
- Take the bus from 中央バス札幌ターミナル to 旭川駅前
- Take the bus from 旭川駅前 to 北見バスターミナル
17h 15m¥15,306–26,259Train
- Take the train from Akita to Shin-Aomori
- Take the train from Shin-Aomori to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Take the train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Sapporo
- Take the train from Sapporo to Kitami
14h 30m¥22,864–36,861Train, bus
- Take the train from Akita to Morioka
- Take the train from Morioka to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Take the bus from 新函館北斗駅前 to 大通ｂｃ
- Take the bus from 中央バス札幌ターミナル to 北見バスターミナル
16h 30m¥21,372–29,294Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Akita to Oma
- Take the car ferry from Oma to Hakodate
- Drive from Hakodate to Kitami
12h 53m¥16,144–24,520Train to Aomori, fly
- Take the train from Akita to Hirosaki
- Fly from Aomori (AOJ) to Memanbetsu Airport (MMB)AOJ - MMB
8h 41m¥25,390–73,115Train to Morioka Hanamaki Airport, fly
- Take the train from Akita to Morioka
- Fly from Morioka Hanamaki Airport (HNA) to Memanbetsu Airport (MMB)HNA - MMB
10h 58m¥27,772–93,094
Akita Airport (AXT) to Memanbetsu Airport (MMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Akita to Kitami is to train and bus via Aomori which costs ¥15000 - ¥27000 and takes 17h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Akita to Kitami is to fly which takes 7h 5m and costs ¥19000 - ¥100000.
No, there is no direct train from Akita to Kitami. However, there are services departing from Akita and arriving at Kitami via Shin-Aomori, Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto and Sapporo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 30m.
The distance between Akita and Kitami is 627 km.
The best way to get from Akita to Kitami without a car is to train which takes 14h 30m and costs ¥22000 - ¥37000.
It takes approximately 7h 5m to get from Akita to Kitami, including transfers.
Akita to Kitami train services, operated by Japan Railways Limited Express, depart from Akita station.
The best way to get from Akita to Kitami is to fly which takes 7h 5m and costs ¥19000 - ¥100000. Alternatively, you can train, which costs ¥22000 - ¥37000 and takes 14h 30m.
Akita to Kitami train services, operated by Japan Railways Limited Express, arrive at Shin-Aomori station.
There are 38+ hotels available in Kitami.
What companies run services between Akita, Japan and Kitami, Japan?
All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, and AIRDO fly from Akita Airport (AXT) to Memanbetsu Airport (MMB) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Akita to Kitami via Shin-Aomori, Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto, and Sapporo in around 14h 30m.
Airlines
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Akita Airport to Memanbetsu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–140,000
Flights from Akita Airport to Memanbetsu Airport via Sapporo Okadama
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–100,000
Flights from Akita Airport to Memanbetsu Airport via Osaka Itami, New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–170,000
Flights from Aomori to Memanbetsu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥58,000–62,000
Flights from Aomori to Memanbetsu Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥58,000–62,000
Flights from Aomori to Memanbetsu Airport via Tokyo Haneda, New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥58,000–62,000
Flights from Morioka Hanamaki Airport to Memanbetsu Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–85,000
Flights from Morioka Hanamaki Airport to Memanbetsu Airport via Osaka Itami, New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–150,000
Flights from Morioka Hanamaki Airport to Memanbetsu Airport via New Chitose, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–160,000
Flights from Morioka Hanamaki Airport to Memanbetsu Airport via Osaka Itami, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–160,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Akita Airport to Memanbetsu Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–95,000
Flights from Akita Airport to Memanbetsu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–150,000
Flights from Akita Airport to Memanbetsu Airport via Osaka Itami, New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–180,000
Flights from Aomori to Memanbetsu Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–75,000
Train operators
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Akita to Shin-Aomori
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–7,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥5,500–6,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥5,000–7,000
- Green Seat
- ¥7,000–10,000
Train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Sapporo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–11,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥8,000–9,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥7,500–11,000
- Green Seat
- ¥11,000–16,000
Train from Sapporo to Kitami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥8,000–9,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Green Seat
- ¥12,000–17,000
Train from Akita to Hirosaki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–6,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥4,800–5,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥4,200–6,000
- Green Seat
- ¥6,000–8,500
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Akita to Shin-Aomori
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–3,500
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Akita to Hirosaki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–2,900
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Izumi-Sotoasahikawa to Shin-Aomori
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–3,400
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Aomori to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–7,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥4,700–6,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,500–7,000
- Green seat
- ¥7,000–9,500
Train from Akita to Morioka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–6,500
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥4,200–6,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,000–6,500
- Green seat
- ¥6,000–8,500
Train from Morioka to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥8,000–11,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥9,500–12,000
- Green seat
- ¥12,000–16,000
Bus operators
- Website
- hokkaidoubus-newstar.jp
Bus from 新函館北斗駅前 to 大通ｂｃ
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000
- Schedules at
- hokkaidoubus-newstar.jp
- Phone
- 0152-43-4101
- Website
- abashiribus.com
Bus from 中央バス札幌ターミナル to 北見バスターミナル
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–7,000
- Schedules at
- abashiribus.com
- Phone
- 0570-200-600
- Website
- chuo-bus.co.jp
Bus from 新函館北斗駅前 to 時計台前
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–9,000
- Schedules at
- chuo-bus.co.jp
- Adult
- ¥3,700–9,000
- Student
- ¥3,500–7,000
- Phone
- 0166-23-4161
- Website
- dohokubus.com
Bus from 中央バス札幌ターミナル to 旭川駅前
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–3,300
- Schedules at
- dohokubus.com
- Phone
- 0154-37-2224
- Website
- akanbus.co.jp
Bus from 旭川駅前 to 北見バスターミナル
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–3,600
- Schedules at
- akanbus.co.jp
Ferry operators
- Website
- tsugarukaikyo.co.jp
Car ferry from Oma to Hakodate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–3,800
- Schedules at
- tsugarukaikyo.co.jp
- Book at
- tsugarukaikyo.com
- Standard
- ¥1,800–2,900
- Casual
- ¥2,200–3,500
- First Class
- ¥2,500–3,800
- Car smaller than 6m
- ¥10,000–21,000
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