There are 7 ways to get from Chitose to Iwate by plane, train, bus, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Morioka Hanamaki Airport, train
best- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Morioka Hanamaki Airport (HNA)CTS - HNA
- Take the train from Morioka to Iwate-Numakunai
3h 37m¥28,450–75,761Drive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Chitose to Hakodate
- Take the car ferry from Hakodate to Oma
- Drive from Oma to Iwate
8h 15m¥9,675–15,686Train
- Take the train from Minami-Chitose to Shin-Hakodate-HokutoHokuto
- Take the train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Iwate-NumakunaiHayabusa
6h 3m¥14,159–20,124Bus, train
- Take the bus from 三井アウトレットパーク北広島 to 新函館北斗駅前札幌～函館ニュースター
- Take the train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Iwate-NumakunaiHayabusa
9h¥13,120–16,757Fly to Aomori, train
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Aomori (AOJ)CTS - AOJ
- Take the train from Shin-Aomori to Iwate-Numakunai
5h 37m¥15,230–46,291Fly to Sendai Airport, train
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Sendai Airport (SDJ)CTS - SDJ
- Take the train from Sendai to Iwate-Numakunai
4h 57m¥13,200–40,461Fly to Akita Airport, train
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Akita Airport (AXT)CTS - AXT
- Take the train from Akita to Morioka
6h 47m¥17,650–55,511
New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Morioka Hanamaki Airport (HNA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chitose to Iwate is to drive and car ferry which costs ¥9500 - ¥16000 and takes 8h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Chitose to Iwate is to fly and train which takes 3h 37m and costs ¥28000 - ¥80000.
No, there is no direct train from Chitose to Iwate. However, there are services departing from Minami-Chitose and arriving at Iwate-Numakunai via Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 3m.
The distance between Chitose and Iwate is 453 km.
The best way to get from Chitose to Iwate without a car is to train which takes 6h 3m and costs ¥14000 - ¥21000.
It takes approximately 3h 37m to get from Chitose to Iwate, including transfers.
Chitose to Iwate train services, operated by Japan Railways Limited Express, depart from Minami-Chitose station.
Chitose to Iwate train services, operated by Japan Railways Limited Express, arrive at Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto station.
There are 81+ hotels available in Iwate.
What companies run services between Chitose, Japan and Iwate, Japan?
You can take a train from Minami-Chitose to Iwate-Numakunai via Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto in around 6h 3m.
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- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Aomori
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–38,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–60,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Akita Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–43,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Morioka Hanamaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–35,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Aomori
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–31,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–85,000
- Website
- ibexair.co.jp
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–60,000
- Website
- airdo.jp
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–34,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–28,000
- Phone
- 019-626-9151
- Website
- igr.jp
Train from Morioka to Iwate-Numakunai
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://igr.jp/
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Morioka to Iwate-Numakunai
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–3,800
- 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
- ¥2,300–3,100
- Reserved seat
- ¥3,100–3,800
- Green seat
- ¥3,600–4,800
Train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Iwate-Numakunai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- 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
- ¥7,500–11,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥8,500–11,000
- Green seat
- ¥11,000–15,000
Train from Shin-Aomori to Iwate-Numakunai
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–7,000
- 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
- ¥4,600–6,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,500–7,000
- Green seat
- ¥6,500–9,500
Train from Sendai to Iwate-Numakunai
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–8,500
- 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
- ¥5,500–8,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥6,500–8,500
- Green seat
- ¥8,500–12,000
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
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Minami-Chitose to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–9,500
- 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
- ¥7,000–8,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥6,500–9,500
- Green Seat
- ¥10,000–14,000
- Website
- hokkaidoubus-newstar.jp
Bus from 三井アウトレットパーク北広島 to 新函館北斗駅前
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000
- Schedules at
- hokkaidoubus-newstar.jp
- Website
- tsugarukaikyo.co.jp
Car ferry from Hakodate to Oma
- 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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