There are 10 ways to get from Kitakyushu to Sapporo by train, plane, night bus, 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.
Train to Fukuoka Airport, fly to New Chitose Airport, train
best- Take the train from Kokura to Hakata
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)FUK - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporo
4h 25m¥13,381–37,042Train
- Take the train from Kokura to Tōkyō Station
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Take the train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Sapporo
14h 38m¥47,706–65,812Night bus, bus, train
- Take the night bus from Kokura Ekimae to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Sendai Miyakoh Bus Center
- Take the train from Sendai to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Take the bus from 新函館北斗駅前 to 札幌駅前
28h 53m¥27,400–55,600Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Kitakyushu to Maizuru
- Take the car ferry from Maizuru to Otaru
29h 8m¥19,116–39,668Fly Kitakyushu Airport to New Chitose Airport, train
- Fly from Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)KKJ - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporo
6h 26m¥51,183–96,920Train, bus to Hiroshima Airport, fly to New Chitose Airport
- Take the train from Kokura to Hiroshima
- Take the bus from Hiroshima Shinkansen-Guchi to Hiroshima Airport
- Fly from Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)HIJ - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporo
5h 29m¥23,014–57,839Train to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Okadama Airport
- Take the train from Kokura to Hakata
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Okadama Airport (OKD)FUK - OKD
7h 45m¥28,791–165,142Train, bus to Oita Airport, fly to New Chitose Airport
- Take the train from Kokura to Beppu
- Take the bus from Beppu-Kitahama to Ōita Airport
- Fly from Oita Airport (OIT) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)OIT - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporo
8h 3m¥32,170–49,910Train to Yamaguchi Ube Airport, fly to New Chitose Airport, train
- Take the train from Kokura to Shin-Yamaguchi
- Fly from Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)UBJ - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporo
7h 34m¥22,961–117,004Night bus, bus, car ferry
- Take the night bus from Kokura Ekimae to Meitetsu Bus Center
- Take the bus from Meitetsu Bus Center to Tsuruga
- Take the car ferry from Tsuruga to Tomakomai West Port Ferry Terminal
- Take the bus from 苫小牧フェリーターミナル to 札幌駅前
37h 22m¥23,849–44,699
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to New Chitose Airport (CTS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kitakyushu to Sapporo is to train and fly which costs ¥13000 - ¥37000 and takes 4h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Kitakyushu to Sapporo is to train and fly which takes 4h 25m and costs ¥13000 - ¥37000.
No, there is no direct train from Kitakyushu to Sapporo. However, there are services departing from Kokura and arriving at Sapporo via Tōkyō Station and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 38m.
The distance between Kitakyushu and Sapporo is 1521 km.
The best way to get from Kitakyushu to Sapporo without a car is to train which takes 14h 38m and costs ¥47000 - ¥70000.
It takes approximately 4h 25m to get from Kitakyushu to Sapporo, including transfers.
Kitakyushu to Sapporo train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Kokura station.
Kitakyushu to Sapporo train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Tōkyō Station.
There are 1637+ hotels available in Sapporo.
What companies run services between Kitakyushu, Japan and Sapporo, Japan?
You can take a train from Kokura to Sapporo via Tōkyō Station and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto in around 14h 38m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–75,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to New Chitose Airport via Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–80,000
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to New Chitose Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–95,000
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to New Chitose Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Hakodate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–95,000
Flights from Hiroshima Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–41,000
Flights from Hiroshima Airport to New Chitose Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–41,000
Flights from Hiroshima Airport to New Chitose Airport via Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–41,000
Flights from Oita Airport to New Chitose Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–85,000
Flights from Oita Airport to New Chitose Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–85,000
Flights from Oita Airport to New Chitose Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–90,000
Flights from Yamaguchi Ube Airport to New Chitose Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–110,000
Flights from Yamaguchi Ube Airport to New Chitose Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Hakodate
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–110,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–70,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to New Chitose Airport via Matsumoto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–60,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to New Chitose Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–70,000
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to New Chitose Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–170,000
Flights from Hiroshima Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–47,000
Flights from Hiroshima Airport to New Chitose Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–47,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Okadama Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Hakodate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–150,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Okadama Airport via New Chitose Airport, Memambetsu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–160,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Okadama Airport via Osaka Itami, Hakodate
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–160,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Okadama Airport via Chūbu Centrair, Hakodate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–160,000
Flights from Oita Airport to New Chitose Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–85,000
Flights from Oita Airport to New Chitose Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–44,000
Flights from Oita Airport to New Chitose Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–80,000
Flights from Yamaguchi Ube Airport to New Chitose Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–100,000
Flights from Yamaguchi Ube Airport to New Chitose Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Aomori
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–100,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–23,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–27,000
Flights from Oita Airport to New Chitose Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–44,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–60,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to New Chitose Airport via Matsumoto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–60,000
- Website
- blue-panorama.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Okadama Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–120,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Okadama Airport via Niigata
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–160,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–36,000
- Website
- airdo.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–60,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–4,400
- 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
- ¥2,800–3,800
- Reserved seat
- ¥3,600–4,400
- Green seat
- ¥4,300–6,000
Train from Kokura to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–30,000
- 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
- ¥22,000–30,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥24,000–30,000
- Green seat
- ¥32,000–42,000
Train from Tōkyō Station to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–25,000
- 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
- ¥18,000–25,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥20,000–25,000
- Green seat
- ¥26,000–35,000
Train from Sendai to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–17,000
- 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
- ¥11,000–16,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥13,000–17,000
- Green seat
- ¥17,000–23,000
Train from Kokura to Hiroshima
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–8,000
- 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
- ¥5,500–7,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥6,500–8,000
- Green seat
- ¥8,000–11,000
Train from Kokura to Shin-Yamaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,700
- 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
- ¥3,000–4,100
- Reserved seat
- ¥3,800–4,700
- Green seat
- ¥4,600–6,500
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–3,200
- 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
- ¥2,800–3,200
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,100–3,000
- Green Seat
- ¥2,700–3,700
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 Kokura to Beppu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–5,000
- 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
- ¥4,200–4,700
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,600–5,000
- Green Seat
- ¥5,000–7,000
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- 011-222-7111
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporo
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,400
- Schedules at
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Night bus from Kokura Ekimae to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–25,000
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- Business seat
- ¥9,000–20,000
- Premium seat
- ¥18,000–25,000
- Phone
- 042-352-3700
- Website
- keio-bus.com
Bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Sendai Miyakoh Bus Center
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–4,600
- Schedules at
- highwaybus.com
- Website
- hokkaidoubus-newstar.jp
Bus from 新函館北斗駅前 to 札幌駅前
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000
- Schedules at
- hokkaidoubus-newstar.jp
- Phone
- 0570-200-600
- Website
- chuo-bus.co.jp
Bus from 新函館北斗駅前 to 札幌駅前
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 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
Bus from 苫小牧フェリーターミナル to 札幌駅前
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–1,700
- Schedules at
- chuo-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-666-012
- Website
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp
Bus from Hiroshima Shinkansen-Guchi to Hiroshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,450
- Schedules at
- chugoku-jrbus.j-server.com
- Phone
- 097-534-7455
- Website
- oitakotsu.co.jp
Bus from Beppu-Kitahama to Ōita Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,550
- Schedules at
- oitakotsu.co.jp
- Phone
- 052-582-5151
- Website
- meitetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Kokura Ekimae to Meitetsu Bus Center
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–13,000
- Schedules at
- meitetsu-bus.co.jp
Bus from Meitetsu Bus Center to Tsuruga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,999
- Schedules at
- meitetsu-bus.co.jp
- Website
- snf.jp
Car ferry from Maizuru to Otaru
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–25,000
- Schedules at
- snf.jp
- State Room
- ¥19,000–25,000
- Tourist
- ¥9,000–21,000
- Suite Room
- ¥45,000–55,000
- Deluxe Room
- ¥28,000–37,000
- Tourist A
- ¥11,000–19,000
- Tourist S
- ¥18,000–25,000
- State room B
- ¥21,000–31,000
- Deluxe room A
- ¥33,000–43,000
- Suite room
- ¥58,000–63,000
Car ferry from Tsuruga to Tomakomai West Port Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–24,000
- Schedules at
- snf.jp
- State Room
- ¥18,000–24,000
- Tourist
- ¥9,000–20,000
- Suite Room
- ¥44,000–55,000
- Deluxe Room
- ¥27,000–35,000
- Tourist A
- ¥10,000–19,000
- Tourist S
- ¥17,000–24,000
- State room A
- ¥22,000–31,000
- Deluxe room A
- ¥32,000–42,000
- Junior Suite
- ¥46,000–51,000
- Suite
- ¥56,000–60,000
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