There are 7 ways to get from Kumamoto to Chitose by plane, train, car, car ferry, night bus, or bus
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Fly Aso Kumamoto Airport to New Chitose Airport
best- Fly from Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)plane KMJ - CTS
5h 58m¥19,400–56,470Train to Fukuoka Airport, fly to New Chitose Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Kumamoto to Hakatatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)plane FUK - CTS
4h 23m¥13,108–36,048Train
- Take the train from Kumamoto to Kokuratrain
- Take the train from Kokura to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Shin-Hakodate-Hokutotrain
- Take the train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Minami-Chitosetrain
15h 16m¥51,329–71,524Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Kumamoto to Maizurucar
- Take the car ferry from Maizuru to Otarucarferry
- Drive from Otaru to Chitosecar
31h 30m¥22,101–43,990Night bus, train
- Take the night bus from Kumamoto Sakuramachi BT to Sannomiya Stationnightbus
- Take the night bus from Kobe Sannomiya to Sendai Station East Exitnightbus
- Take the train from Sendai to Shin-Hakodate-Hokutotrain
- Take the train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Minami-Chitosetrain
32h 31m¥31,000–51,200Bus to Amakusa, fly to New Chitose Airport
- Take the bus from Kumamoto Sta. to Hondo Bus Centerbus
- Fly from Amakusa (AXJ) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)plane AXJ - CTS
9h 47m¥14,600–83,410Fly Aso Kumamoto Airport to Okadama Airport, train
- Fly from Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) to Okadama Airport (OKD)plane KMJ - OKD
- Take the train from Sapporo to Chitosetrain
9h 3m¥34,020–195,090
Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) to New Chitose Airport (CTS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kumamoto to Chitose is to train and fly which costs ¥13000 - ¥36000 and takes 4h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Kumamoto to Chitose is to train and fly which takes 4h 23m and costs ¥13000 - ¥36000.
No, there is no direct train from Kumamoto to Chitose. However, there are services departing from Kumamoto and arriving at Minami-Chitose via Kokura, Tōkyō Station and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 16m.
The distance between Kumamoto and Chitose is 1480 km.
The best way to get from Kumamoto to Chitose without a car is to train which takes 15h 16m and costs ¥50000 - ¥75000.
It takes approximately 5h 58m to get from Kumamoto to Chitose, including transfers.
Kumamoto to Chitose train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Kumamoto station.
The best way to get from Kumamoto to Chitose is to fly which takes 5h 58m and costs ¥19000 - ¥60000. Alternatively, you can train, which costs ¥50000 - ¥75000 and takes 15h 16m.
Kumamoto to Chitose train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Kokura station.
There are 133+ hotels available in Chitose.
What companies run services between Kumamoto, Japan and Chitose, Japan?
Solaseed Air, AIRDO, and three other airlines fly from Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) to New Chitose Airport (CTS) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a train from Kumamoto to Minami-Chitose via Kokura, Tōkyō Station, and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto in around 15h 16m.
Airlines
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to New Chitose Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–100,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to New Chitose Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–90,000
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 Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–75,000
Flights from Amakusa to New Chitose Airport via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–80,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to New Chitose Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–75,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to New Chitose Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–70,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to New Chitose Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–42,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–70,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Okadama Airport via Osaka Itami, Hakodate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–190,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Okadama Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Hakodate
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–160,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Okadama Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Misawa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–160,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Okadama Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Kushiro
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–170,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Okadama Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥34,000–200,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–29,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to New Chitose Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–42,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–26,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–42,000
- Website
- airdo.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–41,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–70,000
Train operators
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kumamoto to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,800–7,000
- 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
- ¥4,800–6,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,500–7,000
- Green seat
- ¥7,000–9,500
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 Kumamoto to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–6,000
- 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
- ¥3,600–4,900
- Reserved seat
- ¥4,500–6,000
- Green seat
- ¥5,500–7,500
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Minami-Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- 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
Train from Sapporo to Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–2,900
- 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
- ¥2,500–2,900
- Reserved Seat
- ¥1,800–2,500
- Green Seat
- ¥2,200–3,000
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Kumamoto to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- 011-222-7111
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Sapporo to Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥900–1,200
- Schedules at
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Bus operators
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Kumamoto Sakuramachi BT to Sannomiya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-3802-1544
- Website
- jamjamliner.jp
Night bus from Kobe Sannomiya to Sendai Station East Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–13,000
- Schedules at
- jamjamliner.jp
- 4 seats per row spacious
- ¥5,500–13,000
- 3 seats per row
- ¥7,500–12,000
- Phone
- 0570-09-1121
- Website
- sankobus.jp
Bus from Kumamoto Sta. to Hondo Bus Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥200–2,700
- Website
- https://www.sankobus.jp/
Ferry operators
- 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
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