There are 7 ways to get from Sano to Sapporo by bus, plane, train, car, or car ferry
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Bus to Tokyo International Airport, fly to New Chitose Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Sano Shintoshi Bus Terminal to Ōji
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)HND - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporo
5h 7m¥13,262–42,527Bus, train to Narita International Airport, fly to New Chitose Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Sano Shintoshi Bus Terminal to Ōji
- Take the train from Nippori to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)NRT - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporo
5h 28m¥9,952–31,357Train
- Take the train from Oyama to Sendai
- Take the train from Sendai to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Take the train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Sapporo
11h 11m¥25,479–38,139Bus, train
- Take the bus from 佐野新都市バスターミナル to 仙台駅東口
- Take the bus from Sendai to Morioka
- Take the train from Morioka to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Take the bus from 新函館北斗駅前 to 札幌駅前
16h 22m¥20,500–31,700Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Sano to Oarai
- Take the car ferry from Oarai to Tomakomai
- Drive from Tomakomai to Sapporo
20h 5m¥12,213–27,074Train to Ibaraki Airport, fly to New Chitose Airport, train
- Take the train from Oyama(Tochigi) to Tomobe
- Fly from Ibaraki Airport (IBR) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)IBR - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporo
6h 12m¥23,199–39,739Bus to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Asahikawa Airport, train
- Take the bus from Sano Shintoshi Bus Terminal to Ōji
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Asahikawa Airport (AKJ)HND - AKJ
- Take the train from Asahikawa to Sapporo(Jr)
7h 39m¥16,122–58,277
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to New Chitose Airport (CTS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sano to Sapporo is to bus and train and fly which costs ¥9500 - ¥32000 and takes 5h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Sano to Sapporo is to bus and fly and train which takes 5h 7m and costs ¥13000 - ¥43000.
No, there is no direct train from Sano to Sapporo. However, there are services departing from Sano and arriving at Sapporo via Oyama, Sendai and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 11m.
The distance between Sano and Sapporo is 969 km.
The best way to get from Sano to Sapporo without a car is to train which takes 11h 11m and costs ¥25000 - ¥39000.
It takes approximately 5h 7m to get from Sano to Sapporo, including transfers.
Sano to Sapporo train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Oyama station.
Sano to Sapporo train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Sendai station.
There are 1618+ hotels available in Sapporo.
What companies run services between Sano, Japan and Sapporo, Japan?
You can take a train from Sano to Sapporo via Oyama, Sendai, and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto in around 11h 11m.
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- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–38,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–65,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Asahikawa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–45,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–50,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–22,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–65,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Asahikawa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–60,000
- Website
- airdo.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–38,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Asahikawa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–45,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–34,000
Flights from Ibaraki Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–27,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–22,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–21,000
- Website
- en.ch.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–22,000
- 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
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Oyama to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- ¥6,500–9,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥7,500–9,500
- Green seat
- ¥9,500–13,000
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 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
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
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 Asahikawa to Sapporo(Jr)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–5,500
- 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
- ¥4,500–5,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥4,000–5,500
- Green Seat
- ¥5,500–8,000
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- keisei.co.jp
Train from Nippori to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–2,600
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- keisei.co.jp
Train from Nippori to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,200
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Oyama(Tochigi) to Tomobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥800–1,100
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-048905
- Website
- jrbuskanto.co.jp
Bus from Sano Shintoshi Bus Terminal to Ōji
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–3,200
- Schedules at
- jrbuskanto.co.jp.e.wn.hp.transer.com
- Phone
- 027-287-4000
- Website
- ncb.jp
Bus from 佐野新都市バスターミナル to 仙台駅東口
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–7,500
- Website
- https://ncb.jp/
- Phone
- 0570ー000448
- Website
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
Bus from Sendai to Morioka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300
- Schedules at
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
- 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
- Website
- ferry-sunflower.co.jp
Car ferry from Oarai to Tomakomai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–23,000
- Schedules at
- sunflower.co.jp
- Tourist (Evening Ferry)
- ¥9,500–20,000
- Comfort (Evening Ferry)
- ¥12,000–23,000
- Superior Insaide (Evening Ferry)
- ¥18,000–29,000
- Superior Ocean View (Evening Ferry)
- ¥20,000–32,000
- Premium (Evening Ferry)
- ¥24,000–40,000
- Suite (Evening Ferry)
- ¥47,000–65,000
- Casual Room (Night Ferry)
- ¥12,000–23,000
- Deluxe Room (Night Ferry)
- ¥23,000–38,000
- Car (Less than 5m)
- ¥29,000–43,000
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