There are 8 ways to get from Sapporo to Gunma by train, car ferry, car, plane, or bus
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Train
best- Take the train from Sapporo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Take the train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Ōmiya
- Take the train from Ōmiya to Takasaki
9h 2m¥25,760–40,397Train, fly to Narita International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airport
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Narita International Airport (NRT)CTS - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Nippori
- Take the train from Kita-Senju to Tatebayashi
5h 26m¥9,498–31,803Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Otaru to Niigata
- Drive from Niigata to Takasaki
19h 53m¥11,162–25,312Train, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airport
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)CTS - HND
- Take the train from Kita-Senju to Tatebayashi
5h 32m¥13,078–41,993Bus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from 札幌駅前 to 苫小牧フェリーターミナル
- Take the car ferry from Tomakomai to Oarai
- Take the train from Mito(Ibaraki) to Oyama(Tochigi)
- Take the train from Oyama(Tochigi) to Takasaki
26h 57m¥13,895–28,573Train, fly to Niigata Airport
- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airport
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Niigata Airport (KIJ)CTS - KIJ
- Take the train from Niigata to Takasaki
5h 56m¥20,818–46,263Train, fly to Ibaraki Airport
- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airport
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Ibaraki Airport (IBR)CTS - IBR
- Take the train from Takahama to Kita-Senju
- Take the train from Kita-Senju to Tatebayashi
6h 39m¥23,628–40,943Train, fly to Matsumoto Airport
- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airport
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Matsumoto Airport (MMJ)CTS - MMJ
- Take the train from Shiojiri to Nagano
- Take the train from Nagano to Takasaki
6h 22m¥27,928–96,043
New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sapporo to Gunma is to car ferry and drive which costs ¥11000 - ¥26000 and takes 19h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Sapporo to Gunma is to train and fly which takes 5h 26m and costs ¥9500 - ¥32000.
No, there is no direct train from Sapporo to Gunma. However, there are services departing from Sapporo and arriving at Takasaki via Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto and Ōmiya. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 2m.
The distance between Sapporo and Gunma is 1164 km.
The best way to get from Sapporo to Gunma without a car is to train which takes 9h 2m and costs ¥25000 - ¥41000.
It takes approximately 9h 2m to get from Sapporo to Gunma, including transfers.
Sapporo to Gunma train services, operated by Japan Railways Limited Express, depart from Sapporo station.
Sapporo to Gunma train services, operated by Japan Railways Limited Express, arrive at Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto station.
There are 191+ hotels available in Gunma.
What companies run services between Sapporo, Japan and Gunma, Japan?
You can take a train from Sapporo to Takasaki via Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto and Ōmiya in around 9h 2m.
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- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–39,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–31,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Narita International Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–31,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Narita International Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–31,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Niigata Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–70,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–55,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–26,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Niigata Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–36,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Matsumoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–70,000
- Website
- airdo.jp
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–39,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–35,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Ibaraki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–27,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–23,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–26,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Niigata Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–36,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Matsumoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–70,000
- Website
- en.ch.com
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–24,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Sapporo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- 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 Ōmiya to Takasaki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,700
- 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
- ¥3,200–3,700
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,500–3,600
- Green Seat
- ¥3,400–4,600
Train from Shiojiri to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–3,700
- 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
- ¥3,200–3,700
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,600–3,600
- Green Seat
- ¥3,500–4,600
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Ōmiya
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–25,000
- 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
- ¥17,000–24,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥20,000–25,000
- Green seat
- ¥25,000–34,000
Train from Ōmiya to Takasaki
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–4,900
- 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
- ¥3,200–4,300
- Reserved seat
- ¥4,000–4,900
- Green seat
- ¥4,800–6,500
Train from Niigata to Takasaki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- ¥5,500–7,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥6,500–8,500
- Green seat
- ¥8,000–11,000
Train from Nagano to Takasaki
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–6,500
- 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
- ¥4,000–5,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,000–6,500
- Green seat
- ¥6,000–8,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Ōmiya to Takasaki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,600
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Mito(Ibaraki) to Oyama(Tochigi)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,400
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Oyama(Tochigi) to Takasaki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–1,900
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Takahama to Kita-Senju
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,500
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Shiojiri to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,600
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
- Phone
- 011-222-7111
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,400
- Schedules at
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-5306-1102
- Website
- tobu.co.jp
Train from Kita-Senju to Tatebayashi
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- tobu.co.jp
- Phone
- 03-5962-0102
- Website
- tobu.co.jp
Train from Kita-Senju to Tatebayashi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,600
- Website
- https://www.tobu.co.jp/foreign/en/
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- keisei.co.jp
Train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Nippori
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,520–2,570
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- keisei.co.jp
Train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Nippori
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,200
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
- Phone
- 0570-200-600
- Website
- chuo-bus.co.jp
Bus from 札幌駅前 to 苫小牧フェリーターミナル
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–1,700
- Schedules at
- chuo-bus.co.jp
- Website
- snf.jp
Car ferry from Otaru to Niigata
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–19,000
- Schedules at
- snf.jp
- State Room
- ¥13,000–17,000
- Tourist
- ¥7,000–14,000
- Suite Room
- ¥37,000–41,000
- Deluxe Room
- ¥19,000–25,000
- Tourist C
- ¥7,000–12,000
- Tourist A
- ¥9,500–15,000
- Tourist S
- ¥11,000–19,000
- State room A (inside)
- ¥15,000–25,000
- State room A
- ¥16,000–26,000
- Deluxe room A
- ¥23,000–33,000
- Suite room
- ¥40,000–44,000
- Website
- ferry-sunflower.co.jp
Car ferry from Tomakomai to Oarai
- 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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