There are 5 ways to get from Sapporo to Hanamaki by train, plane, bus, car, or car ferry
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Train, fly
best- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Morioka Hanamaki Airport (HNA)plane CTS - HNA
2h 45m¥35,428–39,243Bus, train via 札幌駅前
cheapest- Take the bus from 札幌駅前 to 新函館北斗駅前bus 札幌～函館
- Take the train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Moriokatrain Hayabusa / ...
8h 53m¥10,536–14,842Train
- Take the train from Sapporo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokutotrain Hokuto
- Take the train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Moriokatrain Hayabusa / ...
7h 34m¥16,260–23,297Bus, train
- Take the bus from 札幌駅前 to 新函館北斗駅前bus 札幌～函館ニュースター
- Take the train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Moriokatrain Hayabusa / ...
8h 35m¥12,110–21,540Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Sapporo to Hakodatecar
- Take the car ferry from Hakodate to Omacarferry
- Drive from Oma to Hanamakicar
9h 12m¥10,880–17,194
New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Morioka Hanamaki Airport (HNA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sapporo to Hanamaki is to bus and train via 札幌駅前 which costs ¥10000 - ¥15000 and takes 8h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Sapporo to Hanamaki is to train and fly which takes 2h 45m and costs ¥35000 - ¥40000.
No, there is no direct train from Sapporo to Hanamaki. However, there are services departing from Sapporo and arriving at Hanamaki via Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto and Morioka. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 34m.
The distance between Sapporo and Hanamaki is 429 km.
The best way to get from Sapporo to Hanamaki without a car is to train which takes 7h 34m and costs ¥16000 - ¥24000.
It takes approximately 2h 45m to get from Sapporo to Hanamaki, including transfers.
Sapporo to Hanamaki train services, operated by Japan Railways Limited Express, depart from Sapporo station.
Sapporo to Hanamaki train services, operated by Japan Railways Limited Express, arrive at Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto station.
There are 53+ hotels available in Hanamaki.
What companies run services between Sapporo, Japan and Hanamaki, Japan?
You can take a train from Sapporo to Hanamaki via Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto and Morioka in around 7h 34m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Morioka Hanamaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–35,000
- 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) 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
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Morioka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- 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
- Website
- hokkaidoubus-newstar.jp
Bus from 札幌駅前 to 新函館北斗駅前
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000
- Schedules at
- hokkaidoubus-newstar.jp
- Phone
- 0570-200-600
- Website
- chuo-bus.co.jp
Bus from 札幌駅前 to 新函館北斗駅前
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–9,000
- Schedules at
- chuo-bus.co.jp
- Adult
- ¥3,700–9,000
- Student
- ¥3,500–7,000
- 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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