There are 9 ways to get from Sapporo to Hitachi by train, plane, 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, fly to Ibaraki Airport
best- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Ibaraki Airport (IBR)plane CTS - IBR
- Take the train from 石岡 Ishioka to 日立 Hitachitrain
5h 26m¥21,028–30,743Train, fly to Narita International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane CTS - NRT
- Take the train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to 京成上野 Keisei-Uenotrain
- Take the train from 上野 Ueno to 日立 Hitachitrain
6h 29m¥10,078–35,843Train
- Take the train from Sapporo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokutotrain
- Take the train from Shin Hakodate Hokuto to Moriokatrain
- Take the train from Morioka to Tokyotrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Hitachitrain
12h 23m¥19,991–26,959Bus, train
- Take the bus from 札幌駅前 to 新函館北斗駅前bus
- Take the train from Shin Hakodate Hokuto to Shin Aomoritrain
- Take the bus from Aomori Station to Sendai Station #40 Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Sendai to Hitachi Stationbus
18h 47m¥15,200–20,130Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Sapporo to Tomakomaicar
- Take the car ferry from Tomakomai to Oaraicarferry
19h 19m¥11,208–25,550Train, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane CTS - HND
- Take the train from Shinagawa to Hitachitrain
6h 5m¥14,648–39,833Train, fly to Sendai Airport
- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Sendai Airport (SDJ)plane CTS - SDJ
- Take the train from Sendai to Hitachitrain
7h 12m¥12,628–34,143Train, fly to Fukushima
- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Fukushima (FKS)plane CTS - FKS
- Take the train from Izumigo to Mito(Ibaraki)train
7h 46m¥21,278–81,793Train via Sendai
- Take the train from Sapporo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokutotrain
- Take the train from Shin Hakodate Hokuto to Sendaitrain
- Take the train from Sendai to Hitachitrain
13h 18m¥16,191–21,559
New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Ibaraki Airport (IBR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sapporo to Hitachi is to train and fly which costs ¥10000 - ¥36000 and takes 6h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Sapporo to Hitachi is to train and fly which takes 5h 26m and costs ¥21000 - ¥31000.
No, there is no direct train from Sapporo to Hitachi. However, there are services departing from Sapporo and arriving at Hitachi via Shin Hakodate Hokuto, Morioka and Tōkyō Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 23m.
The distance between Sapporo and Hitachi is 870 km.
The best way to get from Sapporo to Hitachi without a car is to train which takes 12h 23m and costs ¥20000 - ¥27000.
It takes approximately 5h 26m to get from Sapporo to Hitachi, including transfers.
Sapporo to Hitachi train services, operated by JR HOKKAIDO (Hokkaido Railway Company), depart from Sapporo station.
Sapporo to Hitachi train services, operated by JR HOKKAIDO (Hokkaido Railway Company), arrive at Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto station.
There are 44+ hotels available in Hitachi.
What companies run services between Sapporo, Japan and Hitachi, Japan?
You can take a train from Sapporo to Hitachi via Shin Hakodate Hokuto, Morioka, and Tōkyō Station in around 12h 23m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–90,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–75,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Narita International Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–110,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–75,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Fukushima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–75,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Fukushima via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–130,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–41,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–28,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–35,000
- Website
- airdo.jp
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–43,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–38,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Ibaraki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–20,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–34,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–25,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–26,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–28,000
- Website
- en.ch.com
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–25,000
- 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
Train from Sapporo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–8,000
- Schedules at
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from 石岡 Ishioka to 日立 Hitachi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,400
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Shin Hakodate Hokuto to Morioka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–6,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Morioka to Tokyo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–9,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Tōkyō Station to Hitachi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–3,000
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Shin Hakodate Hokuto to Shin Aomori
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–2,900
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Shinagawa to Hitachi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–3,100
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from 上野 Ueno to 日立 Hitachi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–2,900
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Sendai to Hitachi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–4,100
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Izumigo to Mito(Ibaraki)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–2,300
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Shin Hakodate Hokuto to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–9,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- keisei.co.jp
Train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to 京成上野 Keisei-Ueno
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,200
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- keisei.co.jp
Train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to 京成上野 Keisei-Ueno
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,520–2,570
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
- 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
- 0172-36-5061
- Website
- konanbus.com
Bus from Aomori Station to Sendai Station #40 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–6,500
- Schedules at
- konanbus.com
- Website
- ibako.co.jp
Bus from Sendai to Hitachi Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–5,500
- Schedules at
- ibako.co.jp
- 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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