There are 9 ways to get from Sapporo to Tsuruga by train, plane, taxi, car ferry, bus, or night bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to New Chitose Airport, fly to Komatsu Airport, train
best- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ)plane CTS - KMQ
- Take the train from Komatsu to Tsurugatrain
5h 8mTaxi, car ferry
cheapest- Take the taxi from Sapporo to Tomakomai West Port Ferry Terminaltaxi
- Take the car ferry from Tomakomai West Port Ferry Terminal to Tsurugacarferry
21h 26m¥19,190–46,679Train
- Take the train from Sapporo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokutotrain
- Take the train from Shin Hakodate Hokuto to Moriokatrain
- Take the train from Morioka to Omiya Stationtrain
- Take the train from Omiya Station to Tsurugatrain
13h 39m¥24,791–34,459Bus, train, night bus
- 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 Moriokatrain
- Take the bus from Morioka to Sendaibus
- Take the night bus from Sendai to Meitetsu Bus Centernightbus
- Take the bus from Meitetsu Bus Center to Tsurugabus
24h 4m¥25,476–29,776Train to New Chitose Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport, train
- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane CTS - ITM
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Tsurugatrain
5h 57mTrain to New Chitose Airport, fly to Kobe, train
- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Kobe (UKB)plane CTS - UKB
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Tsurugatrain
6h 20mTrain to New Chitose Airport, fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane CTS - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya to Tsurugatrain
6h 59mTrain to New Chitose Airport, fly to Toyama Airport, train
- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Toyama Airport (TOY)plane CTS - TOY
- Take the train from Toyama to Tsurugatrain
6h 29mFly Okadama Airport to Komaki Airport, train
- Fly from Okadama Airport (OKD) to Komaki Airport (NKM)plane OKD - NKM
- Take the train from Nagoya to Tsurugatrain
7h 40m
New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sapporo to Tsuruga is to bus and train and night bus which costs ¥25000 - ¥30000 and takes 24h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Sapporo to Tsuruga is to train which takes 13h 39m and costs ¥24000 - ¥35000.
No, there is no direct train from Sapporo to Tsuruga. However, there are services departing from Sapporo and arriving at Tsuruga via Shin Hakodate Hokuto, Morioka and Omiya Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 39m.
The distance between Sapporo and Tsuruga is 1005 km.
The best way to get from Sapporo to Tsuruga without a car is to train which takes 13h 39m and costs ¥24000 - ¥35000.
It takes approximately 5h 8m to get from Sapporo to Tsuruga, including transfers.
Sapporo to Tsuruga train services, operated by JR HOKKAIDO (Hokkaido Railway Company), depart from Sapporo station.
Sapporo to Tsuruga train services, operated by JR HOKKAIDO (Hokkaido Railway Company), arrive at Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto station.
There are 30+ hotels available in Tsuruga.
What companies run services between Sapporo, Japan and Tsuruga, Japan?
You can take a train from Sapporo to Tsuruga via Shin Hakodate Hokuto, Morioka, and Omiya Station in around 13h 39m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Komatsu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–55,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Komatsu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–70,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–70,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Osaka International Airport via Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–70,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Osaka International Airport via Aomori
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–70,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–120,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Kobe via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–140,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–95,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–110,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Toyama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–120,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Toyama Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥36,000–120,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Komatsu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–70,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–55,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Osaka International Airport via Morioka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–55,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–34,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–34,000
Flights from Okadama Airport to Komaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–150,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–31,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Kobe via Ibaraki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–31,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Kobe via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–31,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–33,000
- Website
- airdo.jp
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–65,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–55,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Okadama Airport to Komaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–150,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–26,000
- 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
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Komatsu to Tsuruga
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Book at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Tsuruga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Book at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Nagoya to Tsuruga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Book at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Toyama to Tsuruga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Book at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
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 Omiya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–9,000
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Omiya Station to Tsuruga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–11,000
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- 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ー000448
- Website
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
Bus from Morioka to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300
- Schedules at
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
- Website
- miyakou.co.jp
Night bus from Sendai to Meitetsu Bus Center
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–12,000
- Schedules at
- miyakou.co.jp
- Adult
- ¥9,500–12,000
- Phone
- 052-582-5151
- Website
- meitetsu-bus.co.jp
Bus from Meitetsu Bus Center to Tsuruga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,976
- Schedules at
- meitetsu-bus.co.jp
- Website
- snf.jp
Car ferry from Tomakomai West Port Ferry Terminal to Tsuruga
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–24,000
- Schedules at
- snf.jp
- Tourist A
- ¥10,000–19,000
- Tourist S
- ¥17,000–24,000
- State room A
- ¥22,000–31,000
- Deluxe room A
- ¥32,000–42,000
- Junior Suite
- ¥46,000–51,000
- Suite
- ¥56,000–60,000
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–23,000
Sapporo MK
- Phone
- +81 11-860-4141
- Website
- mk-group.co.jp
Hokuto Kotsu
- Phone
- +81 11-290-6000
- Website
- hokto.co.jp
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