There are 6 ways to get from Sapporo to Tsurui by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to New Chitose Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Kushiro Airport (KUH)plane CTS - KUH
2h 59m¥18,528–46,343Drive 295.5 km
cheapest- Drive from Sapporo to Tsuruicar 295.5 km
3h 38m¥5,042–7,282Train, bus
- Take the train from Sapporo(Jr) to Kushiro(Hokkaido)train [187892] Ltd.Exp Ozora 5 / ...
- Take the bus from kushiro sta.bus tarminal to 役場前bus 鶴居線 [023] / ...
6h 6m¥9,471–13,187Bus
- Take the bus from 札幌駅前 to 釧路駅前bus 札幌～釧路ニュースター
7h 10m¥6,650–7,100Bus to Okadama Airport, fly
- Take the bus from さっぽろ to 栄町bus
- Fly from Okadama Airport (OKD) to Kushiro Airport (KUH)plane OKD - KUH
3h 30m¥39,913–97,492Bus via 札幌駅前
- Take the bus from 札幌駅前 to 釧路駅前bus 札幌～釧路
7h 30m¥5,687–7,101
New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Kushiro Airport (KUH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sapporo to Tsurui is to drive which costs ¥5000 - ¥7500 and takes 3h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Sapporo to Tsurui is to train and fly which takes 2h 59m and costs ¥18000 - ¥47000.
No, there is no direct bus from Sapporo to Tsurui. However, there are services departing from 札幌駅前 and arriving at 役場前 via kushiro sta.bus tarminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 10m.
The distance between Sapporo and Tsurui is 285 km. The road distance is 295.5 km.
The best way to get from Sapporo to Tsurui without a car is to train and bus which takes 6h 6m and costs ¥9000 - ¥14000.
It takes approximately 2h 59m to get from Sapporo to Tsurui, including transfers.
Sapporo to Tsurui bus services, operated by 北海道バス, depart from 札幌駅前 station.
Sapporo to Tsurui bus services, operated by 北海道バス, arrive at 釧路駅前 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sapporo to Tsurui is 296 km. It takes approximately 3h 38m to drive from Sapporo to Tsurui.
There are seven+ hotels available in Tsurui.
What companies run services between Sapporo, Japan and Tsurui, Hokkaido, Japan?
北海道バス operates a bus from 札幌駅前 to 釧路駅前 4 times a day. Tickets cost ¥6,000 and the journey takes 5h 5m.
- 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(Jr) to Kushiro(Hokkaido)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–13,000
- 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
- ¥9,000–11,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥8,500–13,000
- Green Seat
- ¥13,000–18,000
- Phone
- 0154-37-2224
- Website
- akanbus.co.jp
Bus from kushiro sta.bus tarminal to 役場前
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–1,100
- Schedules at
- akanbus.co.jp
- Website
- hokkaidoubus-newstar.jp
Bus from 札幌駅前 to 釧路駅前
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000
- Schedules at
- hokkaidoubus-newstar.jp
- Website
- city.sapporo.jp
Bus from さっぽろ to 栄町
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥260–290
- Website
- https://www.city.sapporo.jp/st/english/routemap.html
- Phone
- 0570-200-600
- Website
- chuo-bus.co.jp
Bus from 札幌駅前 to 釧路駅前
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–6,000
- Schedules at
- chuo-bus.co.jp
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