There are 6 ways to get from Sendai to Kitami by plane, train, bus, car ferry, or car
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Fly from Sendai Airport
best- Fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Memanbetsu Airport (MMB)plane SDJ - MMB
6h 20m¥26,544–56,776Car ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the carferry from Port of Sendai Ferry Terminal to Tomakomaicarferry
- Take the bus from 苫小牧フェリーターミナル to 札幌駅前bus
- Take the bus from 札幌駅前 to 北見駅前bus
25h 51m¥17,920–46,240Train
- Take the train from Sendai to Shin Hakodate Hokutotrain
- Take the train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Sapporotrain
- Take the train from Sapporo to Kitami(Hokkaido)train
14h 32m¥19,672–25,700Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sendai Station #40 Bus Stop to Aomori Stationbus
- Take the train from Shin Aomori to Shin Hakodate Hokutotrain
- Take the bus from 新函館北斗駅前 to 大通bcbus
- Take the bus from 中央バス札幌ターミナル to 北見バスターミナルbus
19h 12m¥19,400–24,330Bus to Yamagata Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Hirose dori Ichiban-cho to Yamagata Kencho-maebus
- Fly from Yamagata Airport (GAJ) to Memanbetsu Airport (MMB)plane GAJ - MMB
7h 28m¥43,843–88,161Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Sendai to Omacar
- Take the carferry from Oma to Hakodatecarferry
- Drive from Hakodate to Kitamicar
14h¥18,366–28,729
Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Memanbetsu Airport (MMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sendai to Kitami is to drive and car ferry which costs ¥18000 - ¥29000 and takes 14h.
The fastest way to get from Sendai to Kitami is to fly which takes 6h 20m and costs ¥26000 - ¥60000.
No, there is no direct train from Sendai to Kitami. However, there are services departing from Sendai and arriving at Kitami(Hokkaido) via Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto and Sapporo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 32m.
The distance between Sendai and Kitami is 742 km.
The best way to get from Sendai to Kitami without a car is to train which takes 14h 32m and costs ¥19000 - ¥26000.
It takes approximately 6h 20m to get from Sendai to Kitami, including transfers.
Sendai to Kitami train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), depart from Sendai station.
The best way to get from Sendai to Kitami is to fly which takes 6h 20m and costs ¥26000 - ¥60000. Alternatively, you can train, which costs ¥19000 - ¥26000 and takes 14h 32m.
Sendai to Kitami train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), arrive at Shin Hakodate Hokuto station.
There are 41+ hotels available in Kitami.
What companies run services between Sendai, Japan and Kitami, Japan?
All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Memanbetsu Airport (MMB) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Sendai to Kitami(Hokkaido) via Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto and Sapporo in around 14h 32m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Sendai Airport to Memanbetsu Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–95,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Memanbetsu Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–160,000
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Memanbetsu Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥41,000–85,000
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Memanbetsu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–130,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Sendai Airport to Memanbetsu Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–400,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Memanbetsu Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥120,000–400,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Sendai to Shin Hakodate Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–9,500
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Shin Aomori to Shin Hakodate Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–2,900
- Website
- JR EAST
- Phone
- 011-222-7111
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
Train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Sapporo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–8,000
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
Train from Sapporo to Kitami(Hokkaido)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–8,500
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
- Phone
- 0172-36-5061
- Website
- konanbus.com
Bus from Sendai Station #40 Bus Stop to Aomori Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–6,500
- Schedules at
- konanbus.com
- Website
- hokkaidoubus-newstar.jp
Bus from 新函館北斗駅前 to 大通bc
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000
- Schedules at
- secure.j-bus.co.jp
Bus from 中央バス札幌ターミナル to 北見バスターミナル
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–10,000
- Schedules at
- nta.co.jp
Bus from 札幌駅前 to 北見駅前
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,090
- Schedules at
- secure.j-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-200-600
- Website
- Hokkaido Chuo Bus
Bus from 苫小牧フェリーターミナル to 札幌駅前
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥280–1,600
- Website
- Hokkaido Chuo Bus
- Website
- yamakobus.co.jp
Bus from Hirose dori Ichiban-cho to Yamagata Kencho-mae
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,100
- Schedules at
- yamakobus.jp
- Website
- taiheiyo-ferry.co.jp
Car ferry from Port of Sendai Ferry Terminal to Tomakomai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–38,000
- Schedules at
- taiheiyo-ferry.co.jp
- Second Class
- ¥11,000–14,000
- Berth (C, B or S)
- ¥11,000–20,000
- Economy Single
- ¥17,000–22,000
- First Class
- ¥19,000–31,000
- Deluxe Cabin
- ¥28,000–38,000
- Car under 5m
- ¥37,000–48,000
- Website
- tsugarukaikyo.co.jp
Car ferry from Oma to Hakodate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–3,800
- Website
- http://www.tsugarukaikyo.co.jp
- Book at
- https://www.tsugarukaikyo.com/r100rsvTop.aspx
- 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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