There are 6 ways to get from Sendai to Kitami by plane, train, bus, car, or car ferry
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Fly from Sendai Airport
best- Fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Memanbetsu Airport (MMB)plane SDJ - MMB
6h 20m¥12,544–71,776Train
- Take the train from Sendai to Shin Hakodate Hokutotrain
- Take the train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Sapporotrain
- Take the train from Sapporo to Kitamitrain
15h 3m¥19,671–25,699Bus, 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
18h 52m¥17,900–22,330Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Sendai to Omacar
- Take the car ferry from Oma to Hakodatecarferry
- Drive from Hakodate to Kitamicar
14h¥18,409–28,791Bus 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 33m¥23,843–113,161Bus, train via Morioka
- Take the bus from Hirosedori Ichibancho to Moriokabus
- Take the train from Morioka to Ninohetrain
- Take the train from Ninohe to Shin-Hakodate-Hokutotrain
- Take the bus from 新函館北斗駅前 to 市電すすきの前bus
- Take the bus from 市電すすきの前 to 北見駅前bus
19h 33m¥19,290–20,790
Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Memanbetsu Airport (MMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sendai to Kitami is to bus and train via Morioka which costs ¥19000 - ¥21000 and takes 19h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Sendai to Kitami is to fly which takes 6h 20m and costs ¥12000 - ¥75000.
No, there is no direct train from Sendai to Kitami. However, there are services departing from Sendai and arriving at Kitami via Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto and Sapporo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 3m.
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 15h 3m 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 ¥12000 - ¥75000. Alternatively, you can train, which costs ¥19000 - ¥26000 and takes 15h 3m.
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 via Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto and Sapporo in around 15h 3m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Sendai Airport to Memanbetsu Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–85,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Memanbetsu Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–130,000
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Memanbetsu Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥34,000–100,000
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Memanbetsu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–110,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Sendai Airport to Memanbetsu Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–120,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Memanbetsu Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–180,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Sendai to Shin Hakodate Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–9,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Shin Aomori to Shin Hakodate Hokuto
- 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 Morioka to Ninohe
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Ninohe to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–4,900
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- 011-222-7111
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Sapporo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–8,000
- Schedules at
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Sapporo to Kitami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–8,500
- Schedules at
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
- Phone
- 019-626-9151
- Website
- igr.jp
Train from Morioka to Ninohe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://igr.jp/
- 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 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–8,000
- Schedules at
- nta.co.jp
Bus from 新函館北斗駅前 to 市電すすきの前
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000
- Schedules at
- secure.j-bus.co.jp
Bus from 市電すすきの前 to 北見駅前
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,090
- Schedules at
- secure.j-bus.co.jp
- 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
- Phone
- 0570ー000448
- Website
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
Bus from Hirosedori Ichibancho to Morioka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300
- Schedules at
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
- 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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