There are 8 ways to get from Sendai to Sakaiminato by train, night train, car, plane, night bus, or bus
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Train
best- Take the train from Sendai to Tōkyō Station
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Okayama
- Take the train from Okayama to Yonago
10h¥27,705–39,082Night bus, bus
cheapest- Take the night bus from Sendai Station East Exit to Kyoto Station Hachijo GateJx361
- Take the bus from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi to Yonago
17h 59m¥10,710–17,710Train, night train
- Take the train from Sendai to Tōkyō StationYamabiko / ...
- Take the night train from Tōkyō Station to YonagoSunrise Izumo
15h 40m¥27,305–39,582Drive 958.3 km
- Drive from Sendai to Sakaiminato958.3 km
12h 43m¥16,321–23,574Fly Sendai Airport to Izumo Airport, train
- Fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Izumo Airport (IZO)SDJ - IZO
- Take the train from Shinji to Yonago
7h 58m¥31,744–76,476Night bus, bus via Osaka
- Take the night bus from Sendai Station to ŌsakaForest
- Take the bus from Osaka Umeda to Yonago
17h 28m¥14,700–19,300Bus to Yamagata Airport, fly to Izumo Airport, train
- Take the bus from Hirose dori Ichiban-cho to Yamagata Kencho-mae
- Fly from Yamagata Airport (GAJ) to Izumo Airport (IZO)GAJ - IZO
- Take the train from Shinji to Yonago
8h 56m¥40,043–97,861Fly Sendai Airport to Kobe, train
- Fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Kobe (UKB)SDJ - UKB
- Take the train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Okayama
- Take the train from Okayama to Yonago
8h 42m¥27,544–51,136
Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Izumo Airport (IZO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sendai to Sakaiminato is to night bus and bus which costs ¥10000 - ¥18000 and takes 17h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Sendai to Sakaiminato is to fly and train which takes 7h 58m and costs ¥31000 - ¥80000.
No, there is no direct train from Sendai to Sakaiminato. However, there are services departing from Sendai and arriving at Babasakicho via Tōkyō Station, Okayama and Yonago. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h.
The distance between Sendai and Sakaiminato is 1172 km. The road distance is 958.3 km.
The best way to get from Sendai to Sakaiminato without a car is to train which takes 10h and costs ¥27000 - ¥40000.
It takes approximately 10h to get from Sendai to Sakaiminato, including transfers.
Sendai to Sakaiminato train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Sendai station.
Sendai to Sakaiminato train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Tōkyō Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sendai to Sakaiminato is 958 km. It takes approximately 12h 43m to drive from Sendai to Sakaiminato.
There are 182+ hotels available in Sakaiminato.
What companies run services between Sendai, Japan and Sakaiminato, Japan?
You can take a train from Sendai to Babasakicho via Tōkyō Station, Okayama, and Yonago in around 10h.
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- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Sendai Airport to Izumo Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–100,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Izumo Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–110,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Izumo Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–70,000
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Izumo Airport via Nagoya Airfield
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥34,000–90,000
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Izumo Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥47,000–110,000
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Izumo Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–110,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Sendai Airport to Izumo Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–70,000
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Izumo Airport via Nagoya Airfield
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥34,000–90,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Sendai Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–33,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Sendai to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- 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
- ¥8,000–11,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥9,500–12,000
- Green seat
- ¥12,000–16,000
Train from Tōkyō Station to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–21,000
- 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
- ¥15,000–21,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥17,000–21,000
- Green seat
- ¥22,000–29,000
Train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–6,500
- 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
- ¥4,200–6,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,000–6,500
- Green seat
- ¥6,000–8,500
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Sendai to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- 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
- ¥8,500–10,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Green Seat
- ¥12,000–17,000
Train from Okayama to Yonago
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–6,500
- 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
- ¥5,000–6,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥4,400–6,500
- Green Seat
- ¥6,500–9,000
Night train from Tōkyō Station to Yonago
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–28,000
- 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
- ¥19,000–22,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥20,000–28,000
- Green Seat
- ¥31,000–42,000
Train from Shinji to Yonago
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–3,000
- 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
- ¥2,600–3,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥1,900–2,700
- Green Seat
- ¥2,400–3,200
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Shinji to Yonago
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Sendai Station to Ōsaka
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–15,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 03-5755-2151
- Website
- nihon-kotsu.co.jp
Bus from Osaka Umeda to Yonago
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900
- Schedules at
- nihonkotsu.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-3802-1544
- Website
- jamjamliner.jp
Night bus from Sendai Station East Exit to Kyoto Station Hachijo Gate
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–13,000
- Schedules at
- jamjamliner.jp
- 4 seats per row spacious
- ¥5,500–13,000
- 3 seats per row
- ¥7,500–12,000
- Phone
- 077-531-2121
- Website
- keihanbus.jp
Bus from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi to Yonago
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥5,210
- Schedules at
- keihanbus.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
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