There are 6 ways to get from Sendai to Sapporo by plane, train, bus, car ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Sendai Airport, train
best- Fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)SDJ - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporo
3h 21m¥8,544–34,076Train
- Take the train from Sendai to Shin-Hakodate-HokutoHayabusa
- Take the train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to SapporoHokuto
7h 23m¥19,339–27,217Bus, train
- Take the bus from Hirosedori Ichibancho to Morioka
- Take the train from Morioka to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Take the bus from 新函館北斗駅前 to 札幌駅前
11h 19m¥14,800–24,300Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Sendai Ferry Terminal to Tomakomai
- Take the bus from 苫小牧フェリーターミナル to 札幌駅前札幌～苫小牧
19h 36m¥12,850–40,250Train to Morioka Hanamaki Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Sendai to Shin-Hanamaki
- Fly from Morioka Hanamaki Airport (HNA) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)HNA - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporo
3h 50m¥31,892–75,883Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Sendai to Oma
- Take the car ferry from Oma to Hakodate
- Drive from Hakodate to Sapporo
10h 45m¥13,227–20,528
Sendai Airport (SDJ) to New Chitose Airport (CTS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sendai to Sapporo is to drive and car ferry which costs ¥13000 - ¥21000 and takes 10h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Sendai to Sapporo is to fly and train which takes 3h 21m and costs ¥8500 - ¥35000.
No, there is no direct train from Sendai to Sapporo. However, there are services departing from Sendai and arriving at Sapporo via Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 23m.
The distance between Sendai and Sapporo is 584 km.
The best way to get from Sendai to Sapporo without a car is to train which takes 7h 23m and costs ¥19000 - ¥28000.
It takes approximately 3h 21m to get from Sendai to Sapporo, including transfers.
Sendai to Sapporo train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Sendai station.
Sendai to Sapporo train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto station.
There are 1603+ hotels available in Sapporo.
What companies run services between Sendai, Japan and Sapporo, Japan?
You can take a train from Sendai to Sapporo via Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto in around 7h 23m.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Sendai Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–55,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Sendai Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–85,000
Flights from Morioka Hanamaki Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–36,000
- Website
- ibexair.co.jp
Flights from Sendai Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–55,000
- Website
- airdo.jp
Flights from Sendai Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–34,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Sendai Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–28,000
- Phone
- 011-222-7111
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporo
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,400
- Schedules at
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Sendai to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–17,000
- 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
- ¥11,000–16,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥13,000–17,000
- Green seat
- ¥17,000–23,000
Train from Morioka to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- 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 Sendai to Shin-Hanamaki
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–7,000
- 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
- ¥4,400–6,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,000–7,000
- Green seat
- ¥6,500–9,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Sapporo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–11,000
- 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
- ¥8,000–9,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥7,500–11,000
- Green Seat
- ¥11,000–16,000
- 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
- hokkaidoubus-newstar.jp
Bus from 新函館北斗駅前 to 札幌駅前
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000
- Schedules at
- hokkaidoubus-newstar.jp
- Phone
- 0570-200-600
- Website
- chuo-bus.co.jp
Bus from 新函館北斗駅前 to 札幌駅前
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–9,000
- Schedules at
- chuo-bus.co.jp
- Adult
- ¥3,700–9,000
- Student
- ¥3,500–7,000
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
- ¥1,300–1,700
- Schedules at
- chuo-bus.co.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
- Schedules at
- tsugarukaikyo.co.jp
- Book at
- tsugarukaikyo.com
- 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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