There are 8 ways to get from Shiga to Sapporo by plane, train, bus, car, or car ferry
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Fly from Osaka International Airport, train
best- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)ITM - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporo
4h 36m¥19,249–68,036Drive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Ōtsu to Maizuru
- Take the car ferry from Maizuru to Otaru
23h 6m¥11,287–28,360Train
- Take the train from Kyōto to Tōkyō Station
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Take the train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Sapporo
12h 34m¥37,619–54,086Bus, train
- Take the bus from 京都駅八条口 to さいたま新都心駅東口
- Take the train from Ōmiya to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Take the bus from 新函館北斗駅前 to 札幌駅前
19h 50m¥27,679–47,276Train to Kobe, fly, train
- Take the train from Kyōto to Shin-Kōbe Station
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)UKB - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporo
4h 45m¥18,519–56,746Train to Komatsu Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Komatsu
- Fly from Komatsu Airport (KMQ) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)KMQ - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporo
5h 33m¥27,955–70,450Train to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Kyōto to Nagoya Station
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)NGO - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporo
5h 23m¥15,669–38,786Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Kyōto to Tsuruga
- Take the car ferry from Tsuruga to Tomakomai West Port Ferry Terminal
- Take the bus from 苫小牧フェリーターミナル to 札幌駅前
27h 12m¥14,769–32,336
Osaka International Airport (ITM) to New Chitose Airport (CTS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shiga to Sapporo is to drive and car ferry which costs ¥11000 - ¥29000 and takes 23h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Shiga to Sapporo is to fly and train which takes 4h 36m and costs ¥19000 - ¥70000.
No, there is no direct train from Shiga to Sapporo. However, there are services departing from Otsu and arriving at Sapporo via Kyōto, Tōkyō Station and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 34m.
The distance between Shiga and Sapporo is 1147 km.
The best way to get from Shiga to Sapporo without a car is to train which takes 12h 34m and costs ¥37000 - ¥55000.
It takes approximately 4h 36m to get from Shiga to Sapporo, including transfers.
Shiga to Sapporo train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Kyōto station.
Shiga to Sapporo train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Tōkyō Station.
There are 1625+ hotels available in Sapporo.
What companies run services between Shiga, Japan and Sapporo, Japan?
You can take a train from Otsu to Sapporo via Kyōto, Tōkyō Station, and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto in around 12h 34m.
Airlines
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–39,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–39,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Aomori
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–39,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–39,000
Flights from Kobe to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–55,000
Flights from Kobe to New Chitose Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–55,000
Flights from Komatsu Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–60,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–55,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–60,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–60,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–60,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–60,000
Flights from Komatsu Airport to New Chitose Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–80,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–55,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Kobe to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–36,000
Flights from Kobe to New Chitose Airport via Ibaraki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–36,000
Flights from Kobe to New Chitose Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–36,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–23,000
- Website
- airdo.jp
Flights from Kobe to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–55,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–38,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–25,000
Train operators
- 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 Kyōto to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–16,000
- 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
- ¥11,000–15,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥12,000–16,000
- Green seat
- ¥16,000–22,000
Train from Tōkyō Station to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–25,000
- 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
- ¥18,000–25,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥20,000–25,000
- Green seat
- ¥26,000–35,000
Train from Ōmiya to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–25,000
- 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
- ¥17,000–24,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥20,000–25,000
- Green seat
- ¥25,000–34,000
Train from Kyōto to Shin-Kōbe Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,800
- 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
- ¥3,000–4,100
- Reserved seat
- ¥3,900–4,800
- Green seat
- ¥4,600–6,500
Train from Tsuruga to Komatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–6,000
- 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
- ¥3,900–5,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥4,900–6,000
- Green seat
- ¥5,500–8,000
Train from Kyōto to Nagoya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- 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
- ¥4,400–6,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,000–6,500
- 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
Train from Kyōto to Tsuruga
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,200
- 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
- ¥3,600–4,100
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,000–4,200
- Green Seat
- ¥4,200–5,500
Bus operators
- Phone
- 027-287-4000
- Website
- ncb.jp
Bus from 京都駅八条口 to さいたま新都心駅東口
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–11,000
- Website
- https://ncb.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
Ferry operators
- Website
- snf.jp
Car ferry from Maizuru to Otaru
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–25,000
- Schedules at
- snf.jp
- State Room
- ¥19,000–25,000
- Tourist
- ¥9,000–21,000
- Suite Room
- ¥45,000–55,000
- Deluxe Room
- ¥28,000–37,000
- Tourist A
- ¥11,000–19,000
- Tourist S
- ¥18,000–25,000
- State room B
- ¥21,000–31,000
- Deluxe room A
- ¥33,000–43,000
- Suite room
- ¥58,000–63,000
Car ferry from Tsuruga to Tomakomai West Port Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–24,000
- Schedules at
- snf.jp
- State Room
- ¥18,000–24,000
- Tourist
- ¥9,000–20,000
- Suite Room
- ¥44,000–55,000
- Deluxe Room
- ¥27,000–35,000
- Tourist A
- ¥10,000–19,000
- Tourist S
- ¥17,000–24,000
- State room A
- ¥22,000–31,000
- Deluxe room A
- ¥32,000–42,000
- Junior Suite
- ¥46,000–51,000
- Suite
- ¥56,000–60,000
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