There are 8 ways to get from Tokyo to Sapporo by plane, train, bus, car, or car ferry
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Fly Tokyo International Airport to New Chitose Airport, train
best- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)HND - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporo
3h 52m¥11,590–38,214Train to Narita International Airport, fly to New Chitose Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)NRT - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporo
4h 21m¥10,205–32,891Train
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Shin-Hakodate-HokutoHayabusa
- Take the train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to SapporoHokuto
8h 56m¥25,956–35,894Bus, train
- Take the bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Aomori
- Take the train from Shin-Aomori to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Take the bus from 新函館北斗駅前 to 札幌駅前
18h 33m¥14,900–28,900Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Tokyo to Oarai
- Take the car ferry from Oarai to Tomakomai
- Drive from Tomakomai to Sapporo
20h 6m¥12,551–27,562Fly Tokyo International Airport to Okadama Airport
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Okadama Airport (OKD)HND - OKD
5h 27m¥36,000–71,314Train to Ibaraki Airport, fly to New Chitose Airport, train
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Ishioka
- Fly from Ibaraki Airport (IBR) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)IBR - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporo
4h 33m¥23,320–35,795Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Mito
- Take the car ferry from Oarai to Tomakomai
- Take the bus from 苫小牧フェリーターミナル to 札幌駅前
24h 38m¥13,242–30,323
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to New Chitose Airport (CTS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tokyo to Sapporo is to train and fly which costs ¥10000 - ¥33000 and takes 4h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to Sapporo is to fly and train which takes 3h 52m and costs ¥11000 - ¥39000.
No, there is no direct train from Tokyo station to Sapporo. However, there are services departing from Tōkyō Station and arriving at Sapporo via Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 56m.
The distance between Tokyo and Sapporo is 890 km.
The best way to get from Tokyo to Sapporo without a car is to train which takes 8h 56m and costs ¥26000 - ¥36000.
It takes approximately 3h 52m to get from Tokyo to Sapporo, including transfers.
Tokyo to Sapporo train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Tōkyō Station.
The best way to get from Tokyo to Sapporo is to train which takes 8h 56m and costs ¥26000 - ¥36000. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs ¥36000 - ¥75000 and takes 5h 27m.
Tokyo to Sapporo train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto station.
There are 1635+ hotels available in Sapporo.
What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and Sapporo, Japan?
You can take a train from Tōkyō Station to Sapporo via Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto in around 8h 56m. Alternatively, Japan Airlines flies from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Okadama Airport (OKD) every 4 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–37,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–65,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–50,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–22,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Okadama Airport via Hakodate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–70,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Okadama Airport via Misawa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–70,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Okadama Airport via Memambetsu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–70,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Okadama Airport via Kushiro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–70,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Okadama Airport via Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–70,000
- Website
- airdo.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–37,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–34,000
Flights from Ibaraki Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–24,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–22,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–25,000
- Website
- en.ch.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–22,000
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 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 Shin-Aomori to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–7,000
- 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
- ¥4,700–6,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,500–7,000
- Green seat
- ¥7,000–9,500
- 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 Tōkyō Station to Ishioka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–3,900
- 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
- ¥3,400–3,900
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,800–3,900
- Green Seat
- ¥3,900–5,500
Train from Tōkyō Station to Mito
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–5,000
- 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
- ¥4,200–4,800
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,600–5,000
- Green Seat
- ¥5,000–7,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–5,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- ¥4,300–5,500
- Ordinary Car
- ¥2,700–3,400
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Ishioka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–1,800
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Mito
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–2,400
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Bus operators
- Phone
- 0570ｰ000448
- Website
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
Bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Aomori
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–11,000
- Schedules at
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
- Adult
- ¥6,500–11,000
- 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
- ferry-sunflower.co.jp
Car ferry from Oarai to Tomakomai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–23,000
- Schedules at
- sunflower.co.jp
- Tourist (Evening Ferry)
- ¥9,500–20,000
- Comfort (Evening Ferry)
- ¥12,000–23,000
- Superior Insaide (Evening Ferry)
- ¥18,000–29,000
- Superior Ocean View (Evening Ferry)
- ¥20,000–32,000
- Premium (Evening Ferry)
- ¥24,000–40,000
- Suite (Evening Ferry)
- ¥47,000–65,000
- Casual Room (Night Ferry)
- ¥12,000–23,000
- Deluxe Room (Night Ferry)
- ¥23,000–38,000
- Car (Less than 5m)
- ¥29,000–43,000
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