There are 6 ways to get from Yamada to Sapporo by train, plane, taxi, bus, car, or car ferry
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Train, fly
best- Take the train from Rikuchuyamada to Kamaishitrain
- Take the train from Kamaishi to Shin-Hanamakitrain
- Fly from Morioka Hanamaki Airport (HNA) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)plane HNA - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporotrain
6h 47mDrive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Yamada to Omacar
- Take the car ferry from Oma to Hakodatecarferry
- Drive from Hakodate to Sapporocar
9h 16m¥10,960–17,108Train
- Take the train from Kamaishi to Shin-Hanamakitrain
- Take the train from Shin-Hanamaki to Shin-Hakodate-Hokutotrain
- Take the train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Sapporotrain
11h 43m¥17,766–25,646Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Yamada to Iwaizumi Byouin-Maetaxi
- Take the bus from Iwaizumi Byouin-Mae to Moriokabus
- Take the train from Morioka to Shin-Hakodate-Hokutotrain
- Take the bus from 新函館北斗駅前 to 札幌駅前bus
11h 58m¥35,313–48,649Train via Morioka
- Take the train from Kamaishi to Moriokatrain
- Take the train from Morioka to Shin-Hakodate-Hokutotrain
- Take the train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Sapporotrain
12h 38m¥17,360–25,406Train, bus
- Take the train from Kamaishi to Moriokatrain
- Take the train from Morioka to Shin-Hakodate-Hokutotrain
- Take the bus from 新函館北斗駅前 to 札幌駅前bus
14h¥11,760–23,406
Morioka Hanamaki Airport (HNA) to New Chitose Airport (CTS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Yamada to Sapporo is to drive and car ferry which costs ¥11000 - ¥18000 and takes 9h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Yamada to Sapporo is to drive and car ferry which takes 9h 16m and costs ¥11000 - ¥18000.
No, there is no direct train from Yamada to Sapporo. However, there are services departing from Rikuchuyamada and arriving at Sapporo via Kamaishi, Shin-Hanamaki and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 43m.
The distance between Yamada and Sapporo is 540 km.
The best way to get from Yamada to Sapporo without a car is to train which takes 11h 43m and costs ¥17000 - ¥26000.
It takes approximately 6h 47m to get from Yamada to Sapporo, including transfers.
Yamada to Sapporo train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), depart from Kamaishi station.
Yamada to Sapporo train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), arrive at Shin-Hanamaki station.
There are 1652+ hotels available in Sapporo.
What companies run services between Yamada, Iwate, Japan and Sapporo, Japan?
You can take a train from Rikuchuyamada to Sapporo via Kamaishi, Shin-Hanamaki, and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto in around 11h 43m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Morioka Hanamaki Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–35,000
- Website
- sanrikutetsudou.com
Train from Rikuchuyamada to Kamaishi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- sanrikutetsudou.com
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Kamaishi to Shin-Hanamaki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,700
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Kamaishi to Morioka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–2,500
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
- 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 Shin-Hanamaki to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–13,000
- 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
- ¥9,000–12,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥10,000–13,000
- Green seat
- ¥13,000–18,000
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
- 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 Iwaizumi Byouin-Mae to Morioka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,710
- 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
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–25,000
Kamaishi Taxi
- Phone
- +81 120-22-3881
- Website
- kamaishi-taxi.com
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