There are 5 ways to get from Hirosaki to Sapporo by plane, train, bus, car, or car ferry
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Fly, train
best- Fly from Aomori (AOJ) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)plane AOJ - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporotrain
3h 28m¥12,200–29,600Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Shin Aomori to Shin Hakodate Hokutotrain Hayabusa / ...
- Take the bus from 新函館北斗駅前 to 札幌駅前bus 札幌~函館ニュースター
8h 23m¥7,776–8,663Train
- Take the train from Shin Aomori to Shin Hakodate Hokutotrain Hayabusa / ...
- Take the train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Sapporotrain Hokuto
7h 10m¥8,776–11,663Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Hirosaki to Omacar
- Take the car ferry from Oma to Hakodatecarferry
- Drive from Hakodate to Sapporocar
7h 52m¥9,079–14,392Train, bus via Kikonai
- Take the train from Shin-Aomori to Kikonaitrain
- Take the train from Kikonai to Hakodatetrain
- Take the bus from 函館駅前 to 札幌駅前bus
10h 37m
Aomori (AOJ) to New Chitose Airport (CTS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hirosaki to Sapporo is to train and bus which costs ¥7500 - ¥9000 and takes 8h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Hirosaki to Sapporo is to fly and train which takes 3h 28m and costs ¥12000 - ¥30000.
No, there is no direct train from Hirosaki to Sapporo. However, there are services departing from Hirosaki and arriving at Sapporo via Shin Aomori and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 10m.
The distance between Hirosaki and Sapporo is 319 km.
The best way to get from Hirosaki to Sapporo without a car is to train which takes 7h 10m and costs ¥8500 - ¥12000.
It takes approximately 3h 28m to get from Hirosaki to Sapporo, including transfers.
Hirosaki to Sapporo train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), depart from Shin Aomori station.
Hirosaki to Sapporo train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), arrive at Shin Hakodate Hokuto station.
There are 1960+ hotels available in Sapporo.
What companies run services between Hirosaki, Japan and Sapporo, Japan?
You can take a train from Hirosaki to Sapporo via Shin-Aomori, Shin Aomori, and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto in around 7h 10m.
- 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
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
Train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Sapporo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–8,000
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Shin Aomori to Shin Hakodate Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–2,900
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Shin Aomori to Shin Hakodate Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–2,900
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Shin-Aomori to Kikonai
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–2,300
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- 0138-83-1977
- Website
- shr-isaribi.jp
Train from Kikonai to Hakodate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.shr-isaribi.jp/english/
- 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
- secure.j-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-200-600
- Website
- chuo-bus.co.jp
Bus from 函館駅前 to 札幌駅前
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥240–6,000
- Website
- https://www.chuo-bus.co.jp/language/en.html
- Website
- tsugarukaikyo.co.jp
Car ferry from Oma to Hakodate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–3,800
- Website
- http://www.tsugarukaikyo.co.jp
- Book at
- https://www.tsugarukaikyo.com/r100rsvTop.aspx
- 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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