There are 13 ways to get from Hokkaido to Honshū Island by plane, train, car ferry, car, or bus
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Fly Hakodate Airport to Tokyo International Airport
best- Fly from Hakodate Airport (HKD) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane HKD - HND
3h 38m¥13,800–42,196Car ferry, drive
cheapest- Take the carferry from Otaru to Niigatacarferry
- Drive from Niigata to Honshū Islandcar
20h 48m¥5,372–27,326Train via Morioka
- Take the train from Sapporo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokutotrain
- Take the train from Shin Hakodate Hokuto to Moriokatrain
- Take the train from Morioka to Omiya Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ōmiya to Yokohamatrain
12h 20m¥18,411–24,979Bus, train
- Take the bus from 札幌駅前 to 新函館北斗駅前bus
- Take the train from Shin Hakodate Hokuto to Shin Aomoritrain
- Take the bus from Aomori to Tokyo Disneylandbus
21h 46m¥15,120–27,850Fly New Chitose Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane CTS - HND
3h 46m¥12,816–37,056Fly Obihiro Airport to Tokyo International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Obihiro Airport (OBO) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane OBO - HND
- Take the train from 京急蒲田 Keikyū Kamata to 京急鶴見 Keikyū Tsurumitrain
- Take the bus from 鶴見駅前_06 to 大黒ふ頭_01bus
4h 14m¥18,590–49,750Fly Kushiro Airport to Tokyo International Airport, bus
- Fly from Kushiro Airport (KUH) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane KUH - HND
- Take the bus from 鶴見駅前_06 to 大黒ふ頭_01bus
4h 24m¥15,319–56,768Fly Asahikawa Airport to Tokyo International Airport, bus
- Fly from Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane AKJ - HND
- Take the bus from 鶴見駅前_06 to 大黒ふ頭_01bus
4h 23m¥14,923–56,375Fly New Chitose Airport to Matsumoto Airport
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Matsumoto Airport (MMJ)plane CTS - MMJ
3h 21m¥42,226–105,306Fly New Chitose Airport to Narita International Airport, train
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane CTS - NRT
- Take the train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to 日暮里 Nipporitrain
- Take the train from 日暮里 Nippori to 鶴見 Tsurumitrain
4h 48m¥8,786–31,826Fly New Chitose Airport to Ibaraki Airport, train
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Ibaraki Airport (IBR)plane CTS - IBR
- Take the train from Ishioka to Shinagawatrain
5h 35m¥21,146–44,856Train
- Take the train from Sapporo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokutotrain Hokuto
- Take the train from Shin Hakodate Hokuto to Tōkyō Stationtrain Hayabusa
14h 3m¥17,811–24,879Bus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from 札幌駅前 to 苫小牧フェリーターミナルbus
- Take the carferry from Tomakomai to Oaraicarferry
- Take the train from Mito to Tōkyō Stationtrain
25h 25m¥12,920–28,520
Hakodate Airport (HKD) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hokkaido to Honshū Island is to fly and train which costs ¥8500 - ¥32000 and takes 4h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Hokkaido to Honshū Island is to fly which takes 3h 21m and costs ¥42000 - ¥110000.
No, there is no direct train from Hokkaido to Honshū Island. However, there are services departing from Sapporo and arriving at Yokohama via Shin Hakodate Hokuto, Morioka and Ōmiya. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 20m.
The distance between Hokkaido and Honshū Island is 726 km.
The best way to get from Hokkaido to Honshū Island without a car is to train via Morioka which takes 12h 20m and costs ¥18000 - ¥25000.
It takes approximately 3h 38m to get from Hokkaido to Honshū Island, including transfers.
Hokkaido to Honshū Island train services, operated by JR HOKKAIDO (Hokkaido Railway Company), depart from Sapporo station.
The best way to get from Hokkaido to Honshū Island is to fly which takes 3h 38m and costs ¥13000 - ¥43000. Alternatively, you can train via Morioka, which costs ¥18000 - ¥25000 and takes 12h 20m.
Hokkaido to Honshū Island train services, operated by JR HOKKAIDO (Hokkaido Railway Company), arrive at Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto station.
There are 65+ hotels available in Honshū Island.
What companies run services between Hokkaido, Japan and Honshū Island, Japan?
AIRDO, Japan Airlines, and All Nippon Airways fly from Hakodate Airport (HKD) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Sapporo to スカイウォーク前_02 via Shin Hakodate Hokuto, Morioka, Ōmiya, Yokohama, and 横浜駅前_14 in around 12h 20m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Hakodate Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–340,000
Flights from Hakodate Airport to Tokyo International Airport via New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–35,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–290,000
Flights from Obihiro Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–32,000
Flights from Kushiro Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–430,000
Flights from Kushiro Airport to Tokyo International Airport via New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥120,000–430,000
Flights from Asahikawa Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–38,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–240,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Narita International Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–240,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Hakodate Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–41,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–46,000
Flights from Obihiro Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–48,000
Flights from Kushiro Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–55,000
Flights from Asahikawa Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–55,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Matsumoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–50,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–27,000
- Website
- airdo.jp
Flights from Hakodate Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–35,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–24,000
Flights from Obihiro Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–32,000
Flights from Kushiro Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–40,000
Flights from Asahikawa Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–38,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–35,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Ibaraki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–34,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–24,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–27,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Matsumoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–50,000
- Phone
- 011-222-7111
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
Train from Sapporo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–8,000
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
Train from Sapporo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–8,000
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Shin Hakodate Hokuto to Morioka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–6,500
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Morioka to Omiya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–9,000
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Ōmiya to Yokohama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥900–1,300
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Shin Hakodate Hokuto to Shin Aomori
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–2,900
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from 日暮里 Nippori to 鶴見 Tsurumi
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥490–700
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Ishioka to Shinagawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–1,900
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Shin Hakodate Hokuto to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–16,000
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Mito to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–2,400
- Website
- JR EAST
- Phone
- 03-5789-8686
- Website
- Keikyu Corporation
Train from 京急蒲田 Keikyū Kamata to 京急鶴見 Keikyū Tsurumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥190–270
- Website
- Keikyu Corporation
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- Keisei Electric Railway
Train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to 日暮里 Nippori
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,200
- Website
- Keisei Electric Railway
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- Keisei Electric Railway
Train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to 日暮里 Nippori
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–2,600
- Website
- Keisei Electric Railway
- Website
- hokkaidoubus-newstar.jp
Bus from 札幌駅前 to 新函館北斗駅前
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000
- Schedules at
- secure.j-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570ー000448
- Website
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
Bus from Aomori to Tokyo Disneyland
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–11,000
- Schedules at
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
- Adult
- ¥6,500–11,000
Bus from 鶴見駅前_06 to 大黒ふ頭_01
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥220
- Schedules at
- Yokohama City Transportation Bureau
Bus from 鶴見駅前_06 to 大黒ふ頭_01
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥220
- Schedules at
- Yokohama City Transportation Bureau
Bus from 鶴見駅前_06 to 大黒ふ頭_01
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥220
- Schedules at
- Yokohama City Transportation Bureau
- Phone
- 0570-200-600
- Website
- Hokkaido Chuo Bus
Bus from 札幌駅前 to 苫小牧フェリーターミナル
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥280–1,600
- Website
- Hokkaido Chuo Bus
- Website
- snf.jp
Car ferry from Otaru to Niigata
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–19,000
- Schedules at
- snf.jp
- Tourist C
- ¥7,000–12,000
- Tourist A
- ¥9,500–15,000
- Tourist S
- ¥11,000–19,000
- State room A (inside)
- ¥15,000–25,000
- State room A
- ¥16,000–26,000
- Deluxe room A
- ¥23,000–33,000
- Suite room
- ¥40,000–44,000
- Website
- ferry-sunflower.co.jp
Car ferry from Tomakomai to Oarai
- 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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