There are 8 ways to get from Hokkaido to Kochi (State) by plane, train, car ferry, car, bus, or night bus
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Fly Hakodate Airport to Kochi Airport
best- Fly from Hakodate Airport (HKD) to Kochi Airport (KCZ)plane HKD - KCZ
6h 5m¥32,180–171,686Car ferry, drive
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Otaru to Maizurucarferry
- Drive from Maizuru to Nankokucar
26h 29m¥6,574–35,329Train 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 Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Okayamatrain
- Take the train from Okayama to Gomentrain
19h 1mBus, train, nightbus
- 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 Shichinohe-Towadatrain
- Take the night bus from Shichinohe-Towada to Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exitnightbus
- Take the bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Kobe Sannomiyabus
- Take the bus from Sannomiya BT to Harimayabashibus
34h 57m¥28,700–44,800Fly New Chitose Airport to Kochi Airport
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Kochi Airport (KCZ)plane CTS - KCZ
6h 8m¥23,196–45,546Fly New Chitose Airport to Okayama Airport, train
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Okayama Airport (OKJ)plane CTS - OKJ
- Take the train from Okayama to Tosa-Yamadatrain
7h 43mTrain
- Take the train from Sapporo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokutotrain
- Take the train from Shin Hakodate Hokuto to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Okayamatrain
- Take the train from Okayama to Gomentrain
19h 58mCar ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Otaru to Maizurucarferry
- Take the bus from Maizuru Ferry Terminal to Sannomiya Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Sannomiya BT to Harimayabashibus
33h 1m¥11,607–36,963
Hakodate Airport (HKD) to Kochi Airport (KCZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hokkaido to Kochi (State) is to car ferry and drive which costs ¥6500 - ¥36000 and takes 26h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Hokkaido to Kochi (State) is to fly which takes 6h 5m and costs ¥32000 - ¥180000.
No, there is no direct train from Hokkaido to Kochi (State). However, there are services departing from Sapporo and arriving at Gomen via Shin Hakodate Hokuto, Morioka, Tōkyō Station and Okayama. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 1m.
The distance between Hokkaido and Kochi (State) is 1143 km.
The best way to get from Hokkaido to Kochi (State) without a car is to train via Morioka which takes 19h 1m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 5m to get from Hokkaido to Kochi (State), including transfers.
Hokkaido to Kochi (State) train services, operated by JR HOKKAIDO (Hokkaido Railway Company), depart from Sapporo station.
The best way to get from Hokkaido to Kochi (State) is to fly which takes 6h 5m and costs ¥32000 - ¥180000. Alternatively, you can train via Morioka, which costs and takes 19h 1m.
Hokkaido to Kochi (State) train services, operated by JR HOKKAIDO (Hokkaido Railway Company), arrive at Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto station.
There are 145+ hotels available in Kochi (State).
What companies run services between Hokkaido, Japan and Kochi (State), Japan?
All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines fly from Hakodate Airport (HKD) to Kochi Airport (KCZ) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Sapporo to Gomen via Shin Hakodate Hokuto, Morioka, Tōkyō Station, and Okayama in around 19h 1m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Hakodate Airport to Kochi Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥110,000–500,000
Flights from Hakodate Airport to Kochi Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥120,000–550,000
Flights from Hakodate Airport to Kochi Airport via New Chitose Airport, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥120,000–550,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Kochi Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–420,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Kochi Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–440,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Kochi Airport via Hakodate Airport, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–420,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Okayama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–270,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Okayama Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–290,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Hakodate Airport to Kochi Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–170,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Kochi Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–150,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Kochi Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–37,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Kochi Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–170,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Okayama Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–95,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Kochi Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–37,000
- Phone
- 011-222-7111
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Sapporo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–8,000
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
Train from Sapporo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- 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 Hakodate Hokuto to Morioka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–6,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Morioka to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–9,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Shichinohe-Towada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–3,700
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Shin Hakodate Hokuto to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–16,000
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Tōkyō Station to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- 0570-00-4592
- Website
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
Train from Okayama to Gomen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
Train from Okayama to Tosa-Yamada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
Train from Okayama to Gomen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
- 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
- Website
- kokusaikogyo.bus-japan.net
Night bus from Shichinohe-Towada to Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–11,000
- Schedules at
- kokusaikogyo.bus-japan.net
- Book at
- japanbusonline.com
- [email protected]
- Website
- travel.willer.co.jp
Bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Kobe Sannomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,800–17,000
- Website
- https://willer-travel.com/en/
- Economy
- ¥4,800–9,500
- Relax (front seat)
- ¥5,000–10,000
- Relax (Back seat)
- ¥5,000–10,000
- Phone
- 087-823-3083
- Website
- jr-shikokubus.co.jp
Bus from Sannomiya BT to Harimayabashi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥8,100
- Schedules at
- japanbusonline.com
Bus from Sannomiya BT to Harimayabashi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥8,100
- Schedules at
- japanbusonline.com
- Phone
- 03-5755-2151
- Website
- nihon-kotsu.co.jp
Bus from Maizuru Ferry Terminal to Sannomiya Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,450
- Schedules at
- nihonkotsu.co.jp
- Website
- snf.jp
Car ferry from Otaru to Maizuru
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–25,000
- Schedules at
- snf.jp
- 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 Otaru to Maizuru
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–25,000
- Schedules at
- snf.jp
- 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
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