There are 10 ways to get from Hokkaido to Kusatsu by plane, bus, train, car ferry, car, or night bus
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Fly Hakodate Airport to Osaka International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Hakodate Airport (HKD) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane HKD - ITM
- Take the bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gatebus
4h 49m¥22,820–82,546Car ferry, drive
cheapest- Take the carferry from Otaru to Maizurucarferry
- Drive from Maizuru to Kusatsucar
23h 20m¥2,467–28,718Train
- Take the train from Sapporo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokutotrain
- Take the train from Kikonai to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Kyototrain
13h 46mBus, train, night bus
- 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 Moriokatrain
- Take the train from Morioka to Sendai(Miyagi/Jr)train
- Take the nightbus from Sendai Station to Kyōto Station Karasumaguchinightbus
21h 16m¥22,000–30,220Fly New Chitose Airport to Osaka International Airport, bus
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane CTS - ITM
- Take the bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gatebus
5h 2m¥14,836–57,406Fly Asahikawa Airport to Osaka International Airport, bus
- Fly from Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane AKJ - ITM
- Take the bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gatebus
5h 29m¥26,943–92,725Fly New Chitose Airport to Kobe, train
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Kobe (UKB)plane CTS - UKB
- Take the train from Shin Kobe to Kyototrain
5h 35mFly New Chitose Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane CTS - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya to Kyototrain
5h 21mFly Hakodate Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Fly from Hakodate Airport (HKD) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane HKD - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya to Kyototrain
5h 13mTrain, car ferry
- Take the train from Sapporo to Tomakomaitrain
- Take the carferry from Tomakomai West Port Ferry Terminal to Tsurugacarferry
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Kusatsutrain
27h 29m¥3,517–29,216
Hakodate Airport (HKD) to Osaka International Airport (ITM) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Hokkaido to Kusatsu is to car ferry and drive which costs ¥2400 - ¥29000 and takes 23h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Hokkaido to Kusatsu is to fly and bus which takes 4h 49m and costs ¥22000 - ¥85000.
No, there is no direct train from Hokkaido to Kusatsu. However, there are services departing from Sapporo and arriving at Ritto via Shin Hakodate Hokuto, Kikonai, Tōkyō Station and Kyōto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 46m.
The distance between Hokkaido and Kusatsu is 981 km.
The best way to get from Hokkaido to Kusatsu without a car is to train which takes 13h 46m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 49m to get from Hokkaido to Kusatsu, including transfers.
Hokkaido to Kusatsu train services, operated by JR HOKKAIDO (Hokkaido Railway Company), depart from Sapporo station.
Hokkaido to Kusatsu train services, operated by JR HOKKAIDO (Hokkaido Railway Company), arrive at Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto station.
There are 3734+ hotels available in Kusatsu.
What companies run services between Hokkaido, Japan and Kusatsu, Japan?
You can take a train from Sapporo to Ritto via Shin Hakodate Hokuto, Kikonai, Tōkyō Station, Kyoto, and Kyōto in around 13h 46m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Hakodate Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–160,000
Flights from Hakodate Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–190,000
Flights from Hakodate Airport to Osaka International Airport via New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–190,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–150,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Osaka International Airport via Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–150,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Osaka International Airport via Aomori
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–150,000
Flights from Asahikawa Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–55,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–190,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Kobe via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–220,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–150,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–170,000
Flights from Hakodate Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–170,000
Flights from Hakodate Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–45,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Hakodate Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–80,000
Flights from Hakodate Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–80,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–55,000
Flights from Asahikawa Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–90,000
Flights from Asahikawa Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–90,000
Flights from Asahikawa Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–65,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–75,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–80,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–49,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Kobe via Ibaraki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–49,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Kobe via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–49,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–28,000
- Website
- airdo.jp
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–24,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–37,000
Flights from Hakodate Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–41,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–19,000
- Phone
- 011-222-7111
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
Train from Sapporo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–11,000
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
Train from Sapporo to Tomakomai
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–2,700
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Kikonai to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–15,000
- 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 Sendai(Miyagi/Jr)
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,300
- Website
- JR EAST
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Tōkyō Station to Kyoto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Shin Kobe to Kyoto
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Nagoya to Kyoto
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Nagoya to Kyoto
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Tsuruga to Kusatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–2,000
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
- Phone
- 06-6844-1124
- Website
- hankyu-kankobus.co.jp
Bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gate
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,500
- Schedules at
- www-hankyu-kankobus-co-jp-e.athp.transer.com
Bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gate
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,500
- Schedules at
- www-hankyu-kankobus-co-jp-e.athp.transer.com
Bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gate
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,500
- Schedules at
- www-hankyu-kankobus-co-jp-e.athp.transer.com
- 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
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Sendai Station to Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–15,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.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 Tomakomai West Port Ferry Terminal to Tsuruga
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–24,000
- Schedules at
- snf.jp
- Tourist A
- ¥10,000–19,000
- Tourist S
- ¥17,000–24,000
- State room A
- ¥22,000–31,000
- Deluxe room A
- ¥32,000–42,000
- Junior Suite
- ¥46,000–51,000
- Suite
- ¥56,000–60,000
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