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 44m¥22,720–82,446Car ferry, drive
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Otaru to Maizurucarferry
- Drive from Maizuru to Kusatsucar
23h 19m¥2,474–28,729Train
- 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 28mBus, 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 Kyōto Station Karasumaguchibus
28h 20m¥19,300–32,120Fly 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
4h 47m¥16,736–57,306Fly New Chitose Airport to Kobe, train
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Kobe (UKB)plane CTS - UKB
- Take the train from Ashiya to Kyōtotrain
5h 14m¥14,006–82,856Fly 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 11mFly 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 8mFly Okadama Airport to Komaki Airport, train
- Fly from Okadama Airport (OKD) to Komaki Airport (NKM)plane OKD - NKM
- Take the train from Nagoya to Kyototrain
- Take the train from Kyōto to Rittotrain
6h 22mTrain, car ferry
- Take the train from Sapporo to Tomakomaitrain
- Take the car ferry from Tomakomai West Port Ferry Terminal to Tsurugacarferry
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Kusatsutrain
27h 24m¥3,348–28,593
Hakodate Airport (HKD) to Osaka International Airport (ITM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hokkaido to Kusatsu is to car ferry and drive which costs ¥2400 - ¥29000 and takes 23h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Hokkaido to Kusatsu is to fly and bus which takes 4h 44m 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 28m.
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 28m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 44m 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 3686+ 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 28m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Hakodate Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–260,000
Flights from Hakodate Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–280,000
Flights from Hakodate Airport to Osaka International Airport via New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–280,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–220,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Osaka International Airport via Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–220,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Osaka International Airport via Aomori
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–220,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–260,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Kobe via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–270,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–210,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–220,000
Flights from Hakodate Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–250,000
Flights from Hakodate Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–40,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Hakodate Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–80,000
Flights from Hakodate Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–80,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–55,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–41,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–41,000
Flights from Okadama Airport to Komaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–42,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–42,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Kobe via Ibaraki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–42,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Kobe via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–42,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–34,000
- Website
- airdo.jp
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–34,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–14,000
Flights from Hakodate Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–40,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Okadama Airport to Komaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–42,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–26,000
- 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 Tomakomai
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–2,000
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Kikonai to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–15,000
- 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/
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Kyoto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Nagoya to Kyoto
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Nagoya to Kyoto
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Nagoya to Kyoto
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Ashiya to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥950–1,400
- Schedules at
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Kyōto to Ritto
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥410–600
- Schedules at
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Tsuruga to Kusatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–2,000
- Schedules at
- jr-odekake.net
- 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
- ¥1,100–1,400
- Schedules at
- okkbus.co.jp
Bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gate
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,400
- Schedules at
- okkbus.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
- Phone
- 0570-048905
- Website
- jrbuskanto.co.jp
Bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–12,000
- Schedules at
- time.jrbuskanto.co.jp.e.wn.hp.transer.com
- 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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