There are 11 ways to get from Hokkaido to Universal Studios Japan by plane, train, bus, car ferry, car, or night bus
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Fly Hakodate Airport to Osaka International Airport
best- Fly from Hakodate Airport (HKD) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane HKD - ITM
4h 14m¥22,810–81,396Car ferry, drive
cheapest- Take the carferry from Otaru to Maizurucarferry
- Drive from Maizuru to Universal Studios Japancar
23h 20m¥2,574–28,829Train, bus
- 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
- Take the bus from Kyoto Station Hachijou gate to Osaka Itami Airport South Terminalbus
15h 39mBus, 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 Hachinohetrain
- Take the nightbus from Hachinohe Station to Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exitnightbus
- Take the bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Universal Studios Japanbus
27h 45m¥18,500–37,400Fly New Chitose Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane CTS - ITM
4h 17m¥15,826–56,256Fly New Chitose Airport to Kobe, train
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Kobe (UKB)plane CTS - UKB
- Take the train from Kobe-Sannomiya(Hanshin) to Amagasaki(Hanshin)train
- Take the train from Amagasaki(Hanshin) to Nishikujotrain
4h 38m¥13,091–81,516Fly Memanbetsu Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Fly from Memanbetsu Airport (MMB) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane MMB - ITM
5h 2m¥35,595–97,016Fly 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 Shin Osakatrain
5h 50mFly 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 Shin Osakatrain
5h 47mTrain
- 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 Shin Osakatrain
17h 17mBus, 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 West Port Ferry Terminal to Tsurugacarferry
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Ōsakatrain
27h 4m¥2,825–29,110
Hakodate Airport (HKD) to Osaka International Airport (ITM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hokkaido to Universal Studios Japan is to car ferry and drive which costs ¥2500 - ¥29000 and takes 23h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Hokkaido to Universal Studios Japan is to fly which takes 4h 14m and costs ¥22000 - ¥85000.
No, there is no direct train from Hokkaido to Universal Studios Japan. However, there are services departing from Sapporo and arriving at Universal-city via Shin Hakodate Hokuto, Tōkyō Station, Shin-Ōsaka Station, Ōsaka and Nishikujō. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 17m.
The distance between Hokkaido and Universal Studios Japan is 934 km.
The best way to get from Hokkaido to Universal Studios Japan without a car is to train and bus which takes 15h 39m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 14m to get from Hokkaido to Universal Studios Japan, including transfers.
Hokkaido to Universal Studios Japan train services, operated by JR HOKKAIDO (Hokkaido Railway Company), depart from Sapporo station.
The best way to get from Hokkaido to Universal Studios Japan is to fly which takes 4h 14m and costs ¥22000 - ¥85000. Alternatively, you can train, which costs and takes 17h 17m.
Hokkaido to Universal Studios Japan train services, operated by JR HOKKAIDO (Hokkaido Railway Company), arrive at Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto station.
There are 9543+ hotels available in Universal Studios Japan.
What companies run services between Hokkaido, Japan and Universal Studios Japan?
Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways, and AIRDO fly from Hakodate Airport (HKD) to Osaka International Airport (ITM) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Sapporo to Universal Studios Japan via Shin Hakodate Hokuto, Tōkyō Station, Shin Osaka, Shin-Ōsaka Station, Ōsaka, Nishikujō, and Universal-city in around 17h 17m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Hakodate Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–310,000
Flights from Hakodate Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–310,000
Flights from Hakodate Airport to Osaka International Airport via New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–310,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–260,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Osaka International Airport via Niigata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–260,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Osaka International Airport via Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–260,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Osaka International Airport via Aomori
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–260,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–300,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Kobe via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–300,000
Flights from Memanbetsu Airport to Osaka International Airport via New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–340,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–250,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–250,000
Flights from Hakodate Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–300,000
Flights from Hakodate Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–39,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Hakodate Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–80,000
Flights from Hakodate Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–80,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–55,000
Flights from Memanbetsu Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥34,000–95,000
Flights from Memanbetsu Airport to Osaka International Airport via New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥34,000–95,000
Flights from Memanbetsu Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥34,000–95,000
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
- 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
- ¥14,000–37,000
- Website
- airdo.jp
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–21,000
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
- ¥19,000–39,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–30,000
- Phone
- 011-222-7111
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Sapporo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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 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 Hachinohe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–4,400
- 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 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 Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- 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 Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Tōkyō Station to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- 06-6457-2258
- Website
- hanshin.co.jp
Train from Kobe-Sannomiya(Hanshin) to Amagasaki(Hanshin)
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥370–550
- Website
- https://www.hanshin.co.jp/global/en/
- Schedules at
- Japan Travel by Navitime
Train from Amagasaki(Hanshin) to Nishikujo
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥190–270
- Website
- https://www.hanshin.co.jp/global/en/
- Schedules at
- Japan Travel by Navitime
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Tsuruga to Ōsaka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–2,900
- Schedules at
- jorudan.co.jp
- Phone
- 06-6844-1124
- Website
- hankyu-kankobus.co.jp
Bus from Kyoto Station Hachijou gate to Osaka Itami Airport South Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,400
- 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 Hachinohe Station to Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- 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 Universal Studios Japan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–17,000
- Website
- https://willer-travel.com/en/
- 4 Row Seats
- ¥2,200–13,000
- Phone
- 0570-200-600
- Website
- chuo-bus.co.jp
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
- https://www.chuo-bus.co.jp/language/en.html
- 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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