There are 5 ways to get from Lake Towada to Sapporo by taxi, plane, train, bus, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, fly, train
best- Take the taxi from Nenokuchi to Aomori-Airport-AOJtaxi
- Fly from Aomori (AOJ) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)plane AOJ - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporotrain
2h 28m¥44,051–66,733Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Nenokuchi to Hachinohe Station West Gatebus
- Take the train from Hachinohe to Shin Hakodate Hokutotrain
- Take the bus from 新函館北斗駅前 to 札幌駅前bus
10h 24m¥6,590–13,450Taxi, train
- Take the taxi from Lake Towada to Ikarigasekitaxi
- Take the train from Ikarigaseki to Shin-Aomoritrain
- Take the train from Shin Aomori to Shin Hakodate Hokutotrain
- Take the train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Sapporotrain
7h 36m¥29,847–36,678Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Yasumiya to Omacar
- Take the carferry from Oma to Hakodatecarferry
- Drive from Hakodate to Sapporocar
7h 33m¥8,938–14,188Bus, train via 札幌駅前
- Take the bus from Nenokuchi to Hachinohe Station West Gatebus
- Take the train from Hachinohe to Shin Hakodate Hokutotrain
- Take the bus from 新函館北斗駅前 to 札幌駅前bus
10h 38m¥11,350–12,450
Aomori (AOJ) to New Chitose Airport (CTS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lake Towada to Sapporo is to drive and car ferry which costs ¥8500 - ¥15000 and takes 7h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Lake Towada to Sapporo is to taxi and fly and train which takes 2h 28m and costs ¥44000 - ¥70000.
The distance between Lake Towada and Sapporo is 353 km.
The best way to get from Lake Towada to Sapporo without a car is to taxi and train which takes 7h 36m and costs ¥29000 - ¥37000.
It takes approximately 2h 28m to get from Lake Towada to Sapporo, including transfers.
There are 1970+ hotels available in Sapporo.
What companies run services between Lake Towada, Japan and Sapporo, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Lake Towada to Sapporo. However, you can take the taxi to Aomori-Airport-AOJ airport, fly to New Chitose Airport (CTS), walk to New Chitose Airport, then take the train to Sapporo. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Ikarigaseki, take the train to Shin-Aomori, walk to Shin Aomori, take the train to Shin Hakodate Hokuto, then take the train to Sapporo.
- Phone
- 011-222-7111
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
Train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporo
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,400
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
Train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Sapporo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–8,000
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Ikarigaseki to Shin-Aomori
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,200
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Shin Aomori to Shin Hakodate Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–2,900
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Hachinohe to Shin Hakodate Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–4,400
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Hachinohe to Shin Hakodate Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–4,400
- Website
- JR EAST
- Phone
- 0570ー000448
- Website
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
Bus from Nenokuchi to Hachinohe Station West Gate
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,050
- Schedules at
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
Bus from Nenokuchi to Hachinohe Station West Gate
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,050
- Schedules at
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-200-600
- Website
- Hokkaido Chuo Bus
Bus from 新函館北斗駅前 to 札幌駅前
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥240–6,000
- Website
- Hokkaido Chuo Bus
- Website
- hokkaidoubus-newstar.jp
Bus from 新函館北斗駅前 to 札幌駅前
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000
- Schedules at
- secure.j-bus.co.jp
- Website
- tsugarukaikyo.co.jp
Car ferry from Oma to Hakodate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–3,800
- Website
- http://www.tsugarukaikyo.co.jp
- Book at
- https://www.tsugarukaikyo.com/r100rsvTop.aspx
- Standard
- ¥1,800–2,900
- Casual
- ¥2,200–3,500
- First Class
- ¥2,500–3,800
- Car smaller than 6m
- ¥10,000–21,000
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–35,000
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