There are 8 ways to get from Matsushima to Hakodate by train, bus, car ferry, car, or plane
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Train via Morioka
best- Take the train from Sendai to Moriokatrain Komachi
- Take the train from Morioka to Shin Hakodate Hokutotrain Hayabusa
5h 56m¥8,075–10,982Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Sendai Station #40 Bus Stop to Aomori Stationbus
- Take the train from Shin Aomori to Shin Hakodate Hokutotrain Hayabusa
10h 17m¥7,045–10,962Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Kogota to Ichinosekitrain
- Take the train from Ichinoseki to Moriokatrain
- Take the bus from Morioka to Konan Bus Aomori Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the carferry from Aomori Ferry Terminal to Seikan Ferry Hakodate Terminalcarferry
13h 1m¥7,982–9,415Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Matsushima to Omacar
- Take the carferry from Oma to Hakodatecarferry
7h 18m¥9,213–14,507Train
- Take the train from Sendai to Shin Hakodate Hokutotrain Hayabusa
7h 10m¥7,861–10,665Fly Sendai Airport to Hakodate Airport
- Fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Hakodate Airport (HKD)plane SDJ - HKD
5h 37m¥36,145–66,702Fly Sendai Airport to New Chitose Airport, train
- Fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)plane SDJ - CTS
- Take the train from Minami-Chitose to Hakodatetrain
7h 38m¥16,575–36,972Bus to Yamagata Airport, fly to Hakodate Airport
- Take the bus from Sendai to Yamagata Kencho-maebus
- Fly from Yamagata Airport (GAJ) to Hakodate Airport (HKD)plane GAJ - HKD
8h 46m¥43,475–88,182
Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Hakodate Airport (HKD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Matsushima to Hakodate is to train and bus and car ferry which costs ¥8000 - ¥9500 and takes 13h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Matsushima to Hakodate is to fly which takes 5h 37m and costs ¥36000 - ¥70000.
No, there is no direct train from Matsushima to Hakodate. However, there are services departing from Matsushima and arriving at Hakodate via Sendai, Morioka and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 56m.
The distance between Matsushima and Hakodate is 539 km.
The best way to get from Matsushima to Hakodate without a car is to train via Morioka which takes 5h 56m and costs ¥8000 - ¥11000.
It takes approximately 5h 56m to get from Matsushima to Hakodate, including transfers.
Matsushima to Hakodate train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), depart from Sendai station.
The best way to get from Matsushima to Hakodate is to train via Morioka which takes 5h 56m and costs ¥8000 - ¥11000. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs ¥36000 - ¥70000 and takes 5h 37m.
Matsushima to Hakodate train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), arrive at Morioka station.
There are 363+ hotels available in Hakodate.
What companies run services between Matsushima, Miyagi, Japan and Hakodate, Japan?
You can take a train from Matsushima to Hakodate via Sendai(Miyagi/Jr), Sendai, Morioka, and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto in around 5h 56m. Alternatively, All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Hakodate Airport (HKD) every 4 hours.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Sendai Airport to Hakodate Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–140,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–26,000
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Hakodate Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–150,000
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Hakodate Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–120,000
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Hakodate Airport via Nagoya Airfield, Sapporo Okadama
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–120,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Sendai Airport to Hakodate Airport via New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–410,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Hakodate Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥120,000–420,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–290,000
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Hakodate Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥120,000–430,000
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Hakodate Airport via New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥41,000–85,000
- Website
- airdo.jp
Flights from Sendai Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–16,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Sendai Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–29,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Sendai to Morioka
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,300
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Morioka to Shin Hakodate Hokuto
- 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 Shin Aomori to Shin Hakodate Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–2,900
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Kogota to Ichinoseki
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥800–1,100
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Ichinoseki to Morioka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–1,800
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Sendai to Shin Hakodate Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–9,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- 011-222-7111
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Minami-Chitose to Hakodate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–7,500
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
- Phone
- 0172-36-5061
- Website
- konanbus.com
Bus from Sendai Station #40 Bus Stop to Aomori Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–6,500
- Schedules at
- konanbus.com
Bus from Morioka to Konan Bus Aomori Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400
- Schedules at
- konanbus.com
- Website
- yamakobus.co.jp
Bus from Sendai to Yamagata Kencho-mae
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,200
- Schedules at
- yamakobus.jp
- Phone
- 017-782-3671
- Website
- seikan-ferry.co.jp
Car ferry from Aomori Ferry Terminal to Seikan Ferry Hakodate Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–2,600
- Schedules at
- seikan-ferry.co.jp
- Adult
- ¥2,100–2,600
- Vehicle (smaller than 6m)
- ¥14,000–23,000
- 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
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