There are 4 ways to get from Sacramento to Sapporo by plane, train, subway, bus, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Sacramento International Airport, train
best- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)plane SMF - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporotrain
17h 55m¥41,353–151,910Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)plane SFO - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporotrain
16h 15m¥42,571–134,034Bus to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, fly, train
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Reno Amtrakbus
- Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)plane RNO - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporotrain
19h 12m¥46,937–157,554Train, shuttle to Monterey Regional Airport, fly
- Take the train from Sacramento to Santa Clara Amtraktrain
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)plane MRY - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporotrain
22h 31m¥62,747–188,727
Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to New Chitose Airport (CTS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sacramento to Sapporo is to train and BART and fly which costs ¥42000 - ¥140000 and takes 16h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Sacramento to Sapporo is to train and BART and fly which takes 16h 15m and costs ¥42000 - ¥140000.
The distance between Sacramento and Sapporo is 7743 km.
It takes approximately 17h 55m to get from Sacramento to Sapporo, including transfers.
Sapporo is 16h ahead of Sacramento. It is currently 11:36 AM in Sacramento and 3:36 AM in Sapporo.
There are 1914+ hotels available in Sapporo.
What companies run services between Sacramento, CA, USA and Sapporo, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Sacramento to Sapporo. However, you can take the bus to Terminal A, walk to Sacramento International Airport (SMF) airport, fly to New Chitose Airport (CTS), walk to New Chitose Airport, then take the train to Sapporo. Alternatively, you can take the train to Richmond, walk to Richmond, take the subway to San Francisco International Airport, walk to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) airport, fly to New Chitose Airport (CTS), walk to New Chitose Airport, then take the train to Sapporo.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to New Chitose Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–150,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–120,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥47,000–270,000
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to New Chitose Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥42,000–150,000
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to New Chitose Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥42,000–160,000
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to New Chitose Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–180,000
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to New Chitose Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–340,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥39,000–270,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥47,000–270,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–150,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–160,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–130,000
- 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 New Chitose Airport to Sapporo
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,400
- 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 New Chitose Airport to Sapporo
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,400
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–11,000
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Santa Clara Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–18,000
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–2,400
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- ¥1,900–2,400
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Reno Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–5,500
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–9,000
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- ¥7,500–9,000
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