There are 8 ways to get from Sacramento to Sendai by train, subway, plane, or bus
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Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Sendai Airport
best- 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 Sendai Airport (SDJ)plane SFO - SDJ
19h 43m¥61,521–211,252Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Shonai Airport, bus
cheapest- 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 Shonai Airport (SYO)plane SFO - SYO
- Take the bus from S-mall Bus terminal(2 platform) to Kenchou maebus
- Take the bus from Yamagata Kencho-mae to Hirose dori Ichiban-chobus
22h 44m¥58,701–194,352Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Yamagata Airport, bus
- 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 Yamagata Airport (GAJ)plane SFO - GAJ
- Take the bus from Yamagata Kencho-mae to Hirose dori Ichiban-chobus
21h 32m¥62,851–202,632Fly Sacramento International Airport to Sendai Airport
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Sendai Airport (SDJ)plane SMF - SDJ
21h¥75,858–261,218Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- 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 Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane SFO - HND
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Sendaitrain
18h 54m¥91,311–197,872Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Narita International Airport
- 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 Narita International Airport (NRT)plane SFO - NRT
- Take the train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to 日暮里 Nipporitrain
- Take the train from Omiya Station to Sendaitrain
19h 23m¥71,521–189,302Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Akita Airport
- 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 Akita Airport (AXT)plane SFO - AXT
- Take the train from Akita to Sendaitrain
23h 21m¥66,271–217,502Train to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Narita International Airport, train
- Take the train from Sacramento to Santa Clara Amtraktrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane SJC - NRT
- Take the train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to 日暮里 Nipporitrain
- Take the train from Omiya Station to Sendaitrain
22h 33m¥82,761–232,888
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Sendai Airport (SDJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sacramento to Sendai is to train and BART and fly which costs ¥70000 - ¥190000 and takes 19h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Sacramento to Sendai is to train and BART and fly which takes 18h 54m and costs ¥90000 - ¥200000.
The distance between Sacramento and Sendai is 8235 km.
It takes approximately 19h 43m to get from Sacramento to Sendai, including transfers.
Sendai is 16h ahead of Sacramento. It is currently 1:05 AM in Sacramento and 5:05 PM in Sendai.
There are 254+ hotels available in Sendai.
What companies run services between Sacramento, CA, USA and Sendai, Japan?
United Airlines, Peach Aviation Limited, and two other airlines fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Sendai Airport (SDJ) twice daily.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sendai Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–550,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–450,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–200,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–480,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥44,000–370,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Akita Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–500,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Akita Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–200,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Akita Airport via Seattle, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–550,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shonai Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–440,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shonai Airport via Seattle, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–470,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shonai Airport via Osaka Kansai, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–200,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shonai Airport via Vancouver, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–470,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Narita International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–480,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Narita International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–550,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sendai Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–240,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sendai Airport via Narita International Airport, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–240,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Yamagata Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–460,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–210,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–170,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Akita Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–230,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Narita International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–210,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Yamagata Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–460,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–210,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–170,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Narita International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–240,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Narita International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–220,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Narita International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–210,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–450,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–480,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥44,000–370,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Narita International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–480,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Narita International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–550,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sendai Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–200,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sendai Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–230,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Sendai Airport via San Francisco International Airport, New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–260,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Sendai Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–290,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Sendai Airport via Seattle, Vancouver, New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–270,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–480,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Narita International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥47,000–160,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sendai Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–220,000
- Website
- zipairtokyo.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥47,000–85,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Narita International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–390,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–8,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–8,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–8,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–8,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–8,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–8,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Santa Clara Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–14,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–2,500
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Adult Single Ride
- ¥2,000–2,500
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–2,500
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Adult Single Ride
- ¥2,000–2,500
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–2,500
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Adult Single Ride
- ¥2,000–2,500
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–2,500
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Adult Single Ride
- ¥2,000–2,500
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–2,500
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Adult Single Ride
- ¥2,000–2,500
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–2,500
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Adult Single Ride
- ¥2,000–2,500
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–6,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Omiya Station to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–5,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Akita to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–6,000
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Omiya Station to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–5,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- keisei.co.jp
Train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to 日暮里 Nippori
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,200
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
Train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to 日暮里 Nippori
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,200
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- keisei.co.jp
Train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to 日暮里 Nippori
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,520–2,570
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
Train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to 日暮里 Nippori
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,520–2,570
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
- Website
- yamakobus.co.jp
Bus from Yamagata Kencho-mae to Hirose dori Ichiban-cho
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,100
- Schedules at
- yamakobus.jp
Bus from S-mall Bus terminal(2 platform) to Kenchou mae
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–1,900
- Schedules at
- yamakobus.co.jp
Bus from Yamagata Kencho-mae to Hirose dori Ichiban-cho
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,100
- Schedules at
- yamakobus.jp
- Website
- shonaikotsu.jp
Bus from S-mall Bus terminal(2 platform) to Kenchou mae
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥190–2,800
- Schedules at
- shonaikotsu.jp
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