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 45m¥60,620–210,164Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Yamagata 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 Yamagata Airport (GAJ)plane SFO - GAJ
- Take the bus from Yamagata Kencho-mae to Hirose dori Ichiban-chobus
21h 34m¥50,950–171,544Fly Sacramento International Airport to Sendai Airport
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Sendai Airport (SDJ)plane SMF - SDJ
20h 42m¥65,852–231,208Train, 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 56m¥75,370–176,834Train, 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 Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Nipporitrain
- Take the train from Omiya Station to Sendaitrain
19h 27m¥56,620–178,214Train, 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 23m¥60,370–206,414Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Shonai 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 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 46m¥54,800–183,264Train 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 Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Nipporitrain
- Take the train from Omiya Station to Sendaitrain
22h 36m¥71,385–201,195
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 ¥55000 - ¥180000 and takes 19h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Sacramento to Sendai is to train and BART and fly which takes 18h 56m and costs ¥75000 - ¥180000.
The distance between Sacramento and Sendai is 8235 km.
It takes approximately 19h 45m to get from Sacramento to Sendai, including transfers.
Sendai is 16h ahead of Sacramento. It is currently 7:51 AM in Sacramento and 11:51 PM in Sendai.
There are 255+ 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 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–420,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥47,000–310,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–180,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–340,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–260,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Akita Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–380,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Akita Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–190,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Akita Airport via Seattle, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–400,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shonai Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥47,000–310,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shonai Airport via Seattle, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–330,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shonai Airport via Vancouver, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–330,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shonai Airport via Osaka Kansai, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–180,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shonai Airport via Los Angeles, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–350,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Narita International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–330,000
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
- ¥3,200–7,500
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–7,500
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–7,500
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–7,500
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–7,500
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–7,500
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Santa Clara Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–13,000
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
- Yamako Bus
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
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