There are 2 ways to get from San Francisco to Sapporo by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to New Chitose Airport, train
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)plane SFO - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporotrain
13h 57m¥36,559–123,292Fly to Okadama Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Okadama Airport (OKD)plane SFO - OKD
19h 49m¥56,819–212,182
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to New Chitose Airport (CTS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Sapporo is to fly and train which costs ¥36000 - ¥130000 and takes 13h 57m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Sapporo is to fly and train which takes 13h 57m and costs ¥36000 - ¥130000.
The distance between San Francisco and Sapporo is 7767 km.
It takes approximately 13h 57m to get from San Francisco to Sapporo, including transfers.
Sapporo is 16h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 9:47 AM in San Francisco and 1:47 AM in Sapporo.
There are 1905+ hotels available in Sapporo.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Sapporo, Japan?
Japan Airlines and United Airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Okadama Airport (OKD) once daily.
- 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
- ¥60,000–160,000
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
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Okadama Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Hakodate
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–250,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Okadama Airport via New Chitose Airport, Memambetsu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–210,000
- 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
- ¥39,000–280,000
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
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥34,000–120,000
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
- 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
- ¥36,000–130,000
- 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
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