There are 8 ways to get from Sapporo to Ōita by train, plane, bus, car ferry, car, or night bus
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Train, fly to Oita Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Oita Airport (OIT)plane CTS - OIT
- Take the bus from Ōita Airport to Ōita Stationbus
6h 27m¥19,578–97,893Car ferry, drive
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Otaru to Maizurucarferry
- Drive from Maizuru to Ōitacar
30h 35m¥11,574–42,829Train via Kikonai
- Take the train from Sapporo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokutotrain
- Take the train from Kikonai to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Kokuratrain
- Take the train from Kokura to Ōitatrain
17h 20mBus, train, nightbus
- Take the bus from 札幌駅前 to 新函館北斗駅前bus
- Take the train from Shin Hakodate Hokuto to Hachinohetrain
- Take the night bus from Hachinohe Station to Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exitnightbus
- Take the bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Kobe Sannomiyabus
- Take the bus from Sannomiya Bus Terminal to Chuo-Doribus
37h 58m¥28,600–51,400Train, fly to Fukuoka Airport
- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane CTS - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata to Ōitatrain
6h 34m¥30,248–56,593Train, fly to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ)plane CTS - KMJ
- Take the train from Higoozu to Oitatrain
9h 27mTrain
- Take the train from Sapporo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokutotrain
- Take the train from Shin Hakodate Hokuto to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Kokuratrain
- Take the train from Kokura to Ōitatrain
19h 28mBus, car ferry, night bus, train
- Take the bus from 札幌駅前 to 苫小牧フェリーターミナルbus
- Take the car ferry from Tomakomai West Port Ferry Terminal to Tsurugacarferry
- Take the bus from Tsuruga to Meitetsu Bus Centerbus
- Take the night bus from Meitetsu Bus Center to Kokura Ekimaenightbus
- Take the train from Kokura to Ōitatrain
39h 10m
New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Oita Airport (OIT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sapporo to Ōita is to car ferry and drive which costs ¥11000 - ¥43000 and takes 30h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Sapporo to Ōita is to train and fly and bus which takes 6h 27m and costs ¥19000 - ¥100000.
No, there is no direct train from Sapporo to Ōita. However, there are services departing from Sapporo and arriving at Ōita via Shin Hakodate Hokuto, Kikonai, Tōkyō Station and Kokura. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 20m.
The distance between Sapporo and Ōita is 1447 km.
The best way to get from Sapporo to Ōita without a car is to train via Kikonai which takes 17h 20m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 27m to get from Sapporo to Ōita, including transfers.
Sapporo to Ōita train services, operated by JR HOKKAIDO (Hokkaido Railway Company), depart from Sapporo station.
Sapporo to Ōita train services, operated by JR HOKKAIDO (Hokkaido Railway Company), arrive at Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto station.
There are 690+ hotels available in Ōita.
What companies run services between Sapporo, Japan and Ōita, Japan?
You can take a train from Sapporo to Ōita via Shin Hakodate Hokuto, Kikonai, Tōkyō Station, and Kokura in around 17h 20m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Oita Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–95,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Oita Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–100,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Oita Airport via Sendai, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–100,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–70,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Niigata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–70,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Matsumoto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–70,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–100,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–90,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–46,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Oita Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–290,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Oita Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–290,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Oita Airport via Hakodate, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–290,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–250,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–250,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–270,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–270,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–65,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Niigata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–70,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Matsumoto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–70,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–27,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–46,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–34,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–29,000
- Website
- airdo.jp
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–33,000
- Phone
- 011-222-7111
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,400
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
Train from Sapporo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–8,000
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
Train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,400
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
Train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,400
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
Train from Sapporo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–8,000
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Kikonai to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–15,000
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Shin Hakodate Hokuto to Hachinohe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–4,400
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Shin Hakodate Hokuto to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–16,000
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Tōkyō Station to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Ōita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Hakata to Ōita
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–25,000
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Higoozu to Oita
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Kokura to Ōita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Kokura to Ōita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- 097-534-7455
- Website
- oitakotsu.co.jp
Bus from Ōita Airport to Ōita Station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,550
- Schedules at
- oitakotsu.co.jp
- Website
- hokkaidoubus-newstar.jp
Bus from 札幌駅前 to 新函館北斗駅前
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000
- Schedules at
- secure.j-bus.co.jp
- Website
- kokusaikogyo.bus-japan.net
Night bus from Hachinohe Station to Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–11,000
- Schedules at
- kokusaikogyo.bus-japan.net
- Book at
- japanbusonline.com
- [email protected]
- Website
- travel.willer.co.jp
Bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Kobe Sannomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,800–17,000
- Website
- https://willer-travel.com/en/
- Economy
- ¥4,800–9,500
- Relax (front seat)
- ¥5,000–10,000
- Relax (Back seat)
- ¥5,000–10,000
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Bus from Sannomiya Bus Terminal to Chuo-Dori
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–14,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-200-600
- Website
- chuo-bus.co.jp
Bus from 札幌駅前 to 苫小牧フェリーターミナル
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥280–1,600
- Website
- https://www.chuo-bus.co.jp/language/en.html
- Phone
- 052-582-5151
- Website
- meitetsu-bus.co.jp
Bus from Tsuruga to Meitetsu Bus Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥3,077
- Schedules at
- meitetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Meitetsu Bus Center to Kokura Ekimae
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–13,000
- Schedules at
- meitetsu-bus.co.jp
- Website
- snf.jp
Car ferry from Otaru to Maizuru
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–25,000
- Schedules at
- snf.jp
- Tourist A
- ¥11,000–19,000
- Tourist S
- ¥18,000–25,000
- State room B
- ¥21,000–31,000
- Deluxe room A
- ¥33,000–43,000
- Suite room
- ¥58,000–63,000
Car ferry from Tomakomai West Port Ferry Terminal to Tsuruga
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–24,000
- Schedules at
- snf.jp
- Tourist A
- ¥10,000–19,000
- Tourist S
- ¥17,000–24,000
- State room A
- ¥22,000–31,000
- Deluxe room A
- ¥32,000–42,000
- Junior Suite
- ¥46,000–51,000
- Suite
- ¥56,000–60,000
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