There are 10 ways to get from Sapporo to Honshū Island by train, plane, car ferry, car, or bus
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Train to New Chitose Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport
best- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane CTS - HND
4h 15m¥13,648–38,083Car ferry, drive
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Otaru to Niigatacarferry
- Drive from Niigata to Honshū Islandcar
20h 48m¥5,474–27,329Train via Morioka
- Take the train from Sapporo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokutotrain
- Take the train from Shin Hakodate Hokuto to Moriokatrain
- Take the train from Morioka to Omiya Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ōmiya to Yokohamatrain
12h 20m¥18,411–24,979Bus, train
- 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 Shin Aomoritrain
- Take the bus from Aomori to Tokyo Disneylandbus
21h 46m¥15,120–27,850Train to New Chitose Airport, fly to Matsumoto Airport
- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Matsumoto Airport (MMJ)plane CTS - MMJ
3h 43m¥43,028–106,343Train to New Chitose Airport, fly to Narita International Airport, train
- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane CTS - NRT
- Take the train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to 日暮里 Nipporitrain
5h 15m¥9,588–32,863Bus to Okadama Airport, fly to Matsumoto Airport
- Take the bus from さっぽろ to 栄町bus
- Fly from Okadama Airport (OKD) to Matsumoto Airport (MMJ)plane OKD - MMJ
4h 18m¥43,263–100,282Train to New Chitose Airport, fly to Ibaraki Airport, train
- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Ibaraki Airport (IBR)plane CTS - IBR
- Take the train from Ishioka to Shinagawatrain
5h 59m¥21,948–46,893Train
- Take the train from Sapporo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokutotrain Hokuto
- Take the train from Shin Hakodate Hokuto to Tōkyō Stationtrain Hayabusa
14h 6m¥17,811–24,879Bus, car ferry, 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 to Oaraicarferry
- Take the train from Mito to Tōkyō Stationtrain
25h 28m¥12,920–28,520
New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sapporo to Honshū Island is to train and fly which costs ¥9500 - ¥33000 and takes 5h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Sapporo to Honshū Island is to train and fly which takes 3h 43m and costs ¥43000 - ¥110000.
No, there is no direct train from Sapporo to Honshū Island. However, there are services departing from Sapporo and arriving at Yokohama via Shin Hakodate Hokuto, Morioka and Ōmiya. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 20m.
The distance between Sapporo and Honshū Island is 888 km.
The best way to get from Sapporo to Honshū Island without a car is to train via Morioka which takes 12h 20m and costs ¥18000 - ¥25000.
It takes approximately 4h 15m to get from Sapporo to Honshū Island, including transfers.
Sapporo to Honshū Island train services, operated by JR HOKKAIDO (Hokkaido Railway Company), depart from Sapporo station.
Sapporo to Honshū Island train services, operated by JR HOKKAIDO (Hokkaido Railway Company), arrive at Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto station.
There are 65+ hotels available in Honshū Island.
What companies run services between Sapporo, Japan and Honshū Island, Japan?
You can take a train from Sapporo to スカイウォーク前_02 via Shin Hakodate Hokuto, Morioka, Ōmiya, Yokohama, and 横浜駅前_14 in around 12h 20m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–290,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–240,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Narita International Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–240,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–46,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Matsumoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–50,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–27,000
Flights from Okadama Airport to Matsumoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–85,000
- Website
- airdo.jp
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–24,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–35,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Ibaraki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–35,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–24,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–27,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Matsumoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–50,000
Flights from Okadama Airport to Matsumoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–85,000
- 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 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 Shin Hakodate Hokuto to Morioka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–6,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Morioka to Omiya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–9,000
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Ōmiya to Yokohama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥900–1,300
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Shin Hakodate Hokuto to Shin Aomori
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–2,900
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Ishioka to Shinagawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–1,900
- 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/
Train from Mito to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–2,400
- 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
- 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
- ¥2,500–2,600
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
- 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
- Phone
- 0570ー000448
- Website
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
Bus from Aomori to Tokyo Disneyland
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–11,000
- Schedules at
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
- Adult
- ¥6,500–11,000
- Website
- city.sapporo.jp
Bus from さっぽろ to 栄町
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥260–290
- Website
- https://www.city.sapporo.jp/st/english/routemap.html
- 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
- Website
- snf.jp
Car ferry from Otaru to Niigata
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–19,000
- Schedules at
- snf.jp
- Tourist C
- ¥7,000–12,000
- Tourist A
- ¥9,500–15,000
- Tourist S
- ¥11,000–19,000
- State room A (inside)
- ¥15,000–25,000
- State room A
- ¥16,000–26,000
- Deluxe room A
- ¥23,000–33,000
- Suite room
- ¥40,000–44,000
- Website
- ferry-sunflower.co.jp
Car ferry from Tomakomai to Oarai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–23,000
- Schedules at
- sunflower.co.jp
- Tourist (Evening Ferry)
- ¥9,500–20,000
- Comfort (Evening Ferry)
- ¥12,000–23,000
- Superior Insaide (Evening Ferry)
- ¥18,000–29,000
- Superior Ocean View (Evening Ferry)
- ¥20,000–32,000
- Premium (Evening Ferry)
- ¥24,000–40,000
- Suite (Evening Ferry)
- ¥47,000–65,000
- Casual Room (Night Ferry)
- ¥12,000–23,000
- Deluxe Room (Night Ferry)
- ¥23,000–38,000
- Car (Less than 5m)
- ¥29,000–43,000
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