There are 5 ways to get from Sapporo to Karumai by plane, taxi, train, bus, car, or car ferry
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Fly, taxi
best- Fly from Okadama Airport (OKD) to Misawa (MSJ)plane OKD - MSJ
- Take the taxi from Misawa (MSJ) to Karumaitaxi
4h¥47,263–128,282Drive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Sapporo to Hakodatecar
- Take the carferry from Hakodate to Omacarferry
- Drive from Oma to Karumaicar
7h 40m¥8,926–14,160Train
- Take the train from Sapporo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokutotrain Hokuto
- Take the train from Shin Hakodate Hokuto to Hachinohetrain Hayabusa
6h 52m¥21,391–27,359Bus, train
- Take the bus from 札幌駅前 to 新函館北斗駅前bus 札幌～函館ニュースター
- Take the train from Shin Hakodate Hokuto to Hachinohetrain Hayabusa
7h 33m¥20,300–24,400Bus, train via Kintaichionsen
- Take the bus from 札幌駅前 to 新函館北斗駅前bus 札幌～函館
- Take the train from Shin Hakodate Hokuto to Hachinohetrain Hayabusa
10h 26m¥9,350–11,530
Okadama Airport (OKD) to Misawa (MSJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sapporo to Karumai is to bus and train via Kintaichionsen which costs ¥9000 - ¥12000 and takes 10h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Sapporo to Karumai is to fly and taxi which takes 4h and costs ¥47000 - ¥130000.
No, there is no direct train from Sapporo to Karumai. However, there are services departing from Sapporo and arriving at Hachinohe via Shin Hakodate Hokuto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 52m.
The distance between Sapporo and Karumai is 330 km.
The best way to get from Sapporo to Karumai without a car is to train which takes 6h 52m and costs ¥21000 - ¥28000.
It takes approximately 4h to get from Sapporo to Karumai, including transfers.
Sapporo to Karumai train services, operated by JR HOKKAIDO (Hokkaido Railway Company), depart from Sapporo station.
Sapporo to Karumai train services, operated by JR HOKKAIDO (Hokkaido Railway Company), arrive at Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto station.
There are 80+ hotels available in Karumai.
What companies run services between Sapporo, Japan and Karumai, Iwate, Japan?
You can take a train from Sapporo to Karumai via Shin Hakodate Hokuto and Hachinohe in around 6h 52m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Okadama Airport to Misawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–100,000
- Phone
- 011-222-7111
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
Train from Sapporo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–8,000
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
- 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
- tsugarukaikyo.co.jp
Car ferry from Hakodate to Oma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–3,800
- Website
- http://www.tsugarukaikyo.co.jp
- Book at
- https://www.tsugarukaikyo.com/r100rsvTop.aspx
- Standard
- ¥1,800–2,900
- Casual
- ¥2,200–3,500
- First Class
- ¥2,500–3,800
- Car smaller than 6m
- ¥10,000–21,000
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–28,000
Uber
- Website
- uber.com
GO
- Website
- go.goinc.jp
Hachinohe Taxi
- Phone
- +81 178 22 1181
- Website
- tohokukanko.jp
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