There are 9 ways to get from Sapporo to Kurashiki by train, plane, car ferry, car, bus, or night bus
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Train, fly to Okayama Airport
best- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Okayama Airport (OKJ)plane CTS - OKJ
5h 14m¥25,728–77,543Car ferry, drive
cheapest- Take the carferry from Otaru to Maizurucarferry
- Drive from Maizuru to Kurashikicar
24h 49m¥4,466–31,817Train
- Take the train from Sapporo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokutotrain
- Take the train from Kikonai to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Okayamatrain
15h 26mBus, train, night bus
- 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 nightbus from Honhachinohe Eki to Uenonightbus
- Take the nightbus from Ueno to Kurashikinightbus
27h 44m¥19,100–23,700Train, fly to Kobe
- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Kobe (UKB)plane CTS - UKB
- Take the train from Shin Kobe to Okayamatrain
5h 54m¥16,608–94,993Train, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane CTS - ITM
- Take the train from Shin Osaka to Okayamatrain
5h 37m¥18,058–60,583Train, fly to Hiroshima Airport, bus
- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Hiroshima Airport (HIJ)plane CTS - HIJ
- Take the bus from Hiroshima Airport to Hiroshima Shinkansen-Guchibus
- Take the train from Hiroshima to Okayamatrain
6h 2m¥20,908–76,233Train, fly to Takamatsu Airport
- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Takamatsu Airport (TAK)plane CTS - TAK
- Take the train from Takamatsu(Kagawa) to Chayamachitrain
8h 28m¥35,938–63,863Bus, 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 carferry from Tomakomai West Port Ferry Terminal to Tsurugacarferry
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Kyōtotrain
- Take the train from Kyoto to Okayamatrain
28h 51m
New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Okayama Airport (OKJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sapporo to Kurashiki is to bus and train and night bus which costs ¥19000 - ¥24000 and takes 27h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Sapporo to Kurashiki is to train and fly which takes 5h 14m and costs ¥25000 - ¥80000.
No, there is no direct train from Sapporo to Kurashiki. However, there are services departing from Sapporo and arriving at Kurashiki via Shin Hakodate Hokuto, Kikonai, Tōkyō Station and Okayama. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 26m.
The distance between Sapporo and Kurashiki is 1190 km.
The best way to get from Sapporo to Kurashiki without a car is to train which takes 15h 26m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 14m to get from Sapporo to Kurashiki, including transfers.
Sapporo to Kurashiki train services, operated by JR HOKKAIDO (Hokkaido Railway Company), depart from Sapporo station.
Sapporo to Kurashiki train services, operated by JR HOKKAIDO (Hokkaido Railway Company), arrive at Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto station.
There are 360+ hotels available in Kurashiki.
What companies run services between Sapporo, Japan and Kurashiki, Japan?
You can take a train from Sapporo to Kurashiki via Shin Hakodate Hokuto, Kikonai, Tōkyō Station, and Okayama in around 15h 26m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Okayama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–180,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Okayama Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–180,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–210,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Kobe via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–220,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–170,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Osaka International Airport via Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–170,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Osaka International Airport via Aomori
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–170,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Hiroshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–190,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Hiroshima Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–200,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Takamatsu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–200,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Takamatsu Airport via Hakodate, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–200,000
- Phone
- 011-222-7111
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
Train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,400
- 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
Train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,400
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
Train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,400
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
Train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,400
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
Train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,400
- 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
- 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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