There are 9 ways to get from Sapporo to Lake Kussharo by train, plane, taxi, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to New Chitose Airport, fly to Memanbetsu Airport, taxi
best- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Memanbetsu Airport (MMB)plane CTS - MMB
- Take the taxi from Memambetsu-Airport-MMB to Lake Kussharotaxi
3h 13m¥27,528–50,343Drive 344.2 km
cheapest- Drive from Sapporo to Lake Kussharocar 344.2 km
4h 18m¥5,973–8,627Train, taxi
- Take the train from Sapporo to Bihorotrain Okhotsk
- Take the taxi from Bihoro to Lake Kussharotaxi
5h 45m¥23,002–29,149Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from 中央バス札幌ターミナル to 美幌駅前bus 札幌~北見・網走
- Take the taxi from 美幌駅前 to Lake Kussharotaxi
6h 21m¥24,130–29,560Train to New Chitose Airport, fly to Nakashibetsu Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB)plane CTS - SHB
- Take the taxi from Nakashibetsu-Airport-SHB to Lake Kussharotaxi
3h 32m¥262,028–827,343Fly Okadama Airport to Memanbetsu Airport, taxi
- Fly from Okadama Airport (OKD) to Memanbetsu Airport (MMB)plane OKD - MMB
- Take the taxi from Memambetsu-Airport-MMB to Lake Kussharotaxi
3h 53m¥36,263–86,282Fly Okadama Airport to Nakashibetsu Airport, taxi
- Fly from Okadama Airport (OKD) to Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB)plane OKD - SHB
- Take the taxi from Nakashibetsu-Airport-SHB to Lake Kussharotaxi
4h 7m¥67,263–186,282Train
- Take the train from Sapporo to Kushiro(Hokkaido)train Oozora
- Take the train from Kushiro(Hokkaido) to Kawayu-Onsentrain Senmo Line / ...
6h 53m¥12,718–16,402Bus, taxi via Kitami
- Take the bus from 札幌駅前 to 北見駅前bus 札幌~北見
- Take the taxi from 町営バス車庫 to Lake Kussharotaxi
8h 7m¥21,890–25,290
New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Memanbetsu Airport (MMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sapporo to Lake Kussharo is to drive which costs ¥5500 - ¥9000 and takes 4h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Sapporo to Lake Kussharo is to train and fly and taxi which takes 3h 13m and costs ¥27000 - ¥55000.
No, there is no direct train from Sapporo to Lake Kussharo. However, there are services departing from Sapporo and arriving at Kawayu-Onsen via Kushiro(Hokkaido). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 53m.
The distance between Sapporo and Lake Kussharo is 338 km. The road distance is 344.2 km.
The best way to get from Sapporo to Lake Kussharo without a car is to train and taxi which takes 5h 45m and costs ¥23000 - ¥30000.
It takes approximately 3h 13m to get from Sapporo to Lake Kussharo, including transfers.
Sapporo to Lake Kussharo train services, operated by JR HOKKAIDO (Hokkaido Railway Company), depart from Sapporo station.
Sapporo to Lake Kussharo train services, operated by JR HOKKAIDO (Hokkaido Railway Company), arrive at Kushiro(Hokkaido) station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sapporo to Lake Kussharo is 344 km. It takes approximately 4h 18m to drive from Sapporo to Lake Kussharo.
There are 54+ hotels available in Lake Kussharo.
What companies run services between Sapporo, Japan and Lake Kussharo, Japan?
You can take a train from Sapporo to Lake Kussharo via Kushiro(Hokkaido) and Kawayu-Onsen in around 6h 53m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Memanbetsu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–28,000
Flights from Okadama Airport to Memanbetsu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–65,000
Flights from Okadama Airport to Nakashibetsu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–160,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Memanbetsu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–340,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Nakashibetsu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥240,000–800,000
- 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 Bihoro
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–9,500
- 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 Kushiro(Hokkaido)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–9,500
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
Train from Kushiro(Hokkaido) to Kawayu-Onsen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–2,500
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
- Website
- hokkaidoubus-newstar.jp
Bus from 中央バス札幌ターミナル to 美幌駅前
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–10,000
- Schedules at
- nta.co.jp
Bus from 札幌駅前 to 北見駅前
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,090
- Schedules at
- secure.j-bus.co.jp
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–26,000
http://kitami-kinsei.jp/
- Phone
- +81 157-23-2339
- Website
- kitami-kinsei.jp
http://kitami-kinsei.jp/
- Phone
- +81 157-23-2339
- Website
- kitami-kinsei.jp
http://kitami-kinsei.jp/
- Phone
- +81 157-23-2339
- Website
- kitami-kinsei.jp
http://kitami-kinsei.jp/
- Phone
- +81 157-23-2339
- Website
- kitami-kinsei.jp
http://kitami-kinsei.jp/
- Phone
- +81 157-23-2339
- Website
- kitami-kinsei.jp
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