There are 7 ways to get from Sapporo to Matsumae by train, taxi, bus, car, or plane
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Train, taxi
best- Take the train from Sapporo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokutotrain Hokuto
- Take the taxi from Kikonai to Matsumaetaxi
5h 39m¥24,691–31,759Drive 299.7 km
cheapest- Drive from Sapporo to Matsumaecar 299.7 km
4h 27m¥5,200–7,511Bus, taxi
- 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 taxi from Kikonai to Matsumaetaxi
6h 40m¥23,600–28,800Train to New Chitose Airport, fly, train, taxi
- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Hakodate Airport (HKD)plane CTS - HKD
- Take the train from Hakodate to Kikonaitrain
- Take the taxi from Kikonai to Matsumaetaxi
6hTrain, taxi via Hakodate
- Take the train from Sapporo to Hakodatetrain
- Take the train from Hakodate to Kikonaitrain
- Take the taxi from Kikonai to Matsumaetaxi
6h 43mBus, train, taxi
- Take the bus from 札幌駅前 to 函館駅前bus
- Take the train from Hakodate to Kikonaitrain
- Take the taxi from Kikonai to Matsumaetaxi
8h 12mFly from Okadama Airport, train, taxi
- Fly from Okadama Airport (OKD) to Hakodate Airport (HKD)plane OKD - HKD
- Take the train from Hakodate to Kikonaitrain
- Take the taxi from Kikonai to Matsumaetaxi
6h 33m
New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Hakodate Airport (HKD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sapporo to Matsumae is to drive which costs ¥5000 - ¥7500 and takes 4h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Sapporo to Matsumae is to drive which takes 4h 27m and costs ¥5000 - ¥7500.
The distance between Sapporo and Matsumae is 388 km. The road distance is 299.7 km.
The best way to get from Sapporo to Matsumae without a car is to train and taxi which takes 5h 39m and costs ¥24000 - ¥32000.
It takes approximately 5h 39m to get from Sapporo to Matsumae, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Sapporo to Matsumae is 300 km. It takes approximately 4h 27m to drive from Sapporo to Matsumae.
What companies run services between Sapporo, Japan and Matsumae, Hokkaido, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Sapporo to Matsumae. However, you can take the train to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto, take the train to Kikonai, then take the taxi to Matsumae. Alternatively, you can take the bus to 新函館北斗駅前, walk to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto, take the train to Kikonai, then take the taxi to Matsumae.
- Phone
- 011-222-7111
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Sapporo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–8,000
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
Train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,400
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
Train from Sapporo to Hakodate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–8,500
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
- Phone
- 0138-83-1977
- Website
- shr-isaribi.jp
Train from Hakodate to Kikonai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.shr-isaribi.jp/english/
Train from Hakodate to Kikonai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.shr-isaribi.jp/english/
Train from Hakodate to Kikonai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.shr-isaribi.jp/english/
Train from Hakodate to Kikonai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.shr-isaribi.jp/english/
- 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
- 0570-200-600
- Website
- chuo-bus.co.jp
Bus from 札幌駅前 to 函館駅前
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–6,000
- Website
- https://www.chuo-bus.co.jp/language/en.html
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–23,000
Hako Taxi
- Phone
- +81 138-51-0168
- Website
- hakotaxi.co.jp
Smile Taxi
- Phone
- +81 138-46-1100
- Website
- smile-taxi.com
Hako Taxi
- Phone
- +81 138-51-0168
- Website
- hakotaxi.co.jp
Smile Taxi
- Phone
- +81 138-46-1100
- Website
- smile-taxi.com
Hako Taxi
- Phone
- +81 138-51-0168
- Website
- hakotaxi.co.jp
Smile Taxi
- Phone
- +81 138-46-1100
- Website
- smile-taxi.com
Hako Taxi
- Phone
- +81 138-51-0168
- Website
- hakotaxi.co.jp
Smile Taxi
- Phone
- +81 138-46-1100
- Website
- smile-taxi.com
Hako Taxi
- Phone
- +81 138-51-0168
- Website
- hakotaxi.co.jp
Smile Taxi
- Phone
- +81 138-46-1100
- Website
- smile-taxi.com
Hako Taxi
- Phone
- +81 138-51-0168
- Website
- hakotaxi.co.jp
Smile Taxi
- Phone
- +81 138-46-1100
- Website
- smile-taxi.com
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