There are 11 ways to get from Sapporo to Minamata by train, plane, car ferry, car, bus, or night bus
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 Kagoshima Airport, train
best- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ)plane CTS - KOJ
- Take the train from Kagoshima Chuo to Izumi Kagoshimatrain
8h 21m¥20,168–42,743Bus, car ferry, train
cheapest- 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 West Port Ferry Terminal to Tsurugacarferry
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain
- Take the train from Shin Osaka to Shin Yatsushirotrain
- Take the train from Shinyatsushiro to Minamatatrain
33h 18m¥13,230–44,330Train 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 Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Hakata Fukuokatrain
- Take the train from Hakata Fukuoka to Izumi Kagoshimatrain
19h 51mCar ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Otaru to Maizurucarferry
- Drive from Maizuru to Minamatacar
31h 59m¥13,568–45,820Bus, train, nightbus, 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 Shichinohe-Towadatrain
- Take the night bus from Shichinohe-Towada to Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exitnightbus
- Take the night bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Hiroshima Sta. Shinkansen Entrancenightbus
- Take the train from Hiroshima to Izumi Kagoshimatrain
36h 48m¥26,490–45,300Train to New Chitose Airport, fly to Amakusa, car ferry, drive
- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Amakusa (AXJ)plane CTS - AXJ
- Take the car ferry from Nakata Port to Shoura Portcarferry
- Drive from Shoura Port to Minamatacar
8h 48m¥20,768–120,393Train to New Chitose Airport, fly to Aso Kumamoto Airport, train
- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ)plane CTS - KMJ
- Take the train from Yatsushiro to Minamatatrain
9h 7m¥26,378–50,093Train to New Chitose Airport, fly to Fukuoka Airport, train
- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane CTS - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata Fukuoka to Izumi Kagoshimatrain
7h 25m¥14,538–34,093Fly Okadama Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport, train
- Fly from Okadama Airport (OKD) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ)plane OKD - KMJ
- Take the train from Yatsushiro to Minamatatrain
9h 36m¥22,613–114,032Train to New Chitose Airport, fly to Hiroshima Airport, bus, train
- 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 Izumi Kagoshimatrain
9h 11m¥24,968–72,393Train
- Take the train from Sapporo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokutotrain
- Take the train from Shin Hakodate Hokuto to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Hakata Fukuokatrain
- Take the train from Hakata Fukuoka to Izumi Kagoshimatrain
20h 48m
New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sapporo to Minamata is to train and fly which costs ¥14000 - ¥35000 and takes 7h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Sapporo to Minamata is to train and fly which takes 7h 25m and costs ¥14000 - ¥35000.
No, there is no direct train from Sapporo to Minamata. However, there are services departing from Sapporo and arriving at Minamata via Shin Hakodate Hokuto, Morioka, Tōkyō Station, Hakata Fukuoka and Izumi(Kagoshima). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 51m.
The distance between Sapporo and Minamata is 1726 km.
The best way to get from Sapporo to Minamata without a car is to train via Morioka which takes 19h 51m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 21m to get from Sapporo to Minamata, including transfers.
Sapporo to Minamata train services, operated by JR HOKKAIDO (Hokkaido Railway Company), depart from Sapporo station.
Sapporo to Minamata train services, operated by JR HOKKAIDO (Hokkaido Railway Company), arrive at Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto station.
There are 18+ hotels available in Minamata.
What companies run services between Sapporo, Japan and Minamata, Japan?
You can take a train from Sapporo to Minamata via Shin Hakodate Hokuto, Morioka, Tōkyō Station, Hakata Fukuoka, and Izumi(Kagoshima) in around 19h 51m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–120,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–110,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–38,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–100,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–95,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–42,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–70,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Niigata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–49,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Matsumoto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–50,000
Flights from Okadama Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Nagoya Airfield
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥42,000–65,000
Flights from Okadama Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Hakodate, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–110,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Hiroshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–60,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Hiroshima Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–60,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–300,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–290,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–290,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Amakusa via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–280,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Amakusa via Niigata, Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–65,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–250,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–270,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–220,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–230,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Hiroshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–260,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Hiroshima Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–280,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–55,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–55,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–27,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–48,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Niigata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–49,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Matsumoto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–50,000
Flights from Okadama Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Nagoya Airfield
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥42,000–65,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–38,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–42,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–26,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–55,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–28,000
- Website
- amx.co.jp
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Amakusa via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–110,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Amakusa via Niigata, Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–65,000
- Website
- airdo.jp
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–33,000
- Phone
- 011-222-7111
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
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 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 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 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 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 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
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Kagoshima Chuo to Izumi Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,500
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Izumi Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–3,900
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Hiroshima to Izumi Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–9,000
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Izumi Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–3,900
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Hiroshima to Izumi Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–9,000
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Izumi Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–3,900
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Tsuruga to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–2,800
- Schedules at
- jorudan.co.jp
Train from Shin Osaka to Shin Yatsushiro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–14,000
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Kagoshima Chuo to Izumi Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Izumi Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Izumi Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Izumi Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- 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 Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–9,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Shichinohe-Towada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–3,700
- 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/
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Tōkyō Station to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- hs-orange.com
Train from Yatsushiro to Minamata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,500
- Schedules at
- hs-orange.com
Train from Yatsushiro to Minamata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,500
- Schedules at
- hs-orange.com
Train from Shinyatsushiro to Minamata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,600
- Schedules at
- hs-orange.com
- 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
- kokusaikogyo.bus-japan.net
Night bus from Shichinohe-Towada to Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–11,000
- Schedules at
- kokusaikogyo.bus-japan.net
- Book at
- japanbusonline.com
- Phone
- 0570-010-666
- Website
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp
Night bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Hiroshima Sta. Shinkansen Entrance
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–16,000
- Schedules at
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp.e.aec.hp.transer.com
Bus from Hiroshima Airport to Hiroshima Shinkansen-Guchi
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,450
- Schedules at
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp
- 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 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
- Phone
- 0996-86-0775
- Website
- tenchou-ferry.co.jp
Car ferry from Nakata Port to Shoura Port
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥410–7,000
- Schedules at
- tenchou-ferry.co.jp
- Adult
- ¥410
- Vehicle
- ¥1,400–7,000
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