There are 8 ways to get from Sapporo to Nakatsugawa by train, plane, bus, night bus, car, or car ferry
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Train to New Chitose Airport, fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
best- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane CTS - NGO
- Take the train from Kanayama to Mino-Sakamototrain
5h 38mDrive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Sapporo to Tomakomai West Port Ferry Terminalcar
- Take the car ferry from Tomakomai West Port Ferry Terminal to Tsurugacarferry
- Drive from Tsuruga to Nakatsugawacar
23h 51m¥4,006–29,898Train 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 Omiya Stationtrain
- Take the train from Omiya Station to Naganotrain
- Take the train from Nagano to Nakatsugawatrain
14h 50mBus, 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 Shin Aomoritrain
- Take the night bus from Aomori Station to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminalnightbus
- Take the bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Nakatsugawabus
23h 46m¥16,000–30,130Train to New Chitose Airport, fly to Matsumoto Airport, train
- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Matsumoto Airport (MMJ)plane CTS - MMJ
- Take the train from Shiojiri to Nakatsugawatrain
6h 16mFly Okadama Airport to Komaki Airport, train
- Fly from Okadama Airport (OKD) to Komaki Airport (NKM)plane OKD - NKM
- Take the train from Kachigawa to Nakatsugawatrain
6h 49mFly Okadama Airport to Matsumoto Airport, train
- Fly from Okadama Airport (OKD) to Matsumoto Airport (MMJ)plane OKD - MMJ
- Take the train from Shiojiri to Nakatsugawatrain
6h 50mTrain
- Take the train from Sapporo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokutotrain
- Take the train from Shin Hakodate Hokuto to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tachikawa to Shiojiritrain
- Take the train from Shiojiri to Nakatsugawatrain
18h 52m
New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sapporo to Nakatsugawa is to bus and train and night bus which costs ¥16000 - ¥31000 and takes 23h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Sapporo to Nakatsugawa is to bus and train and night bus which takes 23h 46m and costs ¥16000 - ¥31000.
No, there is no direct train from Sapporo to Nakatsugawa. However, there are services departing from Sapporo and arriving at Nakatsugawa via Shin Hakodate Hokuto, Morioka, Omiya Station and Nagano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 50m.
The distance between Sapporo and Nakatsugawa is 1130 km.
The best way to get from Sapporo to Nakatsugawa without a car is to train via Morioka which takes 14h 50m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 38m to get from Sapporo to Nakatsugawa, including transfers.
Sapporo to Nakatsugawa train services, operated by JR HOKKAIDO (Hokkaido Railway Company), depart from Sapporo station.
Sapporo to Nakatsugawa train services, operated by JR HOKKAIDO (Hokkaido Railway Company), arrive at Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto station.
There are 109+ hotels available in Nakatsugawa.
What companies run services between Sapporo, Japan and Nakatsugawa, Japan?
You can take a train from Sapporo to Nakatsugawa via Shin Hakodate Hokuto, Morioka, Omiya Station, and Nagano in around 14h 50m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–41,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–41,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Matsumoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥34,000–48,000
Flights from Okadama Airport to Komaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–42,000
Flights from Okadama Airport to Matsumoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–50,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–210,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–220,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Matsumoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥34,000–48,000
Flights from Okadama Airport to Komaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–42,000
Flights from Okadama Airport to Matsumoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–50,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–34,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–26,000
- Website
- airdo.jp
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–14,000
- 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 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
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Kanayama to Mino-Sakamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Nagano to Nakatsugawa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Shiojiri to Nakatsugawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Kachigawa to Nakatsugawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Shiojiri to Nakatsugawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Shiojiri to Nakatsugawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- 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 Omiya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–9,000
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Omiya Station to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–3,700
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Shin Hakodate Hokuto to Shin Aomori
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–2,900
- 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/
Train from Tachikawa to Shiojiri
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–3,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- 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
- 0172-36-5061
- Website
- konanbus.com
Night bus from Aomori Station to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–11,000
- Schedules at
- konanbus.com
- Phone
- 050-3802-1547
- Website
- jamjamliner.jp
Night bus from Aomori Station to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–18,000
- Schedules at
- jamjamliner.jp
- 3 seats per row economy
- ¥5,000–14,000
- 3 seats per row
- ¥6,500–15,000
- 3 seats per row (window side)
- ¥6,000–18,000
- Phone
- 042-352-3700
- Website
- keio-bus.com
Bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Nakatsugawa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–4,000
- Schedules at
- highwaybus.com
- Website
- snf.jp
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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