There are 5 ways to get from Sapporo to Shikotan Island by train, plane, unknown, or bus
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Train to New Chitose Airport, fly, travel
best- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB)plane CTS - SHB
- Walk from Nakashibetsu-Airport-SHB to Shikotan Islandunknown
5h 25mTrain, travel
- Take the train from Sapporo(Jr) to Kushiro(Hokkaido)train
- Take the train from Kushiro(Hokkaido) to Nemurotrain
- Walk from 納沙布岬 to Shikotan Islandunknown
11h 13mBus, travel
- Take the bus from 札幌駅前 to 釧路駅前bus
- Take the bus from 釧路駅前 to 駅前ターミナルbus
- Walk from 納沙布岬 to Shikotan Islandunknown
12h 17mFly from Okadama Airport, travel
- Fly from Okadama Airport (OKD) to Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB)plane OKD - SHB
- Walk from Nakashibetsu-Airport-SHB to Shikotan Islandunknown
5h 59mBus, train, travel
- Take the bus from 札幌駅前 to 釧路駅前bus
- Take the train from Kushiro(Hokkaido) to Nemurotrain
- Walk from 納沙布岬 to Shikotan Islandunknown
12h 37m
New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Sapporo and Shikotan Island is 472 km.
The best way to get from Sapporo to Shikotan Island without a car is to train and travel which takes 11h 13m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 25m to get from Sapporo to Shikotan Island, including transfers.
Shikotan Island is 2h ahead of Sapporo. It is currently 11:59 AM in Sapporo and 1:59 PM in Shikotan Island.
What companies run services between Sapporo, Japan and Shikotan Island, Russia?
There is no direct connection from Sapporo to Shikotan Island. However, you can take the train to New Chitose Airport, walk to New Chitose Airport (CTS) airport, fly to Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB), then travel to Shikotan Island. Alternatively, you can take a train from Sapporo(Jr) to Shikotan Island via Kushiro(Hokkaido), Nemuro, 駅前ターミナル, and 納沙布岬 in around 11h 13m.
- 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
- ₽500–750
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
Train from Sapporo(Jr) to Kushiro(Hokkaido)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽3,700–5,000
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
Train from Kushiro(Hokkaido) to Nemuro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽1,400–2,000
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
Train from Kushiro(Hokkaido) to Nemuro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽1,400–2,000
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
- Website
- hokkaidoubus-newstar.jp
Bus from 札幌駅前 to 釧路駅前
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽3,171
- Schedules at
- secure.j-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 0153-24-2202
- Website
- nemurokotsu.com
Bus from 釧路駅前 to 駅前ターミナル
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽1,000–1,500
- Schedules at
- nemurokotsu.com
- Phone
- 0570-200-600
- Website
- chuo-bus.co.jp
Bus from 札幌駅前 to 釧路駅前
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽3,805
- Website
- https://www.chuo-bus.co.jp/language/en.html
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