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How to get fromSapporo to Tsukubaby train, plane, car, car ferry, or bus

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There are 7 ways to get from Sapporo to Tsukuba by train, plane, car, car ferry, or bus

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  1. Train, fly to Ibaraki Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Ibaraki Airport (IBR)plane plane CTS - IBR
    3h 53m
    ¥29,028–43,343

  2. Train, fly to Narita International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane plane CTS - NRT
    3. Take the train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to 東松戸 Higashi-Matsudotrain train
    6h 6m
    ¥9,808–30,813

  3. Train via Morioka

    1. Take the train from Sapporo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokutotrain train
    2. Take the train from Shin Hakodate Hokuto to Moriokatrain train
    3. Take the train from Morioka to Omiya Stationtrain train
    12h 20m
    ¥18,681–25,509

  4. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Sapporo to Tomakomaicar car
    2. Take the car ferry from Tomakomai to Oaraicarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Oarai to Tsukubacar car
    19h 42m
    ¥11,606–26,098

  5. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from 札幌駅前 to 新函館北斗駅前bus bus
    2. Take the train from Shin Hakodate Hokuto to Shin Aomoritrain train
    3. Take the bus from Aomori to Tokyo Station Nihonbashi Exitbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Tsukuba Centerbus bus
    20h 30m
    ¥15,200–21,330

  6. Train, fly to Tokyo International Airport

    1. Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane plane CTS - HND
    3. Take the train from 秋葉原 Akihabara to つくば Tsukubatrain train
    5h 51m
    ¥14,988–38,853

  7. Train

    1. Take the train from Sapporo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokutotrain train Hokuto
    2. Take the train from Shin Hakodate Hokuto to Omiya Stationtrain train Hayabusa
    14h 30m
    ¥18,491–25,009

New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Ibaraki Airport (IBR) flights

Calendar21Weekly Planes
Duration1h 25mAverage Duration
Ticket¥13,221Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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  • Distance: 825.2 km
  • Duration: 3h 53m

What companies run services between Sapporo, Japan and Tsukuba, Japan?

You can take a train from Sapporo to 田中東 via Shin Hakodate Hokuto, Morioka, Omiya(Saitama), Nagareyama-Otakanomori, 流山おおたかの森 Nagareyama-ōtakanomori, つくば Tsukuba, and つくばセンター in around 12h 20m.

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