There are 5 ways to get from Sapporo to Ōarai by train, plane, taxi, car ferry, or 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, fly to Ibaraki Airport
best- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Ibaraki Airport (IBR)plane CTS - IBR
3h 36m¥27,028–52,343Train, fly to Tokyo International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane CTS - HND
- Take the train from Shinagawa to Mitotrain
6h 20m¥15,458–43,603Train
- Take the train from Sapporo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokutotrain
- Take the train from Kikonai to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Mitotrain
12h 43m¥19,781–26,589Taxi, car ferry
- Take the taxi from Sapporo to Tomakomaitaxi
- Take the carferry from Tomakomai to Oaraicarferry
18h 36m¥39,419–58,359Bus, train
- 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 bus from Aomori to Tokyo Station Nihonbashi Exitbus
- Take the bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Mito Station South Exitbus
20h 58m¥16,590–22,060
New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Ibaraki Airport (IBR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sapporo to Ōarai is to bus and train which costs ¥16000 - ¥23000 and takes 20h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Sapporo to Ōarai is to train and fly which takes 3h 36m and costs ¥27000 - ¥55000.
No, there is no direct train from Sapporo to Ōarai. However, there are services departing from Sapporo and arriving at 大洗 Ōarai via Shin Hakodate Hokuto, Kikonai, Tōkyō Station and 水戸 Mito. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 43m.
The distance between Sapporo and Ōarai is 816 km.
The best way to get from Sapporo to Ōarai without a car is to train which takes 12h 43m and costs ¥19000 - ¥27000.
It takes approximately 3h 36m to get from Sapporo to Ōarai, including transfers.
Sapporo to Ōarai train services, operated by JR HOKKAIDO (Hokkaido Railway Company), depart from Sapporo station.
Sapporo to Ōarai train services, operated by JR HOKKAIDO (Hokkaido Railway Company), arrive at Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto station.
There are 112+ hotels available in Ōarai.
What companies run services between Sapporo, Japan and Ōarai, Japan?
You can take a train from Sapporo to 大洗 Ōarai via Shin Hakodate Hokuto, Kikonai, Tōkyō Station, and 水戸 Mito in around 12h 43m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–180,000
- Phone
- 011-222-7111
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
Train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,400
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
Train from Sapporo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–8,000
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
Train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,400
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
- 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
- ferry-sunflower.co.jp
Car ferry from Tomakomai to Oarai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–23,000
- Schedules at
- sunflower.co.jp
- Tourist (Evening Ferry)
- ¥9,500–20,000
- Comfort (Evening Ferry)
- ¥12,000–23,000
- Superior Insaide (Evening Ferry)
- ¥18,000–29,000
- Superior Ocean View (Evening Ferry)
- ¥20,000–32,000
- Premium (Evening Ferry)
- ¥24,000–40,000
- Suite (Evening Ferry)
- ¥47,000–65,000
- Casual Room (Night Ferry)
- ¥12,000–23,000
- Deluxe Room (Night Ferry)
- ¥23,000–38,000
- Car (Less than 5m)
- ¥29,000–43,000
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–36,000
Uber
- Website
- uber.com
GO
- Website
- go.goinc.jp
Daiichi Kotsu Taxi Sapporo
- Phone
- +81 11 811 5151
- Website
- sapporo.0152.jp
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