There are 7 ways to get from Sendai to Hakodate by train, bus, car, car ferry, or plane
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Train via Morioka
best- Take the train from Sendai to Moriokatrain Komachi
- Take the train from Morioka to Shin Hakodate Hokutotrain Hayabusa / ...
4h 38m¥7,681–10,363Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Sendai Station #40 Bus Stop to Aomori Stationbus
- Take the train from Shin Aomori to Shin Hakodate Hokutotrain Hayabusa / ...
8h 45m¥6,610–10,080Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Sendai to Omacar
- Take the car ferry from Oma to Hakodatecarferry
7h 10m¥9,303–14,637Fly to Hakodate Airport
- Fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Hakodate Airport (HKD)plane SDJ - HKD
4h 53m¥35,754–66,096Train
- Take the train from Sendai to Shin Hakodate Hokutotrain Hayabusa
5h 36m¥7,622–9,800Bus, train via Morioka
- Take the bus from Hirosedori Ichibancho to Moriokabus
- Take the train from Morioka to Kikonaitrain
- Take the train from Kikonai to Hakodatetrain
7h 18mFly to New Chitose Airport, train
- Fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)plane SDJ - CTS
- Take the train from Minami-Chitose to Hakodatetrain
7h 6m¥16,184–35,366
Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Hakodate Airport (HKD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sendai to Hakodate is to train which costs ¥7500 - ¥10000 and takes 5h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Sendai to Hakodate is to train via Morioka which takes 4h 38m and costs ¥7500 - ¥11000.
No, there is no direct train from Sendai to Hakodate. However, there are services departing from Sendai and arriving at Hakodate via Morioka and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 38m.
The distance between Sendai and Hakodate is 516 km.
The best way to get from Sendai to Hakodate without a car is to train via Morioka which takes 4h 38m and costs ¥7500 - ¥11000.
It takes approximately 4h 38m to get from Sendai to Hakodate, including transfers.
Sendai to Hakodate train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), depart from Sendai station.
The best way to get from Sendai to Hakodate is to train via Morioka which takes 4h 38m and costs ¥7500 - ¥11000. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs ¥35000 - ¥70000 and takes 4h 53m.
Sendai to Hakodate train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), arrive at Morioka station.
There are 365+ hotels available in Hakodate.
What companies run services between Sendai, Japan and Hakodate, Japan?
You can take a train from Sendai to Hakodate via Morioka and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto in around 4h 38m. Alternatively, All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Hakodate Airport (HKD) every 4 hours.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Sendai Airport to Hakodate Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–140,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–26,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Sendai Airport to Hakodate Airport via New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–320,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Hakodate Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–410,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–220,000
- Website
- airdo.jp
Flights from Sendai Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–15,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Sendai Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–28,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Sendai to Morioka
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,300
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Morioka to Shin Hakodate Hokuto
- 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 Shin Aomori to Shin Hakodate Hokuto
- 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 Sendai to Shin Hakodate Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–9,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Morioka to Kikonai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–5,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- 0138-83-1977
- Website
- shr-isaribi.jp
Train from Kikonai to Hakodate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.shr-isaribi.jp/english/
- Phone
- 011-222-7111
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Minami-Chitose to Hakodate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–7,500
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
- Phone
- 0172-36-5061
- Website
- konanbus.com
Bus from Sendai Station #40 Bus Stop to Aomori Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–6,500
- Schedules at
- konanbus.com
- Phone
- 0570ー000448
- Website
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
Bus from Hirosedori Ichibancho to Morioka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300
- Schedules at
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
- Website
- tsugarukaikyo.co.jp
Car ferry from Oma to Hakodate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–3,800
- Website
- http://www.tsugarukaikyo.co.jp
- Book at
- https://www.tsugarukaikyo.com/r100rsvTop.aspx
- Standard
- ¥1,800–2,900
- Casual
- ¥2,200–3,500
- First Class
- ¥2,500–3,800
- Car smaller than 6m
- ¥10,000–21,000
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