There are 8 ways to get from Sendai to Kushiro by plane, train, bus, car, or car ferry
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Fly to Kushiro Airport
best- Fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Kushiro Airport (KUH)plane SDJ - KUH
6h 23m¥16,294–76,776Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Sendai Station #40 Bus Stop to Aomori Stationbus
- Take the train from Shin Aomori to Shin Hakodate Hokutotrain
- Take the bus from 新函館北斗駅前 to 大谷地バスターミナルbus
- Take the bus from 大谷地バスターミナル to 釧路駅前bus
18h 16m¥13,840–22,530Train
- Take the train from Sendai to Shin Hakodate Hokutotrain
- Take the train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Minami-Chitosetrain
- Take the train from Minami-Chitose to Kushiro(Hokkaido)train
13h 25m¥18,172–24,700Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Sendai to Omacar
- Take the car ferry from Oma to Hakodatecarferry
- Drive from Hakodate to Kushirocar
13h 47m¥17,806–27,642Fly 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 Kushiro(Hokkaido)train
7h 15m¥16,684–35,366Fly to Memanbetsu Airport, train
- Fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Memanbetsu Airport (MMB)plane SDJ - MMB
- Take the train from Abashiri to Kushiro(Hokkaido)train
10h 17m¥17,444–71,226Fly to Nakashibetsu Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB)plane SDJ - SHB
- Take the bus from 中標津空港 to 厚床bus
- Take the train from Attoko to Kushiro(Hokkaido)train
9h 52m¥53,194–124,276Bus, train via Morioka
- Take the bus from Hirosedori Ichibancho to Moriokabus
- Take the train from Morioka to Ninohetrain
- Take the train from Ninohe to Shin-Hakodate-Hokutotrain
- Take the bus from 新函館北斗駅前 to 市電すすきの前bus
- Take the bus from 市電すすきの前 to フィッシャーマンズワーフmoobus
19h 28m¥19,200–20,700
Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Kushiro Airport (KUH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sendai to Kushiro is to bus and train via Morioka which costs ¥19000 - ¥21000 and takes 19h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Sendai to Kushiro is to fly which takes 6h 23m and costs ¥16000 - ¥80000.
No, there is no direct train from Sendai to Kushiro. However, there are services departing from Sendai and arriving at Kushiro(Hokkaido) via Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto and Minami-Chitose. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 25m.
The distance between Sendai and Kushiro is 650 km.
The best way to get from Sendai to Kushiro without a car is to train which takes 13h 25m and costs ¥18000 - ¥25000.
It takes approximately 6h 23m to get from Sendai to Kushiro, including transfers.
Sendai to Kushiro train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), depart from Sendai station.
The best way to get from Sendai to Kushiro is to fly which takes 6h 23m and costs ¥16000 - ¥80000. Alternatively, you can train, which costs ¥18000 - ¥25000 and takes 13h 25m.
Sendai to Kushiro train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), arrive at Shin Hakodate Hokuto station.
There are 55+ hotels available in Kushiro.
What companies run services between Sendai, Japan and Kushiro, Japan?
All Nippon Airways, AIRDO, and two other airlines fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Kushiro Airport (KUH) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Sendai to Kushiro(Hokkaido) via Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto and Minami-Chitose in around 13h 25m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Sendai Airport to Kushiro Airport via New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–330,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–190,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Memanbetsu Airport via New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–300,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Memanbetsu Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–390,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Nakashibetsu Airport via New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–650,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Nakashibetsu Airport via Chūbu Centrair, New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥210,000–900,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Sendai Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–26,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Memanbetsu Airport via New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–95,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Memanbetsu Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–160,000
- 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 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 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 Morioka to Ninohe
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Ninohe to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–4,900
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- 011-222-7111
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Minami-Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–7,000
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
Train from Minami-Chitose to Kushiro(Hokkaido)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–8,500
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
Train from Minami-Chitose to Kushiro(Hokkaido)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–8,500
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
Train from Abashiri to Kushiro(Hokkaido)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–4,600
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
Train from Attoko to Kushiro(Hokkaido)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–2,500
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
- Phone
- 019-626-9151
- Website
- igr.jp
Train from Morioka to Ninohe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://igr.jp/
- 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
- 0570-200-600
- Website
- chuo-bus.co.jp
Bus from 新函館北斗駅前 to 大谷地バスターミナル
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥240–6,000
- Website
- https://www.chuo-bus.co.jp/language/en.html
Bus from 大谷地バスターミナル to 釧路駅前
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,200
- Website
- https://www.chuo-bus.co.jp/language/en.html
- Phone
- 0153-24-2202
- Website
- nemurokotsu.com
Bus from 中標津空港 to 厚床
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–1,100
- Schedules at
- nemurokotsu.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
- hokkaidoubus-newstar.jp
Bus from 新函館北斗駅前 to 市電すすきの前
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000
- Schedules at
- secure.j-bus.co.jp
Bus from 市電すすきの前 to フィッシャーマンズワーフmoo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000
- Schedules at
- secure.j-bus.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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