There are 7 ways to get from Seoul to Sapporo by train, plane, ferry, or night bus
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Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to New Chitose Airport, train
best- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)plane ICN - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporotrain
6h 16m¥19,508–57,027Fly Gimpo International Airport to New Chitose Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)plane GMP - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporotrain
7h 37m¥12,228–42,762Train, ferry
- Take the train from Suseo SRT to Busan Stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Shimonosekiferry
- Take the train from Kokura to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Shin Hakodate Hokutotrain
- Take the train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Sapporotrain
33h 47mTrain, ferry, night bus
- Take the train from Suseo SRT to Busan Stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Shimonosekiferry
- Take the train from Shimonoseki to Hōfutrain
- Take the nightbus from Hofu Station to Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exitnightbus
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Shin Hakodate Hokutotrain
- Take the train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Sapporotrain
43h 16m¥48,174–67,525Fly Gimpo International Airport to Okadama Airport
- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Okadama Airport (OKD)plane GMP - OKD
11h 4m¥44,488–110,652Train to Cheongju International Airport, fly to New Chitose Airport, train
- Take the train from Suseo SRT to Osong Stationtrain
- Fly from Cheongju International Airport (CJJ) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)plane CJJ - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporotrain
7h 24m¥24,680–47,857Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Okadama Airport
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Okadama Airport (OKD)plane ICN - OKD
11h 48m¥26,768–90,917
Incheon International Airport (ICN) to New Chitose Airport (CTS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seoul to Sapporo is to fly and train which costs ¥12000 - ¥43000 and takes 7h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Seoul to Sapporo is to train and fly which takes 6h 16m and costs ¥19000 - ¥60000.
The distance between Seoul and Sapporo is 1527 km.
The best way to get from Seoul to Sapporo without a car is to train and ferry which takes 33h 47m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 16m to get from Seoul to Sapporo, including transfers.
There are 1971+ hotels available in Sapporo.
What companies run services between Seoul, South Korea and Sapporo, Japan?
Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Okadama Airport (OKD) 4 times a day.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–70,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–90,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–90,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Okadama Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Hakodate
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥44,000–150,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Okadama Airport via New Chitose Airport, Memambetsu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–130,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Okadama Airport via New Chitose Airport, Kushiro
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥43,000–120,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Okadama Airport via New Chitose Airport, Hakodate
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥42,000–120,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7788
- Website
- Arex
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥500–650
- Website
- Arex
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥500–650
- Website
- Arex
- Phone
- 0834-22-7801
- Website
- bochobus.co.jp
Night bus from Hofu Station to Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–17,000
- Schedules at
- bochobus.co.jp
- Phone
- 083-224-3000
- Website
- kampuferry.co.jp
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Shimonoseki
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–16,000
- Schedules at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Book at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Second Class
- ¥12,000
- First Class
- ¥16,000
- Deluxe
- ¥23,000
- Suite
- ¥34,000
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Shimonoseki
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–16,000
- Schedules at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Book at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Second Class
- ¥12,000
- First Class
- ¥16,000
- Deluxe
- ¥23,000
- Suite
- ¥34,000
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