There are 5 ways to get from Shanghai to Sapporo by plane, train, car ferry, night bus, or bus
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to New Chitose Airport, train
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)plane PVG - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporotrain
7h 6m¥38,267–57,668Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to New Chitose Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)plane SHA - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporotrain
8h 44m¥23,098–66,498Car ferry, night bus, train
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminalcarferry
- Take the night bus from Kobe Sannomiya to Yodobashi Sendai 1st Building Bus Terminalnightbus
- Take the train from Sendai to Shin Hakodate Hokutotrain
- Take the train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Sapporotrain
3d¥40,210–55,750Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Okadama Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Okadama Airport (OKD)plane PVG - OKD
11h 3m¥32,527–96,558Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminalcarferry
- Take the bus from Sannomiya Bus Terminal to Maizuru Ferry Terminalbus
- Take the car ferry from Maizuru to Otarucarferry
3d 2h¥23,586–53,876
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to New Chitose Airport (CTS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Sapporo is to fly and train which costs ¥38000 - ¥60000 and takes 7h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Sapporo is to fly and train which takes 7h 6m and costs ¥38000 - ¥60000.
The distance between Shanghai and Sapporo is 2264 km.
The best way to get from Shanghai to Sapporo without a car is to car ferry and night bus and train which takes 3 days 0h and costs ¥40000 - ¥60000.
It takes approximately 7h 6m to get from Shanghai to Sapporo, including transfers.
Sapporo is 1h ahead of Shanghai. It is currently 3:27 PM in Shanghai and 4:27 PM in Sapporo.
There are 1960+ hotels available in Sapporo.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Sapporo, Japan?
China Eastern Airlines, Fuji Dream, and three other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Okadama Airport (OKD) every 4 hours.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–55,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–90,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–100,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Aomori
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–65,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Okadama Airport via Fukuoka, Matsumoto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–100,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Okadama Airport via Fukuoka, Nagoya Airfield
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–75,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Okadama Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–150,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Okadama Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Hakodate
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥47,000–200,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–120,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–130,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Okadama Airport via Fukuoka, Matsumoto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–95,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Okadama Airport via Fukuoka, Nagoya Airfield
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–75,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–55,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–55,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–44,000
- Phone
- 011-222-7111
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporo
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,400
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
Train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Sapporo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–8,000
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
Train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporo
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,400
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
- 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/
- Phone
- 050-3802-1547
- Website
- jamjamliner.jp
Night bus from Kobe Sannomiya to Yodobashi Sendai 1st Building Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–13,000
- Schedules at
- jamjamliner.jp
- 4 seats per row spacious
- ¥7,000–13,000
- 3 seats per row
- ¥9,000–12,000
- Phone
- 03-5755-2151
- Website
- nihon-kotsu.co.jp
Bus from Sannomiya Bus Terminal to Maizuru Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,450
- Schedules at
- nihonkotsu.co.jp
- Phone
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
Car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–25,000
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥20,000
- 1st Class
- ¥25,000
- Special Class
- ¥40,000
- VIP
- ¥100,000
Car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–25,000
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥20,000
- 1st Class
- ¥25,000
- Special Class
- ¥40,000
- VIP
- ¥100,000
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