There are 5 ways to get from Sydney to Otaru by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to New Chitose Airport, train
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)plane SYD - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Minami-Otarutrain
14h 53m¥74,167–145,545Fly to Okadama Airport
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Okadama Airport (OKD)plane SYD - OKD
19h 9m¥113,377–294,135Fly to Asahikawa Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Asahikawa Airport (AKJ)plane SYD - AKJ
- Take the train from Asahikawa to Sapporotrain
19h 41m¥76,677–149,995Fly to Hakodate Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Hakodate Airport (HKD)plane SYD - HKD
- Take the train from Hakodate to Sapporotrain
21h 4m¥110,827–286,305Fly to Obihiro Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Obihiro Airport (OBO)plane SYD - OBO
- Take the train from Obihiro to Sapporotrain
21h 25m¥104,117–253,345
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to New Chitose Airport (CTS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Otaru is to fly and train which costs ¥70000 - ¥150000 and takes 14h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Otaru is to fly and train which takes 14h 53m and costs ¥70000 - ¥150000.
The distance between Sydney and Otaru is 8676 km.
It takes approximately 14h 53m to get from Sydney to Otaru, including transfers.
Otaru is 2h behind Sydney. It is currently 10:55 AM in Sydney and 8:55 AM in Otaru.
There are 374+ hotels available in Otaru.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Otaru, Japan?
Japan Airlines, Qantas, and two other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Okadama Airport (OKD) 3 times a day.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–180,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Okadama Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Hakodate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥110,000–390,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Okadama Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–600,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Okadama Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Misawa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–600,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Asahikawa Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–220,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hakodate Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–270,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Obihiro Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–240,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Sydney International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–360,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Asahikawa Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–440,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hakodate Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–550,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Obihiro Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–480,000
- Website
- airdo.jp
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Asahikawa Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–300,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hakodate Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–360,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Obihiro Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–330,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–250,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–250,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–180,000
- Website
- tigerairtw.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Hakodate Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–270,000
- Phone
- 011-222-7111
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
Train from New Chitose Airport to Minami-Otaru
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–2,900
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
Train from Asahikawa to Sapporo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–5,500
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
Train from Hakodate to Sapporo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–12,000
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
Train from Obihiro to Sapporo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–8,500
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
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