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Transport
From New Chitose Airport to Sapporo
- JR train
- Rapid trains( "Airport") run every 15 minutes. It takes about
36 minutes by rapid train.
[Last train from airport 22:50(dep.) - 23:29(arr.)]
[First train from Sapporo 6:00(dep.) - 6:48(arr.)] - Limousine Bus
- It takes about 80 minutes from the airport to Sapporo city center.
From Sapporo to the airport, the operation of the bus is earlier than the train in the morning.
Chuo-bus [Last bus from airport 22:30(dep.)]
[First bus from Sapporo 5:30(dep.)]
Hokuto Kotsu [Last bus from airport 22:30(dep.)]
[First bus from Sapporo 5:30(dep.)] - Taxi
- It costs approx. 13000 yen.
JR station is on the basement floor of the airport. Now JR Sapporo station
has lift on each platform.
The fees are not so different with JR train and Bus.
You can take a bus from the airport on the same floor as your arrival,
and there are bus stops in front of some main hotels in city center.
Choose bus or JR train in consideration of your luggage and your first destination(hotel).
Transport in Sapporo city center
- JR
- If you do sightseeing in Sapporo city center only, you don’t need to take a JR train. But if you go to suburbs, like Shin-Sapporo (Historical Village of Hokkaido), you take a JR train.
- Loop line bus
- "Sapporo Strollers' Bus"& "Sapporo Walk Bus" (Chuo Bus)
"Burari Sapporo Kanko Bus" (JR Bus) - Subway
- There are 3 lines of subway in Sapporo. Each line has color.
Nan - poku line : Green
[Main Sta. Asabu / Sapporo / Odori / Susukino / Makomanai]
To-zai line : Yellow
[Main Sta. Miyanosawa / Maruyama / Odori / Shinsapporo]
Tohou line : Blue
[Main Sta. Sakaemachi / Sapporo / Odori / Hosui Susukino / Fukuzumi] - Local bus
- There are many lines of bus in Sapporo.
If you go to Jozankei (hot-springs area in Sapporo), you go there by local bus. And there is a special ticket for one-day trip to Jozankei. - Covered Wagon
- "Sapporo Sightseeing Covered Wagon" has two courses.
Each course takes about 40 minutes. - Velotaxi
- Sometimes you will see velotaxi in city center in summer.
You will see Sapporo with different sights from velotaxi. - Taxi
- Now, there are some taxis which are possible that driver guides in English for sightseeing.
- Street car
- Only one line in Sapporo between Sapporo and Susukino.
If you go to Mt.Moiwa by public transport, you take this street car.
Transport in Hokkaido
- JR
- Limited express trains
"Super Hokuto" & "Hokuto" : Sapporo - Hakodate (approx. 3h30)
"Super Kamui" : Sapporo - Asahikawa (approx. 1h30)
"Super Tokachi" : Sapporo - Obihiro (approx. 2h30)
"Super Osora" : Sapporo - Obihiro - Kushiro (approx. 4h)
"Okhotsk" : Sapporo - Asahikawa - Abashiri (approx. 5h30)
"Super Souya"& "Sarobetsu" : Sapporo - Asahikawa - Wakkanai (approx. 6h)
"Suzuran" : Sapporo - Muroran (approx. 1h30)
More detail - Long distance bus
- Some long distance buses run between Sapporo and major cities in Hokkaido. Some of them are night bus.
- Rent-a-car
- There are many car-rental agent in each town. If you need a car from airport, there are some car-rental agents office in airport. Many of car-rental agents are around station. Also hotel reception can help you to arrange a rent-a-car.
- Airplane
- There are 13 airports in Hokkaido.
New Chitose / Kushiro / Obihiro / Asahikawa /Hakodate / Wakkanai
Memanbetsu / Monbetsu / Nakashibetsu
Rishiri / Rebun / Okushiri
Okadama(Sapporo) - Bicycle
- The best season for bicycle is June, July, and August.
There are a lot of campsite in Hokkaido. - Ferry
- If you have plan to go to island (Rishiri, Rebun, Yagishiri, Teuri, Okushiri),there
are ferries from the main island.
To Rishiri & Rebun : Heart Land Ferry
To Okushiri : Heart Land Ferry
To Yagishiri & Teuri : Haboro Enkai Ferry
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