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Access to Hokkaido

Airplane

Sapporo←→Tokyo

Time
1 hour and 35 minutes
Frequency
52 flights a day

Sapporo←→Osaka

Time
2 hours and 10 minutes
Frequency
8 flights

Sapporo←→Fukuoka

Time
2 hours and 25 minutes
Frequency
3 flights

Railway

Sapporo←→Tokyo

Name
"Hokutosei","Cassiopeia"
Time
16 hours
Frequency
"Hokutosei": 1 a day
"Cassiopeia": From Ueno, on Sunday, Tuesday and Friday.
From Sapporo, on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday

Sapporo←→Osaka

Name
"Twilight Express"
Time
21 hours
Frequency
From Osaka, on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
From Sapporo, on Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
(The schedule is subject to change)

Japan Rail Passing

Ferry to Hokkaido

Hakodate←→Aomori

Time
Aomori→Hakodate/3 hours and 50 minutes
Hakodate→Aomori/3 hours and 40 minutes
Frequency
8-9 round trips a day
(It is subject to change from time to time.)

Hakodate←→Oma

Time
1 hour and 40 minutes
Frequency
2 round trips a day

Otaru←→Maizuru

Time
Maizuru→Otaru/20 hours and 15 minutes
Otaru→Maizuru/21 hours and 30 minutes
Frequency
1 round trip a day

Otaru←→Tsuruga

Time
Tsuruga→Otaru/19 hours and 15 minutes
Otaru→Tsuruga/For 21 hours
Frequency
Specific days
Inquiries
Shin Nihonkai Ferry Co., Ltd.

Otaru←→Niigata

Time
Niigata→Otaru/For 18 hours
Otaru→Niigata/19 hours and 30 minutes to 20 hours
Frequency
1 round trip a day (Except Monday)

Tomakomai Higashi←→Tsuruga

Time
Tsuruga→Tomakomai Higashi/19 hours and 15 minutes
Tomakomai Higashi→Tsuruga/20 hours and 50 minutes
Frequency
1 round trip a day

Tomakomai Higashi←→Akita

Time
Akita→Tomakomai Higashi/12 hours and 20 minutes
Tomakomai Higashi→Akita/12 hours and 15 minutes
Frequency
Specific days
Inquiries
Shin Nihonkai Ferry Co., Ltd.

Tomakomai Higashi←→Maizuru

Time
Maizuru→Tomakomai Higashi/20 hours
Tomakomai Higashi→Maizuru/21 hours and 20 minutes
Frequency
Specific days
Inquiries
Shin Nihonkai Ferry Co., Ltd.

Tomakomai←→Hachinohe

Time
Hachinohe→Tomakomai/7 hours and 15 minutes - 9 hours
Tomakomai→Hachinohe/7 hours and 30 minutes - 9 hours
(* It is different according to the ship used)
Frequency
4 round trips a day

Tomakomai←→Oarai

Time
Oarai→Tomakomai/For 18-19 hours.
Tomakomai→Oarai/19 hours and 15 minutes from 18 hours and 15 minutes
Frequency
2 round trips a day

Tomakomai←→Sendai

Time
Sendai→Tomakomai/15 hours and 20 minutes
Tomakomai→Sendai/For 15 hours
Frequency
1 round trip a day

Tomakomai←(by way of Sendai)→Nagoya

Time
Nagoya→Tomakomai/For 40 hours.
Tomakomai→Nagoya/39 hours and 30 minutes
Frequency
1 round trip every 2 days