Explore Sapporo and enjoy your stay, from sightseeing the most popular areas to join activities in the city and its surroundings.
Escape by train to nearby destinations like Hakodate, Hokuto, Asahikawa and Wakkanai.
Continue your journey from Sapporo to your next destination in Japan.
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Discover Sapporo
Discover a full range of places to see and activities to do in Sapporo.
Don’t miss
- - The Sapporo Beer Museum and Beer Garden for a brew, and lamb barbecue
- - Susukino, the biggest entertainment and nightlife district north of Tokyo
- - The Sapporo Snow Festival's elaborate snow and ice sculptures
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Getting around Sapporo
Sapporo's urban transportation network comprises train lines operated by JR Hokkaido.
Getting out of Sapporo
If you are staying in Sapporo and you want to explore the surroundings, Hakodate, Hokuto and Wakkanai are nearby destinations perfect for one-day or two-days escapes.
Getting out of Sapporo by train
The railway company JR Hokkaido operates train lines that interconnect Sapporo with Hakodate, Hokuto, Wakkanai, Abashiri, Obihiro and Kushiro.
JR Hokkaido
Hokuto and Suzuran Limited Express serving Sapporo, Hokuto and Hakodate
| Stations | HOKUTO | SUZURAN |
| Sapporo | ||
| Shin-Sapporo | ||
| Chitose | — | |
| Minami-Chitose | ||
| Numanohata | — | |
| Tomakomai | ||
| Shiraoi | — | |
| Noboribetsu | ||
| Horobetsu | — | |
| Washibetsu | — | |
| Higashi-Muroran | ||
| Datemombetsu | ||
| Toya | ||
| Oshamambe | ||
| Yakumo | ||
| Mori | ||
| Onumakoen | ||
| Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto | ||
| Goryokaku | ||
| Hakodate |
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| Stations | KAMUI | LILAC | SOYA | SAROBETSU |
| Sapporo | ||||
| Iwamizawa | ||||
| Bibai | ||||
| Sunagawa | ||||
| Takikawa | ||||
| Fukagawa | ||||
| Asahikawa | ||||
| Wassamu | ||||
| Shibetsu | ||||
| Nayoro | ||||
| Bifuka | ||||
| Otoineppu | ||||
| Teshio-Nakagawa | ||||
| Horonobe | ||||
| Toyotomi | ||||
| Minami-Wakkanai | ||||
| Wakkanai |
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| Stations | KAMUI | LILAC | OKHOTSK | TAISETSU |
| Sapporo | ||||
| Iwamizawa | ||||
| Bibai | ||||
| Sunagawa | ||||
| Takikawa | ||||
| Fukagawa | ||||
| Asahikawa | ||||
| Kamikawa | ||||
| Shirataki | ||||
| Maruseppu | ||||
| Engaru | ||||
| Ikutahara | ||||
| Rubeshibe | ||||
| Kitami | ||||
| Bihoro | ||||
| Memambetsu | ||||
| Abashiri |
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| Stations | TOKACHI | OZORA |
| Sapporo | ||
| Shin-Sapporo | ||
| Minami-Chitose | ||
| Oiwake | ||
| Shin-Yubari | ||
| Shimukappu | ||
| Tomamu | ||
| Shintoku | ||
| Tokachi-Shimizu | ||
| Memuro | ||
| Obihiro | ||
| Ikeda | ||
| Urahoro | ||
| Shiranuka | ||
| Kushiro |
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Destinations
Sapporo is connected by train with the following destinations in Hokkaido island:
Train routes to Hakodate and Hokuto
Train routes to Wakkanai
Continue your journey from Sapporo
From Sapporo, you can continue your journey to Aomori and Sendai in Tohoku region, Tokyo in Kanto region, Nagoya in Chubu region, Osaka in Kansai region and Fukuoka in Kyushu island.
Continue your journey from Sapporo by plane
Sapporo is served by New Chitose Airport, which is connected to the city center by trains.
The domestic airlines Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways, Peach and Jetstar Japan operate flights that interconnect Sapporo with Tokyo, Nagoya, Kanazawa, Osaka, Kobe, Fukuoka and Naha.
Japan Airlines
Domestic flights serving Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka and Fukuoka
| Airport | Destinations |
| Sapporo - New Chitose Airport (CTS) |
Tokyo - Haneda Airport (HND) Nagoya - Chubu Centrair Airport (NGO) Osaka - Itami Airport (ITM) Osaka - Kansai Airport (KIX) Fukuoka - Fukuoka Airport (FUK) |
All Nippon Airways
Domestic flights serving Tokyo, Kanazawa, Osaka, Kobe and Fukuoka
| Airport | Destinations |
| Sapporo - New Chitose Airport (CTS) |
Tokyo - Narita Airport (NRT) Tokyo - Haneda Airport (HND) Kanazawa - Komatsu Airport (KMQ) Osaka - Itami Airport (ITM) Osaka - Kansai Airport (KIX) Kobe - Kobe Airport (KIX) Fukuoka - Fukuoka Airport (UKB) |
Peach
Domestic flights serving Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Fukuoka and Naha
| Airport | Destinations |
| Sapporo - New Chitose Airport (CTS) |
Tokyo - Narita Airport (NRT) Nagoya - Chubu Centrair Airport (NGO) Osaka - Kansai Airport (KIX) Fukuoka - Fukuoka Airport (UKB) Naha - Naha Airport (OKA) |
Jetstar Japan
Domestic flights serving Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka
| Airport | Destinations |
| Sapporo - New Chitose Airport (CTS) |
Tokyo - Narita Airport (NRT) Nagoya - Chubu Centrair Airport (NGO) Osaka - Kansai Airport (KIX) |
Continue your journey from Sapporo by train
The railway company JR East operates train lines that interconnect Sapporo with Aomori, Morioka, Sendai, Fukushima and Tokyo.
JR East
Hokkaido Shinkansen serving Aomori and Hokuto
| Stations | HAYABUSA | HAYATE |
| Shin-Aomori | ||
| Okutsugaru-Imabetsu | ||
| Kikonai | ||
| Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto |
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| Stations | HAYABUSA | YAMABIKO | NASUNO | HAYATE |
| Tokyo | ||||
| Ueno | ||||
| Omiya | ||||
| Oyama | — | |||
| Utsunomiya | — | |||
| Nasushiobara | — | |||
| Shin-Shirakawa | — | |||
| Koriyama | — | |||
| Fukushima | — | |||
| Shiroishizao | — | |||
| Sendai | ||||
| Furukawa | ||||
| Kurikoma-Kogen | ||||
| Ichinoseki | ||||
| Mizusawaesashi | ||||
| Kitakami | ||||
| Shin-Hanamaki | ||||
| Morioka | ||||
| Iwate-Numakunai | ||||
| Ninohe | ||||
| Hachinohe | ||||
| Shichinohe-Towada | ||||
| Shin-Aomori |
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Destinations
Sapporo is connected by plane and by train with the following destinations in Tohoku and Kanto regions:
Train routes to Aomori
Train routes to Sendai
Tokyo is connected by plane with the following destinations in Chubu, Kansai and Kyushu regions:
Flights to Nagoya
Flights to Osaka
