Last updated: June 2025
Please use the information on this page for reference only. Fares may vary based on different conditions. Discounts on air tickets or bus fares may be available depending on your travel dates and companions. Reservations are required for long-distance buses and flights.
If you have a Japan Rail Pass, keep in mind that you can’t use it on the NOZOMI and MIZUHO trains on the Tokaido, Sanyo, and Kyushu Shinkansen lines.
Hokkaido
- Hakodate
- Sapporo
- Asahikawa
Tohoku Region
- Aomori
- Morioka
- Hanamaki
- Akita
- Yamagata
- Sendai
- Fukushima
- Koriyama
- Niigata
- Nagaoka
Shinshu Region
- Matsumoto
- Nagano
Greater Tokyo
- Takasaki
- Utsunomiya
- Mito
- Chiba
- Odawara
Haneda Airport 羽田空港 to Hakodate Airport 函館空港:
Flight Time: 1 hour 20 minutes (786km)
*It takes 20 minutes(8.8km) by shuttle bus from Hakodate Airport to JR Hakodate Station.
(8.8km Fare: 500 JPY)
Hakodate Airport
https://www.airport.ne.jp/
Tokyo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station 新函館北斗駅:
JR Tokyo Station (by JR Hokkaido Shinkansen HAYABUSA | 4 hrs 17 min) ▻ Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station 新函館北斗駅
Total Travel Time: 4 hours 17 minutes (862.5km)
Fare: 23,430 JPY
Haneda Airport 羽田空港 to New-Chitose Airport (=Shin-Chitose Airport) 新千歳空港:
Flight Time: 1 hour 30 minutes (894km)
By Air
Narita International Airport 成田国際空港 to New-Chitose Airport (=Shin-Chitose Airport) 新千歳空港
Flight Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
*It takes about 1 hour by JR Chitose-sen train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporo downtown. (Fare: from 1,200 to 1,400 JPY)
New-Chitose (=Shin-Chitose) Airport
https://www.new-chitose-airport.jp/en/
Tokyo to Sapporo:
JR Tokyo Station (JR Shinkansen HAYABUSA | 4 hours 30 minutes) ▻ Shin-Hakodatehokutoi Station (JR Exp.Hokuto | 3 hours 30 minutes) ▻ Sapporo Station 札幌駅
Total Travel Time: 8 hours (1163.3km)
Fare: 29,480 JPY
Haneda Airport 羽田空港 to Asahikawa Airport 旭川空港:
Flight Time: 1 hour 35 minutes (1052km)
*It takes 30 to 40 minutes by bus from Asahikawa Airport to Asahikawa downtown. (
Fare: 750 JPY)
Asahikawa Airport Passenger Terminal (Japanese website)
https://www.hokkaido-airports.com/en/asahikawa/
JR Sapporo Station 札幌駅 (JR Exp.SUPER KAMUI) ▻ Asahikawa Station 旭川駅
Travel Time: 1 hour 30 minutes (137km)
Fare: from 3,080 JPY to 4,690 JPY
Haneda Airpor 羽田空港 to Aomori Airport 青森空港:
Flight Time: 1 hour 15 minutes (690km)
*It takes about 35 minutes by bus from Aomori Airport to JR Aomori Station. (14 km Fare: 860 JPY)
Aomori Airport Terminal Building
https://www.aomori-airport.co.jp/en/
Tokyo to Aomori by way of Shin-Aomori:
JR Tokyo Station (by JR Shinkansen HAYABUSA. 3 hours) ▻ Shin-Aomori Station (by JR Exp.SUPER HAKUCHO. 7 min.) ▻ Aomori Station 青森駅
Total Travel Time: Approx. 3 hours 25 minutes (718km)
Fare: 17,670 JPY
From Tokyo Station/Ueno Station to Aomori Station
Travel Time: Approx. 11 hours
Fare: from 4,500 JPY
Konan Bus (Japanese website)
https://www.konanbus.com/
JR Tokyo Station (by JR Shinkansen HAYABUSA) ▻ Morioka Station 盛岡駅
Travel Time: 2 hours 10 minutes (535km)
Regular Fare: 13,960 JPY
From Tokyo Station (by way of Ikebukuro) to Morioka Station
Travel Time: Approx. 7 hours 30 minutes
Fare: from 6,700 to 10,500 JPY
Kokusai Kogyo Bus (Japanese website)
https://5931bus.com/highwaybus/dream-mori/
No direct flights available between Tokyo and Hanamaki. Flight service is available between Hanamaki and Osaka(Itami),Kobe, Nagoya, Fukuoka or Sapporo
Iwate Hanamaki Airport
https://www.hna-terminal.co.jp/en/
Hanamaki 花巻 to Morioka 盛岡:
JR Hanamaki Station 花巻駅 (by JR Tohoku-honsen Line) ▻ Morioka Station 盛岡駅
Travel Time: Approx. 45 minutes (35km)
Fare: 680 JPY
From Ikebukuro Station (West Exit) to Hanamaki Station
Travel Time: Approx. 8 hours
Iwate Kotsu Bus Service (Japanese website)
http://www.iwatekenkotsu.co.jp/
Haneda Airport 羽田空港 to Akita Airport 秋田空港:
Flight Time: 1 hour 5 minutes (555km)
*It takes about 35 minutes by bus from Akita Airport to Akita Station (West Exit) (Fare: 950 JPY)
Akita Airport
https://www.akita-airport.com/en/
JR Tokyo Station (by JR Shinkansen KOMACHI ) ▻ Akita Station 秋田駅
Travel Time: Approx. 3 hours 50 minutes (662.6km)
Fare: 17,820 JPY
From Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Akita Station (East Exit)
Travel Time: 8 hours 30 minutes
Fare: 9,900 JPY
Akita Chuokoutsu (Japanese website)
https://www.akita-chuoukotsu.co.jp/
Haneda Airport 羽田空港 to Yamagata Airport 山形空港:
Flight Time: 1 hour (441km)
*It takes about 25 minutes by bus from Yamagata Airport to Yamagata downtown.
Yamagata downtown. (Fare: 980 JPY)
Yamagata Airport
https://www.yamagata-airport.co.jp/en/
JR Tokyo Station (by JR Shinkansen TSUBASA) ▻ Yamagata Station 山形駅
Travel Time: 3 hours (360km)
From Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Yamagata Station
Travel Time: Approx. 6 hours 30 minutes
Fare: 5,900 to 7,000 JPY
JR Tohoku Bus (Japanese website)
https://www.jrbustohoku.co.jp/express/
Narita International Airport 成田国際空港 to Sendai Airport 仙台空港:
Flight Time: 1 hour. (326km)
*It takes about 20 minutes by train from Sendai Airport to downtown (Fare: from 800 JPY)
Sendai Airport
https://www.sendai-airport.co.jp/en/
JR Tokyo Station (by JR Shinkansen HAYABUSA) ▻ Sendai Station 仙台駅
Travel Time: 1 hour 34minutes (352km)
Fare: 11,210 JPY
From Shinjuku/Tokyo/Shinagawa to Sendai Station
Travel Time: Approx. 6 hours
Fare: 3,700 to 5,900 JPY
JR Tohoku Bus (Japanese website)
https://www.jrbustohoku.co.jp/express/
No flights available between Tokyo and Fukushima
Flights service is available between Fukushima and Osaka(Itami) or Hokkaido(Sapporo)
Fukushima Airport
https://www.fks-ab.co.jp/en/
JR Tokyo Station (by JR Shinkansen YAMABIKO) ▻ Fukushima Station 福島駅
Travel Time: 1 hour 40 minutes (273km)
Fare: 8,580 JPY
From Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Fukushima Station by way of Ikebukuro
Travel Time: Approx. 5 hours.
Fare: 5,000 to 5,500 JPY
JR Tohoku Bus (Japanese website)
https://www.jrbustohoku.co.jp/express/
JR Tokyo Station (by JR Shinkansen YAMABIKO) ▻ Koriyama Station 郡山駅
Travel Time: 1 hour 30 minutes (227km)
Fare: 7,810 JPY
From Shinjuku/Ikebukuro to Koriyama Station
Travel Time: Approx. 4 hours
Fare: from 4,300 to 4,750 JPY
JR Tohoku Bus (Japanese website)
https://www.jrbustohoku.co.jp/express/
Fukushima Prefecture
https://fukushima.travel/
Narita International Airport 成田国際空港 to Niigata Airport 新潟空港:
Flight Time: 1 hour 5 minutes (358km)
*It takes about 25 minutes by bus from Niigata Airport to JR Niigata Station. (Fare: 470 JPY)
Niigata Airport
https://www.niigata-airport.gr.jp/
JR Tokyo Station (by JR Shinkansen MAX TOKI) ▻ Niigata Station 新潟駅
Travel Time: 2 hours 5 minutes (334km)
Fare: 10,230 JPY
From Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal/Ikebukuro to Niigata downtown
Travel Time: Approx. 5 hours 10 minutes
Fare: from 5,900 to 7,900 JPY
Echigo Kotsu Bus Service (Japanese website)
http://www.echigo-kotsu.co.jp/
Niigata Prefecture Tourism Guide
https://enjoyniigata.com/en/
JR Tokyo Station (by JR Shinkansen MAX TOKI) ▻ Nagaoka 長岡駅
Travel Time: 1 hours 50 minutes (271km)
Fare: 8,580 JPY
From Ikebukuro to Nagaoka Station
Travel Time: Approx. 4 hours 15 minutes
Fare: from 5,500 to 7,200 JPY
Echigo Kotsu Bus Service (Japanese website)
https://www.echigo-kotsu.co.jp/
Niigata Prefecture Tourism Guide
https://enjoyniigata.com/en/
No flights available between Tokyo and Matsumoto. Flight service is available between Matsumoto, Osaka(Itami), Fukuoka and Sapporo.
Shinshu Matsumoto Airport (Japanese website)
https://www.matsumoto-airport.co.jp/
JR Shinjuku Station 新宿駅 (by JR Tokkyu Exp. AZUSA) ▻ Matsumoto Station 松本駅
Travel Time: 2 hours 53 minutes (225km)
Fare: 6,620 JPY
From Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Matsumoto Bus Terminal
Travel Time: Approx. 3 hours 10 minutes
Fare: from 3,250 to 4,500 JPY
Alpico Bus Service
https://visit-nagano.alpico.co.jp/
JR Tokyo Station (by JR Shinkansen ASAMA or HAKUTAKA) ▻ Nagano Station 長野駅
Travel Time: 1 hour 40 minutes (222km)
Fare: 7,810 JPY
From Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Nagano Bus Terminal
Travel Time: Approx. 3 hours 30 minutes
Fare: from 4,200 to 5,100 JPY
Alpico Bus Service
https://visit-nagano.alpico.co.jp/
Go Nagano Tourism Guide
https://www.go-nagano.net/
JR Tokyo Station (by JR Shinkansen ASAMA) ▻ Takasaki Station 高崎駅
Travel Time: 55 minutes (105km)
Fare: 4,490 JPY
OR
JR Tokyo Station (by JR UENO-TOKYO LINE) ▻ Takasaki Station
Travel Time: Approx. 2 hours
Fare: 1,980 JPY
From Ikebukuro to Takasaki Station
Travel Time: Approx. 1 hour 45 minutes
Fare: 1,650 JPY
Nippon Chuo Bus Service (Japanese website)
https://ncb.jp/
JR Tokyo Station (by JR Shinkansen MAX YAMABIKO) ▻ Utsunomiya Station 宇都宮
Travel Time: Approx. 50 minutes (110km)
Fare: 4,490 JPY
OR
JR Tokyo Station (by JR UENO-TOKYO LINE) ▻ Utsunomiya Station
Travel Time: 1 hour 50 minutes
Fare: 1,980 JPY
No flights available between Tokyo and Mito (Ibaraki Airport). Flight service is available between Mito (Ibaraki) and Sapporo, Kobe, Fukuoka or Naha
Ibaraki Airport
https://www.ibaraki-airport.net/en/
JR Ueno Station 上野駅 (by JR Joban-sen bound for Katsuta) ▻ Mito Station 水戸駅
Travel Time: Approx. 2 hours (117km)
Fare: 2310 JPY
OR
JR Ueno Station 上野駅 (by JR Tokkyu Exp. HITACHI or TOKIWA) ▻ Mito Station
Travel Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Fare: 3,890 JPY
From Tokyo Station to Mito Station
Travel Time: Approx. 2 hours
Fare: 2,250 JPY
Ibaraki Koutsu Bus (Japanese website)
https://www.ibako.co.jp/highway/
JR Tokyo Station (by JR Sobu-sen Kaisoku Exp.) ▻ Chiba Station 千葉駅
Travel Time: 40 minutes (39km)
Fare: 659 JPY
JR Tokyo Station (by JR Tokaido-honsen) ▻ Odawara Station 小田原駅
Travel Time: Approx. 1 hour 25 minutes (84km)
Fare: 1,518 JPY
OR
JR Tokyo Station (by JR Shinkansen KODAMA 35min. 3,280 JPY) ▻ Odawara Station
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