
JAPAN / SAPPORO
Sapporo
The fastest JR trains take about 33 minutes from New Chitose Airport to Sapporo and 73 minutes to Otaru; some run through to Otaru.
Plan your Sapporo trip
New to Sapporo? Sights and orientation
Separate Sapporo–Otaru from Biei–Furano
- The fastest JR trains take about 33 minutes from New Chitose Airport to Sapporo and 73 minutes to Otaru; some run through to Otaru.
- For Biei, travel by rail via Asahikawa. Blue Pond and farms need onward transport from the station. Hakodate is a separate base in southern Hokkaido.