New Chitose Airport

New Chitose Airport (�V��΋�`, Shin-Chitose Kūkō, CTS) is the main airport of Sapporo, located about 50 kilometers south-east of the city center. It is one of the busiest airports in Japan and serves the world's most traveled air route between Tokyo and Sapporo in addition to many other domestic routes and a few international and chartered flights. Sapporo has another airport, Okadama Airport, in a more central location, but it serves only a small number of flights to locations within Hokkaido.

How to travel between New Chitose Airport and Sapporo

By train

New Chitose Airport and Sapporo Station are connected by frequently departing JR rapid trains (35 minutes, 1150 yen one way). Seat reservations are optional and cost an additional 530 yen. The trains are covered by the Japan Rail Pass and Hokkaido Rail Pass.

By bus

Airport buses operate every 15 minutes between the airport and various places in downtown Sapporo, including Susukino, Odori Park and Sapporo Station. Some of the buses also serve selected major hotels in the city. The one way trip takes about 70-90 minutes and costs 1100 yen.

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How to travel between New Chitose Airport and Otaru

By train

New Chitose Airport and Otaru are connected by direct JR rapid trains (70 minutes, 1910 yen one way, 2 trains/hour). Seat reservations are optional and cost an additional 530 yen. The trains are covered by the Japan Rail Pass and Hokkaido Rail Pass.

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How to travel between New Chitose Airport and Noboribetsu

By train

Take a JR train from New Chitose Airport to Minami-Chitose Station (3 minutes) and transfer to a JR limited express train bound for Hakodate. Get off at Noboribetsu Station about 40 minutes later. The one way trip costs around 3000 yen. If you take local trains instead, travel time increases by about half an hour, but the one way fare is only 1700 yen. The trip is fully covered by the Japan Rail Pass, Hokkaido Rail Pass and Sapporo-Noboribetsu Area Rail Pass.

From Noboribetsu Station, Noboribetsu Onsen is reached in a 15 minute bus ride (350 yen, one or two buses per hour). The buses are operated by Donan Bus and are not covered by the Japan Rail Pass. Alternatively, a taxi ride costs about 2500 yen.

By bus

Donan Bus operates a few buses between New Chitose Airport and Noboribetsu Onsen. The one way trip takes about 60-80 minutes and costs 1540 yen.

There are also a few highway buses from the airport bound for Muroran that stop at the Noboribetsu bus stop along the expressway along the way, from where a shuttle bus brings you to the onsen town center. The one way fare is also 1540 yen.

By car

It takes about one hour and costs 1790 yen in tolls to reach Noboribetsu from Shin-Chitose Airport along the Doo Expressway. Get off at Noboribetsu-Higashi Interchange. By toll free roads, the journey is likely to take about 30 minutes longer.

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How to travel between New Chitose Airport and Lake Toya

By train

Take a JR train from New Chitose Airport to Minami-Chitose Station (3 minutes) and transfer to a limited express train bound for Hakodate. Get off at Toya Station about 70 minutes later. The one way trip costs around 5000 yen and is fully covered by the Japan Rail Pass and Hokkaido Rail Pass.

From Toya Station, Lake Toya (Toyako Onsen bus terminal) is reached in a 15 minute bus ride (340 yen, about one bus per hour). The buses are operated by Donan Bus and are not covered by the Japan Rail Pass.

By car

It takes about 100 minutes and costs around 3000 yen in tolls to reach Lake Toya from New Chitose Airport along the Doo Expressway. Get off at Abuta-Toyako Interchange. By toll free roads, the journey is likely to take about an hour longer.

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How to travel between New Chitose Airport and Lake Shikotsu

By bus

Hokkaido Chuo Bus runs buses about once every 2-3 hours between New Chitose Airport and Lake Shikotsuko. The one way trip takes about one hour and costs 1050 yen.

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How to travel between New Chitose Airport and Niseko and Rusutsu

By bus

From December to March, multiple bus companies, including Hokkaido Chuo Bus, Niseko Bus, Hokkaido Access Network and Good Sports run buses between New Chitose Airport and the various ski resorts of Niseko. Many of the buses stop at Rusutsu along the way.

The ride from the airport to Niseko takes about three hours. Fares vary greatly between companies: while Hokkaido Chuo Bus and Niseko Bus charge 2650 yen for the one way ride, Sports Whiteliner and Hokkaido Access Network charge around 4500 yen. Discounted round trip tickets and packages which combine the bus ride with lift tickets are also available.

From mid July to mid September, Hokkaido Chuo Bus and Niseko Bus run a small number of buses between New Chitose Airport, Rusutsu and Niseko, but during the rest of the year there are no direct scheduled bus services between the airport and the two resort towns.

By train

There are infrequent train connections between New Chitose Airport and Niseko (Kutchan Station), which require a transfer of trains at Otaru and take approximately three hours. The one way fare is 2880 yen and fully covered by the Japan Rail Pass and Hokkaido Rail Pass.

Kutchan Station rather than Niseko Station is the region's public transportation hub. From Kutchan Station, there is a bus every 1-3 hours to Hirafu (15 minutes), with some buses continuing on to Niseko Village (30 minutes) and Annupuri (45 minutes, winter only).

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How to travel between New Chitose Airport and Sapporo

By train

By bus

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What to see at the airport

The airport was recently renovated and expanded. Its newly added complex offers many attractive shopping, dining and entertainment facilities, making it one of the most pleasant airports in Japan.

One unique feature is the New Chitose Airport Onsen, a hot spring bathhouse situated in the terminal building itself, albeit without views of the airplanes. Instead, the planes can be observed from a free observation deck. Two hotels inside the airport, the Air Terminal Hotel and Portom International Hokkaido, offer convenient accommodation for those with early departures or late arrivals.

The Doraemon Wakuwaku Skypark features a kids' playground, an amusement corner with game machines, a cafe and a souvenir shop, all under the theme of the world renowned animation character Doraemon. At Royce' Chocolate World, visitors are able to observe the mechanized making of chocolates from the popular confectioner and shop from its wide selection of products.

Airport visitors also have a wide range of dining choices. In addition to a food court there are two themed food zones: the Hokkaido Ramen Dojo where diners can select ramen dishes from multiple shops across Hokkaido, and the Streetcar Dining District, which is nostalgically themed after the Sapporo of past decades and features various Hokkaido specialties. Multiple souvenir shops provide ample opportunities for some last-minute shopping.

And even more shopping is found just outside of the airport complex at the Rera Chitose Outlet Mall with hundreds of international and local brands on sale. The outlet mall can be reached in a ten minute ride by free shuttle bus or in a short walk from Minami-Chitose Station.

Streetcar Dining District at New Chitose Airport

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