Sapporo or Hakodate for a two-day trip?
Stay one night in Sapporo for park walks and city views, or in Hakodate for the lights between two stretches of sea and a view of the fort. The Sapporo itinerary uses New Chitose Airport; the Hakodate itinerary uses Hakodate Airport. On departure day, allow for the airport journey and departure procedures first. Add sightseeing only if you can still reach the airport by the time your airline specifies.
Choose an itinerary for 2 days / 1 night
Sapporo city sights and views
Choose this for parks and observation decks in central Sapporo. On airport travel days, stay in the city rather than adding a distant destination.
Sapporo city sights and views →2 days / 1 night BHakodate night views and Goryokaku
Stay one night near Hakodate Station, see the mountain night view on day 1 and Goryokaku on day 2. This suits a short trip through Hakodate Airport focused on those two sights.
Hakodate night views and Goryokaku →Sapporo city sights and views
Choose this for parks and observation decks in central Sapporo. On airport travel days, stay in the city rather than adding a distant destination.
Day 1 · Odori Park and the TV Tower after arrival
Walk in Odori Park and look over central Sapporo from the TV Tower. If you arrive late, reduce the first day’s sightseeing and visit the Clock Tower the next morning.
- International arrivals on Level 2 → Level 2 passage towards the domestic terminal
After immigration and luggage collection, follow the connecting passage towards the domestic terminal. Domestic arrivals can skip this step and start with the descent to the JR station.
Official New Chitose Airport floor map · as at 17 September 2026
- Domestic terminal → New Chitose Airport Station on Basement 1
Follow the JR signs down to New Chitose Airport Station on Basement 1. The airport guide shows the escalator and lift routes from domestic-terminal Level 2.
- New Chitose Airport Station → Airport train towards Sapporo → JR Sapporo Station
Take an Airport train towards Sapporo and get off at Sapporo. The reference adult unreserved one-way fare is JPY 1,230; check the official fare for your date or the displayed fare. Reserved seating in car 4 costs extra.
- JR Sapporo Station → Namboku Line Sapporo Station → Odori
Go to the Namboku Line station and take a train towards Makomanai. Get off one stop later at Odori and walk to the eastern end of the park.
- Odori Station → Walk through eastern Odori Park
Explore the eastern part of Odori Park, where the TV Tower stands.
- Eastern Odori Park → Choose tickets at the TV Tower’s counter on Level 3
Enter on Level 1 and go to the ticket counter on Level 3. Individual adult observation deck admission costs JPY 1,200. If you can also visit the Clock Tower interior the next day, compare the JPY 1,300 combination ticket. Read the sales and validity dates in the cost guidance below before buying.
- TV Tower Level 3 ticket counter → Observation deck → park
Buy your ticket, visit the observation deck and return downstairs. Last entry is 21:50; skip the deck on maintenance days. Keep the Clock Tower ticket for the next day if you buy the combination ticket.
- After dinner in Odori or Susukino → Odori Station → Odori accommodation
Walk back if you finish dinner in Odori. From Susukino, take the Namboku Line towards Asabu · 麻生 for one stop to Odori, then walk to your accommodation.
- Odori or Susukino → Namboku Line Sapporo Station → accommodation
Take the Namboku Line towards Asabu. Sapporo is one stop from Odori or two from Susukino. Use the exit recommended by your accommodation and walk there.
After the TV Tower, eat in Odori or Susukino according to the easiest route back to your accommodation. Meals are outside the subtotal. Skip day 1 sightseeing if you arrive late. Keep the final day to the Clock Tower and airport journey; don’t add the TV Tower. If you cannot visit both attractions, choose individual admission rather than the combination ticket.
Day 2 · Clock Tower → New Chitose Airport
Visit the Clock Tower interior before heading to New Chitose Airport.
- From accommodation near Sapporo Station → JR Sapporo Station → underground walkway exit 9
Walk to JR Sapporo Station, follow the underground walkway towards Odori and leave via exit 9. It’s roughly 10 minutes from the JR station to the Clock Tower, excluding the walk from your accommodation. Walk from the exit to the tower.
- From accommodation near Odori → City Hall side exit → Clock Tower
Walk towards City Hall. The Clock Tower is roughly 5 minutes from Odori Station’s City Hall side exit, excluding the walk from your accommodation to the exit.
- Clock Tower entrance → Show or buy a ticket → interior visit
The Clock Tower opens at 08:45 and closes on 1–3 January. Show your combination ticket, or buy an individual adult ticket for JPY 350.
Official Clock Tower admission, hours and last entryAdmission and opening hours
- Clock Tower, via the Sapporo Station side → JR Sapporo Station
Head to JR Sapporo Station. If you left luggage at your accommodation, collect it first and allow extra time for the airport journey.
- Clock Tower, via Odori → Namboku Line Odori Station → Sapporo
Head to Odori Station, collecting any luggage from your accommodation first. Take an Asabu-bound Namboku Line train one stop to Sapporo and walk to the JR station.
- JR Sapporo Station → New Chitose Airport-bound train → airport station
Take a train to New Chitose Airport and get off at the terminus. Train waits and the journey from the airport station to departures are outside the time on board.
- New Chitose Airport Station on Basement 1 → Domestic-terminal Level 2
Follow the airport signs up to domestic-terminal Level 2. For a domestic flight, go to your airline’s counter. For an international flight, continue to the passage towards the international terminal.
Airport access by JROfficial New Chitose Airport floor map · as at 17 September 2026
- Domestic-terminal Level 2 → Level 2 connecting passage → international terminal
Follow the Level 2 passage to the international terminal. Reaching the airport station does not mean you’ve reached international departures; allow time to walk between terminals.
Official New Chitose Airport floor map · as at 17 September 2026
- International-terminal Level 2 → Level 3 departures and airline counters
Follow the departure signs up to Level 3 and go to your airline’s counter. Follow the airline’s guidance for your date on time needed for check-in, bag drop, security and departure immigration.
Official New Chitose Airport floor map · as at 17 September 2026
Don’t add the TV Tower on the final day if you missed it on day 1. If you won’t visit both attractions, compare individual tickets rather than buying the combination ticket.
Included: Clock Tower and TV Tower JPY 1,550 + return airport JR fares JPY 2,460
Extra costs: Flights, accommodation, meals, luggage storage, shopping and Sapporo subway. Airport JR uses a reference unreserved fare of JPY 1,230 each way; check the official fare for your date or the displayed fare. The reserved-seat surcharge in Airport train car 4 is excluded. Attraction costs use standard individual admission prices.
If you visit both the Clock Tower and TV Tower within the combination ticket’s sales and validity dates, the adult total is JPY 3,760: combination admission JPY 1,300 + return unreserved airport JR fares JPY 2,460. Both attractions sell the combination ticket, and you can use it the following day if still within validity. A ticket bought on 31 March 2027 cannot be used on 1 April. Skip the affected visit on Clock Tower closure or TV Tower maintenance days. For just one attraction, compare individual tickets. Skipping the TV Tower removes JPY 1,200 from the standard individual-ticket total.
Official Clock Tower admission, hours and last entryAdmission and opening hoursOfficial JR access and timetablesStandard JR fares
Hakodate night views and Goryokaku
Stay one night near Hakodate Station, see the mountain night view on day 1 and Goryokaku on day 2. This suits a short trip through Hakodate Airport focused on those two sights.
Day 1 · Arrive in Hakodate and see the night view
Look over Hakodate and the sea on both sides from Mt. Hakodate. After travelling from the airport, plan the ascent around ropeway operations and sunset.
- Hakodate Airport arrivals → Airport bus stop 2
Collect your luggage, leave through the exit near arrivals and go to stop 2. Confirm the route number and destination for the fast route 8 service to Hakodate Station.
Hakodate Bus airport-to-station guideOfficial airport stop timetable
- Airport stop 2 → Fast route 8 → Hakodate Station
Take the fast route 8 service checked for your date and get off at Hakodate Station. The direct ride is about 25 minutes and JPY 500 one way for adults, excluding waiting.
Hakodate Bus airport-to-station guideOfficial airport stop timetable
- Tram stop outside Hakodate Station → Tram route 2 or 5 → Jujigai
After the airport bus, walk to the tram stop. Take a tram towards Yachigashira or Hakodate-Dock-mae and get off at Jujigai. The adult one-way fare is JPY 250.
- Jujigai stop → Ropeway lower station
Walk uphill for about 10 minutes to the lower ropeway station. If the ropeway is suspended, walk about 5 minutes from Jujigai towards the coast to explore Kanemori Red Brick Warehouse instead. Return by a Yunokawa-bound tram from Jujigai to Hakodate Station.
Access mapOfficial suspension noticeHakodate City tourism guide
- Ropeway lower station → Level 1 tickets → Level 3 boarding lobby
Buy an adult return ticket for JPY 1,800 on Level 1, then go to the boarding lobby on Level 3. Check operations, the last descent and return tram times for your date.
- Lower station Level 3 → Ropeway → summit station
Follow the boarding instructions and get off at the summit. The ride takes about 3 minutes, excluding ticketing and queues.
- Summit station → Observation deck night view
Look over Hakodate and the sea. Finish in time for the last descent and return tram you checked beforehand.
- Summit station → Descending ropeway → lower station
Take the ropeway back down. Allow for queues rather than planning to stay until just before the last descent.
- Lower station → Walk back to Jujigai stop
Return to Jujigai along the way you came, allowing time to catch the tram back to the station.
- Jujigai stop → Yunokawa-bound tram → Hakodate Station
Take a tram towards Yunokawa and get off at Hakodate Station. The adult one-way fare is JPY 250. Eat near the station and return to your booked accommodation.
If you arrive too late for fast route 8, check another airport transport option. Skip the first evening’s night view rather than moving it to departure evening.
Day 2 · Goryokaku in the morning → airport
Visit Goryokaku Tower after its 09:00 opening, then head to Hakodate Airport.
- Hakodate Station tram stop → Yunokawa-bound tram → Goryokaku-Koen-mae
Take a Yunokawa-bound tram to Goryokaku-Koen-mae. The adult one-way fare is JPY 270.
- Goryokaku-Koen-mae stop → Goryokaku Tower entrance
Walk roughly 10 minutes to the tower. Allow this walking time after getting off the tram.
- Goryokaku Tower → Level 1 tickets → observation deck
After the 09:00 opening, buy an adult ticket for JPY 1,200 on Level 1 and view the star-shaped fort. Finish in time for your airport bus.
- Goryokaku Tower → Walk back to Goryokaku-Koen-mae
Return along the same route to the tram stop, allowing for the walk from the tower.
- Goryokaku-Koen-mae → Tram → Hakodate Station
Take a tram towards Yachigashira or Hakodate-Dock-mae to Hakodate Station. The adult one-way fare is JPY 270. Collect any luggage left at your accommodation before going to the airport bus stop.
- Bus area outside Hakodate Station → Airport-bound stop 3
Go to stop 3 and check the route number and destination for fast route 8 to the airport.
Hakodate Bus station-to-airport guideOfficial station forecourt stop timetable
- Station stop 3 → Fast route 8 → Hakodate Airport
Take your chosen airport-bound fast route 8 service. The direct ride is roughly 25 minutes and JPY 500 one way for adults. Waiting, road delays and airport procedures require extra time.
Hakodate Bus station-to-airport guideOfficial station forecourt stop timetable
- After arriving at Hakodate Airport → Your airline’s departure counter
Follow departure signs to your airline’s counter. Use the airline’s guidance for your date on check-in, bag drop, security and international departure immigration deadlines.
Confirm with your booked airline: airport counter and departure-procedure deadlines.
Goryokaku Tower opens at 09:00. Skip departure-day sightseeing if you cannot finish in time for the airport bus.
Included: Goryokaku Tower and return ropeway JPY 3,000 + return fast route 8 bus JPY 1,000 + return tram journeys over two days JPY 1,040
Extra costs: Flights, accommodation, meals, luggage storage and shopping. Changing the visit order or transport sections changes costs. Attraction costs use standard individual admission prices.
If maintenance or strong wind suspends the ropeway, walk around the warehouses on day 1 and skip the summit night view. Without the ropeway, using the same transport listed here, the subtotal is JPY 3,240 per adult. The displayed subtotal uses fast route 8. If you switch to a shuttle after checking the actual service, stop and operating date, add JPY 200 for each one-way journey you replace.
Admission and opening hoursFares and opening hoursAirport guideTram fares · revised 1 December 2025Official suspension noticeHakodate Bus airport-to-station guideHakodate Bus station-to-airport guide
Frequently asked questions
Can I sightsee on day 2 before a morning flight?
For a morning flight, leave out day 2 sightseeing and go to the airport. Choose a train or bus that gets you there by the time your airline specifies. If you left luggage at your accommodation, allow time to collect it.
Official JR access and timetablesOfficial Clock Tower admission, hours and last entryAdmission and opening hoursHakodate Bus station-to-airport guideOfficial station forecourt stop timetable
Official sources and dates checked
- Official suspension notice ·
- Sapporo tourism guide ·
- Admission and opening hours ·
- Directions ·
- Station exits and facility access ·
- Standard JR fares ·
- Admission and opening hours ·
- Getting there ·
- Tram fares · revised 1 December 2025 ·
- Fares and opening hours ·
- Access map ·
- Lower station floor guide ·
- Hakodate City tourism guide ·
- Official JR access and timetables ·
- Airport access by JR ·
- Subway map ·
- Airport guide ·
- Tram guide ·
- Official Clock Tower admission, hours and last entry ·
- Hakodate Bus airport-to-station guide ·
- Hakodate Bus station-to-airport guide ·
- Official airport stop timetable ·
- Official station forecourt stop timetable ·
- Official New Chitose Airport floor map · as at 17 September 2026 ·