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New Chitose Airport CTS → Sapporo accommodation

New Chitose Airport to Sapporo, Odori and Susukino

For a hotel near Sapporo Station, take JR. For Odori or Susukino, change to the subway at Sapporo Station or compare an airport bus that stops near your hotel. With heavy luggage, consider the number of transfers and the final walk after getting off.

New Chitose Airport · 新千歳空港 (CTS). Source facts checked . All times are Japan Time (JST); fares are adult one-way JPY.

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Choose JR and airport buses according to your accommodation location

JR → Sapporo Station

Approximately 33 to 44 minutes · Non-reserved seat 1,230 yen

This is the train on-board journey time from New Chitose Airport Station to Sapporo Station. It's easy to get to the hotels around the station, and when going to Odori and Susukino, you need to transfer to the subway or walk.

Add 1,000 yen for a u-seat reserved seat ticket. Total 2,230 yen. An Ekinet ticketless reserved seat ticket costs 800 yen, and the total, including the basic fare, is 2,030 yen.

Airport bus → city centre stop

Adult one-way 1,500 yen

On the regular city route, allow about 68 minutes to Minami 3-jo Susukino, 72 minutes to Odori Park or 77 minutes to Sapporo Station from domestic ANA-side boarding. International-terminal boarding is later in the stop sequence; use its own departure/arrival table.

Depending on the order of hotel stops, it may take about 95 minutes to reach the final destination. Road congestion, snow, and detour times may increase.

JR + Namboku Line → Odori and Susukino

Total 1,440 yen for non-reserved seats

JR 1,230 yen + subway 210 yen. From JR Sapporo Station, walk to Subway Sapporo Station and board separately. The subway ride takes about 2 minutes to Odori and 3 minutes to Susukino, not including transfer walking, waiting, and exit movement.

Direct bus → Susukino/Nakajima Park

1,500 yen · Limited departures

International departure is at 14:16 and 16:16. Go in the following order: Sapporo Station Front → Odori Park → Susukino South 4th West 1 → Nakajima Park. The stop location is different from the regular downtown route.

Based on domestic ANA departures, it is approximately 65, 73, 77, and 80 minutes. This is not an hourly bus service.

JR official times and rates ↗ · Airport departure bus timetable/stop ↗ · Subway fare/route search ↗

It takes longer from landing to arrival at the accommodation.

The numbers above are the time after getting into the vehicle. Immigration → Baggage claim → Arrival lobby → Move to station/boarding area → Ticketing → Waiting → Get off in the city → Accommodation must be added separately. The time it takes to clear immigration and collect your baggage will vary depending on your flight and airport congestion.

Adding an additional 10 to 15 minutes of walking to JR Station after exiting the arrival lobby, it takes about 43 to 59 minutes to reach Sapporo Station by walking and taking the train. Add ticketing, waiting, and walking time to your accommodation here.

At Odori and Susukino hotels, JR → subway transfer, subway 2-3 minutes, exit → accommodation are added during this time. For buses, compare the time taken by going down to the first floor of the international terminal, waiting, departing from the relevant international flight → arriving at the stop, and walking after getting off.

If there is a nearby stop, you can reduce transfers, but it is not always faster than JR.

From the international arrival hall to JR New Chitose Airport Station

JR New Chitose Airport Station · 新千歳空港駅 is at domestic terminal B1. The international arrival lobby is on the second floor, so instead of going down to the first floor where the bus stop is located, look for the passage connecting to the domestic flight.

  1. International 2nd floor arrival lobby

    After completing immigration and baggage pickup, follow the signs for ‘国内線 / Domestic’ and ‘JR’.

  2. 2nd floor connecting passage → Domestic Terminal 2nd floor

    Cross the indoor passageway and move towards the central section of the domestic flight. On the floor map, international flights are shown to the west and domestic flights are shown to the east.

  3. From domestic flights to JR Station on the 1st basement level

    Follow the JR signs and lift/escalator directions to get down and have your ticket ready. On the airport's official page, there are two videos showing the route from Center Plaza on the second floor of the domestic terminal to the station.

  4. Train → Sapporo Station → Accommodation or subway

    Check whether it stops in Sapporo and the departure time on the departure electronic board. Allow an editorial estimate of about 10–15 minutes walking from the international lobby to the station with bags, plus lift waiting and ticketing. This is not a measured visit or official guaranteed time.

Construction confirmation: The 3rd floor connecting passage is scheduled to be closed from September 2, 2026 to the end of June 2027. This guide uses the 2nd floor route. Domestic flight lift No. 5 is also scheduled to stop from 23:30 on October 5, 2026 to 17:00 on October 23, 2026, so if you have a lot of luggage, please check the temporary route on site. Facility Notice.

Airport official floor map PDF ↗Watch the official route video to JR station ↗

‘Airport’ trains also have different types and stops.

Services include Special Rapid Airport, Rapid Airport and Section Rapid Airport. Special Rapid stops at Minami-Chitose · 南千歳 and Shin-Sapporo · 新札幌 before Sapporo · 札幌. Rapid services also serve Chitose · 千歳, Eniwa · 恵庭 and Kitahiroshima · 北広島, with some stopping at Shiroishi · 白石. Section Rapid serves each airport–Kitahiroshima station, then Shin-Sapporo and Sapporo. Early/late local trains differ; check the actual departure’s stops.

Between 09:00 and 16:00, the standard pattern is six trains per hour; the first departure reaches Sapporo first. There is no seat reservation for non-reserved seats, so you can stand if it is crowded. To use the u-seat in Car 4, you need a reserved seat ticket that matches the train and seat you reserved. Using Kitaca/Suica, where you only pay the basic fare, and reserving reserved seats are separate. The additional cost for reserved seats is as of March 14, 2026..

New Chitose Airport Bus Stop: International Terminal 84, Domestic Terminal 14, 22

International 2nd floor arrival lobby → Go down to the 1st floor → Bus stop 84 → City stop on the route → Accommodation This is the order. For direct buses between the airport and central Sapporo, board number 14 on the ANA side of the 1st floor of domestic flights, number 22 on the JAL side, and number 84 on the 1st floor of international flights.

Do not confuse it with other bus stops and check the destination on the electronic display board.

Official international/domestic bus stop map ↗

The drop-off location is different for general city-bound and direct buses.

General traffic to the city centre passes through Fukuzumi and Toyohira. Minami 3-jo Susukino · 南３条すすきの Go to Odori Park, Sapporo Station, etc. Separate direct buses pass through Sapporo Station first and then Susukino (Minami 4 Nishi 1) · すすきの（南４西１）.

South 4 West 3 stops in the opposite direction from downtown to the airport should not be used as the destination.

How do I make a reservation, payment, and prepare large luggage?

These regular buses to the city are on a first-come, first-served basis without prior seat reservations, and if they are full, you will have to wait for the next bus. Buying a ticket in advance does not guarantee you a specific seat. Hokuto Kotsu offers cash, touch payment using supported credit cards, and PayPay. Check the actual operator and vehicle’s accepted payment, and don't just rely on your transport IC card, but prepare cash as well. Hokuto payment/baggage FAQ and Chuo Bus payment guidance.

According to Hokuto's guidance, the standard for trunk baggage is approximately one suitcase per person, and cannot be loaded if there is insufficient space. Please inquire in advance for multiple pieces of large or special baggage. You must carry the power bank yourself and not put it in the trunk.

When picking up your luggage at the destination, it is a good idea to check your tags and bags and save the name of the stop you get off on to your phone.

Airport boarding area and Sapporo arrival point location map

The map uses geographical data from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI). Blue shows JR, brown the regular bus, purple the direct bus, green the subway and violet terminal/transfer connections. The dotted lines are guide lines connecting travel directions and are not actual railway tracks, roads, or indoor walking routes.

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Airport pins are representative locations for each floor area, so specific doors or floors cannot be found using the map screen alone. The bus pin is compared to the map coordinates of the operator's stop, and the JR and subway pins are the reference location of the centre of the station.

For regular and direct buses, stops with the same name are marked separately at different locations. Please refer to the official airport map for the actual bus route, and the walking map and station exit information below for the final route to the accommodation.

Getting from the city stop to Sapporo Station, Odori and Susukino

Accommodations around Sapporo Station

For a station-area hotel: international lobby → domestic B1 station → JR Sapporo → hotel-side exit → final walk. The exits for the northern and southern hotels are different, so check the address of the accommodation you reserved first.

The bus stop in front of Sapporo Station is not a JR platform. The drop-off points for regular and direct buses are also different. Keio Plaza Sapporo · Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo · 京王プラザホテル札幌 has a hotel stop on the general city centre timetable, but you must also consider the order of stops after the JR station.

South of JR Sapporo Station → Keio Plaza walking route ↗

Transfer to the subway at JR Sapporo Station

Leave JR’s gates and follow signs south underground to Namboku Line Sapporo Station · さっぽろ駅 (N06). JR’s ‘札幌’ and subway’s ‘さっぽろ’ are different ticket gates. If you take the Makomanai direction, one stop is Odori N07, and two stops are Susukino N08.

Hosuisukino Station on the Toho Line is different from Susukino Station on the Namboku Line.

The subway is not included in the JR fare and JR pass and must be paid separately. If you have big luggage Official station layout first for the lift and exit toward the accommodation.

Accommodations around Odori Park and Odori Station

Odori Park · 大通公園 stretches east–west. Follow international terminal → JR airport station → Sapporo → Namboku Line Odori Station · 大通駅 → hotel-side exit. If you're staying west of the park, you should also look into walking or taking the additional subway from Odori Station.

Bus: International Terminal 84 → ‘Odori Park’ stop → Walk. The drop-off point for regular buses and the drop-off point for direct buses are different, and neither refers to the entire park or in front of all hotels.

Regular service Odori Park stop → Hotel Resol Trinity walking route ↗ · Odori Station → Accommodation area on the west side of the park Walking route ↗

Susukino accommodation

For Susukino Station · すすきの駅 hotels: international terminal → JR → Sapporo → Namboku Line Susukino N08 → final walk. To reduce transfers, take a regular city centre bus from International Terminal 84 and get off at South 3-jo Susukino and walk to your accommodation.

If the direct bus time is right, you can also compare getting off at South 4 West 1.

Regular bus Minami 3-jo Susukino → Susukino Station walking route ↗ · Direct flight South 4th West 1 → Susukino Station walking route ↗

When there is a bus stop in front of the hotel and around Nakajima Park

The regular city-route table includes Premier Hotel TSUBAKI Sapporo · プレミアホテルTSUBAKI札幌, Hotel Resol Trinity Sapporo · ホテルリソルトリニティ札幌, Sapporo View Hotel Odori Park · 札幌ビューホテル大通公園 and Sapporo Prince Hotel · 札幌プリンスホテル. Check both your hotel’s stop and whether your departure serves it. Not every departure serves every hotel.

For Nakajima Park · 中島公園, compare the limited direct bus with JR→Namboku Line Nakajima Koen Station N09. You have to walk back from the bus stop to your accommodation. Direct flight Nakajima Park stop → Walking route around the station ↗

Winter walks and underground passages

Chikaho · Sapporo Ekimae-dori Underground Walkway · 札幌駅前通地下歩行空間 connects approximately 520m between Sapporo Station and Odori Station of the subway, and the official opening hours are 05:45 ~ 00:30 the next day. Please note that the walk from Sapporo Station to Odori is approximately 10 minutes, depending on departure exit and luggage.

Odori and Susukino connect through the separate Pole Town · ポールタウン underground shopping area.

Just by looking at the Chikaho time, you should not assume that the gates connecting Pole Town and the department store and the hotel entrance are all open. The Pole Town travel time has not been confirmed in this official data, so a fixed time is not listed. Chikaho opening hours and Underground shopping mall information, check the site entrance sign. Sections that are not connected indoors to the accommodation may take longer due to snow and ice, so it is a good idea to bring non-slip shoes and extra time.

Last train and late arrival at New Chitose Airport

This is based on the regular timetable confirmed on October 4, 2026. Buses are subject to revision on April 1, 2026. Airport departure → Arrival in Sapporo Checked the direction. Temporary suspensions and timetable changes must be confirmed on the date of travel.

JR last route to downtown

Airport Station 23:21 → Sapporo Station 23:54

This is a Special Rapid Airport train bound for Teine. This is not the international arrival lobby departure time. This is not a train that leaves after waiting for a delayed flight, so decide whether you can board it after completing immigration, baggage claim, transfer to the station, and ticketing.

JR Airport Station departure timetable ↗

Last bus to the city centre

International-terminal stop 84 departs at 22:59

The last domestic departures are ANA-side stop 14 at 22:55 and JAL-side stop 22 at 22:37; the last ANA-side bus does not also serve the JAL side. The 22:59 international departure reaches Minami 3-jo Susukino next-day 00:03, Odori Park 00:07 and Sapporo Station 00:12.

Bus timetable by bus stop and destination ↗

You cannot assume that you can catch the last train just by looking at the landing time. Transferring to the subway or using underground passages is not automatically possible after the last bus arrives. Also check your accommodation's late check-in deadline and the distance you have to walk after getting off.

When public transportation is over

There are official regular taxi and reserved taxi stands on the first floor for both international and domestic flights. The fare varies depending on destination, driving conditions, tolls, and late-night surcharges, so there is no fixed amount listed. If you have several people and large luggage, ask first about the number of passengers and load capacity. Official airport taxi-rank map.

For reservation pickup, compare the reservation number, meeting location, waiting time in case of flight delay, and no-show conditions confirmed by the company. Official airport information centers provide reservation vehicle guidance, but do not guarantee late-night on-site reservations or vehicle availability.

If it is difficult to travel on the day Official airport hotel information for vacant rooms, check-in, and transportation. Don't assume terminals and connectors will be open overnight.

When your flight is late and you miss your reserved ticket

For Ekinet ticketless reserved seats, make changes/refunds online before the booked train departs and before 23:50, subject to availability and refund fees. After departure, an unused reserved-seat ticket is invalid; it does not reserve a seat on the next train.

A separate valid basic ticket is required to use non-reserved seats. For paper reserved seating tickets, check the rules at the ticket counter, and for passes, check the exchange/activation/seat reservation status.

Regular city-bound airport buses do not reserve specific seats. If a bus is full, ask about the next departure and available seats. Please follow the terms and conditions of the seller regarding the expiration date and refund of tickets purchased in advance. For separately scheduled pickups, you must inquire with the company whether flight delay is grounds for automatic cancellation/refund. Ticketless change/non-boarding conditions ↗

In winter, check flights, JR, and buses separately.

It cannot be said that certain flights or all transportation were cancelled just because it was snowing. JR suspension does not guarantee bus operation. Before leaving the airport, check which flights actually take you to your destination and which seats are available.

If you arrive late alone, it is best to contact the accommodation at the official information center/boarding area where there are people, and check the reserved vehicle information and luggage before moving on.

Ordinary airport tickets or a wider rail pass?

For a single journey to Sapporo, compare an ordinary JR ticket with a city-bound bus ticket. A ticketless reserved-seat supplement does not by itself include the basic rail fare. Ekinet requires an account and a supported payment method.

Official tickets and collection — JR Hokkaido ↗Official booking — Ekinet ticketless reserved seat ↗Official tickets — Sapporo airport buses ↗

For four days of rail travel to Noboribetsu and Otaru

The Sapporo–Noboribetsu Area Pass covers four consecutive days in its defined JR area, including New Chitose Airport ↔ Sapporo. It is not a one-way airport ticket. The official adult price is JPY 10,000 for advance purchase outside Japan or JPY 11,000 in Japan. Sapporo subway and buses are excluded.

The official eligibility requires a non-Japanese passport. Check the selected sales option’s additional entry-status requirements and bring the original passport when exchanging a voucher. Reserve a u-seat before boarding if you want a reserved seat. Check the issuer’s actual exchange deadline and cancellation terms; do not treat a flight delay as an automatic refund or assume every voucher has the same validity period.

Official pass coverage, eligibility and exchange ↗

New Chitose Airport transport FAQ

How do I get from the international arrival hall to JR station?

From the arrival lobby on the 2nd floor of the international flight, follow the signs for domestic flights and JR and cross the connecting passageway on the 2nd floor. When you arrive at the domestic terminal, go down to New Chitose Airport Station on the first basement level. Allow about 10 to 15 minutes for the walking section to allow time for lugging your luggage, but add additional time for ticketing and waiting for the train. These times are editorial estimates and not official guaranteed times. Please use the 2nd floor instead of the 3rd floor connecting passageway currently under construction.

Is it more convenient to stay at Sapporo Station, JR or bus?

If you are staying near a station, compare JR first. It takes about 33 to 44 minutes by airport train from New Chitose Airport Station to Sapporo Station and costs 1,230 yen one way for an adult non-reserved seat. The airport bus costs 1,500 yen and times vary depending on the stop and route. If the actual bus stop is close to your accommodation, like Keio Plaza, a bus that goes without transfers is also comparable.

Is there transportation to Susukino accommodation without transfers?

If you take the airport bus bound for Sapporo city centre and get off at the South 3-Jo Susukino stop, you can go to Susukino without transferring to the subway. A separate direct bus stops at Susukino South 4 West 1, but it is a limited service with international-terminal departures at 14:16 and 16:16. Both stops are not in front of all hotels, so check the route you take after getting off at your accommodation.

What is the difference between JR non-reserved seats and reserved seats?

Non-reserved seats have a basic fare of 1,230 yen and seats are not guaranteed. The u-seat reserved seat is a reserved seat in car 4, with an additional 1,000 yen for the reserved seat ticket, for a total of 2,230 yen. Ekinet Ticketless reserved seat tickets are 800 yen, but the total is 2,030 yen, including the separate basic fare. Regular fares and ticketless reserved seat discounts are not subject to passport eligibility requirements like the Foreigner Pass.

What do I do if my flight is late and I miss the train I reserved?

For Ekinet ticketless reserved seats, changes and refunds must be made on the web before the departure time of the reserved train and before 23:50. Seat availability and refund fees apply. After departure, unused reserved seat tickets are invalid and cannot be used for reserved seats on the next train. Please check the validity conditions of the separate basic ticket and use non-reserved seats or purchase a new reserved seat ticket. Paper tickets and passes have different regulations at each ticket issuing office, so you must inquire before departure.

If JR stops due to snow, where can I find alternative transportation?

Check the airport train in the JR Hokkaido operation information, and check the airport bus notices and actual bus stop information of Hokuto Kotsu and Chuo Bus separately. Even if JR stops, bus operation or seats are not guaranteed. Check the flight status separately with the airport and airline, then compare operating buses, official taxis, reserved vehicles, or hotels near the airport.

How can I get around if I arrive late at night?

In the confirmed regular timetable, the last train to JR to Sapporo departs from New Chitose Airport Station at 23:21 and arrives at Sapporo Station at 23:54. The last regular bus to the city centre is international-terminal stop 84 at 22:59 and arrives in front of Minami 3-jo Susukino, Odori Park, and Sapporo Station the next day. Please judge by the time when you have finished entering the country, carrying your baggage, and moving to the boarding area. If public transportation is closed or full or suspended, you can use the official taxi stand on the first floor of the international terminal, confirmed reservation pickup, or accommodation near the airport.

Guide to viewing with official sources

Fares, regular timetables, bus stops and product conditions were checked 2026-10-04. Walking allowances and accommodation location choices are editorial suggestions to help you prepare for your trip and are not based on our visit experience.

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