Sapporo or Hakodate for a one-night trip?
Stay one night in Sapporo for park walks and city views, or in Hakodate for night scenery between the seas and views of the fort. The Sapporo itinerary uses New Chitose Airport; Hakodate uses Hakodate Airport. Plan airport travel and departure procedures first on your last day. Add sightseeing only if you can still reach the airport by your airline's advised arrival time.
Choose an itinerary for 2 days, 1 night
Sapporo city sights and views
Choose this for parks and observation decks in central Sapporo. Arrival and departure days stay in the city rather than adding long journeys elsewhere.
Sapporo city sights and views →2 days, 1 night BHakodate night views and Goryokaku
Stay 1 night near Hakodate Station, see the mountain-top night view on day 1, and visit Goryokaku’s observation deck 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. Arrival and departure days stay in the city rather than adding long journeys elsewhere.
Day 1: Odori Park and the TV Tower after arrival
Walk through Odori Park and view central Sapporo from the TV Tower’s observation deck. For a late arrival, shorten the first day’s sightseeing and visit the Clock Tower the next morning.
- International arrivals: 2nd-floor arrivals area → 2nd-floor connecting walkway toward the domestic terminal
After immigration and baggage collection, follow the connecting walkway toward the domestic terminal. For a domestic arrival, skip this step and start with the route down to the JR station.
- Domestic terminal → New Chitose Airport Station, basement level 1
Follow JR signs down to New Chitose Airport Station on basement level 1. The airport guide shows escalator and elevator routes from the domestic terminal’s 2nd floor.
- New Chitose Airport Station → Sapporo-bound Airport train → JR Sapporo Station
Take an Airport train toward Sapporo and get off at Sapporo Station. The listed adult one-way nonreserved fare is JPY 1,230; check the official fare or on-site display for your date. Airport train reserved seating in car 4 costs extra.
- JR Sapporo Station → Namboku Line Sapporo Station → Odori
Go to Sapporo Station on the Namboku Line and board toward Makomanai. Get off one stop later at Odori and walk toward the park’s east end.
- Odori Station → Walk through eastern Odori Park
Explore the city while walking through the eastern part of Odori Park, where the TV Tower stands.
- Eastern Odori Park → Choose tickets at the TV Tower’s 3rd-floor counter
Enter on the tower’s 1st floor and go to the 3rd-floor ticket counter. An adult observation-deck ticket costs JPY 1,200. If you can also visit the Clock Tower’s interior the next day, compare the JPY 1,300 combined ticket. Check its sale and validity periods in the cost notes below before buying.
- TV Tower 3rd-floor ticket counter → Visit the observation deck, then return toward the park
Buy your ticket, visit the observation deck, and return downstairs. Last entry is 21:50; skip the deck on inspection days. If you bought the combined ticket, keep the Clock Tower portion for the next day.
- Returning to Odori accommodations: Odori or Susukino → Odori Station → accommodations
After dinner in Odori, walk to your accommodations. From Susukino, take the Namboku Line one stop toward Asabu · 麻生 to Odori, then walk.
- Returning to Sapporo Station accommodations: Odori or Susukino → Namboku Line Sapporo Station → accommodations
Take the Namboku Line toward Asabu. Get off at Sapporo after one stop from Odori or two from Susukino. Use the exit recommended by your accommodations and walk there.
Dinner: after the TV Tower, choose Odori or Susukino according to the easier return to your accommodations. Select a restaurant and mealtime to suit your base. Meals are excluded from the subtotal. Skip first-day sightseeing for a late arrival. Keep only the Clock Tower and airport journey on the final day rather than adding the TV Tower. If you cannot visit both, choose individual tickets instead of the combined ticket.
Day 2: Clock Tower → New Chitose Airport
Visit the Clock Tower’s interior, then head to New Chitose Airport on the final day.
- From Sapporo Station accommodations to the Clock Tower → JR Sapporo Station → underground walkway exit 9
Walk to JR Sapporo Station, follow the underground pedestrian walkway toward Odori, and use exit 9. The walk from the JR station to the Clock Tower is about 10 minutes, excluding the walk from your accommodations to the station. Continue from the exit to the Clock Tower.
- From Odori accommodations to the Clock Tower → Exit toward City Hall → Clock Tower
Walk from your accommodations toward City Hall. The Clock Tower is about 5 minutes from Odori Station’s City Hall-side exit; the walk from your accommodations to that exit is extra.
- Clock Tower entrance → Show or buy your ticket, then visit the interior
The Clock Tower opens at 08:45 and closes January 1–3. Show your combined ticket if you have one, or buy an adult individual ticket for JPY 350.
Official Clock Tower admission, hours, and last entryFares and hours
- Clock Tower to the airport via Sapporo Station → JR Sapporo Station
Go from the Clock Tower to JR Sapporo Station. If you stored bags at your accommodations, collect them first and allow that extra time for the airport journey.
- Clock Tower to the airport via Odori → Namboku Line Odori → Sapporo
Walk to Odori Station, collecting stored bags at your accommodations first if needed. Take the Namboku Line one stop toward Asabu, get off at Sapporo, and go 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 last stop. Waiting for the train and traveling from the airport station to departures are extra to the train ride.
- New Chitose Airport Station, basement level 1 → Domestic terminal, 2nd floor
Follow airport signs up to the domestic terminal’s 2nd floor. For a domestic flight, go to your airline’s departure counter. For an international flight, continue to the connecting walkway.
Airport guide to JR accessOfficial New Chitose Airport floor map · as of 2026-09-17
- International departure: domestic terminal, 2nd floor → 2nd-floor connecting walkway → international terminal
Follow the 2nd-floor walkway to the international terminal. Leaving the station does not put you at international departures: allow time to walk between terminals.
- International terminal, 2nd floor → 3rd-floor departures and airline counters
Follow departure signs up to the 3rd floor and go to your booked airline’s counter. Allow time for check-in, baggage drop, security, and departure immigration according to the airline’s instructions for your date.
Don’t add the TV Tower to the final day if you missed it on arrival. If you won’t visit both attractions, compare individual tickets instead of the combined ticket.
Included: Clock Tower and TV Tower: JPY 1,550 + round-trip airport JR: JPY 2,460
Extra: Flights, accommodations, meals, bag storage, shopping, and Sapporo subway fares. Airport JR travel uses the listed JPY 1,230 adult one-way nonreserved fare; check the official fare or on-site display for your date. Reserved seating in Airport train car 4 is extra. Attraction costs use standard individual admission.
If you visit both the Clock Tower and TV Tower within the combined ticket’s sale and validity periods, the adult total is JPY 1,300 for the combined ticket + JPY 2,460 for round-trip nonreserved airport JR = JPY 3,760. Both attractions sell the ticket, which can be used the next day within its validity period. A ticket bought March 31, 2027 cannot be used April 1. Skip the corresponding visit on Clock Tower closed days or TV Tower inspection days, and compare individual tickets if visiting only one. Skipping the TV Tower removes its JPY 1,200 individual fee from the standard subtotal.
Official Clock Tower admission, hours, and last entryFares and hoursOfficial JR access and timetablesRegular JR fares
Hakodate night views and Goryokaku
Stay 1 night near Hakodate Station, see the mountain-top night view on day 1, and visit Goryokaku’s observation deck 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
View the city and the sea on both sides from Mount Hakodate. After traveling from the airport to the city, go up according to the ropeway’s operating schedule and sunset time.
- Hakodate Airport arrivals → Airport bus stop 2
After collecting your bags, leave through an exit near arrivals and go to stop 2. Confirm the route number and destination for rapid route 8 toward Hakodate Station.
Hakodate Bus: airport to stationOfficial airport bus-stop timetable
- Airport bus stop 2 → Rapid route 8 → Hakodate Station
Take the rapid route 8 service checked for your date and get off at Hakodate Station. The direct ride takes about 25 minutes and costs JPY 500 one way per adult. Waiting time is extra.
Hakodate Bus: airport to stationOfficial airport bus-stop timetable
- Hakodate Station tram stop → Tram routes 2 or 5 → Jujigai
Walk from the airport bus stop to the tram stop. Take a tram toward Yachigashira or Hakodate Dock and get off at Jujigai. The adult one-way fare is JPY 250.
- Jujigai tram stop → Ropeway lower station
Walk uphill for about 10 minutes to the ropeway’s lower station. If the ropeway is suspended, walk about 5 minutes from Jujigai toward the waterfront and explore the Kanemori Red Brick Warehouses instead. For the return, take a Yunokawa-bound tram from Jujigai to Hakodate Station.
Access mapOfficial service-suspension noticeHakodate city tourism information
- Ropeway lower station → Buy tickets on the 1st floor → boarding lobby on the 3rd floor
Buy an adult round-trip ticket for JPY 1,800 on the 1st floor, then go up to the 3rd-floor boarding lobby. Check operations, the last downhill ride, and your return tram on your travel date.
- Lower station, 3rd floor → Ropeway → summit station
Follow the boarding instructions and take the ropeway to the summit station. The ride takes about 3 minutes; ticketing and lines take extra time.
- Summit station → Night view from the observation area
Look out over Hakodate and the sea from the observation area. Finish in time for the last downhill ride and return tram you checked in advance.
- Summit station → Downhill ropeway → lower station
Take the ropeway down to the lower station. Allow for on-site waiting; don’t plan to stay until just before the final downhill ride.
- Lower station → Walk back to Jujigai tram stop
Retrace your route to Jujigai. Leave time to catch the tram back to the station.
- Jujigai tram stop → Yunokawa-bound tram → Hakodate Station
Take a Yunokawa-bound tram to Hakodate Station. The adult one-way fare is JPY 250. Eat near the station and return to your booked accommodations.
If you arrive too late for rapid route 8, check other airport transportation. Skip the first night’s mountain view rather than moving it to departure evening.
Day 2: Goryokaku in the morning, then the airport
Visit Goryokaku Tower, which opens at 09:00, then travel to Hakodate Airport.
- Hakodate Station tram stop → Yunokawa-bound tram → Goryokaku-Koen-Mae
Take a Yunokawa-bound tram and get off at Goryokaku-Koen-Mae. The adult one-way fare is JPY 270.
- Goryokaku-Koen-Mae tram stop → Goryokaku Tower entrance
Walk about 10 minutes from the stop to the tower. Include that walk from the tram stop to the entrance in your schedule.
- Goryokaku Tower → 1st-floor tickets → observation deck
After the 09:00 opening, buy an adult admission ticket for JPY 1,200 on the 1st floor and view the star-shaped fort. Finish in time for your airport bus.
- Goryokaku Tower → Walk back to Goryokaku-Koen-Mae tram stop
Retrace your route to Goryokaku-Koen-Mae tram stop. Include the walk from the tower in your schedule.
- Goryokaku-Koen-Mae → Tram → Hakodate Station
Take a tram toward Yachigashira or Hakodate Dock and get off at Hakodate Station. The adult one-way fare is JPY 270. Collect stored bags at your accommodations before going to the airport bus stop.
- Bus stops outside Hakodate Station → Airport-bound bus stop 3
Go to stop 3 outside the station and confirm the route number and destination for airport-bound rapid route 8.
Hakodate Bus: station to airportOfficial station bus-stop timetable
- Station bus stop 3 → Rapid route 8 → Hakodate Airport
Take your chosen airport-bound rapid route 8 and get off at the airport. The direct ride takes about 25 minutes and costs JPY 500 one way per adult. Add time for waiting, road delays, and departure procedures.
Hakodate Bus: station to airportOfficial station bus-stop timetable
- After arriving at Hakodate Airport → Your booked airline’s departure counter
Follow airport departure signs to your airline’s counter. Check-in, baggage-drop, security, and international departure-immigration deadlines follow your airline’s instructions for your travel date.
Confirm with your booked airline: airport counter and departure-procedure deadlines
Goryokaku Tower opens at 09:00. Skip final-day sightseeing if you cannot finish the visit in time for the airport bus.
Included: Goryokaku Tower and round-trip ropeway: JPY 3,000 + round-trip rapid route 8: JPY 1,000 + tram round trips over two days: JPY 1,040
Extra: Flights, accommodations, meals, bag storage, and shopping. Transportation costs change if you alter the visit order or journey sections. Attraction costs use standard individual admission.
If maintenance or strong wind suspends the ropeway, switch day 1 to a warehouse-area walk and skip the mountain-top night view. Keeping the listed transportation but omitting the ropeway gives a subtotal of JPY 3,240 per adult. The listed subtotal uses rapid route 8. Switching to a shuttle after checking the actual service, stop, and applicable date adds JPY 200 for each one-way ride you replace.
Admission and hoursFares and hoursAirport access informationTram fares · revised 2025-12-01Official service-suspension noticeHakodate Bus: airport to stationHakodate Bus: station to airport
Frequently asked questions
Can I sightsee on day two before a morning flight?
For a morning departure, skip sightseeing on day two and go to the airport. Choose an airport train or bus that meets your airline's advised arrival time. If you leave luggage at your hotel, allow time to collect it.
Official JR access and timetablesOfficial Clock Tower admission, hours, and last entryAdmission and hoursHakodate Bus: station to airportOfficial station bus-stop timetable
Official sources and dates checked
- Official service-suspension notice ·
- Sapporo tourism information ·
- Fares and hours ·
- Getting there ·
- Facility guide to station exits ·
- Regular JR fares ·
- Admission and hours ·
- Access ·
- Tram fares · revised 2025-12-01 ·
- Fares and hours ·
- Access map ·
- Lower-station floor guide ·
- Hakodate city tourism information ·
- Official JR access and timetables ·
- Airport guide to JR access ·
- Subway route map ·
- Airport access information ·
- Tram information ·
- Official Clock Tower admission, hours, and last entry ·
- Hakodate Bus: airport to station ·
- Hakodate Bus: station to airport ·
- Official airport bus-stop timetable ·
- Official station bus-stop timetable ·
- Official New Chitose Airport floor map · as of 2026-09-17 ·