By plane
� New Chitose Airport (SE of the city, best reached by train or shuttle bus.), ? +81 0123 23-0111. Customer service 6:20AM-11PM. All international and inter-island flights land at New Chitose Airport (IATA: CTS) to the south east of the city. The route from Tokyo is the most heavily traveled in the world, with several dozen Jumbos flying daily on a variety of carriers and flights as low as �10000 one way if you book more than one month in advance. Direct international service to Sapporo is limited to China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Sakhalin, Guam and seasonal flights to Macau and Australia, but both JAL and ANA provide nonstop service to Narita for intercontinental connections. Skybus operates a door to door shuttle and the JR trains run every 15 minutes directly to Sapporo station (36-40 minutes, unreserved �1040; reserved �1340). Okadama Airport (North of the city.), ? +81 011 785-7871. A few local flights within Hokkaido land at the older Okadama Airport (OKD
Getting to Sapporo by train is time consuming and expensive. Purchasing a JR pass is economical, if you're coming from Tokyo or anywhere in the south. Within Hokkaido, trains connect Sapporo to most major cities, including Hakodate, Otaru and Asahikawa.
� JR Sapporo Station North 2 West 1 (On the Namboku Line.), ? +81 011 222-6130. This is the main train station for Sapporo.
Trains run from Honshu to Hokkaido via the Seikan Tunnel. With a total length of 53.85 km (33.49 mi), the Seikan Tunnel is currently the world's longest railway tunnel - although in 2018 the Gotthard Base Tunnel, under construction in Switzerland, will surpass it by about 3 km. The Seikan Tunnel also claims the title of the world's longest undersea tunnel, with a 23.3 km (14.5 mi) section under the waters of the Tsugaru Strait.
Perhaps the most popular way to reach Sapporo by train is on the various overnight sleeper services. These are
