Getting to Sapporo Kokusai Ski Resort

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By car
  • Rental car (expressway): New Chitose Airport — 新千歳空港 — (道央自動車道, 105 min · ¥2,170) — 朝里 — Sapporo Kokusai Ski Resort
  • Rental car (national roads): New Chitose Airport — (National roads, 100 min) — Sapporo Kokusai Ski Resort
  • Rental car (from Sapporo): Sapporo (Sapporo Sta.) — (National roads, 59 min) — Sapporo Kokusai Ski Resort
By car
Icy road Snow-covered Approximate winter crash locations

Rental car (expressway) · New Chitose Airport

Recommended

New Chitose Airport → Sapporo Kokusai Ski Resort

115 km Distance
1h 45m Drive time
¥3,200 ETC
ETC tolls verified 2026-08-11 Check current toll (NEXCO) ↗ Official resort access page ↗
Driving safety on this route ~2.3× 69 winter crashes on the rural approach over 6 seasons
~2.3×
Crashes about 2.3× more likely per day on heavy-snow days

69 winter crashes on the rural approach over 6 seasons

During snowfall 42%
Single-vehicle 5.8%
On curves 13%
Downhill 10.1%
At night 34.8%
Fatal 0%

↑ 613 m 6.1 Heavy-snow days / season

New to driving on snow? Read the guide → 出典:警察庁ウェブサイト (交通事故統計情報オープンデータ, PDL 1.0) を加工して作成 · 2026-08-11

By bus & train

By bus & train
  • Sapporo → Sapporo Kokusai (bus): board:Sapporo — Sapporo — (Hokkaido Chuo Bus, 112 min) — Sapporo Kokusai
  • Train + bus (via Sapporo): New Chitose Airport — (Rapid Airport, 37 min) — Sapporo — (Hokkaido Chuo Bus, 90 min) — Sapporo Kokusai
  • Train + bus (via Sapporo): New Chitose Airport — (Rapid Airport, 37 min) — Sapporo — (Hokkaido Resort Liner, 120 min) — Sapporo Kokusai
By bus & train
Train + bus (via Sapporo) Recommended Winter only Train, Bus 2h 7m ride time · ¥2,950 · 1 ⇄
New Chitose Airport
Rapid Airport JR Hokkaido 37 min ¥1,150 Timetable ↗
Sapporo transfer
Hokkaido Chuo Bus 90 min ¥1,800 Timetable ↗ Chuo Bus Sapporo Kokusai line; fare not stated — verify
Sapporo Kokusai
  • The ski-resort bus requires reservation — book the return too (you may be denied boarding if full); return taxis are hard to arrange.
Sapporo → Sapporo Kokusai (bus) Bus 1h 52m ride time · ¥1,800
Sapporo
Hokkaido Chuo Bus 112 min ¥1,800 Timetable ↗ Chuo Bus Sapporo Kokusai line; fare not stated — verify
Sapporo Kokusai
  • The ski-resort bus requires reservation — book the return too (you may be denied boarding if full); return taxis are hard to arrange.
Train + bus (via Sapporo) Train, Bus 2h 37m ride time · ¥5,150 · 1 ⇄
New Chitose Airport
Rapid Airport JR Hokkaido 37 min ¥1,150 Timetable ↗
Sapporo transfer
Hokkaido Resort Liner 120 min ¥4,000 Timetable ↗
Sapporo Kokusai
  • Hokkaido Resort Liner Booking required Reserve → Winter ski shuttle — reserve in advance; runs in the ski season only.
  • The ski-resort bus requires reservation — book the return too (you may be denied boarding if full); return taxis are hard to arrange.
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