--- title: "Yamada to Hakodate – 3 ways by train, car, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Yamada to Hakodate is 276 km. Fastest: train in 5h 55m. Cheapest: train from ¥8,665. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/yamada-to-hakodate" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/yamada-to-hakodate.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Yamada to Hakodate [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Yamada&to=Hakodate) [Hakodate to Yamada](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/hakodate-to-yamada) **Fastest:** 5h 55m\ by train, door to door\ **Cheapest:** ¥8,665\ by train\ **Distance:** 276 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures:** 3\ from 08:00, Thu 5 Nov\ ## 3 ways to travel 276 km apart. Times are the timetables for Thu 5 Nov, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best 40 min quicker than driving and ¥14,500 cheaper. - [**Train** best fastest cheapest 5h 55m¥8,665–18,900 Estimated next 3 from 08:00 · JR](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Yamada&to=Hakodate) - [**Drive** 6h 35m¥22,979–36,804 Estimated Includes the ノスタルジック航路 ferry · 364 km · fuel and the crossing · includes tolls (estimate)](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Yamada&to=Hakodate) - [**Taxi** 6h 35m¥120,979–169,354 Estimated Includes the ノスタルジック航路 ferry · one-way cab · includes tolls (estimate)](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Yamada&to=Hakodate) Data: [Timetables via Transitous](https://transitous.org/sources/) · [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Departures today 1. [08:29 → 14:24 5h 55m · 3 changes 三陸鉄道 6270900¥8,665–18,900](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Yamada&to=Hakodate&date=2026-11-05&time=08%3A00&it=t1fc1lnv) 2. [09:39 → 15:45 6h 6m · 3 changes 三陸鉄道 6270910¥8,665–18,900](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Yamada&to=Hakodate&date=2026-11-05&time=08%3A00&it=t1rc3am6) 3. [10:28 → 17:19 6h 51m · 3 changes 三陸鉄道 8623100¥10,595–23,550](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Yamada&to=Hakodate&date=2026-11-05&time=08%3A00&it=tn0vtx5) The next departures from 08:00, not the whole day. Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Yamada to Hakodate? The fastest way is by train: about 5h 55m door to door. The straight-line distance is 276 km. What is the cheapest way from Yamada to Hakodate? The train is the cheapest, from ¥8,665. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. Is there a direct train from Yamada to Hakodate? Not among the trains we read from 08:00: those involve a change, and the fastest takes 5h 55m. The planner checks the rest of the day. How far is Hakodate from Yamada by road? About 364 km, roughly 6h 35m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel and the the ノスタルジック航路 ferry crossing cost around ¥22,979–36,804; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Railways - 三陸鉄道 - JR Buses - JR Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Hakodate Core city in Hokkaido, Japan Hakodate is a city and port located in Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital city of Oshima Subprefecture. As of January 31, 2024, the city had an estimated population of 239,813 with 138,807 households, and a population density of 354 inhabitants per square kilometre (920/sq mi). The total area is 677.86 square kilometres (261.72 sq mi). The city is the third largest in Hokkaido after Sapporo and Asahikawa. [The Hakodate guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/hakodate) Worth your time - Fort Goryōkaku A star-shaped fort, a symbolic site to the city itself. - Motomachi One popular attraction is the Old Public Hall of Hakodate Ward (旧函館区公会堂 Kyū-hakodateku-kōkai-dō), a European-style building which housed Hakodate's government in the early 1900s. - Kanemori Red Brick Warehouses These warehouses built at the end of the Meiji era now house a variety of commercial facilities, as well as restaurants serving seafood. - Yunokawa Onsen Footbath A free foot bath with multi-lingual information signs about the history of the place. 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