Transport
Finding the ideal transport hubs for your journey is the key to efficiently travel around the vast area of Yamagata.
Once entering Yamagata, hire a car or take trains and public transport according to your holiday plan such as the purpose and the duration of your travel.
Getting to Yamagata by train
Shin Osaka - Tsuruoka - Sakata - Yuza
- Shin Osaka
- Tokaido ShinkansenApprox. 2 hr 30 min
- Tokyo
- Joetsu ShinkansenApprox. 1 hr 40 min
- Niigata
- Inaho Limited Express Approx. 1 hr 50 min
- Tsuruoka
- Inaho Limited Express Approx. 20 min
- Sakata
- Inaho Limited Express Approx. 15 min
- Yuza
Shin Osaka - Sakata
- Shin Osaka
- Tokaido ShinkansenApprox. 2 hr 30 min
- Tokyo
- JR Yamagata ShinkansenApprox. 3 hr 40 min
- Shinjo
- JR Rikuu West LineApprox. 1 hr 10 min
- Sakata
Getting to Yamagata by airplane
Itami Airport, Kansai International Airport - Shonai Airport
- Itami Airport, Kansai International Airport
- All Nippon Airways / Japan AirlinesApprox. 1 hr 20 min
- Haneda Airport
- ANA (All Nippon Airways)Approx. 1 hr
- Shonai Airport
- [Access from the airport]
・To Tsuruoka City: About 30 minutes by route bus
・To Sakata City: About 40 minutes by route bus
Getting to Yamagata by express bus
Osaka - Tsuruoka and Sakata
- Osaka
- Highway express busApprox. 12 hr 45 min
- Tsuruoka and Sakata
- *Service suspended due to the novel coronavirus