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
Sendai - Yamagata
- Sendai
- JR Senzan Line RapidApprox. 1 hr 5 min
- Yamagata
Sendai Airport - Yamagata
- Sendai Airport
- Sendai Airport Line and JRApprox. 25 min
- Sendai
- JR Senzan Line RapidApprox. 1 hr 5 min
- Yamagata
Getting to Yamagata by airplane
New Chitose Airport - Yamagata Airport
- New Chitose Airport
- Japan Airlines / Fuji Dream AirlinesApprox. 1 hr 20 min
- Yamagata Airport
- [Access from the airport]
・Yamagata City: About 35 minutes by shuttle bus
・Tendo City: About 25 minutes by airport liner that requires reservations
Getting to Yamagata by express bus
Sendai - Yamagata
- Sendai
- Highway express busApprox. 1 hr 10 min
- Yamagata
Sendai - Kaminoyama
- Sendai
- Highway express busApprox. 1 hr 35 min
- Kaminoyama
Sendai Airport - Yamagata *Service suspended due to the novel coronavirus
- Sendai Airport
- Highway express busApprox. 1 hr 20 min
- Yamagata
Niigata - Kaminoyama and Yamagata
- Niigata
- Highway express busApprox. 3 hr 40 min
- Kaminoyama and Yamagata
Getting to Yamagata by car
Sendai-Miyagi IC - Yamagatazao IC
- Sendai-Miyagi IC
- Tohoku ExpresswayApprox. 15 min
- Murata JCT
- Yamagata ExpresswayApprox. 30 min
- Yamagatazao IC
Sendai Kuko IC (Sendai Airport IC) - Yamagatazao IC
- Sendai Kuko IC (Sendai Airport IC)
- Sendai-Tobu Road and Sendai-Nanbu RoadApprox. 20 min
- Sendai-minami IC
- Tohoku ExpresswayApprox. 10 min
- Murata JCT
- Yamagata ExpresswayApprox. 30 min
- Yamagatazao IC