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 - Yonezawa
- Sendai
- JR Senzan Line RapidApprox. 1 hr 5 min
- Yamagata
- JR Yamagata ShinkansenApprox. 35 min
- Yonezawa
Sendai Airport - Yonezawa
- Sendai Airport
- Sendai Airport Line and JRApprox. 25 min
- Sendai
- JR Senzan Line RapidApprox. 1 hr 5 min
- Yamagata
- JR Yamagata ShinkansenApprox. 35 min
- Yonezawa
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]
・To Yonezawa City: About one hour by rental car
Getting to Yamagata by express bus
Sendai - Yonezawa
- Sendai
- Highway express busApprox. 2 hr 5 min
- Yonezawa
Niigata - Nanyo
- Niigata
- Highway express busApprox. 2 hr 45 min
- Nanyo
Getting to Yamagata by car
Sendai-Miyagi IC - Yonezawa-chuo IC
- Sendai-Miyagi IC
- Tohoku ExpresswayApprox. 50 min
- Fukushima JCT
- Tohoku Chuo ExpresswayApprox. 30 min
- Yonezawa-chuo IC
Sendai Kuko IC (Sendai Airport IC) - Yonezawa-chuo IC
- Sendai Kuko IC (Sendai Airport IC)
- Sendai-Tobu Road and Sendai-Nanbu RoadApprox. 20 min
- Sendai-minami IC
- Tohoku ExpresswayApprox. 45 min
- Fukushima JCT
- Tohoku Chuo ExpresswayApprox. 30 min
- Yonezawa-chuo IC
Niigata - Yonezawa
- Niigata
- National Route 7Approx. 30 min
- Seiro-Shibata IC
- Nihonkai Tohoku ExpresswayApprox. 1 hr 30 min
- Arakawa-Tainai IC
- National Route 113Approx. 1 hr 45 min
- Yonezawa