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
Niigata - Tsuruoka - Sakata
- Niigata
- Inaho Limited Express Approx. 1 hr 50 min
- Tsuruoka
- Inaho Limited Express Approx. 20 min
- Sakata
Getting to Yamagata by express bus
Sendai - Tsuruoka and Sakata
- Sendai
- Highway express busApprox. 3 hr
- Tsuruoka and Sakata
Sendai Airport - Tsuruoka and Sakata *Service suspended due to the novel coronavirus
- Sendai Airport
- Highway express busApprox. 4 hr
- Tsuruoka and Sakata
Getting to Yamagata by car
Sendai-Miyagi IC - Tsuruoka IC
- Sendai-Miyagi IC
- Tohoku ExpresswayApprox. 15 min
- Murata JCT
- Yamagata Expressway, National Route 112Approx. 1 hr 45 min
- Tsuruoka IC
Sendai Kuko IC (Sendai Airport IC) - Tsuruoka 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 Expressway, National Route 112Approx. 1 hr 45 min
- Tsuruoka IC
Niigata - Tsuruoka-nishi IC
- Niigata
- National Route 7Approx. 30 min
- Seiro-Shibata IC
- Nihonkai Tohoku Expressway and National Route 7Approx. 1 hr 45 min
- Tsuruoka-nishi IC