The Chitose-Tokyo route is the busiest domestic air route in Japan and one of the world’s busiest handling over 8 million passengers annually. The two major Japanese airlines ANA and JAL plus discount carriers Skymark, and AirDO operate on this route.

The two major Japanese airlines ANA and JAL operate domestic flights daily from Kansai International Airport (KIX). Budget airlines Jetstar and PEACH also operate daily from Kansai.  Please note that Osaka has another airport that is also used for domestic flights called Itami Airport (ITM). 

Rakuten Travel has an English hotel finder that offers discounts for hotels throughout Japan.   ANA has hotels near most major airports and there is a hotel inside Chitose airport.

The most convenient way is via bus transfer. The journey will take between 2.5 hours and 3.5 hours depending on road conditions.  If staying in Hirafu village please get off at the Hirafu Welcome Center (Hirafu #1 Parking lot)

The Hokkaido Access Network Resort Liner operates in winter. Holiday Niseko is a booking agent for the Resort Liner and we can arrange your transfers with them.

Holiday Niseko can also arrange private transfers between the Niseko Resort Area, airport or Sapporo city.

No.  You can turn in the exchange order any time after arrival in Japan at any of Japan Rail’s exchange offices  and you can specify any date on which you wish the pass to start.

You will need to pre-book a private taxi for your group which can leave anytime you wish.

If you'd rather not take the private transfer we suggest spending a night in Chitose or Sapporo city then coming to Niseko in the morning. If you want to get to Niseko as early as possible staying at Sapporo would be the go as trains depart from Sapporo for Niseko as early as 06:51 getting to Niseko (Kutchan station) at 07:50.  From Chitose airport it takes 40 minutes to get to Sapporo station.

If you stay at Chitose the only direct transfer option to Niseko is the bus, the earliest bus departs for Niseko around 9:30am arriving around midday. If you choose to stay in Sapporo then we suggest staying near Sapporo station. If you choose to stay in Chitose then stay near the airport or Chitose train station in Chitose city, a ten minute train/taxi ride from the airport.

You do not need a car to access all areas of the Niseko united ski area. The ski areas are interlinked by lifts at the top of the mountain, so you can access all areas on skis by going to the top lifts, then traversing over to the next door resort. Also at the bottom of each resort there is a free bus that interlinks the resorts at the bottom.

Most people arrive in Japan via one of the two main international airports, Tokyo Narita (NRT) or Osaka Kansai (KIX). Most major airlines such as Qantas, Singapore Airlines, JAL and budget carriers such as Jetstar have regular flights to Tokyo and Osaka.

Several airlines operate daily from Narita to Chitose-Sapporo. These include budget airlines Jetstar, AirAsia and Skymark. National carriers ANA and JAL also have daily flights. It is also possible to fly from Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND) but this will require a 90 minute transfer via bus from Narita. 

The closest international airport to the Niseko Resort Area is New Chitose International Airport (CTS) also referred to as Sapporo Chitose (CTS). The airport is located in Chitose city which is 36km south east of Sapporo city and 115km east of the Niseko Resort Area. Information for New Chitose airport can be found here Chitose airport