Cheap flights to Hokkaido

Peak travel periods include Jan–Mar & May–Sep. Summer, spring and autumn are mild, while winter (Dec–Mar) is very cold, with heavy snowfall. Key events include the Snow Festival (Sapporo, Feb), with snow and ice sculptures; the Bellybutton Festival (Furano, Jul), when locals dance in the streets with faces painted on their stomachs; the Beer Festival (Sapporo, Jul–Aug); and the Minato Matsuri port festival (Hakodate, Aug), featuring fireworks and the town’s unique “ika odori” squid dance.

The most popular flight destinations in Hokkaido are Sapporo, Hakodate, Ozora, Kushiro, Asahikawa and Obihiro.
You can currently find cheap options like round-trip flights from London to Sapporo starting at £634 for 8 Mar – 15 Mar, round trips from Manchester to Sapporo starting at £751 for 19 Jan – 25 Jan and cheap flights from Edinburgh to Sapporo starting at £1,229 for 21 Dec – 28 Dec.

Some of the most popular airports in Hokkaido are:

• New Chitose Airport (CTS) and Sapporo-Okadama Airport (OKD) in Sapporo
• Hakodate Airport (HKD) in Hakodate
• Memanbetsu Airport (MMB) in Ozora
• Kushiro Airport (KUH) in Kushiro
• Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) in Asahikawa
• Tokachi-Obihiro Airport (OBO) in Obihiro
• Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB) in Nakashibetsu
• Wakkanai Airport (WKJ) in Wakkanai
• Rishiri Airport (RIS) in Rishiri

Finding cheap flights to Hokkaido is easy on Google Flights. Get inspired by and select one of the recommendations at the top of the page.

Or, if you already have a city in mind, just enter it in the destination field in the form above. Then, open the calendar to see the cheapest days to fly. If you don't yet have a destination in mind, don't worry! Just leave Hokkaido in the destination field and select Explore to easily compare the cheapest flights in Hokkaido across multiple destinations.

To find the cheapest tickets, it's usually best to book at least a few weeks in advance for domestic flights and a few months in advance for cheap international flights.

Absolutely. You can easily use Google Flights to plan multi-city trips within Hokkaido. Select the Multi-city tab at the top of the page, enter the cities that you want to visit within Hokkaido and adjust the dates accordingly. Google Flights will then display available flight options, so that you can plan a seamless itinerary for your journey within Hokkaido.

When booking a flight to Hokkaido, play around with flight options and dates on the map to identify the cheapest times to travel. Price history and real-time insights can also tell you if a ticket price is lower or higher than usual. If you already have a specific destination in mind, you can track prices and get notified if the price drops. So, you don't have to worry about paying too much or missing out on the cheapest time to book. Off-peak travel is often more budget-friendly, so planning your trip during these times can lead to significant savings.