A great value Airport & Sapporo City Hotels transfer between New Chitose Airport or a listed Sapporo City Hotel and Niseko-Hirafu Welcome Centre!
Price Snapshot
One way between the airport/Sapporo and Niseko: Adult - ¥6,000 and Child - ¥5,000
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Resort Liner
Resort Liner offers bus services between major hotels in Sapporo/New Chitose Airport and Niseko. Infants under 3 years old travel free of charge.
Niseko Central provides arrival pick-up and departure drop-off at the Hirafu Welcome Center. To arrange this service, please provide your bus details, including the bus number, arrival/departure time, and total number of guests.
New Chitose Airport → Niseko-Hirafu
Inbound arrival bus transfers operate from 1 December 2025 to 30 March 2026.
For domestic flights, please allow a minimum of 50 minutes prior to the bus departure time after the scheduled landing time to collect your luggage, pass through immigration, and locate the reception desk.
For international flights, please allow a minimum of 90 minutes prior to the bus departure time after the scheduled landing time to complete immigration procedures, retrieve your luggage, and reach the reception desk.
Bus Number Depart Domestic Terminal Depart International Terminal Arrive Hirafu Welcome Centre RL101 10.00am - 12.45pm RL103 11.00am - 1.45pm RL105 12.00pm - 2.45pm RL107 1.50pm 2.00pm 4.45pm RL109 3.50pm 4.00pm 6.45pm RL111 5:50pm 6.00pm 8.45pm RL113* 7.30pm 7.40pm 10.25pm *Only operate on Mondays, Wednesday and Saturdays from 15 December 2025 to 28 March 2026.
Niseko-Hirafu → New Chitose Airport
Outbound departure bus transfers operate from 2 December 2025 to 31 March 2026.
For domestic departure, please arrive at the airport at least 60 minutes before your scheduled departure time.
For international departures, please arrive at the airport at least 120 minutes before your scheduled departure time.
New Chitose Airport - Meeting LocationsBus Number Depart Hirafu Welcome Centre Arrive Domestic Terminal Arrive International Terminal RL102 7.50am 10.40am 10:45am RL104 9.50am 12.40pm 12.45pm RL108 1.50pm 4.40pm 4.45pm RL110 2.40pm 5.30pm 5.35pm RL112 4.00pm 6.50pm 6.55pm Sapporo ↔ Niseko-Hirafu
Staying at one of the below hotels during your visit to Hokkaido? Take a bus from Sapporo city straight to Hirafu Welcome Centre without the stress of changing trains during your journey.
The Sapporo - Niseko bus transfers runs from 2 December 2025 to 31 March 2026.
Book Now!Sapporo → Hirafu Welcome Centre (Bus 501) Depart Time Hirafu Welcome Centre → Sapporo (Bus 502) Depart Time Hotel WBF Sapporo Chou 7.35am Hirafu Welcome Centre 4.45pm Sapporo Excel Hotel Tokyu 7.40am - New Otani Inn Sapporo 7.45am - Mercure Sapporo 7.50am - Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo 7.55am - Sapporo Tokyu REI Hotel 8.00am - Sapporo Prince Hotel 8.05am - Hirafu Welcome Centre 10.50am Sapporo Hotels (In no particular order) 7.15pm ~ 7.55pm -
Terms
- All journey require a reservation. The bus will not stop at places where there are no reservation.
- Cancellation fees: within 3 days of travel date - 30% of total booking value, 1 day before travel date - 40% of booking value, on the day - 100% cancellation of total booking value.
- Bookings made within 9 days to travel is subject to last minute reservation terms and availability.
- Payment for any Guest Service is due 7 days prior to Check-In. We reserve the right to cancel without notice any service we have not received payment for by this due date.
- Bookings are not confirmed until you receive confirmation from Niseko Central via email.
- Bookings are subject to the Niseko Central terms and conditions.
