There are many ways to get to Yamagata from Tokyo and other cities.
From Tokyo
Only one step from Tokyo, you can get to Yamagata.
Flight – from Tokyo Haneda Airport to Yamagata Airport –
It takes about only 1 hour.
JAPAN AIRLINES runs 2 Flights daily.
Flight – from Tokyo Haneda Airport to Shonai Airport –
It takes about only 1 hour.
ANA runs 5 flights daily.
Early booking price down is available sometimes.
Bullet Train – from JR Tokyo Station to JR Yamagata Station
JR-EAST runs over 20 trains daily.
It takes about 2 hours and 50 minutes to Yamagata.
All seats are reserved.
All trains briefly stop at Yonezawa Station.
From Osaka
Flight – from Osaka Itami Airport to Yamagata Airport –
Using airplane is the fastest way. 3 flights are available everyday.
It takes about 1 hour and 10 minutes.
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Bullet Train – from JR Shin Osaka Station to JR Yamagata Station –
Via Kyoto, Nagoya, Shizuoka and Yokohama, Bullet Train arrives Tokyo.
It takes from 2 hours and 30 minutes to 3 hours.
Then in Tokyo, Changing the train heading for Yamagata.
From Sapporo
Flight – from Sapporo New Chitose Airport to Yamagata Airport
JAPAN AIRLINE runs one flight daily.
From Sendai
Sendai is the largest city in Tohoku region and adjacent to Yamagata city.
Bus – from JR Sendai Station to JR Yamagata station
Buses start almost every 15 minutes in the daytime.
So it is very useful.
And it costs 1,100 yen. It takes about 1 hour.
All seats are non-reserved.
But, if the bus is full, no more passengers get into the bus.
Suica is useful to pay the fare.
Train – from JR Sendai Station to JR Yamagata station
Trains starts almost every 1 hour in the daytime.
Sakunami Station (Omoshiro-Yama) and Yamadera Station are worth to get off the train.
all seats are non-reserved.
From Niigata
Limited Express – from JR Niigata Station to JR Sakata station, JR Tsuruoka station
7 Limited Expresses “Inaho” are available everyday.
It takes about 2 hours to Tsuruoka, 2 hours 30 minutes to Sakata.
