How to find cheap flights to Hakodate Airport (HKD)
The cheapest price currently available for a one-way flight to Hakodate Airport is 544 €. A return plane ticket to HKD right now is 1.231 €.
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It's typically recommended to book about five months before your departure date. This is when you're most likely to get the best prices for tickets to Hakodate, where Hakodate Airport is located.
Choose 'Add nearby airports' when searching to boost your chances of landing cheap flights to Hakodate. This will give you more options for where to start and end your journey, along with different prices.
Search for plane tickets to Hakodate Airport that come with a stop or two. Connecting flights often offer better prices. After your results appear, select the 'Stops' filter to browse your options.
Best time to go to Hakodate
October is generally the cheapest month to catch a flight to Hakodate.
To find the month with the cheapest flights to HKD, use the 'Whole month' tool. If your travel dates are flexible, search for the green prices on the calendar — they show you the lowest available fares.
If you'd like to experience Hakodate at its liveliest, lock in your flights to HKD for March. Going on holiday during peak seasons typically means there's more to see and do than at other times.
Travel in December if you want to avoid the crowds. This is the quietest time of the year and also when plane tickets to Hakodate are usually cheaper.
The weather can make or break your trip, so consider the type of conditions you want to get away in. Hakodate is warmest in August, averaging between 18ºC (64ºF) and 26ºC (79ºF).
February sees the lowest temperatures, ranging from around -5ºC (23ºF) to 2ºC (36ºF).
April comes with a lower chance of grey skies. With six days of rain on average, this is the driest month in Hakodate.
It rains the most during December, which gets around 13 days of wet weather.
Flying to Hakodate Airport (HKD): What you need to know
Avoid the layovers and get to Hakodate in a single hop. Take a direct flight to Hakodate Airport with one of these top airlines:
If you want to jet away with the carrier that leads the way for punctuality, book your HKD plane ticket with ANA (All Nippon Airways). Up to 76% of its flights into this hub arrive as planned.
The local timezone at HKD is UTC+9.
Curl up in bed shortly after your flight to HKD. Choose any of these hotels close to Hakodate Airport and you'll be snoozing in no time:
Hakodate Airport has an on-time rating of 69%, which is based on the arrival performance of departing flights. This can be handy to know if you're planning a tight connection or have to be somewhere shortly after landing.
Getting to central Hakodate from Hakodate Airport (HKD)
HKD is about 14 kilometres from central Hakodate.
If you're catching a taxi after your flight to HKD, it'll take around 20 minutes to reach the centre.
Expect the trip to take about 25 minutes when using public transport.
If you want to stay near all the action in Hakodate, book a room at one of these top options:
Hakodate highlights
Hop off your flight to Hakodate and go straight to these major attractions:
Ono River Cherry Blossom Avenue: The perfect spot to begin sightseeing, this landmark is located around 3 kilometres northeast of the city centre.
Hakodate Tropical Botanical Garden: Here's where you can enjoy a quieter moment while exploring Hakodate. This park is roughly 5 kilometres east of the centre.
Mount Hakodate: Want more reasons to visit Hakodate? This landmark draws in the crowds and is about 2 kilometres southwest of the city centre.
How to get to Goshogawara from Hakodate Airport (HKD)
The nearby city of Goshogawara is about 161 kilometres from HKD. The drive to the centre in a taxi or ride-share should take around 5 hours 20 minutes.
Travelling from Hakodate Airport (HKD) to Date
Date is about 97 kilometres from Hakodate Airport if that's where you're going.
The drive time to Date is roughly 2 hours 45 minutes.
Explore more of Japan
There's a whole lot more of Japan waiting to be explored. About 105 kilometres south of Hakodate, take off to Aomori. What not to miss? Begin with Jomon Jiyukan, Kohrakuen and Aomori kenritsu kyōdo-kan Prefectural Museum. The closest airport to this city is Aomori Airport (AOJ).
Morioka is another standout destination in Japan and is roughly 225 kilometres south of Hakodate. Make it a trip to remember with stops at Yonai weeping cherry trees, Kodai-ji Temple and Tsurugaike.
About 129 kilometres northeast of Hakodate, Chitose makes for a memorable detour. Big reasons to visit include Shikotsu Lake Sky Road, Steiff Discovery Walk and Chitose Salmon Aquarium.
