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Sapporo Municipal Subway 札幌市

3 lines · 46 stations

How to ride Sapporo Municipal Subway (Sapporo City Transportation Bureau) P

Operator-wide facts from Sapporo Municipal Subway (Sapporo City Transportation Bureau)'s own pages; individual lines and stations can differ.

IC cards (Suica etc.)Accepted PSAPICA, Kitaca, Suica, PASMO, manaca, TOICA +5 more
Credit card touchAccepted PVisa, Mastercard etc. contactless
Delays & suspensionsLive status →Japanese; shows delays of 10 minutes or more
Step-free accessStation list → PUse the elevators between street, ticket gates and platforms. There is a step and gap at the train door, so staff bring a boarding plate: ask at the station office before you go through the gates. Trains have wheelchair spaces; board at any car.
IC cards and payment in detail

The local card SAPICA and the nationwide cards Kitaca, Suica, PASMO, manaca, TOICA, PiTaPa, ICOCA, Hayakaken, nimoca and SUGOCA work on the subway. Touch the card on the gate reader. One-day tickets cannot be bought with IC card balance. P

札幌市営交通［地下鉄・市電（路面電車）］、ジェイ・アール北海道バス、じょうてつ、北海道中央バスで乗車券として利用できるICカードは、SAPICAのほか、「Kitaca」、「Suica（各種地域連携ICカードを含む）」、「PASMO」、「manaca（マナカ）」、「TOICA」、「PiTaPa」、「ICOCA」、「はやかけん」、「nimoca」、「SUGOCA」です。

Getting on

  1. Buy a ticket at the ticket machine (choose the fare for your journey), or use an IC card such as SAPICA, Kitaca or Suica.
  2. Paper ticket: put it in the automatic gate and take it back; you need it at your destination. IC card: touch it on the gate reader.
  3. Contactless credit/debit card or phone (Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express, Diners Club, Discover, UnionPay): touch it on the separate reader at the front of a gate marked with a sticker and a blue floor sheet, until the light turns from blue to green. Works at all 49 stations; no registration needed; one card per person.

Getting off

  1. Paper ticket: put it in the gate at your destination. IC card: touch it on the reader.
  2. If your IC card balance is too low, charge it at the fare adjustment machine before the gate.
  3. Contactless card: touch the same card or device you entered with. The fare is shown on the gate screen. Only adult fares apply (no child fare, welfare or transfer discounts); daily charges are capped at the one-day ticket price (¥830 weekdays, ¥520 weekends, holidays and 29 Dec–3 Jan).
Wheelchair assistance

Sapporo Transportation Information Center (札幌市交通案内センター), for fares, passes, routes and timetables: weekdays 8:00–20:00, weekends and holidays 10:00–18:00, closed 31 Dec–3 Jan. No dedicated accessibility line was found. Tel. 011-232-2277

Sources checked 2026-10-10 · review: draft_unreviewed

Passes valid on Sapporo Municipal Subway 2 P

Day passes, regional passes and special tickets that include Sapporo Municipal Subway, cheapest first. Prices and rules change: check the official page before you buy.

Anyone can buy 1 day · Unlimited rides

Donichika Ticket (weekend and holiday subway one-day pass)

ドニチカキップ · Sapporo City Transportation Bureau

¥520 Adult · ¥260 Child (primary school)

One day of unlimited subway rides on a Saturday, Sunday, public holiday or 29 Dec–3 Jan.

Anyone can buy 1 day · Unlimited rides

Subway One-Day Ticket

地下鉄専用1日乗車券 · Sapporo City Transportation Bureau

¥830 Adult · ¥420 Child (primary school)

Unlimited subway rides for one day. Trips started between midnight and the last train (around 2 a.m.) on New Year's night count as 31 December.

Lines

Lines and stations: 「国土数値情報（鉄道データ、駅別乗降客数データ）」（国土交通省）を加工して作成 (MLIT National Land Numerical Information, railway data N02-24 and station passengers S12-25, CC BY 4.0). English station names and readings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), where they match. Data & credits.