If you have already booked accommodation with Samurai Snow, you can book transfers through our booking portal.
Private Taxi Transfers are the most convenient and fastest option for transfer from a wide variety of pick up locations to Furano with a variety of vehicle sizes offered.
Taxi Transfers are suitable for groups of any size with vehicle ranging from 2 person sedan taxis to 30 person coach vehicles.
Whether you are coming from Chitose Airport (CTS), sightseeing in Sapporo, Otaru or Hakodate, or a stay at one of the other major Hokkaido Ski Resorts, private taxi transfers are a great stress free option.
Vehicle Types
A variety of vehicle sizes can be booked subject to availability.
How many people can each vehicle type transport?
This depends on how many pieces of luggage your group has, especially snow gear luggage items - ski or snowboard bags.
If you book a cargo vehcile, your main transport vehicle will be transporting passengers only, which might mean you can book a smaller vehicle for your group.
Luxury Vehicle
The Toyota Alphard 30 series is used for the luxury vehicle type.
Featuring separate captain's seats with foot rests, own arm rests and reclining capability, the vehicles are extremely comfortable
2024 / 25 Prices
The price that you pay varies by travel date, route and vehicle type.
Prices are based on a one way transfer between Niseko and the destination listed.
For large group vehicles - Small Bus, Medium Coach & Coach - prices are subject to quotation on a case-by-case basis.
Airport Arrival Transfers
When booking arrival transfers from Chitose Airport or Asahikawa Airport, you can choose one of the following two options
- Immediate Departure Transfer - staff meet you at the arrival exit and you depart the airport straight away. Please note that waiting time after confirmed flight arrival time is limited to 30 minutes for domestic arrival and 60 minutes for international arrivals.
- Specified Meeting Time Transfer - staff meet you at the information desk near the arrival your preferred specified time, allowing you time do some shopping, dining etc at the Airport before departing for Niseko
Multiple Flights
For group with members arriving on multiple flights, please book for the latest flight arrival time.
Supermarket Stop
A supermarket shopping stopping service can be arranged on route for the following charges:
- Up to 30 minutes stop - JPY ¥6,000
- 30 to 60 minutes stop - JPY ¥10,000
This service needs to be booked in advance and is subject to availability in the schedule.
Child & Booster Seats
Child or booster seats are not legally required in Japan but these can be booked if you like (subject to availability).
Booking Terms
Payment
- Full payment via the booking portal is required to complete the booking
Changes & Cancellations
- All changes are subject to availability. Sky Station reserves the right to refuse changes after confirmation of the booking.
- Changes to confirmed booking are generally not permitted within 21 days of the service.
- Changes include but are not limited to destination changes, date changes or meeting time changes of more than 30 minutes.
- Changes or Cancellations made within 21 days will usually incur a fee as follows:
- 21 or more days in advance of the transfer date: 0% fee applies
- 14 to 20 days in advance of the transfer date: 20% fee applies
- 7 to 13 days in advance of the transfer date: 30% fee applies
- 3 to 6 days in advance of the transfer date: 50% fee applies
- Within 3 days of transfer date: 100% fee applies
*Refunds are made in Japanese Yen. The amount that you receive in your home currency may differ from the amount you paid in your home currency due to exchange rate fluctuations.
Waiting Times
- Due to strict new Japanese laws governing the limits of driver's working hours, waiting times are limited.
- For Immediate Departure Arrival Transfers from Chitose Airport, staff will be waiting at the arrival exit with a sign up to 30 minutes after flight arrival time for domestic flight arrivals and up to 60 minutes after flight arrivals for international flight arrivals. After this waiting time it may not be possible to provide the transfer and will be treated as a no show cancellation.
- For all other transfer types, there is no charge for up to 10 minutes waiting time and then JPY ¥2,000 charge for every further 10 minutes wait up to a maximum of 30 minutes. After 30 minutes of waiting time, the driver will leave and will be treated as a no show.
Flight Delays
- Assuming there is no change in flight number, the transfer will be rescheduled according to the confirmed flight arrival time
- If the first of your connecting flights (not arriving into Chitose Airport) is delayed and you are put on a new flight number for your second flight arriving into Chitose Airport you must notify Sky Station of the new flight number. Otherwise the transfer will remain booked for your arrival on your original flight number and you will be a no show.
Flight Cancellations
- Cancellations on the arrival day - if the flight is cancelled due to weather or mechanical issues, it will be treated as a no show with no refund or reschedule. We recommend that you take out travel insurance to provide protection for this scenario.
- Cancellations the day before arrival - if notified, Sky Station will re-schedule your transfer for your new flight details. However, this is subject to availability of vehicles and drivers.
Last Minute Bookings
- We kindly request that you book transfers as early as possible due to limited availability for short notice bookings.
- We are not able to book transfers 7 days or fewer before the transfer date.
Book Furano Taxi Transfers
We are only able to book for guests who have already booked accommodation with Samurai Snow.
Please enter your Samurai Snow Reservation Number provided to you when you booked your accommodation in the form below and we will email booking instructions to you.
If you submit a booking request and have not already booked accommodation with Samurai Snow, we will do our best to respond to your enquiry but this will not always be possible.
What time should you get picked up for Furano to Chitose Airport transfers?
When booking a departure transfer from Furano to Chitose Airport, the transfer time is normally 2.5 hours but can be up to 3 hours in bad weather / driving conditions. We recommend booking a pick up time as follows:
- For Domestic Flights (within Japan): minimum 4 hours before your flight departure time
- For International Flights: minimum 5 hours before your flight departure time
- For Domestic Flights with an International Connecting Flight with the same airline: minimum 5 hours before your flight departure time