There are 9 ways to get from Iiyama to Otaru by train, plane, car, car ferry, bus, or night bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Toyama Airport, fly to New Chitose Airport, train
best- Take the train from Liyama Station to Toyamatrain
- Fly from Toyama Airport (TOY) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)plane TOY - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Minami-Otarutrain
6h 14m¥89,123–245,391Drive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Iiyama to Niigatacar
- Take the car ferry from Niigata to Otarucarferry
18h 34m¥2,735–22,951Train
- Take the train from Liyama Station to Omiya Stationtrain
- Take the train from Omiya Station to Moriokatrain
- Take the train from Morioka to Shin Hakodate Hokutotrain
- Take the train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Shin-Sapporotrain
- Take the train from Shin-Sapporo to Minami-Otarutrain
13h 7m¥20,904–28,988Train, bus, nightbus
- Take the train from Liyama Station to Ueda Naganotrain
- Take the bus from 上田駅前(1番のりば) to 池袋駅東口(おりば)bus
- Take the night bus from Ikebukuro to Shichinohe-Towadanightbus
- Take the train from Shichinohe-Towada to Shin-Hakodate-Hokutotrain
- Take the bus from 新函館北斗駅前 to 札幌駅前bus
25h 57m¥18,436–25,550Train to Tokyo International Airport, fly to New Chitose Airport, train
- Take the train from Liyama Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)plane HND - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Minami-Otarutrain
6h 37m¥17,876–42,761Train to Matsumoto Airport, fly to New Chitose Airport, train
- Take the train from Nagano to Muraitrain
- Fly from Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)plane MMJ - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Minami-Otarutrain
7h 53m¥36,444–57,123Train to Niigata Airport, fly to New Chitose Airport, train
- Take the train from Joetsumyoko to Niigatatrain
- Fly from Niigata Airport (KIJ) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)plane KIJ - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Minami-Otarutrain
8h 1m¥25,512–66,214Train, train to Matsumoto Airport, fly to Okadama Airport
- Take the train from Kitaiiyama to Naganotrain
- Take the train from Nagano to Muraitrain
- Fly from Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) to Okadama Airport (OKD)plane MMJ - OKD
- Take the train from Sapporo to Minami-Otarutrain
8h 22m¥35,804–56,213Train to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Asahikawa Airport, train
- Take the train from Liyama Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Asahikawa Airport (AKJ)plane HND - AKJ
- Take the train from Asahikawa to Sapporo(Jr)train
9h 21m¥22,136–66,011
Toyama Airport (TOY) to New Chitose Airport (CTS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Iiyama to Otaru is to drive and car ferry which costs ¥2700 - ¥23000 and takes 18h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Iiyama to Otaru is to train and fly which takes 6h 14m and costs ¥85000 - ¥250000.
No, there is no direct train from Iiyama station to Otaru. However, there are services departing from Liyama Station and arriving at Minami-Otaru via Omiya Station, Morioka, Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto and Shin-Sapporo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 7m.
The distance between Iiyama and Otaru is 1010 km.
The best way to get from Iiyama to Otaru without a car is to train which takes 13h 7m and costs ¥20000 - ¥29000.
It takes approximately 6h 14m to get from Iiyama to Otaru, including transfers.
Iiyama to Otaru train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), depart from Liyama Station.
Iiyama to Otaru train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), arrive at Omiya Station.
There are 358+ hotels available in Otaru.
What companies run services between Iiyama, Nagano, Japan and Otaru, Japan?
You can take a train from Liyama Station to Minami-Otaru via Omiya Station, Morioka, Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto, and Shin-Sapporo in around 13h 7m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Toyama Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥150,000–700,000
Flights from Toyama Airport to New Chitose Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–750,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–190,000
Flights from Niigata Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–260,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Asahikawa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–41,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–46,000
Flights from Matsumoto Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥34,000–48,000
Flights from Niigata Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–41,000
Flights from Matsumoto Airport to Okadama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–50,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Asahikawa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–55,000
- Website
- airdo.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–24,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Asahikawa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–41,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–190,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Matsumoto Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥34,000–48,000
Flights from Niigata Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–41,000
Flights from Matsumoto Airport to Okadama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–50,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Liyama Station to Toyama
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–2,700
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Liyama Station to Omiya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–4,200
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Omiya Station to Morioka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–9,000
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Morioka to Shin Hakodate Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–6,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Liyama Station to Ueda Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–1,300
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Shichinohe-Towada to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–3,700
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Liyama Station to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–4,800
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Nagano to Murai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,400
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Joetsumyoko to Niigata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–2,900
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Kitaiiyama to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥500–750
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Nagano to Murai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,400
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Liyama Station to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–4,800
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- 011-222-7111
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from New Chitose Airport to Minami-Otaru
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–2,200
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
Train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Shin-Sapporo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–8,000
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
Train from Shin-Sapporo to Minami-Otaru
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥950–1,300
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
Train from New Chitose Airport to Minami-Otaru
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–2,200
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
Train from New Chitose Airport to Minami-Otaru
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–2,200
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
Train from New Chitose Airport to Minami-Otaru
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–2,200
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
Train from Sapporo to Minami-Otaru
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥700–1,000
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
Train from Asahikawa to Sapporo(Jr)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–3,800
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
- Website
- busnet-gunma.jp
Bus from 上田駅前(1番のりば) to 池袋駅東口(おりば)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,800
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- kokusaikogyo.bus-japan.net
Night bus from Ikebukuro to Shichinohe-Towada
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–11,000
- Schedules at
- kokusaikogyo.bus-japan.net
- Book at
- japanbusonline.com
- Website
- hokkaidoubus-newstar.jp
Bus from 新函館北斗駅前 to 札幌駅前
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000
- Schedules at
- secure.j-bus.co.jp
- Website
- snf.jp
Car ferry from Niigata to Otaru
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–19,000
- Schedules at
- snf.jp
- Tourist C
- ¥7,000–12,000
- Tourist A
- ¥9,500–15,000
- Tourist S
- ¥11,000–19,000
- State room A (inside)
- ¥15,000–25,000
- State room A
- ¥16,000–26,000
- Deluxe room A
- ¥23,000–33,000
- Suite room
- ¥40,000–44,000
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