There are 9 ways to get from Japan to Kunashir Island by train, plane, unknown, or 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 New Chitose Airport, fly to Nakashibetsu Airport, travel
best- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB)plane CTS - SHB
- Walk from Nakashibetsu-Airport-SHB to Kunashir Islandunknown
4h 27mTrain, bus, travel via Morioka
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Moriokatrain
- Take the train from Morioka to Shin Hakodate Hokutotrain
- Take the train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Minami-Chitosetrain
- Take the train from Minami-Chitose to Kushiro(Hokkaido)train
- Take the bus from kushiro sta.bus tarminal to 羅臼本町bus
- Walk from 羅臼本町 to Kunashir Islandunknown
19h 39mTrain, bus, travel
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Shin Hakodate Hokutotrain
- Take the bus from 新函館北斗駅前 to 大谷地バスターミナルbus
- Take the bus from 大谷地バスターミナル to 釧路駅前bus
- Take the bus from kushiro sta.bus tarminal to 羅臼本町bus
- Walk from 羅臼本町 to Kunashir Islandunknown
23h 56mFly Tokyo International Airport to Nakashibetsu Airport, travel
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB)plane HND - SHB
- Walk from Nakashibetsu-Airport-SHB to Kunashir Islandunknown
5h 11mFly Okadama Airport to Nakashibetsu Airport, travel
- Fly from Okadama Airport (OKD) to Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB)plane OKD - SHB
- Walk from Nakashibetsu-Airport-SHB to Kunashir Islandunknown
5h 1mTrain to New Chitose Airport, fly to Memanbetsu Airport, bus, travel
- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Memanbetsu Airport (MMB)plane CTS - MMB
- Take the bus from Memanbetu Airport to Michi-no-Eki Utoro-Shiretokobus
- Walk from Michi-no-Eki Utoro-Shiretoko to Kunashir Islandunknown
6h 50mFly Okadama Airport to Memanbetsu Airport, bus, travel
- Fly from Okadama Airport (OKD) to Memanbetsu Airport (MMB)plane OKD - MMB
- Take the bus from Memanbetu Airport to Michi-no-Eki Utoro-Shiretokobus
- Walk from Michi-no-Eki Utoro-Shiretoko to Kunashir Islandunknown
7h 29mTrain, bus, travel #2
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Shin Hakodate Hokutotrain
- Take the train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Minami-Chitosetrain
- Take the train from Minami-Chitose to Kushiro(Hokkaido)train
- Take the bus from kushiro sta.bus tarminal to 富士見町bus
- Walk from 富士見町 to Kunashir Islandunknown
21h 39mTrain, bus, travel #3
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Shin Hakodate Hokutotrain
- Take the bus from 新函館北斗駅前 to 市電すすきの前bus
- Take the bus from 市電すすきの前 to 釧路駅前bus
- Take the bus from kushiro sta.bus tarminal to 富士見町bus
- Walk from 富士見町 to Kunashir Islandunknown
25h 38m
New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Japan and Kunashir Island is 424 km.
The best way to get from Japan to Kunashir Island without a car is to train and bus and travel via Morioka which takes 19h 39m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 27m to get from Japan to Kunashir Island, including transfers.
Kunashir Island is 2h ahead of Japan. It is currently 2:24 AM in Japan and 4:24 AM in Kunashir Island.
What companies run services between Japan and Kunashir Island, Russia?
There is no direct connection from Japan to Kunashir Island. However, you can take the train to New Chitose Airport, walk to New Chitose Airport (CTS) airport, fly to Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB), then travel to Kunashir Island. Alternatively, you can take a train from Tōkyō Station to Kunashir Island via Morioka, Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto, Minami-Chitose, Kushiro(Hokkaido), kushiro sta.bus tarminal, and 羅臼本町 in around 19h 39m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Nakashibetsu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽65,000–300,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Nakashibetsu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽75,000–350,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Nakashibetsu Airport via New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽80,000–360,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Memanbetsu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽28,000–130,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Okadama Airport to Nakashibetsu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽24,000–80,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Memanbetsu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽5,000–15,000
Flights from Okadama Airport to Memanbetsu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–31,000
- Phone
- 011-222-7111
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽500–700
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
Train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Minami-Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽2,700–3,600
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
Train from Minami-Chitose to Kushiro(Hokkaido)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽3,200–4,300
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
Train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽500–700
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
Train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Minami-Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽2,700–3,600
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
Train from Minami-Chitose to Kushiro(Hokkaido)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽3,200–4,300
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Morioka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽3,700–4,800
- 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
- ₽2,400–3,200
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Tōkyō Station to Shin Hakodate Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–8,000
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Tōkyō Station to Shin Hakodate Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–8,000
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Tōkyō Station to Shin Hakodate Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–8,000
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- 0154-37-2224
- Website
- akanbus.co.jp
Bus from kushiro sta.bus tarminal to 羅臼本町
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽1,200–1,900
- Schedules at
- akanbus.co.jp
Bus from kushiro sta.bus tarminal to 羅臼本町
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽1,200–1,900
- Schedules at
- akanbus.co.jp
Bus from kushiro sta.bus tarminal to 富士見町
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽1,200–1,900
- Schedules at
- akanbus.co.jp
Bus from kushiro sta.bus tarminal to 富士見町
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽1,200–1,900
- Schedules at
- akanbus.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-200-600
- Website
- chuo-bus.co.jp
Bus from 新函館北斗駅前 to 大谷地バスターミナル
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽120–3,200
- Website
- https://www.chuo-bus.co.jp/language/en.html
Bus from 大谷地バスターミナル to 釧路駅前
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽3,751
- Website
- https://www.chuo-bus.co.jp/language/en.html
- Phone
- 0152-43-4101
- Website
- abashiribus.com
Bus from Memanbetu Airport to Michi-no-Eki Utoro-Shiretoko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽750–1,200
- Schedules at
- abashiribus.com
Bus from Memanbetu Airport to Michi-no-Eki Utoro-Shiretoko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽750–1,200
- Schedules at
- abashiribus.com
- Phone
- 0152-23-3145
- Website
- sharibus.co.jp
Bus from Memanbetu Airport to Michi-no-Eki Utoro-Shiretoko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,000–1,800
- Schedules at
- sharibus.co.jp
Bus from Memanbetu Airport to Michi-no-Eki Utoro-Shiretoko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,000–1,800
- Schedules at
- sharibus.co.jp
- Website
- hokkaidoubus-newstar.jp
Bus from 新函館北斗駅前 to 市電すすきの前
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽2,605
- Schedules at
- secure.j-bus.co.jp
Bus from 市電すすきの前 to 釧路駅前
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽3,126
- Schedules at
- secure.j-bus.co.jp
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