There are 5 ways to get from Otaru (Station) to Shin-Aomori by train, bus, car, car ferry, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Sapporo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokutotrain Hokuto
- Take the train from Shin Hakodate Hokuto to Shin Aomoritrain Hayabusa
7h 15m¥8,972–11,908Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from 札幌駅前 to 新函館北斗駅前bus 札幌~函館
- Take the train from Shin Hakodate Hokuto to Shin Aomoritrain Hayabusa
8h 46m¥7,340–9,630Bus, train via Sapporo
- Take the bus from 札幌駅前 to 新函館北斗駅前bus 札幌~函館ニュースター
- Take the train from Shin Hakodate Hokuto to Shin Aomoritrain Hayabusa
8h 39m¥7,440–8,630Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Otaru (Station) to Hakodatecar
- Take the carferry from Hakodate to Omacarferry
- Drive from Oma to Shin-Aomoricar
7h 1m¥8,161–13,078Train, fly
- Take the train from Otaru to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Aomori (AOJ)plane CTS - AOJ
4h 35m¥12,641–31,255
Otaru (Station) to Shin-Aomori by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Otaru (Station) to Shin-Aomori is to bus and train via Sapporo which costs ¥7000 - ¥9000 and takes 8h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Otaru (Station) to Shin-Aomori is to train and fly which takes 4h 35m and costs ¥12000 - ¥32000.
No, there is no direct train from Otaru (Station) to Shin-Aomori. However, there are services departing from Otaru and arriving at Shin Aomori via Sapporo and Shin Hakodate Hokuto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 15m.
The distance between Otaru (Station) and Shin-Aomori is 479 km.
The best way to get from Otaru (Station) to Shin-Aomori without a car is to train which takes 7h 15m and costs ¥8500 - ¥12000.
It takes approximately 7h 15m to get from Otaru (Station) to Shin-Aomori, including transfers.
Otaru (Station) to Shin-Aomori train services, operated by JR HOKKAIDO (Hokkaido Railway Company), depart from Sapporo station.
Otaru (Station) to Shin-Aomori train services, operated by JR HOKKAIDO (Hokkaido Railway Company), arrive at Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto station.
There are 133+ hotels available in Shin-Aomori.
What companies run services between Otaru (Station), Japan and Shin-Aomori, Japan?
You can take a train from Otaru to Shin Aomori via Sapporo and Shin Hakodate Hokuto in around 7h 15m.
- Phone
- 011-222-7111
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
Train from Sapporo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–8,000
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
Train from Otaru to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–2,300
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Shin Hakodate Hokuto to Shin Aomori
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–2,900
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Shin Hakodate Hokuto to Shin Aomori
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–2,900
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Shin Hakodate Hokuto to Shin Aomori
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–2,900
- Website
- JR EAST
- Website
- hokkaidoubus-newstar.jp
Bus from 札幌駅前 to 新函館北斗駅前
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000
- Schedules at
- secure.j-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-200-600
- Website
- Hokkaido Chuo Bus
Bus from 札幌駅前 to 新函館北斗駅前
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–6,000
- Website
- Hokkaido Chuo Bus
- Website
- tsugarukaikyo.co.jp
Car ferry from Hakodate to Oma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–3,800
- Website
- http://www.tsugarukaikyo.co.jp
- Book at
- https://www.tsugarukaikyo.com/r100rsvTop.aspx
- Standard
- ¥1,800–2,900
- Casual
- ¥2,200–3,500
- First Class
- ¥2,500–3,800
- Car smaller than 6m
- ¥10,000–21,000
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