There are 7 ways to get from Otaru to Hachinohe by train, bus, car, car ferry, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Sapporo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokutotrain Hokuto
- Take the train from Shin Hakodate Hokuto to Hachinohetrain Hayabusa / ...
8h 34m¥10,167–13,623Drive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Otaru to Hakodatecar
- Take the car ferry from Hakodate to Omacarferry
- Drive from Oma to Hachinohecar
7h 1m¥8,291–13,221Bus, train
- 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 Hachinohetrain Hayabusa / ...
9h 49m¥8,670–10,390Train, bus to Okadama Airport, fly to Misawa
- Take the train from Minami-Otaru to Sapporotrain
- Take the bus from さっぽろ to 栄町bus
- Fly from Okadama Airport (OKD) to Misawa (MSJ)plane OKD - MSJ
- Take the train from Misawa to Hachinohetrain
5h 42m¥14,427–99,613Bus, train via Shichinohe
- 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 Shichinohe-Towadatrain Hayate
10h 55m¥8,670–11,540Train to New Chitose Airport, fly to Aomori, train
- Take the train from Minami-Otaru to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Aomori (AOJ)plane CTS - AOJ
- Take the train from Aomori to Hachinohetrain
7h 12m¥14,831–33,430Train to New Chitose Airport, fly to Morioka Hanamaki Airport, train
- Take the train from Minami-Otaru to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Morioka Hanamaki Airport (HNA)plane CTS - HNA
- Take the train from Morioka to Hachinohetrain
8h 1m¥18,906–39,350
Okadama Airport (OKD) to Misawa (MSJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Otaru to Hachinohe is to bus and train which costs ¥8500 - ¥11000 and takes 9h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Otaru to Hachinohe is to train and bus and fly which takes 5h 42m and costs ¥14000 - ¥100000.
No, there is no direct train from Otaru to Hachinohe. However, there are services departing from Minami-Otaru and arriving at Hon-Hachinohe via Sapporo, Shin Hakodate Hokuto and Hachinohe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 34m.
The distance between Otaru and Hachinohe is 565 km.
The best way to get from Otaru to Hachinohe without a car is to train which takes 8h 34m and costs ¥10000 - ¥14000.
It takes approximately 8h 34m to get from Otaru to Hachinohe, including transfers.
Otaru to Hachinohe train services, operated by JR HOKKAIDO (Hokkaido Railway Company), depart from Sapporo station.
Otaru to Hachinohe train services, operated by JR HOKKAIDO (Hokkaido Railway Company), arrive at Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto station.
There are 88+ hotels available in Hachinohe.
What companies run services between Otaru, Japan and Hachinohe, Japan?
You can take a train from Minami-Otaru to Hon-Hachinohe via Sapporo, Shin Hakodate Hokuto, and Hachinohe in around 8h 34m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Okadama Airport to Misawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–95,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Aomori
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–27,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Morioka Hanamaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–34,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Aomori
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥42,000–190,000
- Phone
- 011-222-7111
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Sapporo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–8,000
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
Train from Minami-Otaru to Sapporo
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥700–1,000
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
Train from Minami-Otaru to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–2,200
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
Train from Minami-Otaru to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–2,200
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Shin Hakodate Hokuto to Hachinohe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–4,400
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Shin Hakodate Hokuto to Hachinohe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–4,400
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Misawa to Hachinohe
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥400–550
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Shichinohe-Towada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–3,700
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Morioka to Hachinohe
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–2,200
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- 017-752-0330
- Website
- aoimorirailway.com
Train from Misawa to Hachinohe
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥490–700
- Schedules at
- aoimorirailway.com
Train from Aomori to Hachinohe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–3,100
- Schedules at
- aoimorirailway.com
- Phone
- 019-626-9151
- Website
- igr.jp
Train from Morioka to Hachinohe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://igr.jp/
- 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
- Website
- city.sapporo.jp
Bus from さっぽろ to 栄町
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥260–290
- Website
- https://www.city.sapporo.jp/st/english/routemap.html
- Phone
- 0570-200-600
- Website
- chuo-bus.co.jp
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
- https://www.chuo-bus.co.jp/language/en.html
- 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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