There are 10 ways to get from Otaru to Hakone by train, plane, car ferry, car, bus, or night bus
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Train to New Chitose Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport, train
best- Take the train from Minami-Otaru to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane CTS - HND
- Take the train from Shin Yokohama to Odawaratrain
6h 40mCar ferry, night bus, train
cheapest- Take the carferry from Otaru to Niigatacarferry
- Take the nightbus from Niigata to Saitama Shintoshin Bus Terminalnightbus
- Take the train from Saitama-Shintoshin to Odawaratrain
28h 8m¥6,460–32,210Train via Morioka
- Take the train from Sapporo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokutotrain
- Take the train from Shin Hakodate Hokuto to Moriokatrain
- Take the train from Morioka to Omiya Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ōmiya to Odawaratrain
14h 8m¥20,187–28,063Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Otaru to Niigatacarferry
- Drive from Niigata to Hakonecar
21h 54m¥6,500–27,600Bus, train
- Take the bus from 札幌駅前 to 新函館北斗駅前bus
- Take the train from Shin Hakodate Hokuto to Shin Aomoritrain
- Take the bus from Konan Bus Hirosaki Bus Terminal to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Hakone Glass No Moribus
23h 33m¥13,490–19,730Train to New Chitose Airport, fly to Narita International Airport, train
- Take the train from Minami-Otaru to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane CTS - NRT
- Take the train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Shin Yokohama to Odawaratrain
7h 33mTrain to New Chitose Airport, fly to Ibaraki Airport, train
- Take the train from Minami-Otaru to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Ibaraki Airport (IBR)plane CTS - IBR
- Take the train from Ishioka to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Shin Yokohama to Odawaratrain
7h 49mTrain to New Chitose Airport, fly to Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport, train
- Take the train from Minami-Otaru to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport (FSZ)plane CTS - FSZ
- Take the train from Shizuoka to Odawaratrain
8h 22mTrain, train to Asahikawa Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Minami-Otaru to Sapporotrain
- Take the train from Sapporo to Asahikawatrain
- Fly from Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane AKJ - HND
- Take the train from Shin Yokohama to Odawaratrain
- Take the bus from Odawara Station to Miyanoshita Onsenbus
9h 39mTrain
- Take the train from Sapporo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokutotrain
- Take the train from Shin Hakodate Hokuto to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to 小田原 Odawaratrain Jt
16h 11m¥19,467–27,353
New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Otaru to Hakone is to bus and train which costs ¥13000 - ¥20000 and takes 23h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Otaru to Hakone is to train via Morioka which takes 14h 8m and costs ¥20000 - ¥29000.
No, there is no direct train from Otaru to Hakone. However, there are services departing from Minami-Otaru and arriving at Odawara via Sapporo, Shin Hakodate Hokuto, Morioka and Ōmiya. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 8m.
The distance between Otaru and Hakone is 984 km.
The best way to get from Otaru to Hakone without a car is to train via Morioka which takes 14h 8m and costs ¥20000 - ¥29000.
It takes approximately 6h 40m to get from Otaru to Hakone, including transfers.
Otaru to Hakone train services, operated by JR HOKKAIDO (Hokkaido Railway Company), depart from Sapporo station.
Otaru to Hakone train services, operated by JR HOKKAIDO (Hokkaido Railway Company), arrive at Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto station.
There are 1474+ hotels available in Hakone.
What companies run services between Otaru, Japan and Hakone, Japan?
You can take a train from Minami-Otaru to Miyanoshita Onsen via Sapporo, Shin Hakodate Hokuto, Morioka, Ōmiya, Odawara, and Odawara Station in around 14h 8m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–85,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–70,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Narita International Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–85,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–80,000
Flights from Asahikawa Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–37,000
- Phone
- 011-222-7111
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
Train from Minami-Otaru to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–2,200
- 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 Minami-Otaru to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–2,200
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
Train from Minami-Otaru to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–2,200
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
Train from Minami-Otaru to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–2,200
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
Train from Minami-Otaru to Sapporo
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥700–1,000
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
Train from Sapporo to Asahikawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–3,800
- 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
- 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
- snf.jp
Car ferry from Otaru to Niigata
- 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
Car ferry from Otaru to Niigata
- 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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