There are 9 ways to get from Otaru to Shirogane by train, plane, bus, car ferry, car, or night bus
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Train to New Chitose Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport
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
5h 3m¥15,336–42,940Car ferry, drive
cheapest- Take the carferry from Otaru to Niigatacarferry
- Drive from Niigata to Shiroganecar
21h 23m¥6,000–27,100Train via Kikonai
- Take the train from Sapporo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokutotrain Hokuto
- Take the train from Kikonai to Tōkyō Stationtrain Shinkansen / ...
12h 43m¥19,187–25,993Bus, 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 Moriokatrain
- Take the bus from Morioka to Tokyo Station Nihonbashi Exitbus
- Take the bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu to Kisarazu Stationbus
20h 27m¥17,100–31,380Train to New Chitose Airport, fly to Narita International Airport
- Take the train from Minami-Otaru to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane CTS - NRT
5h 8m¥8,976–31,370Train to Okadama Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Take the train from Minami-Otaru to Sapporotrain
- Fly from Okadama Airport (OKD) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane OKD - HND
- Take the train from 木更津 Kisarazu to 八幡宿 Yawatajukutrain
7h 8m¥45,657–70,003Train 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
6h 27m¥23,826–48,220Train
- 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 蘇我 Sogatrain Je
14h 54m¥18,617–26,223Car ferry, night bus, train
- Take the carferry from Otaru to Niigatacarferry
- Take the nightbus from Niigata to Tokyo Station Nihonbashi Exitnightbus
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to 蘇我 Sogatrain Je
26h 47m¥6,090–30,570
New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Otaru to Shirogane is to train and fly which costs ¥9000 - ¥32000 and takes 5h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Otaru to Shirogane is to train and fly which takes 5h 3m and costs ¥15000 - ¥43000.
No, there is no direct train from Otaru to Shirogane. However, there are services departing from Minami-Otaru and arriving at 八幡宿 Yawatajuku via Sapporo, Shin Hakodate Hokuto, Kikonai, Tōkyō Station and 千葉 Chiba. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 43m.
The distance between Otaru and Shirogane is 958 km.
The best way to get from Otaru to Shirogane without a car is to train via Kikonai which takes 12h 43m and costs ¥19000 - ¥26000.
It takes approximately 5h 3m to get from Otaru to Shirogane, including transfers.
Otaru to Shirogane train services, operated by JR HOKKAIDO (Hokkaido Railway Company), depart from Sapporo station.
Otaru to Shirogane train services, operated by JR HOKKAIDO (Hokkaido Railway Company), arrive at Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto station.
There are 401+ hotels available in Shirogane.
What companies run services between Otaru, Japan and Shirogane, Chiba, Japan?
You can take a train from Minami-Otaru to 八幡宿 Yawatajuku via Sapporo, Shin Hakodate Hokuto, Kikonai, Tōkyō Station, and 千葉 Chiba in around 12h 43m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–45,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–28,000
Flights from Okadama Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Hakodate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–65,000
Flights from Okadama Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Kushiro
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–65,000
Flights from Okadama Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Memambetsu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–65,000
Flights from Okadama Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–65,000
Flights from Okadama Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Misawa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–65,000
- 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 Sapporo
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥700–1,000
- 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 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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