There are 9 ways to get from Tokyo to Otaru by plane, train, bus, car, car ferry, or night bus
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Fly Tokyo International Airport to New Chitose Airport, train
best- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)plane HND - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Minami-Otarutrain
4h 46m¥12,190–37,014Train to Narita International Airport, fly to New Chitose Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)plane NRT - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Minami-Otarutrain
5h 14m¥10,805–31,691Train
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Shin-Hakodate-Hokutotrain Hayabusa
- Take the train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Sapporotrain Hokuto
9h 49m¥26,656–36,894Bus, train
- Take the bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Aomoribus
- Take the train from Shin-Aomori to Shin-Hakodate-Hokutotrain
- Take the bus from 新函館北斗駅前 to 大通ｂｃbus
19h 52m¥17,230–25,780Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Tokyo to Niigatacar
- Take the car ferry from Niigata to Otarucarferry
20h 39m¥12,332–26,702Fly Tokyo International Airport to Okadama Airport, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Okadama Airport (OKD)plane HND - OKD
- Take the train from Sapporo to Minami-Otarutrain
6h 24m¥34,210–67,804Train to Ibaraki Airport, fly to New Chitose Airport, train
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Ishiokatrain
- Fly from Ibaraki Airport (IBR) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)plane IBR - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Minami-Otarutrain
5h 27m¥22,920–37,595Fly Tokyo International Airport to Asahikawa Airport, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Asahikawa Airport (AKJ)plane HND - AKJ
- Take the train from Asahikawa to Sapporo(Jr)train
7h 31m¥15,650–50,964Night bus, car ferry
- Take the night bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Niigata Station South Exitnightbus Wg5153
- Take the car ferry from Niigata to Otarucarferry
25h 40m¥12,480–30,050
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to New Chitose Airport (CTS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tokyo to Otaru is to train and fly which costs ¥10000 - ¥32000 and takes 5h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to Otaru is to fly and train which takes 4h 46m and costs ¥12000 - ¥37000.
No, there is no direct train from Tokyo station to Otaru. However, there are services departing from Tōkyō Station and arriving at Minami-Otaru via Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto and Sapporo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 49m.
The distance between Tokyo and Otaru is 922 km.
The best way to get from Tokyo to Otaru without a car is to train which takes 9h 49m and costs ¥26000 - ¥37000.
It takes approximately 4h 46m to get from Tokyo to Otaru, including transfers.
Tokyo to Otaru train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Tōkyō Station.
Tokyo to Otaru train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto station.
There are 299+ hotels available in Otaru.
What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and Otaru, Japan?
You can take a train from Tōkyō Station to Minami-Otaru via Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto and Sapporo in around 9h 49m.
Airlines
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–39,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–43,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Asahikawa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–42,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–39,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–21,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Okadama Airport via Hakodate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–65,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Okadama Airport via Misawa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–65,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Okadama Airport via Memambetsu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–65,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Okadama Airport via Kushiro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–65,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Asahikawa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–49,000
- Website
- airdo.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–31,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Asahikawa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–42,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–39,000
Flights from Ibaraki Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–24,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–23,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–21,000
- Website
- en.ch.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–21,000
Train operators
- Phone
- 011-222-7111
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from New Chitose Airport to Minami-Otaru
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–2,200
- Schedules at
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Sapporo to Minami-Otaru
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥700–1,000
- Schedules at
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–25,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥18,000–25,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥20,000–25,000
- Green seat
- ¥26,000–35,000
Train from Shin-Aomori to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–7,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥4,700–6,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,500–7,000
- Green seat
- ¥7,000–9,500
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Sapporo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–11,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥8,000–9,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥7,500–11,000
- Green Seat
- ¥11,000–16,000
Train from Tōkyō Station to Ishioka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–3,900
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥3,400–3,900
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,800–3,900
- Green Seat
- ¥3,900–5,500
Train from Asahikawa to Sapporo(Jr)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–5,500
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥4,500–5,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥4,000–5,500
- Green Seat
- ¥5,500–8,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–5,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- ¥4,300–5,500
- Ordinary Car
- ¥2,700–3,400
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Ishioka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–1,800
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Bus operators
- Phone
- 0570ｰ000448
- Website
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
Bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Aomori
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–11,000
- Schedules at
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
- Adult
- ¥6,500–11,000
- Website
- hokkaidoubus-newstar.jp
Bus from 新函館北斗駅前 to 大通ｂｃ
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000
- Schedules at
- hokkaidoubus-newstar.jp
- Phone
- (050) 5805-0383
- en-info@willer.co.jp
- Website
- travel.willer.co.jp
Night bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Niigata Station South Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–11,000
- Schedules at
- willer-travel.com
- Relax (front area)
- ¥5,000–9,500
- Comodo
- ¥6,000–11,000
- Relax (ladies area)
- ¥7,500–9,500
Ferry operators
- Website
- snf.jp
Car ferry from Niigata to Otaru
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–19,000
- Schedules at
- snf.jp
- State Room
- ¥13,000–17,000
- Tourist
- ¥7,000–14,000
- Suite Room
- ¥37,000–41,000
- Deluxe Room
- ¥19,000–25,000
- 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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