2026.1.30 → 3.1 service.
Reservations and sales for 2026 service
Reservations for the service running from late January to early March 2026 are scheduled to begin on November 1, 2025.
- Service period
- January 30, 2026 - March 1, 2026 Every day.
* Depends on some flights.
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2026.1.30 (Fri) → 3.1 (Sun) service
No.1 Mombetsu → Mombetsu & Abashiri → Utoro
Lake SaromaAurora Terminal
Kitahama Swan ParkRoad to Sky -
2026.1.30 (Fri) → 3.1 (Sun) service
No.2 Utoro → Abashiri → Mombetsu
Osinkosin FallAurora Terminal
Lake Saroma -
2026.1.30 (Fri) → 3.1 (Sun) service
No.3 Kitami & Abashiri → Mashu → Akan → Kitami & Abashiri
Aurora TerminalMt.IouLake Mashu
Lake Akan -
2025.1.17 (Sat) → 3.14 (Sat) service
No.4 Kushiro → Akan → Bihoro → Abashiri → Utoro
Lake AkanLake Mashu
Bihoro Pass Aurora Terminal -
2025.1.18 (Sun) → 3.15 (Sun) service
No.5 Utoro → Notsuke → Akan → Kushiro
Osinkosin FallLake MashuNotsuke Peninsula Nature CenterLake Akan
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Operates on select dates: 1/30–2/1, 2/5–2/8, 2/11, 2/13–2/15, 2/20–2/23, and 2/26–3/1, 2026.
(Same operating dates as the SL Winter Marshland train.)No.6 Utoro → Shibecha(SL Fuyu-no-Shitsugen Train Connection)
Osinkosin FallKawayu Onsen
Mt. IouSSL Fuyu-no-Shitsugen Train -
Operates on select dates: 1/30–2/1, 2/5–2/8, 2/11, 2/13–2/15, 2/20–2/23, and 2/26–3/1, 2026.
(Same operating dates as the SL Winter Marshland train.)No.7 Shibecha → Utoro (SL Fuyu-no-Shitsugen Train Connection)
Lake MashuMt. Iou
SL Fuyu-no-Shitsugen Train -
Scheduled to start operation in February 2026
No.8 Kitami → Abashiri → Kitami
Drift ice icebreaker AuroraCape NotoroDrift ice story trainAbashiri Prizon MuseumMt. Tento
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Scheduled to start operation in February 2026
No.9 Abashiri → Bihoro → Kitami → Abashiri
Path of emotionsBihoro Pass
Northern Earth AquariumNorth fox farm
Select a routeclose
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No.1 Mombetsu → Mombetsu & Abashiri → Utoro -
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No.2 Utoro → Abashiri → Mombetsu -
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No.3 Kitami & Abashiri → Mashu → Akan → Kitami & Abashiri -
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No.4 Kushiro → Akan → Bihoro→ Abashiri → Utoro -
Reservation / details
No.5 Utoro → Notsuke → Akan → Kushiro -
Reservation / details
No.6 Utoro → Shibecha (SL Fuyu-no-Shitsugen Train Connection) -
Reservation / details
No.7 Shibecha → Utoro (SL Fuyu-no-Shitsugen Train Connection) -
Reservation / details
No.8 Kitami → Abashiri → Kitami -
Reservation / details
No.9 Abashiri → Bihoro → Kitami → Abashiri
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- No.1 Mombetsu → Mombetsu & Abashiri → Utoro
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- No.2 Utoro → Abashiri → Mombetsu
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- No.3 Kitami & Abashiri → Mashu → Akan → Kitami & Abashiri
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- No.4 Kushiro → Akan → Bihoro→ Abashiri → Utoro
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- No.5 Utoro → Notsuke → Akan → Kushiro
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- No.6 Utoro → Shibecha (SL Fuyu-no-Shitsugen Train Connection)
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- No.7 Shibecha → Utoro (SL Fuyu-no-Shitsugen Train Connection)
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- No.8 Kitami → Abashiri → Kitami
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- No.9 Abashiri → Bihoro → Kitami → Abashiri
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"Eastern Hokkaido Express Bus takes you to the tourist attractions in eastern Hokkaido for a limited period of time in winter.
So many winter tourist spots including drift ice and Shiretoko, which you can only see in eastern Hokkaido, are waiting for you!
Eastern Hokkaido Express Bus allows you an easier access to winter tourist attractions, which are hard to get to by car, such as Mombetsu, Shiretoko, Abashiri, Kushiro, and Notsuke Peninsula!"
5 Tips of Eastern Hokkaido Express Bus
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It travels eastern Hokkaido area in winter only.
Each bus requires advance booking. -
9 lines to cover eastern Hokkaido
Operates once a day per route -
1 service a day in each line.
There may be a taxi depending on the number of people -
5-day advance booking is recommended.
You may book by 2-day before boarding depending on the reservation status. -
Booking can be completed online immediately!
About Eastern Hokkaido Express Bus
Service Period: Every day from January 30 (Fri.) to March 1 (Sun.) * May vary depending on some services.
- Note: The buses depart strictly on time. Please confirm the boarding location and the schedule and make sure you be there at least 5 minutes in advance.
(We will not take any responsibility for your late arrival, which results in missing the bus.) - Note: Due to the bus schedule, there might be cases you will not be able to have breakfast depending on the hotel you stay. Please confirm beforehand.
- Note: The bus route is subject to change if any of the sections is closed.
- Note: Note: The bus will not stop at a place where no reserved passenger is expected to board.
- Note: We are not responsible for any payment you make for your facility use, meals, and shopping.
- Note: Service hours and holidays of tourist attractions may change.
- Note: The vehicle may change to a midsize bus, a small bus, or a taxi depending on the number of passengers.
- Note: Refrain from eating and drinking, especially alcohol, on a bus, and also try not to talk loudly.
Terms of Use
You will have to stay in the accommodations listed below if you are using the bus.
- ●Mombetsu (Mombetsu Central Hotel, Hotel Okhotsk Palace, Mombetsu Prince Hotel)
- ●Utoro (Kitakobushi, KIKI Shiretoko, Shiretoko Daiichi HotelShiretoko Hotel and Resort)
- ●Lake Akan(Akan Yuku no Sato Tsuruga, Hotel Gozensui, New Akan Hotel, Akan Tsuruga Bessou Hinanoza, Forest of Akan Tsuruga Resort Hanayuuka)
- ●Abashiri (Hokuten no Oka Abashiri Tsuruga Resort)
- ●Kawayu(Kawayu Kanko Hotel, Oyado Kinkiyu Bettei Shinfuyu)
- ●Kushiro Accommodations within Kushiro ciry
- ●Kitami Accommodations within Kitami ciry