2024.1.27 → 3.3 service.
- Service period
- January 27, 2024 - March 3, 2024 Every day.
* Depends on some flights.
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2024.1.27 (Sat) → 3.3 (Sun) service
No.1 Mombetsu → Abashiri → Utoro
Lake SaromaAurora Terminal
Kitahama Swan ParkRoad to Sky -
2024.1.27 (Sat) → 3.3 (Sun) service
No.2 Akan → Mashu & Abashiri → Mombetsu
Lake Mashu 1st ObservatoryKawayu & Mt. Iou
Aurora TerminalMombetsu Garinko Station -
2024.1.27 (Sat) → 3.3 (Sun) service
No.3 Kitami & Abashiri → Mashu → Akan → Kitami & Abashiri
Lake AkanLake Mashu
Michi-no-Eki "Ryuhyo Kaido Abashiri"Tsurui Ito Sanctuary -
2024.2.1 (Thu) → 3.9 (Sat) service
No.4 Kushiro → Akan → Bihoro→ Abashiri → Utoro
Akan Tancho-no-SatoLake Akan
Lake Mashu Bihoro Pass -
2024.2.2 (Fri) → 3.10 (Sun) service
No.5 Utoro → Notsuke → Akan → Kushiro
Osinkosin FallLake Akan
Notsuke Peninsula Nature CenterLake Mashu -
Operates from January 27th to March 3rd, 2024, in line with the operating dates of the SL Fuyu-no-Shitsugen train.
No.6 Utoro → Shibecha(SL Fuyu-no-Shitsugen Train Connection)
Osinkosin FallKawayu Onsen
Mt. IouSSL Fuyu-no-Shitsugen Train -
Operates from January 27th to March 3rd, 2024, in line with the operating dates of the SL Fuyu-no-Shitsugen train.
No.7 Shibecha → Utoro (SL Fuyu-no-Shitsugen Train Connection)
Osinkosin FallKawayu Onsen
Mt. IouSL Fuyu-no-Shitsugen Train -
2024.1.26 (Fri) → 2.25 (Sun) service
No.8 Kitami & Abashiri → Bihoro → Kitami
Drift ice icebreaker AuroraPath of emotions
Bihoro PassMt. TentoCape Notoro -
2024.1.26 (Fri) → 2.25 (Sun) service
No.9 Abashiri → Bihoro → Kitami → Abashiri
Path of emotionsBihoro Pass
Northern Earth AquariumNorth fox farm
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No.1 Mombetsu → Mombetsu & Abashiri → Utoro -
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No.2 Akan → Mashu & 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 -
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 → Bihoro → Kitami -
Reservation / details
No.9 Abashiri → Bihoro → Kitami → Abashiri
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- No.1 Mombetsu → Abashiri → Utoro
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- No.2 Akan → Mashu & 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 → Bihoro → 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. -
7 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!
Safety Measures for Prevention of COVID-19 Infection and Our Request
- ・For prevention of COVID-19 infection, the service will be conducted based on "The Guideline of Safety Measures to Prevent COVID-19 Infection in Bus & Taxi Industry" which was established by Hokkaido Bus Association.For more details, please read here.
- ・Wear a mask when you're on a bus.
- ・All passengers are subject to temperature screening before boarding. Please note that any passengers whose body temperature is higher than 37.5 degrees Celsius (99.5 degrees Fahrenheit) cannot get on the bus to prevent COVID-19 infection.
- ・Due to ventilation at fixed intervals, the temperature on buses is expected to be colder than that of other years.
- ・Refrain from eating and drinking, especially alcohol, on a bus, and also try not to talk loudly.
About Eastern Hokkaido Express Bus
Service Period: Every day from January 27(Sat.) to March 3 (Sun.)* Depends on some flights.
- 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.
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, Lake Akan Tsuruga Wings, Hotel Gozensui, New Akan Hotel, Akan Tsuruga Bessou Hinanoza, Forest of Akan Tsuruga Resort Hanayuuka, Hotel Akankoso)
- ●Abashiri (Abashiri Kankou Hotel, Hotel Abashirikoso, Lake Abashiri Tsuruga Resort)
- ●Kawayu(Kawayu Kanko Hotel, Oyado Kinkiyu, Oyado Kinkiyu Bettei Shinfuyu)