Operation period
2025.2.1 (Sat) → 3.2 (Sun) service
Time table
| Boarding / alighting place | Arrival time | Departure time | Get on / off | Sightseeing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels within Mombetsu ※1 | 10:00 | Get on | |||
| Mombetsu Garinko Station | 10:15 | Get on | |||
| Lake Saroma Tsuruga Resort | 11:35 | 11:35 | Get on | Get off | |
| Aurora Terminal (Michi-no-Eki "Ryuhyo Kaido Abashiri")※2 | 12:45 | 15:15 | Get on | Get off | Sightseeing for 150 mins |
| Road to Sky | 16:15 | 16:25 | No | Sightseeing for 10 mins |
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| Respective Hotels in Utoro Onsen ※3 | 17:00 | Get off | |||
- ※1 You can choose from Mombetsu Prince Hotel, Mombetsu Central Hotel, and Hotel Okhotsk Palace Mombetsu.
- ※2 [Aurora connection] Departs at 14:00 in February, 13:30 in March. You can get off and board the ship while sightseeing. *In January, it departs at 15:00, so you need to get off.
- ※3 You can choose from Kitakobushi Shiretoko, Kiki Shiretoko, and Shiretoko Daiichi Hotel.
Route Map
Ride fare
Note: Dwarfs are in parentheses (applicable to one child per adult)
Each price includes a drift ice zero carbon cooperation fee of 187 yen.
The Drift Ice Zero Carbon Cooperation Fund will be used to protect drift ice and the natural environment around it.
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Shiretoko Drift Ice Walk
Walk on & fall off from drift ice wearing a diving dry suit! Have an special experience unique to this period of time.
DetailsRoute points
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Stop at Abashiri Aurora Terminal for 150 minutes. In February and March, you can board the Aurora while the train is stopped. (Reservation required yourself)
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Stop at the "Road to the Sky", a spectacular spot with a straight road
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Shiretoko Goko Lakes Walk is one of the most popular attractions offered in winter season only.
Request when boarding
- Note: Children (3-11 years old).
- Note: Advance booking is required. Click the button below to book your seat at least 5 days before by 5:00 p.m.
- Note: The vehicle may change to a minibus taxi or a regular taxi depending on the number of the reserved passengers.
- Note: For an inquiry on that very day or travel agencies
Tel: (+81) 152-45-56665 (9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Mon. - Fri.)
Eastern Hokkaido Express Bus Control Center - The buses are limited to those who stay in the designated accommodations as a supporting hotel of the service.
Check the list of the designated accommodations here.
Reservation
Express Bus Personal Booking Office - Online Travel Co. Ltd.
info@japapass.com(Mon. - Sat. 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Closed on Sundays and Holidays)
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reservation
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reservation
Route list
- No. 1 Mombetsu → Mombetsu & Abashiri → Utoro
- No. 2 Utoro → Abashiri → Mombetsu
- No. 3 Kitami & Abashiri → Mashu → Akan → Kitami & Abashiri
- No. 4 Kushiro → Akan → Bihoro → Abashiri → Utoro
- No. 5 Utoro → Notsuke → Akan → Kushiro
- No. 6 Utoro → Shibecha (SL Fuyu-no-Shitsugen Train Connection)
- No. 7 Shibecha → Utoro (SL Fuyu-no-Shitsugen Train Connection)
- No. 8 Kitami → Abashiri → Kitami
- No. 9 Abashiri → Bihoro → Kitami → Abashiri
