Operation period
2025.2.1 (Sat) → 3.2 (Sun) service
Time table
| Boarding / alighting place | Arrival time | Departure time | Get on / off | Sightseeing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utoro Onsen hotels *1 | 8:30 | Get on | |||
| Oshinkoshin Falls | 8:55 | 9:10 | Get off | Sightseeing for 15 mins |
|
| Aurora Terminal (Michi-no-Eki "Ryuhyo Kaido Abashiri") ※2 | 10:40 | Get off | Sightseeing for 150 mins |
||
| JR Abashiri Station (Bus stop 1) | 10:50 | Get off | |||
| Aurora Terminal (Michi-no-Eki "Ryuhyo Kaido Abashiri") | 13:10 | Get on | Get off | ||
| Lake Saroma Tsuruga Resort | 14:00 | 14:00 | Get on | Get off | |
| Mombetsu Garinko Station ※3 | 15:20 | Get off | |||
| Hotels in Monbetsu City *4 | 15:30 | Get off | |||
- *1 You can choose from Kitakobushi Shiretoko, Kiki Shiretoko, and Shiretoko Daiichi Hotel.
- *2 [Aurora train connection] Departs at 11:00 (all dates) You can board the ship while sightseeing after getting off.
- *3 [Garinko connection] Garinko III departs from 16:00 to 16:30, Garinco II departs at 15:50, both connections possible
- *4 You can choose from Mombetsu Prince Hotel, Mombetsu Central Hotel, and Hotel Okhotsk Palace Mombetsu.
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.
Ice Breaker Garinko Ⅱ・Ⅲ
Go into the Sea of Okhotsk by Icebreaker Garinko far and wide. The world's first sightseeing icebreaker will bring you a powerful and premium experience.
DetailsRoute points
-
You have 105 mins of free time at the terminal of the icebreaker ship, Aurora. Go on a drift ice cruise!
Note: Aurora is available in February and March. Advance booking is required. -
You can tranfer to Express Bus No. 1 to Utoro at Abashiri. (departing from Aurora Terminal at 3:15 p.m.)
-
After arriving at Monbetsu Garinko Station, you can board the Garinko III Sunset Cruise (departing at 16:30). (Reservation required yourself)
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. - 6:00 p.m. Closed on Sundays and Holidays)
Click here for web
reservation
Click here for web
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
