Operation period
2022.1.29 (Sat) → 3.6 (Sun) service
Time table
Boarding / alighting place | Arrival time | Departure time | Get on / off | Sightseeing | |
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Respective Hotels in Utoro Onsen ※1 | 8:30 | Get on | |||
Osinkosin Fall | 9:00 | 9:15 | No | Sightseeing for 15 mins |
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Aurora Terminal (Michi-no-Eki "Ryuhyo Kaido Abashiri") | 10:45 | Get on | Get off | Sightseeing for 125 mins |
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JR Abashiri Station (No. 1) | 11:00 | Get off | |||
Aurora Terminal (Michi-no-Eki "Ryuhyo Kaido Abashiri") | 12:50 | Get on | |||
Kawayu Onsen (Taiho Sumo Memorial Museum) | 14:05 | 14:10 | Get off | ||
Lake Mashu 1st Observatory | 14:45 | 15:15 | No | Sightseeing for 30 mins |
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JR Mashu Station | 15:30 | 15:30 | Get on | Get off | |
Tsurui Ito Tancho Sanctuary | 16:20 | 16:40 | No | Sightseeing for 20 mins |
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Respective Hotels in Akanko Onsen ※2 | 17:50 | Get off |
- ※1 You can choose from Kitakobushi Shiretoko, Kiki Shiretoko, and Shiretoko Daiichi Hotel
- ※2 You can choose from Yukyu no Sato Tsuruga, Tsuruga Wings, Gozensui, New Akan Hotel, Hinanoza, Hana Yuka, and Akankoso.
Route Map
Ride fare
Note: For those who are 3 - 11 year old, the fare is 50% off the regular price.

Abashiri Maruwakari 1-Day Winter Bus Tour
It's a single-day bus tour which lets you fully enjoy Abashiri by visiting Abashiri Prison Museum and getting on the icebreaker ship Aurora and JR Ryuhyo Monogatari Train.
DetailsRoute points
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You have 2 hours of free time at the terminal of the icebreaker ship, Aurora. Go on a drift ice cruise!
Note: Advance booking is required. -
You can tranfer to Express Bus No. 3 to Mombetsu & Sounkyo at Abashiri. (departing from Aurora Terminal at 1:45 p.m.)
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The bus will stop by some scenic spots including Osinkosin Fall, Lake Mashu, and Tsurui Ito Sanctuary.
Request when boarding
- Note: For those who are 3 - 11 year old, the fare is 50% off the regular price.
- 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.
(+81) 50-3850-6976(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 & Abashiri → Utoro
- No. 2 Utoro → Abashiri & Mashu → Akan
- No. 3 Akan → Mashu & Abashiri → Mombetsu
- No. 4 Kushiro → Akan → Bihoro → Abashiri → Utoro
- No. 5 Utoro → Notsuke → Akan → Kushiro
- No. 6 Kitami & Abashiri → Mashu → Akan → Kitami & Abashiri
- No. 7 Akan → Notsuke & Nakashibetsu → Utoro → Abashiri
- No. 8 Utoro → Shibecha (SL Fuyu-no-Shitsugen Train Connection)
- No. 9 Shibecha → Utoro (SL Fuyu-no-Shitsugen Train Connection)