Operation period
2022.2.1 (Tue) → 3.5 (Sat) service
Time table
Boarding / alighting place | Arrival time | Departure time | Get on / off | Sightseeing | |
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JR Kushiro Station | 7:45 | Get on | |||
Michi no Eki Akan Tancho no Sato | 9:00 | 9:20 | Get on | Sightseeing for 20 mins |
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Akanko Onsen ※1 | 10:00 | 10:15 | Get on | ||
Michi no Eki Mashu Onsen | 11:00 | 11:20 | Get on | Get off | |
Lake Mashu 1st Observatory | 11:35 | 12:05 | No | Sightseeing for 30 mins |
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Bihoro Pass | 12:55 | 13:55 | No | Sightseeing for 60 mins |
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JR Bihoro Station | 14:30 | 14:30 | Get on | Get off | |
Memanbetsu Airpor | 14:45 | 14:45 | Get off | ||
Aurora Terminal (Michi-no-Eki "Ryuhyo Kaido Abashiri") | 15:15 | 16:40 | Get on | Get off | Sightseeing for 95 mins |
Respective Hotels in Utoro Onsen ※2 | 18:00 | Get off |
- ※1 You can choose from Yukyu no Sato Tsuruga, Tsuruga Wings, Gozensui, New Akan Hotel, Hinanoza, Hana Yuka, and Akankoso.
- ※2 You can choose from Kitakobushi Shiretoko, Kiki Shiretoko, and Shiretoko Daiichi Hotel
[Aurora Go connection] February / March 15:30 Departure and boarding during sightseeing
Route Map
Ride fare
Note: For those who are 3 - 11 year old, the fare is 50% off the regular price.

Shiretoko Ryuhyou-yoku (Drift Ice Relaxation)
Wrap yourself in a sleeping bag by the coast of Shiretoko and see the floating drift ice. It's a do-nothing activity.
DetailsRoute points
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The bus will take you to breathtaking scenic spots of winter including Lake Mashu and Bihoro Pass.
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You can get on the icebreaker ship, Aurora (departing at 3:30 p.m.) while the bus stays at Aurora Terminal in Abashiri.
Note: Advance booking is required. The fare is at your expense. -
You can catch a flight of ANA or JAL to Haneda or New Chitose at Memanbetsu Airport.
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)
Click here for web
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)