Operation period
2025.2.1 (Sat) → Early March service
Time table
| Boarding / alighting place | Arrival time | Departure time | Get on / off | Sightseeing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kushiro Station | 7:50 | Get on | |||
| MOO Bus Terminal | 7:55 | Get on | |||
| Kushiro Prince Hotel | 7:58 | Get on | |||
| Michi no Eki Akan Tancho no Sato | 8:50 | 9:00 | No | Get off break 10 mins | |
| Akanko Onsen ※1 | 9:50~10:05 | 9:50~10:05 | Get on | ||
| Michi no Eki Mashu Onsen | 10:55 | 11:15 | Get on | Get off | |
| Lake Mashu 1st Observatory | 11:30 | 12:00 | No | Sightseeing for 30 mins |
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| Bihoro Pass | 12:50 | 13:50 | No | Sightseeing for 60 mins |
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| Memanbetsu Airport | 14:40 | 14:40 | Get off | ||
| Marchen no Oka | No | Car window | |||
| Abashiri Station (Bus stop 1) | 15:05 | Get off | |||
| Aurora Terminal (Michi-no-Eki "Ryuhyo Kaido Abashiri") ※2 | 15:10 | 16:40 | Get off | Sightseeing for 90 mins |
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| Respective Hotels in Utoro Onsen ※3 | 18:00~ 18:10 | Get off | |||
- ※A bus guide will board the bus.
- ※1 You can choose from Yuku no Sato Tsuruga, Gozensui, New Akan Hotel, Hinanoza, and Hanayuuka.
- ※2 [Aurora train connection] February and March, you can get off at 15:30 and board the boat while sightseeing
- ※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.
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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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: 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.
(+81) 50-3619-4178(Mon. - Sat. 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Closed on Sundays and Holidays)
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Route list
- No. 1 Mombetsu → Mombetsu & Abashiri → Utoro
- No. 2 Akan → Mashu & 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
