No.5Kushiro → Akan & Abashiri → Utoro No.5Kushiro → Akan & Abashiri → Utoro No.5

Kushiro → Akan & Abashiri → Utoro No.5

Must Attraction

  • Shiretoko Ryuhyou-yoku (Drift Ice Relaxation)

    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.

Tips of the Route

  • Lake Mashu

    POINT 1

    The bus will take you to breathtaking scenic spots of winter including Lake Mashu and Bihoro Pass.

  • the icebreaker ship, Aurora

    POINT 2

    You can get on the icebreaker ship, Aurora (departing at 3:30 p.m.) while the bus stays at Aurora Terminal in Abashiri.
    ※ Advance booking is required. The fare is at your expense.

  •  Memanbetsu Airport

    POINT 3

    You can catch a flight of ANA or JAL to Haneda or New Chitose at Memanbetsu Airport.

Kushiro → Akan & Abashiri → Utoro No.5

Service Period
Every day from February 1 (Mon.) to March 7 (Sun.)
  • 7:45
    • Pick-up
    JR Kushiro Station
  • 9:00/9:20
    • Sightseeing
    Michi no Eki Akan Tancho no Sato (Sightseeing for 20 mins)
  • 10:00/10:15
    • Pick-up
    Akanko Onsen (Not allowed to get off here)
  • 11:00/11:20
    • Pick-up
    • Drop-off
    Michi no Eki Mashu Onsen
  • 11:35/12:05
    • Sightseeing
    Lake Mashu 1st Observatory (Sightseeing for 30 mins)
  • 12:55/13:55
    • Sightseeing
    Bihoro Pass (Sightseeing for 60 mins)
  • 14:30
    • Pick-up
    • Drop-off
    JR Bihoro Station
  • 14:45
    • Drop-off
    Memanbetsu Airport (Not allowed to get on here)
  • 15:15/16:40
    • Pick-up
    • Drop-off
    Aurora Terminal (Sightseeing for 95 mins)
  • 18:00
    • Drop-off
    Respective Hotels in Utoro Onsen
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Fare

Kushiro → Akan & Abashiri → Utoro No.5 Fare

Request to Passengers

  • ※For those who are 3 - 11 year old, the fare is 50% off the regular price.
  • ※Advance booking is required. Click the button below to book your seat at least 5 days before by 5:00 p.m.
  • ※The vehicle may change to a minibus taxi or a regular taxi depending on the number of the reserved passengers.
  • ※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.
Frequently Asked Questions

List of Lines

Safety Measures for Prevention of COVID-19 Infection and Our Request

  • ・For prevention of COVID-19 infection, the service will be conducted based on "The Guideline of Safety Measures to Prevent COVID-19 Infection in Bus & Taxi Industry" which was established by Hokkaido Bus Association. For more details, please read here.
  • ・Wear a mask when you're on a bus.
  • ・All passengers are subject to temperature screening before boarding. Please note that any passengers whose body temperature is higher than 37.5 degrees Celsius (99.5 degrees Fahrenheit) cannot get on the bus to prevent COVID-19 infection.
  • ・Due to ventilation at fixed intervals, the temperature on buses is expected to be colder than that of other years.
  • ・Refrain from eating and drinking, especially alcohol, on a bus, and also try not to talk loudly.

About Eastern Hokkaido Express Bus

Service Period
Every day from February 1 (Mon) to March 7 (Sun)
  • ※The buses depart strictly on time. Please confirm the boarding location and the schedule and make sure you be there at least 5 minutes in advance.
    (We will not take any responsibility for your late arrival, which results in missing the bus.)
  • ※Due to the bus schedule, there might be cases you will not be able to have breakfast depending on the hotel you stay. Please confirm beforehand.
  • ※ The bus route is subject to change if any of the sections is closed.
  • ※The bus will not stop at a place where no reserved passenger is expected to board.
  • ※We are not responsible for any payment you make for your facility use, meals, and shopping.
  • ※Service hours and holidays of tourist attractions may change.
  • ※The vehicle may change to a midsize bus, a small bus, or a taxi depending on the number of passengers.

Terms of Use

You will have to stay in the accommodations listed below if you are using the bus.

  • ●Mombetsu (Mombetsu Central Hotel, Hotel Okhotsk Palace, Mombetsu Prince Hotel)
  • ●Abashiri Lake Saroma (Hokuten no Oka Lake Abashiri Tsuruga Resort, Abashiri Kankou Hotel, Hotel Abashirikoso, Tento no Sato Hotel Honjin Lake Abashiri, and other accommodations within Abashiri city)
  • ●Kitami Accommodations within Kitami ciry
  • ●Shiretoko Utoro (Shiretoko Daiichi Hotel, KIKI Shiretoko Natural Resort, Kitakobushi Shiretoko Hotel and Resort)
  • ●Teshikaga (Kawayu, Mashu, Lake Kussharo) Kawayu Kanko Hotel, Kinkiyu Hotel, and other member accommodations of Lake Mashu Tourism Association (accommodations listed on this page.)
  • ●Lake Akan(Lake Akan Tsuruga Wings, Akan Yuku no Sato Tsuruga, Forest of Akan Tsuruga Resort Hanayuuka, Akan Tsuruga Bessou Hinanoza, New Akan Hotel, Hotel Akankoso, Hotel Gozensui)
  • ●Nakashibetsu Betsukai (Accommodations associated with the tourism association)