Airport - Transportation - Destinations - Gourmet - Nature Experience - City Walking
❽ from Kushiro
Kushiro Marshlands National Park / The world's three most spectacular sunsets / Observing the red-crowned crane, a special natural treasure
Travel information of Kushiro area
Sapporo ⇔ Kushiro Highway Bus / Sapporo Kushiro Line
4 round trips per day on buses
By train, the cost is 10,320 yen per person one way, and by highway bus, 5,230 yen per person one way. A round-trip fare would be the cost of a hotel and popular gourmet foods.
From Sapporo : Daytime / Sapporo Station (7:40-17:10) → Kushiro Station (12:55-22:25)
From Kushiro : Daytime / Kushiro Station (7:05-17:25) → Sapporo Station (12:35-22:35)
Distance / Time : 313km / Summer:5hours35min〜5hours55min / Winter:6hours05min〜6hours25min
Normal Fare : 5,230 ～ 6,000 yen
Operating Companies : Hokkaido Chuo Bus, Kushiro Bus, Akan Bus
*The operation may change depending on the situation. Please confirm when using the service.
[Boarding] Kushiro ekimae terminal→Kushiro bus honsha→Nokyo Building(JA)→ [Get off] ❶Oyachi subway sta.→❷Nango 18-chome Station→❸Tokei-dai-mae→❹Kita 2-jo Nishi 3-chome→❺Sapporo Station
[Boarding] ❶Sapporo Station → Chuo Bus Sapporo terminal → Oyachi subway sta. → [Get off] ❶Nokyo Building(JA) → ❷Kushiro bus honsha → ❸Kushiro ekimae terminal
Asahikawa ⇔ Kitami ⇔ Kushiro Highway Bus / Sapporo - Kitami - Abashiri Line (New Sunrise)
Sapporo , Kitami departure: 9 round trips per day on buses
By train, it costs 13,800 yen per person one way via Sapporo (one transfer at Sapporo), and by highway bus, it costs 6,700 yen per person one way without transfers. It is a good deal and easy.
From Asahikawa : Daytime / Asahikawa Sta. (Bus touch ⑧)(7:50, 13:05) → Kushiro Sta.
From Asahikawa : Daytime / Kushiro Sta.(8:13, 13:28) → Asahikawa Sta.
Distance / Time : 316.8km / 7h35mins
Normal Fare : 1,000 – 6,700yen
Operating Companies : Dohoku Bus, Kitami Bus, Akan Bus
*The operation may change depending on the situation. Please confirm when using the service.
[Boarding] Akan Bus honsha → MOO Bus Terminal → Kushiro Station → Tottoriodori 2-Chome → Tottori bunki → Hoshigaura Shopping Center → Otanoshike Station → Akancho-yakuba mae → Akanko Bus Center → [Get off] ❶Tsubetsu → ❷Kitami Bus Terminal (Bus stop 3) → Higashi-ainonai (ride) → Ainonai (ride)→Rubeshibe (ride) → ❸Onneyu → ❹ Sounkyo → ❺Kamikawa Mori-no Terrace Bus Touch → ❻Aibetsubashi→❼Toma 20-chome → ❽ Nagayama 2-jo 19-chome → ❾Asahikawa Station → ❿Dohoku Bus honsha
[Boarding] Dohoku Bus honsha → Asahikawa Station (bus touch 8) → Nagayama 2-jo 19-chome → Toma 20-chome → Aibetsubashi → Kamikawa Mori-no Terrace Bus Touch → Sounkyo → [Get off] ❶ Onneyu → ❷Rubeshibe→❸Ainonai → ❹Higashi-ainonai → ❺Kitami Bus Terminal (Bus stop 3) → ❻Tsubetsu → ❼Akanko Bus Center → ❼Akancho-yakuba mae → ❾Otanoshike Station → ❿Hoshigaura Shopping Center → ⓫Tottori bunki → ⓬Tottoriodori 2-Chome → ⓭Kushiro Station → ⓮MOO Bus Terminal → ⓯Akan Bus honsha
Kushiro Area Sightseeing
Kushiro City is a major transportation hub for sightseeing in East Hokkaido. The port town of Kushiro is rich in fresh seafood such as Akinata fish, salmon, and crabs. Kushiro City was first opened in the “Kusuri place” near Tsurugatai Park, and Ainu chashi (flat castle) by Lake Harukata have been found nearby. Kushiro also prospered as a coal town with large underground coal fields. Kushiro is famous for its Kushiro Marshlands National Park and Lake Akan. Both the red-crowned crane and the marimo are nationally designated as precious monuments.
Area Recommendations
Kushiro Marsh / Lake Akan / Marimo / Red-crowned Cranes / Ainu Kotan / Norokko-go / SL / Winter Canoeing / Kushiro Tairyo Donpaku / Lake Akanko Onsen / Washo Market
Local Gourmet
Kettle bowl / Robata-yaki / Spakatsu
Access from Kushiro
❶[Sapporo⇔Kushiro] Starlight Kushiro
❷[Kushiro⇔Kitami⇔Asahikawa] NEW Sunrise
❸[Kushiro⇔Shari] JR Kushiro Main Line
❹[Kushiro⇔Nakashibetsu⇔Rausu] Akan Bus: Kushiro Rausu Line, Kushiro Shibetsu Line
❺[Kushiro⇔Nemuro] Bus: Nemuro Nemuro Line
❻[Kushiro⇔Nemuro] JR Hanasaki Line (Nemuro Main Line), Bus Nemuro Kotsu: Kushiro Nemuro Line
❼[Kushiro Stn. ⇔ Kushiro Airport] Limousine Bus: Kushiro Airport Line
❽[Kushiro⇔Obihiro] JR Nemuro Main Line: Limited Express Ozora
