Abashiri Bus runs along the Abashiri Quasi-National Park that faces the Okhotsk famous for drift ice.
This area is rich with tourist attractions like the Okhotsk Drift Ice Museum, Abashiri Prison Museum, Hokkaido Museum of Northern Peoples, Moyoro Kaizuka Museum, Tofutsu Lake Waterfowl and Wetlands Center.
Abashiri Bus provides bus service in the Abashiri area from Memanbetsu (Memanbetsu) Airport, from New Chitose Airport and Sapporo Station.
1 hour and 45 minutes from Tokyo Haneda International Airport (5 round trips per day)
1 hour and 50 minutes from Aichi/Chubu International Airport (1 round trip per day)
45 minutes from Hokkaido/New Chitose International Airport (6 round trip per day)
45 minutes from Okadama Airport, Hokkaido (2 round trips per day)
(Subject to change. Contact airline for details)
About 6 hours by “Dreamint Okhotsk” from Sapporo Station
Sapporo first departure 7:50 a.m., last departure 5:20 p.m., 6 round trips per day
About 6 hours by “Chitose Okhotsk Express” from New Chitose Airport
New Chitose Airport departure 1:30p.m., 1 round trip per day
The Dreamint Okhotsk is available by reservation only. Please make reservations in advance.
Reservations and purchases can be made 2 months in advance.
The Chitose Okhotsk Express is available by reservation only. Please make reservations in advance.
Reservations and purchases can be made 2 months in advance.
Some flights are suspended from September 2023.
*For details regarding times, fares, and reservations, please refer to the official website.
Connected to planes arriving at Memambetsu Airport.
Required time: 35minutes
Required time: 40minutes
*The icebreaker will be operated to the icebreaker terminal only when the icebreaker Aurora is in operation.
Bus service times will change according to flight schedules.
Please check the official website for details.
The bus connecting the closest and convenient Memanbetsu airport to Shiretoko. During the busy season it makes 3 round trips a day making it convenient and hospitable. In winter, it’s also convenient for getting to Abashiri where the drift ice icebreaker ship “Aurora” terminal is located.
*The icebreaker will be operated to the icebreaker terminal only when the icebreaker Aurora is in operation.
Main Courses
Abashiri Bus Terminal – Abashiri Station – Abashiri Prison Museum – Tentozan (Okhotsk Drift Ice Hall) – Hokkaido Museum of Northern Peoples – Hana Tento*
*visiting Hana Tento only between July 15 and September 30.
Take the "Sightseeing Facilities Tour" at the Abashiri Bus Terminal (platform 3) or Abashiri Station (platform 2), and get off at "Abashiri Prison Museum".
The fare is 330 yen from Abashiri Bus Terminal and 280 yen from Abashiri Station.
Take the "Sightseeing Facilities Tour" at the Abashiri Bus Terminal (platform 3) or Abashiri Station (platform 2), and get off at "Okhotsk Drift Ice Hall".
The fare is 440 yen from Abashiri Bus Terminal and 390 yen from Abashiri Station.
Take the "Sightseeing Facilities Tour" at the Abashiri Bus Terminal (platform 3) or Abashiri Station (platform 2), and get off at "Hokkaido Museum of Northern Peoples".
The fare is 480 yen from Abashiri Bus Terminal and 420 yen from Abashiri Station.
Take the "Sightseeing Facilities Tour" at the Abashiri Bus Terminal (platform 3) or Abashiri Station (platform 2), and get off at " Hana Tento".
The fare is 530 yen from Abashiri Bus Terminal and 480 yen from Abashiri Station.
(Scheduled to run only from July 15 to September 30)
From Abashiri Station, board a bus bound for Abashiri Bus Terminal at platform No. 3 and disembark at the Moyoro Iriguchi stop.
The fare is 180 yen from Abashiri Station.
Get on Tokoro-sen at Abashiri Station (platform 2) and get off at the Sangosou Iriguchi (entrance of Sangosou).
The fare is 640 yen from Abashiri Station.
Get on Koshimizu-sen from Abashiri Bus Terminal (platform 5) or Abashiri Station (platform 2), and get off at Hakucho Koen Iriguchi (Swan Park Entrance) and walk 5 minutes.
The fare is 620 yen from Abashiri Bus Terminal and Abashiri Station.
There is no timetable. The most efficient bus will pick you up at the bus stop based on reservations and availability.
There is no route map. AI will set the best route to the destination based on the reservation status.
The buses operate in [A] Abashiri city area and [B] Tentozan and Abashiri lakeside area.
Please use the bus for excursions to sightseeing spots.
*Please check the bus stop number before making a reservation.
You can choose to move in the following three patterns.
● 509:Abashiri Station (platform 1)
● 811:Abashiri Bus Terminal
● 79:Michi-no-Eki
● 77:Moyoro Kaizuka Parking Lot
● 903:Abashiri Prison Museum
● 905:Okhotsk Drift Ice Hall
● 907:Museum of Northern Peoples
● 908:Hana Tento (Jul. - Oct.)
Please call us and tell us your name, telephone number, the bus stop number where you will board, the bus stop number where you will alight, and the number of people on the bus.
We will inform you of the estimated time of arrival at the bus stop, bus number, and reservation number.
This is xxx.
My phone number is xxx-xxxx-xxxx.
We have four people from A-509 to B-903.
Your reservation has been completed.
Bus No. X.
It will arrive at A-509 at around xxxx time.
Your reservation number is xxxxxx.
Follow the voice guidance and use the push-button to make reservations easily.
Please confirm the bus stop number before calling.
Registration is required to use this service.
Reservations can only be made for the same day.
Reservations that cannot arrive at the destination by 4:00 p.m. will not be accepted.
From Abashiri Station (Area A) to Michi-no-Eki (Area A)
→ 500 yen since they are in the same area
From Abashiri Prison Museum (Area B) to Okhotsk Drift Ice Hall (Area B)
→ 500 yen since they are in the same area
From Abashiri Station (Area A) to Okhotsk Drift Ice Hall (Area B)
→ 700 yen as it is a cross-area trip
(Tourist facilities + Whereabouts bus common 1-day pass)
The "Sightseeing Facility Tour Bus" and the "Dokodemo Bus" can be used with this payment.
■Purchase Locations
Abashiri Bus Terminal Counter / Abashiri Station Tourist Information Center / Roadside Station "Ryuhyo Kaido Abashiri" Tourist Information Center / Toyoko Inn Okhotsk Abashiri Station
Unlimited rides for two days on Memanbetsu Airport Route, Tourist Facility Tour Bus, Koshimizu Route, Tokoro-Line, and City Route.
*This service is not available for the "Dokodemo Bus".
■Purchase Locations
Memanbetsu Airport Tourist Information Center / Abashiri Bus Terminal Counter / Abashiri Station Tourist Information Center / Roadside Station "Ryuhyo Kaido Abashiri" Tourist Information Center / Toyoko Inn Okhotsk Abashiri Station
Unlimited rides for three days on Memanbetsu Airport Route, Tourist Facility Tour Bus, Koshimizu Route, Tokoro-Line, and City Route.
*This service is not available for the "Dokodemo Bus".
■Purchase Locations
Memanbetsu Airport Tourist Information Center / Abashiri Bus Terminal Counter / Abashiri Station Tourist Information Center / Roadside Station "Ryuhyo Kaido Abashiri" Tourist Information Center / Toyoko Inn Okhotsk Abashiri Station
15 Minami 2-jo Nishi 1-chome, Abashiri-shi, Hokkaido
TEL:+81-152-43-4101
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