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This page lists some example timetables to give you an idea of how you can get from Tokyo to Hokkaido by using the Seishun 18 Kippu. Please note that there are many other possible itineraries besides our examples, and that at least two days are required to reach Hakodate or Sapporo by Seishun 18 only.
Note also that between Kanita and Kikonai, the last station before and the first station after the tunnel between the islands of Honshu and Hokkaido, you are allowed to ride a limited express train (tokkyu) with the Seishun 18 Kippu, as there are no local or rapid trains between Honshu and Hokkaido. It is one of two exceptional cases where you are allowed to ride limited express trains.
The example timetables below show only the stations where a transfer is necessary and some of the major stations along the way. The data is subject to change. Double-check before starting your trip!
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Hokkaido & East Japan Pass
Please note that there is also a kind of regional version of the Seishun 18 Kippu, called the Hokkaido & Higashinihon Pass. It is valid on local trains in the service areas of JR East and JR Hokkaido, which include the Kanto (Tokyo and surroundings), Tohoku and Hokkiado regions.
The following are the other differences to the Seishun 18 Kippu:
- It costs only 9,500 Yen instead of 11,500 Yen.
- Unlike the Seishun 18 Kippu, it must be used on five consecutive days and cannot be shared.
- Unlike the Seishun 18 Kippu, it is valid on the non-JR trains between Morioka and Hachinohe and on non-reserved seats on the JR "Hamanasu" night train between Aomori and Sapporo, making it possible to travel from Tokyo to Sapporo in 24 hours! (see timetable example 4 below.)
- Unlike the Seishun 18 Kippu, it can be used as a youth hostel member card.
- It is available during the same three seasons of the year as the Seishun 18 Kippu, but the exact dates are slightly different.
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Example 1: In two days to Sapporo
In this example, we are using daytime trains from Tokyo to Aomori on the first day, and continue on the second day from Aomori to Sapporo. Note that this option requires an additional 640 Yen because of a short distance traveled on non-JR owned tracks between Morioka and Koma.
Day 1:
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Ueno (Tokyo)
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06:09
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Utsunomiya
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07:52
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08:02
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Kuroiso
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08:56
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09:39
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Koriyama
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10:40
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11:06
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Fukushima
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11:53
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12:00
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Shiroishi
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12:33
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12:36
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Sendai
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13:23
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13:40
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Ichinoseki
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15:22
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15:27
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Hiraizumi
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15:35
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Morioka
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16:56
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Morioka
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17:46
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Odate
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20:45
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21:06
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Hirosaki
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21:51
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21:55
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Aomori
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The red color indicates that an additional 630 Yen has to be paid on that section.
Day 2:
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Aomori
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10:59
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Kanita
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11:35
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11:43
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Kikonai
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12:30
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12:35
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Hakodate
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13:46
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14:39
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Oshamambe
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17:43
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17:47
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Otaru
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20:42
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20:56
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Sapporo
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Example 2: In two days to Sapporo
In this example, we are using daytime trains from Tokyo to Akita on the first day, and continue on the second day from Akita to Sapporo. Unlike example 1, this option requires no additional payments.
Day 1:
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Ueno (Tokyo)
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07:00
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Utsunomiya
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08:42
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Kuroiso
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09:35
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Koriyama
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11:37
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Fukushima
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12:43
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12:54
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Yonezawa
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13:40
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13:47
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Yamagata
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14:33
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14:45
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Shinjo
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Akita
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Day 2:
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Akita
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Hirosaki
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Aomori
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Kanita
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11:35
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Kikonai
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12:30
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Hakodate
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13:46
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Otaru
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Sapporo
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Example 3: Taking the "Moonlight Echigo" night train
By using the "Moonlight Echigo", one of the night trains classified as rapid train (kaisoku), you can get as far as Kikonai, the first station on Hokkaido within 24 hours.
Note, however, that the train leaves Tokyo before midnight, which means that you have to pay the fare up to the first station reached after midnight, which happens to be Takasaki. Unfortunately, the fare to Takasaki is a relatively hefty 1,890 Yen.
If you do not mind spending an additional 1,310 Yen for a ticket on the limited express from Kikonai to Hakodate, you could actually make it all the way to Hakodate on the first day. Otherwise, you can reach Hakodate or Sapporo on the second day.
As of June 2006
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Shinjuku (Tokyo)
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23:09
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Takasaki
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Niigata
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Murakami
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Sakata
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Akita
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Hirosaki
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Aomori
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Kanita
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Kikonai
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* Using the limited express between Kikonai and Hakodate (plus 1,310 Yen).
Example 4: Using the "Hokkaido & East Japan Pass" to get to Sapporo in 24 hours
By using the Hokkaido & East Japan Pass, a regional version of the Seishun 18 Kippu, you can get from Tokyo to Sapporo in only 24 hours (see yellow box above for details on the Hokkaido & East Japan Pass).
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Ueno
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06:52
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Utsunomiya
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Kuroiso
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Koriyama
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Fukushima
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Shiroishi
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Sendai
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Ichinoseki
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Hiraizumi
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Morioka
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Hachinohe
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Aomori
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Sapporo
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The blue color indicates trains that can be be used with the "Hokkaido & East Japan Pass", but cannot be used with the Seishun 18 Kippu.
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