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How to get to Otaru

From Sapporo

There are multiple trains per hour between Sapporo and Otaru along the JR Hakodate Main Line. The one way trip costs 620 yen and takes 30 minutes by rapid train or 45 minutes by local train.

By ferry from Honshu

Otaru Port is connected by ferries with the ports of Niigata (18 hours, 6000 yen in the 2nd class) and Maizuru (20 hours, 9000 yen in the 2nd class). The Otaru Ferry Terminal is a ten minute bus ride from Otaru-Chikko Station or a 30 minute bus ride or ten minute taxi ride from Otaru Station.

Above fees and schedules are subject to change. For the current yen exchange rate, click here.
 

Orientation

Most of Otaru's attractions are located less than a 30 minute walk from Otaru Station, making the city convenient to explore by foot. The herring mansions are an exception, but are connected to the canal area and Otaru Station by relatively frequent buses.

Apart from a regular city bus network, there are four Otaru Stroller's tourist buses, which connect Otaru Station with all of the city's tourist attractions. The buses run typically every 20 minutes around the city center and once per hour in the less central areas. The fare on both tourist and regular buses is a flat 210 yen per ride or 750 yen for a one-day pass that is valid on one calendar day.

Otaru Stroller's tourist bus

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