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Home - Travel - Sightseeing Guide - Hokkaido - Rishiri and Rebun
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How to travel to Rishiri and Rebun

By Ferry from Wakkanai:

Heart Land Ferry (formerly known as Higashi Nihonkai Ferry) operates the following ferry routes:

  • Wakkanai - Rishiri (Oshidomari Port)
    100 minutes, 1980 Yen, 2-4 round trips per day
  • Wakkanai - Rebun (Kafuka Port)
    115 minutes, 2200 Yen, 2-4 round trips per day
  • Rishiri (Oshidomari Port) - Rebun (Kafuka Port)
    40 minutes, 780 Yen, 1-2 round trips per day
  • Rishiri (Kutsugata Port) - Rebun (Kafuka Port)
    40 minutes, 780 Yen, 2 round trips per day in summer only

Bringing a car from Wakkanai to Rishiri or Rebun by ferry costs around 17,000 to 18,000 Yen one way. Between Rishiri and Rebun the cost is about 6000 Yen. Reservations for cars should be made at least one day in advance.

Wakkanai can be reached from Sapporo by train (5.5 hours, 10,000 Yen), airplane (1 hour, 10,000 to 20,000 Yen) or highway bus (6 hours, 5500 Yen) and from Tokyo by airplane (2 hours, 15,000 to 40,000 Yen).

By Airplane from Sapporo:

ANA operates daily flights between Rishiri Airport and Sapporo's Shin-Chitose Airport. Flight time is one hour. The regular one way fare is about 22,000 Yen, however, outside the peak travel seasons you should be able to get discount tickets for around 12,000 Yen. How to get to Sapporo.

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

Orientation

Please visit the respective island's page for more details about orientation and transportation:

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english links

Heart Land Ferry
Official website in English.

japanese links

Heart Land Ferry
Official website.
Soya Bus
Official website.

 

 
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