- 80 min
- ¥5,000
Limited express trains connect Sapporo with Asahikawa every 30 minutes. The one way journey takes 80 minutes, costs around 5000 yen and is covered by the Japan Rail Pass and Hokkaido Rail Pass. So called S-Kippu tickets provide almost a 50% discount on a round trip (5550 yen). By local trains, the one way trip takes about twice as long, but costs only 2860 yen.