How to travel between Hirosaki and Tokyo
By train
Take a Hayabusa train along the Tohoku Shinkansen from Tokyo to Shin-Aomori (3.5 hours) and transfer to a local train to Hirosaki (30-40 minutes). The entire one way trip takes around 4.5 hours, costs about 18,000 yen and is fully covered by the Japan Rail Pass, JR East Tohoku Area Pass and JR East South Hokkaido Pass. Seat reservations are mandatory on Hayabusa trains between Tokyo and Shin-Aomori. There is about one connection per hour.
By air
JAL operates multiple flights per day between Tokyo's Haneda Airport and Aomori Airport. Flight duration is 85 minutes. The regular one way fare is around 36,500 yen, however, discount tickets are typically available for around 15,000 yen. A bus runs between Aomori Airport and Hirosaki (Hirosaki Station and Bus Terminal), which takes one hour and costs 1200 yen.
By bus
Konan Bus operates daytime highway buses between Tokyo (Ueno Station) and Aomori, which stop along the way at Hirosaki (Hirosaki Bus Terminal). The one way journey takes 9.5 hours and costs 4000 to 9000 yen depending on the travel date. There are also overnight buses from Tokyo (Tokyo, Shinjuku and Ueno Stations) to Aomori and Goshogawara, which stop at Hirosaki Station along the way (4000-9000 yen one way).
Additional overnight buses with more comfortable seats leave for Hirosaki and Goshogawara from Shinagawa Bus Terminal in Tokyo. They are operated by Konan Bus and Keikyu Bus and cost 7,500 to 11,900 yen one way depending on the travel date.
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How to travel between Hirosaki and Osaka
By train
Take the Tokaido Shinkansen from Osaka (Shin-Osaka Station) to Tokyo (2.5 hours), transfer to the Tohoku Shinkansen to Shin-Aomori Station (3.5 hours) and finally take a local train to Hirosaki (30-40 minutes). The entire one way trip takes around 7.5 hours, costs about 27,000 yen and is fully covered by the Japan Rail Pass if using a Hikari train between Osaka and Tokyo. Seat reservations are mandatory on Hayabusa trains between Tokyo and Shin-Aomori.
By air
JAL operates three flights per day between Osaka's Itami Airport and Aomori Airport. Flight duration is 95 minutes. The regular one way fare is around 42,000 yen, however, discount tickets are typically available for around 18,000 to 20,000 yen. A bus runs between Aomori Airport and Hirosaki (Hirosaki Station and Bus Terminal), which takes 1 hour and costs 1200 yen
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How to travel between Hirosaki and Kyoto
By train
Take the Tokaido Shinkansen from Kyoto to Tokyo (2.5 hours), transfer to the Tohoku Shinkansen to Shin-Aomori Station (3.5 hours) and finally take a local train to Hirosaki (30-40 minutes). The entire one way trip takes around seven hours, costs about 27,000 yen and is fully covered by the Japan Rail Pass if using a Hikari train between Kyoto and Tokyo. Seat reservations are mandatory on Hayabusa trains between Tokyo and Shin-Aomori.
By air
JAL operates three flights per day between Osaka's Itami Airport near Kyoto and Aomori Airport. Flight duration is 95 minutes. The regular one way fare is around 42,000 yen, however, discount tickets are typically available for around 18,000 to 20,000 yen. A bus runs between Aomori Airport and Hirosaki (Hirosaki Station and Bus Terminal), which takes 1 hour and costs 1200 yen.
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How to travel between Hirosaki and Aomori
Hirosaki and Aomori are connected by hourly departing trains along the JR Ou Line. The one way trip takes about 45 minutes, costs 680 yen and is fully covered by the Japan Rail Pass, JR East Tohoku Area Pass and JR East South Hokkaido Pass. Alternatively, there are infrequent JR limited express trains along the same route that are slightly faster, but cost an additional 520 yen for an unreserved seat or an additional 1000-1500 yen for a reserved seat.
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How to travel between Hirosaki and Tokyo
By train
Take a Hayabusa train along the Tohoku Shinkansen from Tokyo to Shin-Aomori (3.5 hours) and transfer to a local train to Hirosaki (30-40 minutes). The entire one way trip takes around 4.5 hours, costs about 18,000 yen and is fully covered by the Japan Rail Pass, JR East Tohoku Area Pass and JR East South Hokkaido Pass. Seat reservations are mandatory on Hayabusa trains between Tokyo and Shin-Aomori. There is about one connection per hour.
By air
JAL operates multiple flights per day between Tokyo's Haneda Airport and Aomori Airport. Flight duration is 85 minutes. The regular one way fare is around 36,500 yen, however, discount tickets are typically available for around 15,000 yen. A bus runs between Aomori Airport and Hirosaki (Hirosaki Station and Bus Terminal), which takes one hour and costs 1200 yen.
By bus
Konan Bus operates daytime highway buses between Tokyo (Ueno Station) and Aomori, which stop along the way at Hirosaki (Hirosaki Bus Terminal). The one way journey takes 9.5 hours and costs 4000 to 9000 yen depending on the travel date. There are also overnight buses from Tokyo (Tokyo, Shinjuku and Ueno Stations) to Aomori and Goshogawara, which stop at Hirosaki Station along the way (4000-9000 yen one way).
Additional overnight buses with more comfortable seats leave for Hirosaki and Goshogawara from Shinagawa Bus Terminal in Tokyo. They are operated by Konan Bus and Keikyu Bus and cost 7,500 to 11,900 yen one way depending on the travel date.