posted on August 30, 2014
Here are some ways to access Shiretoko, a World Natural Heritage Site:
From Sapporo to Shiretoko(Utoro)
JR + Bus
- Take a Hakodate/Sekihoku line to Abashiri(5h 30min) and transfer a Kushiro line to JR Shiretoko Shari Station(45min)
- Transfer a Shari bus/Abashiri bus: Shiretoko airport liner to Shiretoko (45min) or a fixed-route bus(local) for Utoro(60min)
Bus(JR Sapporo Station Terminal)
- Take a Hokkaido Chuo bus: Eagle liner to JR Shiretoko Shari Station(7h) and transfer a
- Transfer a Shari bus/Abashiri bus: Shiretoko airport liner to Shiretoko (45min) or a fixed-route bus(local) for Utoro(60min)
Car
- 6h 430km(no break time)
From Asahikawa to Shiretoko(Utoro)
JR + Bus
- Take a Sekihoku line to Abashiri(4h) and transfer a Kushiro line to JR Shiretoko Shari Station(45min)
- Transfer a Shari bus/Abashiri bus: Shiretoko airport liner to Shiretoko (45min) or a fixed-route bus(local) for Utoro(60min)
Car
- 4h 50min 280km(no break time)
From Obihiro to Shiretoko(Utoro)
car
- 4h 20min 260km(no break time)
From Kushiro to Shiretoko(Utoro)
JR + Bus
- Take a Kushiro line to JR Shiretoko Shari Station(2h 15min)
- Transfer a Shari bus/Abashiri bus: Shiretoko airport liner to Shiretoko (45min) or a fixed-route bus(local) for Utoro(60min)
Car
- 3h 10min 170km(no break time)
From Kushiro Air Port to Shiretoko(Utoro)
JR + Bus(buses depart 10 min later after an arrival)
- Take a Shari bus:fixed-route bus to JR Kushiro Station(45min) and transfer a Kushiro line to JR Shiretoko Shari Station(2h 15min)
- Transfer a Shari bus/Abashiri bus: Shiretoko airport liner to Shiretoko (45min) or a fixed-route bus(local) for Utoro(60min)
Car
- 3h 10min 170km(no break time)
From Memanbetsu Air Port to Shiretoko(Utoro)
Bus(buses depart 15 min later after an arrival)
- Take a Shari bus/Abashiri bus: Shiretoko airport liner to Shiretoko (45min) or a fixed-route bus(local) for Utoro(60min)
Car
- 1h 50min 95km(no break time)
