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Ferries to Hokkaido

Ten connections run to other ports in Japan.

The directory lists three ferry ports and six ferry routes for Hokkaido. Most connections run via Tomakomai Higashi, Otaru and Tomakomai. Ten connections run to other ports in Japan. The operators are Shin Nihonkai Ferry and MOL Ferry.

Route map Hokkaido

  • Shin Nihonkai Ferry
  • MOL Ferry

Ferry ports in Hokkaido

Ferries to Otaru

Otaru is a historic port town west of Sapporo on Hokkaido, Japan. Shin Nihonkai Ferry runs overnight ferries to Niigata (16 hours) and Maizuru (21 hours). The terminal is 10 minutes by bus from Otaru-Chikko station.

Ferries to Tomakomai

Tomakomai is an important industrial port on Hokkaido, Japan. MOL Ferry links Tomakomai with Oarai near Tokyo, and the crossing takes around 17.5 hours.

Ferries to Tomakomai Higashi

Tomakomai Higashi is a ferry port in the south-west of Hokkaido, Japan. MOL Sunflower ferries link the port daily with Oarai (about 18 hours) and are an alternative to the Shinkansen for travel to Hokkaido.