Trains to Otaru
22 origins, priced from the same engine that serves the search page.
22 places connect to Otaru by Trains, across 1 country, run by 1 operator. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88. Origins run from 45 km away to 159 km, with a median of 79 km.
Arriving in Otaru
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ebetsu to Otaru train | €11.88 | 1h 13m | 45 km |
| Kitahiroshima to Otaru train | €11.88 | 1h 15m | 52 km |
| Eniwa to Otaru train | €11.89 | 1h 19m | 57 km |
| Iwamizawa to Otaru train | €12.44 | 1h 22m | 61 km |
| Chitose to Otaru train | €13.54 | 1h 23m | 67 km |
| Tomakomai to Otaru train | €15.19 | 1h 26m | 79 km |
| Noboribetsu to Otaru train | €16.29 | 1h 32m | 83 km |
| Takikawa to Otaru train | €16.29 | 1h 34m | 84 km |
| Muroran to Otaru train | €18.49 | 1h 41m | 97 km |
| Asahikawa to Otaru train | €23.99 | 1h 54m | 128 km |
| Hakodate to Otaru train | €27.84 | 2h 4m | 159 km |
- 22Places you can arrive from
- 22Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 1Operators
Otaru sits on the water, which usually settles which side of town you want to wake up on. Rooms are not ours to sell.

Where to sleep in Otaru
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell by Trains, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 22 | 100% | Ebetsu, 45 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Otaru that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 22 | 100% |
Train operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | None | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power sockets, Wi-Fi |
Stations, airports and ports in Otaru
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Otaru
- Otaru Station
- Hama-Otaru Station
- Shin-Otaru Station
Leaving Otaru
Common questions about Trains to Otaru
Where can I travel to Otaru by Trains from?
22 places connect to Otaru by Trains on our network, across 1 countries. The nearest is 45 km away in a straight line and the furthest 159 km. Every one of them is a route we actually sell rather than a connection somebody could construct.
How much does the Trains to Otaru cost?
The cheapest Trains fare into Otaru is €11.88 for one passenger, across 22 origins over the next three weeks. The median origin is 79 km away in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against.
How long does the Trains to Otaru take?
The fastest Trains journey into Otaru is 1h 13m door to door. The median origin sits 79 km away in a straight line, so most journeys on this list take considerably longer than the fastest one quoted here.
Which operators run the Trains to Otaru?
1 operators run Trains services into Otaru on our network: Hokkaido Railway Company. Each has its own fares and its own conditions, and every one of them is a real carrier from the published operator catalogue rather than a name we generated.
Which terminal does the Trains to Otaru use?
Trains services into Otaru use 3 named terminals, among them Otaru Station, Hama-Otaru Station, Shin-Otaru Station. The terminal a given service uses is shown on the route page for that journey and again on the ticket, because a city with several is a city where the wrong one costs an hour.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door
Other ways to reach Otaru
We cannot promise Otaru Station still has a left luggage office, because plenty of stations closed theirs.

Somewhere to leave the bags in Otaru?
Most of the points near Otaru Station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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