Travel to Otaru
Every way to reach Otaru: 1 modes compared, with fares.
Otaru is reachable from 11 places across 1 country by 1 mode, on services run by 1 operator. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88 and the fastest takes 1h 13m door to door. The nearest origin is 45 km away.
How people reach Otaru
Every mode that actually calls at Otaru, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 22 | €11.88 | 1h 13m | 159 km | 1 |
- 11Places you can arrive from
- 11Places 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 stay in Otaru
Sort by distance from Otaru Station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, 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% |
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
- Otaru Canal Terminal
- 手宮ターミナル
- 小樽港 フェリーターミナル
The cheapest journeys into 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 |
| Iwamizawa to Otaru train | €11.88 | 1h 20m | 61 km |
| Eniwa to Otaru train | €11.88 | 1h 18m | 57 km |
| Kitahiroshima to Otaru train | €11.88 | 1h 16m | 52 km |
| Chitose to Otaru train | €11.89 | 1h 22m | 67 km |
| Tomakomai to Otaru train | €13.54 | 1h 30m | 79 km |
| Noboribetsu to Otaru train | €14.64 | 1h 31m | 83 km |
| Takikawa to Otaru train | €14.64 | 1h 31m | 84 km |
| Muroran to Otaru train | €16.84 | 1h 41m | 97 km |
| Asahikawa to Otaru train | €21.24 | 1h 49m | 128 km |
| Hakodate to Otaru train | €25.64 | 2h 7m | 159 km |
We cannot promise Otaru Station still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Otaru?
Most of the points near Otaru Station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Popular trips to Otaru
Common questions about Travel to Otaru
How can I get to Otaru?
Otaru is reachable by 1 modes on our network, from 11 places, across 1 countries, on services run by 1 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Otaru?
The cheapest way into Otaru is by Train, from €11.88 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 11 origins we sell into Otaru over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Otaru?
The fastest journey into Otaru is by Train, at 1h 13m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 45 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Otaru have?
Otaru has 6 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 0 airports. Among them are Otaru Station, Hama-Otaru Station, Shin-Otaru Station. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Otaru from within 200 km?
22 of the routes we sell into Otaru start within 200 km. The nearest is Ebetsu, 45 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Otaru in Japan?
Otaru connects to 11 places on our network across 1 countries, the furthest of them 159 km away in a straight line. Japan routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
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 modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Japan
The wider region
Being on the water gives Otaru a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.
Things to do in Otaru
Day trips that leave Otaru in the morning and cover a good part of Japan by evening.
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