Hokkaido Transportation

• Explore the whole of Hokkaido or specific areas ( Sapporo-Noboribetsu or Sapporo-Furano) with a choice of single rail 4, 5, 7, or 10-day passes.
• Instantly redeem your pass and get going. Go around northern Japan in super fast trains and buses, getting everywhere on time.
• Enjoy your trip around the north, covering cities like Sapporo, Otaru, Asahikawa, etc, knowing your ride is always sorted.

Inclusions

• Hokkaido Rail Pass
• Unlimited train rides in Hokkaido for 5, 7, or 10 consecutive days
• Access to these buses
• Reserved and non-reserved ordinary seats in limited express trains, special rapid trains, rapid trains, temporary trains and local trains
• Sapporo-Noboribetsu Rail Pass
• Unlimited access to JR Hokkaido Line in the Sapporo-Noboribetsu area for 4 consecutive days
• Non-reserved seats on express trains
• Sapporo-Furano Rail Pass
• Unlimited access to JR Hokkaido Line in the Sapporo-Furano area for 4 consecutive days
• Non-reserved seats on express trains, temporary trains and local trains

Exclusions

• Hokkaido Shinkansen Line, the South Hokkaido Railway, the streetcar, and the subway
• Other lines: South Hokkaido Railway, Sapporo Municipal Subway, etc
• Hokkaido Shinkansen Hayabusa and Hayate trains
• Reserved seats on the SL Fuyu-no-Shitsugen Train
• Buses between Sapporo-Asahikawa, Monbetsu, Hiro'o, Kiroro, Ohibiro, Erimo, Shin Sapporo-Atsubetsu Stadium, and JR Shiroishi Station-Sapporo Dome, and Chuo buses

• This pass is valid for non-Japanese passport holders. Please bring your travel documents: passports with valid visas, ID cards, etc. when you travel.
• You can book one pass per order: please reserve passes for each guest individually.
• Please provide accurate personal information verifiable against your passport including your name & residence info.
• Children aged 12 and over are considered as adults. An Adult or Child pass holder can support up to 2 infants, aged 5 and under for free. Additional charges will apply for more infants.
• Infants require tickets for reserved seats, green car seats, and separate berths.

• You can use the pass for 7, 14, or 21 days (depending on the ticket selected).
• You'll have to reserve your seats. You can collect reserved seats at the ticket office (at the station) by showing your JR Pass. You can skip ticketing lines and collect your tickets at the reserved seat ticket machine.
• Reserve your seats before boarding the trains. Click here to know how you can reserve them.
• Please check the official portal to know the updated operating hours of JR-ticket counters, so you can pick up your pass conveniently.

• You can cancel these tickets up to 24 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.

• Discover the beauty of Hokkaido – Japan’s biggest prefecture – and Noboribetsu with a consecutive 4-day area and rail pass.
• Enjoy access to non-reserved seats on limited express, rapid and local trains of the JR Hokkaido line.
• Explore the mountains and hot springs of Sapporo, the canals and architecture of Otaru, and enjoy a natural onsen bath at Noboribetsu.

Inclusions

• 4-day Hokkaido Sapporo-Noboribetsu area pass
• Non-reserved seats on limited express trains on JR Hokkaido line (Sapporo-Noboribetsu area)

Exclusions

• Reserved seat tickets or limited express tickets on JR Hokkaido line
• JR Hokkaido Bus, the streetcar & subway in Sapporo

• Tip: Exchange your voucher at JR pass ahead of time as the queue at the ticket office at Sapporo station can be long.
• The rail pass is available only for foreign visitors who enter Japan with a non-Japanese passport and have acquired the temporary visitor entry status and cannot be accessed if you have any other traveling status.
• Make sure to use a manned automated gate or ask an immigration officer to acquire your sticker or stamp because the automated gate at the airport will not put that on your passport.

• Free cancellation anytime before the start of your experience
• These tickets are valid for 3 months from the date of purchase.