Esashi Getting there & around

Getting there & away

There are infrequent local trains between Hakodate and Esashi (¥1790, 2½ hours). From Esashi station, it’s a 20-minute walk downhill to the tourist sites. Direct buses from Hakodate (¥1830, 2¼ hours) stop across the street from the terminal. From April to November buses run between Esashi and Matsumae directly (¥2410, two hours, four daily). From Esashi ferry terminal, near the tourist sites, ferries depart twice daily for Okushiri-tō (¥2200, 2¼ hours), or once daily between January and March. From late April to October ferries also run between Okushiri-tō and Setana (¥1660 one way, 95 minutes), further north along the western coast.

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