Shimokita-hantō Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Renting a car in Aomori will save you a lot of time; however, the JR Ōminato line has two to four direct kaisoku trains daily from Aomori via Noheji to the terminus at Ōminato – get off one stop before at Shimokita station (¥1890, two hours) for buses to Mutsu. Buses run from the Mutsu bus terminal to Ōhata (¥440, 40 minutes).

From Shimokita station, frequent buses run to the Mutsu bus terminal (¥230, 10 minutes). Three direct buses run daily between Mutsu bus terminal and Aomori (¥2520, 2½ hours); others run via Noheji (¥1260, 1½ hours) onto Aomori (¥1260, one hour).

From Ōma, there are two daily ferries (four in summer) to Hakodate on Hokkaidō (¥1170, 1¾ hours). The JR Tsugaru line travels from Aomori to Kanita (¥480, 48 minutes), from where two ferries run daily (three in summer) to Wakinosawa (¥1120, one hour).