Hokkaido and Aomori Prefectures sit face to face with strait between them and people go and come each other by Shinkansen or ferry.
If you visit Japan, why don’t you enjoy both destinations to Hakodate city, Hokkaido, a popular tourist site, and Aomori, treasure-trove charms at once?
Transportation from Hakodate, Hokkaido to Aomori
Seikan Ferry
It connects approx. 4 hours between Hakodate and Aomori.
For example, one schedule of the ferry is departing at 8:10 a.m. from Hakodate and arriving at 12:10 p.m. at Aomori.
Timetable:http://www.seikan-ferry.co.jp/
Tsugaru Kaikyo Ferry
There are two ferry routes between Hokkaido and Aomori prefectures. From Hakodate in Hokkaido, it takes approx. 3 hours and 40 minutes to Aomori, and 1 and half hours to Oma.
For tourists who want to visit around Aomori City, get on the ferry leaving at 7:40 in the morning from Hakodate that will arrive at 11:20 a.m. at Aomori. Or if you want to travel in the Shimokita Peninsula, take a ferry departing at 9:30 a.m. that will arrive at 11:00 a.m. at Oma.
Timetable:https://www.tsugarukaikyo.co.jp/
Shinkansen
It takes approx. 1 hour from Hakodate to Aomori by Shinkansen. For example, if you leave Hakodate at 9:35 a.m., you will arrive at Shin-Aomori station at 10:39 a.m., or at Hachinohe station at 11:07 a.m. If you want to travel further to Hirosaki City, transfer the train leaving at 11:29 a.m. from Shin-Aomori station, which will arrive at Hirosaki station at 12:01 p.m.
Timetable:https://jrhokkaidonorikae.com/vtime/vtime.php?s=31
By leaving Hakodate in the morning, you will get Aomori around noon. So, please enjoy the trip to Aomori.
