This is the cheapest way to travel Kyoto(Maizuru舞鶴) & Hokkaido(Otaru小樽)!!
If you are visiting for skiing, some express bus runs between Otaru to Niseko.
Time schedule:
From Maizuru to Otaru
00:30(depart)-20:45(arrive)
From Otaru to Maizuru
23:30(depart)- 21:00(arrive in the next day)(Until 30th Sep 2014)
23:30(depart)- 21:15(arrive in the next day)(From 1st Oct 2014)
Please check actual schedule from the official website!
Facility of the ferry:
Restaurant, Café, Public Bath&Sauna,Information centre, kiosk, vending machine, Laundry, Children's play room.... Cabins are all non-smoking!!
PRICE(one way):
9570yen~/person in Dormitory style cabin(include. blanket, sheets and pillow). The price can be changed by the seasonality.
Usually female dormitory or mix dormitory, you can choose.
Facility:Luggage shelf
https://frens.snf.co.jp/images/room/HMT1112101.jpg
15940yen~/person in single room cabin(include. blanket, sheets and pillow). The price can be changed by the seasonality.
Facility: Luggage shelf&TV
https://frens.snf.co.jp/images/room/HMT1113101.jpg
More different types of cabins are available, and please visit their official website for further details!!The official website. (Please click the "English" located above on the page, then you can see English brochure)
Access: From Higashimaizuru(東舞鶴) train station to Maizuru port(Maizuru-ko舞鶴港) about 30mins(2.3km) walk. 5mins by taxi(approx.1000yen).
When it is holiday season in Japan, there is a shuttle bus between the station and the port. (approx. Single ticket 200yen/person, 10mins)
*At a port in Otaru/Hokkaido, shuttle bus leaves at 21:30 to Otaru train station. 220yen/person. 30mins.