Getting Here

Smooth going while getting here and getting around

About two hours by car from Sapporo and New Chitose Airport, the journey to Grand HIRAFU takes you along scenic Hokkaido roads.
Once you’re here, circuit buses also operate around the local area during the winter season. Savor spectacular views through the window as you explore Niseko in comfort.

Google Map

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5-18, 4-chome , Kutchan Town Hirafu 1-jo, Kutchan-cho , Abuta District gun, Hokkaido

0136-22-0109

Traveling by Car

The drive from Sapporo is about 2 hours on standard roads (via Nakayama Pass) or about 1 hour and 45 minutes by expressway.

From Sapporo (standard roads)

National Highway Route 230 About 60km

Nakayama Pass
Michi-no-Eki (Roadside Rest Area)

National Highway Route 230 About 20km

Kimobetsu

Prefectural Road No. 478 About 24km

Kutchan

National Highway
Route 5
Prefectural Road
No. 343 About 8km

Niseko Tokyu
Grand HIRAFU

From Sapporo (via expressway)

Sasson Expressway
Do-O Expressway About 40km

Niki IC

National Highway Route 5 About 50km

Kutchan

National Highway
Route 5
Prefectural Road
No. 343 About 8km

Niseko Tokyu
Grand HIRAFU

About 2 hours 5 minutes from New Chitose Airport via National Highway Route 276 (Bifue Pass)

New Chitose Airport

Hokkaido Prefectural Road
No. 16 About 29km

Lake Shikotsu

National Highway Route 453 About 23km

Bifue Pass

National Highway Route 453
National Highway Route 276 About 27km

Kimobetsu

National Highway Route 276 About 12km

Kutchan

National Highway
Route 5
Prefectural Road
No. 343 About 8km

Niseko Tokyu
Grand HIRAFU

About 2 hours 10 minutes from Otaru via National Highway Route 5

Otaru

National Highway Route 5 About 19km

Yoichi

National Highway Route 5 About 8km

Niki

National Highway Route 5 About 36km

Kutchan

National Highway
Route 5
Prefectural Road
No. 343 About 8km

Niseko Tokyu
Grand HIRAFU

About 1 hour from Toyako Onsen via National Highway Route 97

Lake Toya

Prefectural Road No. 97 About 32km

Makkari

Prefectural Road No. 66
National Highway Route 5 About 20km

Niseko Tokyu
Grand HIRAFU

About 3 hours from Hakodate via National Highway Route 5

Hakodate

National Highway Route 5 About 110km

Oshamanbe

National Highway Route 5 About 20km

Kuromatsunai

National Highway Route 5 About 40km

Niseko
Michi-no-Eki (Roadside Rest Area)

National Highway Route 5
Prefectural Road
No. 631 About 12km

Niseko Tokyu
Grand HIRAFU

Parking Information

Hirafu Parking Lot #1

For the Ace Gondola, .Base, ALPEN NODE, and other on-site facilities, use Hirafu Parking Lot #1 in front of the Hirafu Welcome Center.

Illustrated map of the area around the parking lot

Traveling by Train/Bus

About 3 hours 30 minutes from New Chitose Airport by train and bus/taxi

New Chitose Airport

(No transfer required) Train About 50 minutes

Sapporo Station

(No transfer required) Train About 40 minutes

Otaru Station

Train About 1 hour 40 minutes

Kutchan

Taxi (about 15 minutes) Bus (about 20 minutes)

Niseko Tokyu
Grand HIRAFU

Links

JR Hokkaido
official website

Arrival by Air

To get here from New Chitose Airport, choose the travel option that fits how you like to travel.

Hakodate Airport

About 40 minutes

New Chitose Airport

About 2 hours 10 minutes by car About 3 hours 30 minutes by train/bus

Niseko Tokyu
Grand HIRAFU

Narita Airport (Chiba)

About 1 hour 50 minutes

New Chitose Airport

About 2 hours 10 minutes by car About 3 hours 30 minutes by train/bus

Niseko Tokyu
Grand HIRAFU

Haneda Airport (Tokyo)

About 1 hour 30 minutes

New Chitose Airport

About 2 hours 10 minutes by car About 3 hours 30 minutes by train/bus

Niseko Tokyu
Grand HIRAFU

Osaka
Kansai International Airport

About 1 hour 55 minutes

New Chitose Airport

About 2 hours 10 minutes by car About 3 hours 30 minutes by train/bus

Niseko Tokyu
Grand HIRAFU