Transport in Chitose

Rail pass is easy to use. For reserved seat it easy to book/change timing thru ticketing machine or thru ticketing counter during operating hours. You may obtain the JR timetable from the JR counter.

Since it's the off-season, flights from China arrive at the New Chitose Airport domestic terminal. Be aware that a section in between requires you to exit the building. Thankfully, I asked at the information window on the 1st floor (the staff member there spoke Chinese). You need to exit and then find counter #2; a staff member will be there (the blacked-out area in the official website's picture indicates where you can't walk through). For the return trip, there weren't any staff at the hotel, so I asked the hotel staff. They said to just wait for the bus at the entrance. Overall, it was good. Both drivers on the outbound and return trips drove very safely, and there was even a rest stop once.

This pass allows you to travel quickly to tourist spots in southern Hokkaido such as Sapporo, Hakodate, and other important places, as well as to the northern part of Honshu such as Aomori, Morioka, Akita, and Sendai to see all the stations. It's really great!

We took a customized itinerary day trip from Lake Toya to Otaru including Uzusan Hellvarly on the way and it was perfect. Driver is very punctual, friendly and helpful in every way. It was a really great experience with my family taking this trip.