Disk Instability Workshop 2025: Access


New Chitose Airport -- Tomakomai/Hotel New Oji

Version: 8 July, 2025
Access to the Venue/Hotel from the New Chitose Airport (CTS)
   There are following 3 options:
(1) Local bus (~1 hour, 630 JYen),
(2) Taxi (~30-40 min, 8,500-12,000 JYen), and
(3) Train (~30 min, 700-1,860 JYen).
   If you feel the access via (3) train is complicated, we would recommend to use (1) bus or (2) taxi.

Links:
New Chitose Airport
Homepage of the Bus Company: Bus to Tomakomai
Homepage of the Hotel/Venue: Access (Written in Japanese. English page is not available.)

   In the evening from the airport to Tomakomai, (1) bus and (2) taxi may be affected by a traffic jam, and may take a bit more time (and more cost for taxi). The same issue may happen in the morning from Tomakomai to the airport.
   Information for traveling back to the airport: Near the Tomakomai station (~1 min walk), there are the Information center and the Bus Company ("Donan Bus").
(1) Bus
   Buses are available every ~1 hour. Once you take a bus, you do not need to change the bus: After ~35 bus stops, it will bring you in front of the hotel/venue in ~ 1 hour. Buses for Lines 30 and 101 are connecting the airport and Tomakomai.
(1a) To the venue
    Please go to a bus stop among the following 3 bus stops at the airport (1st floor = ground floor):
* Bus Stop Number 86 (International terminal):
* Bus Stops Numbers 2 and 29 (Domestic terminal):

Time table of the buses for Line 30 (Provided by Grand Hotel New Oji): pdf

   After ~1 hour ride, the buses for Line 30 will stop in front of the hotel/venue, at "Ekidori-Chuo" bus stop. "Ekidori-Chuo" bus stop is the second last bus stop. Please get off at that stop.

In case you miss the "Ekidori-Chuo" bus stop, you will get off the next bus stop (the final stop of the buses for Line 30), i.e., Tomakomai station. It is also close to the hotel (~4 min walk), please refer the description (3b) below.

   Buses for Line 101 will leave the airport on 19:50 and 20:55 at the international terminal (Bus Stop Number 86). These 2 buses will stop at the Bus Stops Numbers 29 and 2 at the domestic terminal 2-4 minutes later.
   Buses for Line 101 do not stop in front of the venue/hotel. Instead, you need to take off at "Eki-Kitaguchi" bus stop, which is not the final bus stop for Line 101. When you take the bus, it would be better to tell the bus driver that you want to take off at Tomakomai station.

It is the north gate of Tomakomai station, and thus you need to move to the south gate. Then, please refer the description (3b) below, to reach to the hotel/venue.

(1b) From the venue/hotel to the the New Chitose Airport
   Buses for Line 30 will leave in front of the hotel/venue. The time table is given above.

There is no buses for Line 101 to the airport.
(2) Taxi
   From the airport to the hotel/venue, it will take ~40-45 min and ~8,500 JYen (without using the high-way), or ~25-35 min and ~10,000-11,500 JYen (with high-way). Major companies accept credit cards, while small companies do not. In case you will pay by a credit card, please ask the driver whether they accept it or not.
(1a) To the venue
   Please go to a Taxi stand among the following 3 stands at the airport (1st floor = ground floor):
* Stand Number 80 (International terminal):
* Stands Numbers 11 and 17 (Domestic terminal):

Please tell the taxi driver "Grand Hotel New Oji near the Tomakomai station" as the destination. You can also show the characters below.

They may ask you whether you do or donot want to use the high-way.
   In addition to normal taxis, a big vehicle ("Jumbo Taxi") is available, though the number of the vehicles is limited. Threre are 3 Information Desks (1 at the international terminal on the 2nd floor and 2 at domestic ones on the 1st floor = ground floor), where you can ask them to book "Jumbo Taxi".

Booked taxis will arrive at Taxi stands Nubmers 81, 10 ana 18.

(1b) From the venue/hotel to the the New Chitose Airport
   There are always 3-10 taxis in front of the south gate of Tomakomai station. You can also ask the front desk of the hotel to arrange a taxi departing from the hotel.
(3) Train
(3a) From New Chitose station to Tomakomai station
   There is no direct train from New Chitose airport station to Tomakomai station. You need transit at Minami-Chitose station (one station from the New Chitose station), and then you get on another train to Tomakomai station. All the trains from the New Chitose station stop at Minami-Chitose station, regardless of destinations. After you take a train, you must get off the Minami-Chitose station.
Time table of the train (Provided by Grand Hotel New Oji): pdf (Lines highlighted with light-blue use Express trains and thus need extra cost.)

   After taking an escalator to downstairs, you will find ticket machines. You can press "English" button at the upper-right corner of the display for English description. There seems 3 types of machines, among which the left one below is most easy to manage. Please press "700" to purchase the ticket to Tomakomai station.



   Trains will depart from Tracks 1 or 2.

   You must get off at the 1st station, Minami-Chitose station. You also have to change the Track at Minami-Chitose station: Please go to Track 1, by taking stairs/elevators/escalators to the 2nd floor and then back to the 1st floor (= ground floor) again. Trains to Tomakomai will leave from Track 1. Please do not take trains at Track 2, which will bring you to other directions.



(3b) From Tomakomai station to the Venue/Hotel
   After you get off the train at Tomakomai station, you can walk to the hotel/venue from the south gate of the station. It takes about 4-5 min by foot.