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Tsugaru Kaikyo Ferry Schedule AOMORI HAKODATE 35th Tsugaru Kaikyo Ferry Schedule AOMORI HAKODATE FOR RESERVATIONS tsugarukaikyo.co.jp Blue Dolphin: № 3, 8, 13, 22 Aomori Terminal Hakodate Terminal Oma Terminal 017-766-4733 0138-43-4545 0175-37-3111 AOMORI HAKODATE HAKODATE AOMORI Schedule valid: 1 April - 9 August / 19 - 31 August Premiere: Jacuzzi, Suite: Bed, TV, toilet, First Class (two people): Comfort (up to 113 kilometers / Duration: 3 hours 40 minutes - 3 hours 50 minutes mini bar, living room shower room Bed, TV, sink four people): Sofa, mattress,TV, sink №3 2:40 a.m. 6:20 a.m. №4 3:10 a.m. 6:50 a.m. №5 5:20 a.m. 9 a.m. №8 7:40 a.m. 11:20 a.m. №7 7:40 a.m. 11:30 a.m. №14 Noon 3:40 p.m. №11 10 a.m. 1:40 p.m. №16 2 p.m. 5:50 p.m. Standard Venus: № 5, 17, 14 & 24 №13 2:20 p.m. 6 p.m. №18 5:30 p.m. 9:10 p.m. №17 5:05 p.m. 8:45 p.m. №22 8:15 p.m. 11:55 p.m. №19 7:10 p.m. 11 p.m. №24 10:05 p.m. 1:45 a.m. №23 10:25 p.m. 2:05 a.m. №26 11:50 p.m. 3:40 a.m. Special Class: Special Class: First Class: Second Class Up to two people Up to two people Up to four people Please check the ferry schedule from 10 - 18 August. Blue Marmaid: № 4, 11, 18 & 23 Schedule valid: 1 - 28 April / 9 May - 15 July / 19 - 31 July / 22 - 31 August 40 kilometers / Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes OMA HAKODATE HAKODATE OMA Special Class: First Class: First Class: Second Class Up to two people Up to four people Up to four people №5 7 a.m. 8:30 a.m. №6 9:30 a.m. 11 a.m. Esan: № 7, 19, 16 & 26 №9 2:10 p.m. 3:40 p.m. №10 4:30 p.m. 6 p.m. Second Class Schedule valid: 29 April - 8 May / 16 - 18 July / 1 - 21 August 40 kilometers / Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes OMA HAKODATE HAKODATE OMA Daikanmaru: № 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12 №5 7 a.m. 8:30 a.m. №6 9:30 a.m. 11 a.m. №7 12:20 p.m. 1:50 p.m. №8 2:50 p.m. 4:20 p.m. №11 5:20 p.m. 6:50 p.m. №12 7:40 p.m. 9:10 p.m. You will need your license plate number and vehicle length (see vehicle registration). Check in for boarding is an hour and a half before departure time. 35th Seikan Ferry Schedule AOMORI HAKODATE FOR RESERVATIONS seikan-ferry.co.jp Aomori Terminal Hakodate Terminal 017-782-3671 0138-42-5561 Hayabusa №1 Hayabusa №3 Asakaze №5 Asakaze №21 AOMORI HAKODATE HAKODATE AOMORI 113 kilometers / Duration: 3 hours 40 minutes - 3 hours 50 minutes №1 2 a.m. 5:50 a.m. №2 2 a.m. 5:50 a.m. №3 4:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. №4 4:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. №5 8:10 a.m. 12:10 p.m. №6 8:10 a.m. 12:10 p.m. №7 11:35 a.m. 3:25 p.m. №8 11:35 a.m. 3:25 p.m. №9 2:35 p.m. 6:25 p.m. №10 2:35 p.m. 6:25 p.m. Silver Princess №11 6 p.m. 9:50 p.m. №12 6 p.m. 9:50 p.m. №13 8:30 p.m. 12:20 a.m. №14 8:30 p.m. 12:20 a.m. №15 11:30 p.m. 3:20 a.m. №16 11:30 p.m. 3:20 a.m. Special Class First Class Second Class Second Class (Ladies) Silver Queen Silver Ferry Schedule HACHINOHE Kawasaki Kinkai TOMAKOMAI FOR RESERVATIONS silverferry.jp Special Class First Class Second Class Economy Reservation center Hachinohe Terminal Tomakomai Terminal 0120-539-468 0178-28-2018 0144-34-1181 Silver Eight HACHINOHE TOMAKOMAI TOMAKOMAI HACHINOHE 242 kilometers / Duration: 8 hours 30 minutes - 9 hours 15 minutes Silver Special Class First Class First Class Second Class Venilia Princess 8:45 a.m. 4 p.m. 5 a.m. 1:30 p.m. Silver Queen 1 p.m. 8:15 p.m. Silver Eight 9:30 a.m. 6 p.m. Venilia Silver Venilia 5:30 p.m. 1:30 a.m. (next day) Princess 9:15 p.m. 4:45 a.m. Silver Eight 10 p.m. 6 a.m. (next day) Silver Queen 11:59 p.m. 7:30 a.m. First Class Second Class Driver’s Room You will need your license plate number and vehicle length (see vehicle registration). Check in for boarding is an hour and a half before departure time. Ferry Price Table (One Way) 10% discount applies to round trip bookings Vehicle Length AOMORI-HAKODATE OMA - HAKODATE AOMORI - HACHINOHE - (In meters) (Tsugaru Kaikyo) *Bed not available HAKODATE TOMAKOMAI (Tsugaru Kaikyou) (Seikan Ferry) (Silver Ferry) A B C A B C Less than three ¥13,160 ¥16,450 ¥18,920 ¥9,870 ¥12,340 ¥14,190 - - VEHICLE Less than four - - - - - - ¥12,800 ¥20,000 Less than five - - - - - - ¥14,400 ¥25,000 Less than six ¥16,460 ¥20,570 ¥23,660 ¥13,160 ¥16,450 ¥18,920 ¥16,000 ¥30,000 ¥4,940 ¥6,170 ¥7,100 - - - - ¥12,500 Special Class (¥2,720) (¥3,400) (¥3,910) (¥7,500) ¥4,110 ¥5,140 ¥5,910 ¥2,460 ¥3,080 ¥3,540 ¥6,160 per ¥10,000 First Class (¥1,890) (¥2,370) (¥2,720) (¥650) (¥820) (¥940) room (Hayabusa) (¥5,000) ¥3,290 ¥4,110 ¥4,730 - - - ¥7,500 Second Class (w/bed) (¥1,070) (¥1,340) (¥1,540) (¥2,500) 12 and older ¥2,750 ¥3,440 ¥3,960 ¥2,220 ¥2,770 ¥3,190 ¥1,600 - Second Class Seating (¥530) (¥670) (¥770) (¥410) (¥510) (¥590) Economy ¥2,220 ¥2,770 ¥3,190 ¥1,810 ¥2,260 ¥2,600 - ¥5,000 PASSENGER Special Class ¥2,470 ¥3,090 ¥3,550 - - - - ¥6,250 First Class ¥2,060 ¥2,570 ¥2,960 ¥1,230 ¥1,540 ¥1,770 - ¥5,000 Second Class (w/ bed) ¥1,650 ¥2,060 ¥2,370 ¥1,110 ¥1,390 ¥1,600 - ¥3,750 Second Class Seating ¥1,380 ¥1,720 ¥1,980 - - ¥800 - 6 - 11 years old 6 - 11 Economy ¥1,110 ¥1,390 ¥1,600 ¥910 ¥1,130 ¥1,300 ¥920 ¥2,500 A: 5 January - 28 April / 9 - 31 May (2016) / 1 October - 27 December B: 1 - 4 January / 1 June - 15 July / 22 August - 30 September / 28 - 31 December C: 29 April - 8 May / 16 July - 21 August Price in ( ) is a difference when driver upgrades fery room from economy class. All information is subject to change without notice. Updated April 2016.
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