Asahikawa (AKJ): fifteen minutes to Biei, forty to the city
The airport publishes about 15 minutes by bus to Biei and about 40 minutes to JR Asahikawa station, with Nakafurano about 45 minutes.
- Biei is about 15 minutes by bus, closer than the city.
- JR Asahikawa station is about 40 minutes by bus.
- Nakafurano is about 45 minutes by bus, in the lavender country.
- Asahiyama Zoo is about 30 minutes by car, and is Asahikawa's best known attraction.
- The airport is part of the Hokkaido Airports group of seven.
- New Chitose is about 2 hours 30 by train or 2 hours 50 by road.
- Memanbetsu is about 4 hours 15 by train, about 3 hours 40 by road.
- The airport is known for staying open in heavy snow, thanks to a long runway and strong snow clearance.
The published times
- Biei: about 15 minutes by bus. The rolling patchwork hills there are the reason many visitors fly to Asahikawa at all.
- JR Asahikawa station: about 40 minutes by bus.
- Nakafurano: about 45 minutes by bus, for the lavender fields.
- Asahiyama Zoo: about 30 minutes by car.
- The airport notes that times vary with conditions, which in central Hokkaido means winter.
Between Hokkaido's airports
- New Chitose: about 2 hours 30 by train, about 2 hours 50 by road.
- Memanbetsu: about 4 hours 15 by train, about 3 hours 40 by road.
- Wakkanai: about 4 hours 30 by train, about 4 hours by road.
- Obihiro: about 5 hours by bus, about 3 hours 20 by road.
- Hakodate: about 5 hours 30 by train, about 6 hours by road.
- Kushiro: about 7 hours 20 by bus, about 5 hours 45 by road.
The winter reputation
- Asahikawa records some of the coldest temperatures in Japan.
- The airport is nonetheless known for a high winter operating rate, and it takes diversions from other Hokkaido airports when weather closes them.
- That reliability is part of why it handles international charters in the ski season.
The region
- Asahikawa is Hokkaido's second city, on the Ishikari plain.
- Daisetsuzan National Park rises immediately east, and Furano and Biei lie south.
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