Wakkanai Airport (WKJ) to the city

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The airport connection bus costs 800 yen, paid in cash into the farebox on alighting. It runs to flight times and does not connect with the ferries.

The airport connection bus costs 800 yen for adults, 400 yen for children.
You pay into the farebox when you get off. Electronic money is not accepted.
The bus runs to flight times, not to a fixed timetable.
It is not timed to the ferries. If you are connecting to Rishiri or Rebun, allow for that.
If the connecting flight is cancelled, the bus does not run.
Buses towards the airport terminal wait for a delayed flight.
You cannot alight en route on a bus heading to the airport terminal, and you cannot board en route on one heading to the ferry terminal.
The taxi companies listed are Hokuto Hire, 0162-33-2525, and Wakkanai Hinomaru Kotsu, 0162-22-5000.

Fare: 800 yen for adults, 400 yen for children.
Pay into the farebox as you get off. No electronic money.
The service runs to flight arrival and departure times, so there is no clock-face timetable to consult.
If the flight it connects with is cancelled, the bus is cancelled too.
Buses to the airport terminal wait for delayed arrivals, which is worth knowing if you land late.
No alighting en route on airport-bound trips, and no boarding en route on ferry-terminal-bound trips.

The airport states plainly that the bus is not connected with the ferries.
Heartland Ferry runs from Wakkanai to Rishiri and Rebun, the islands most visitors are heading to.
Plan that connection separately. This is the single thing that catches people out here.

Wakkanai is the northernmost city in Japan, at the top of Hokkaido facing Sakhalin.
Cape Soya is the northernmost point of the country, east of the town.
The airport is one of seven run by Hokkaido Airports Co.

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Getting from Wakkanai Airport to the city