List of JR Hokkaido’s limited express trains
Following on from “List of local railways with less than 1,000 daily passengers,” we will be compiling a list of all express trains in Japan, from JR Hokkaido to JR Kyushu, in sequence.
The greatest pleasure of train travel is enjoying the scenery from the train window. In particular, express trains have long intervals between stations, so you can enjoy beautiful landscapes continuously for a long time. Travelers can enjoy the beautiful scenery because most limited express trains have seats for two people or box seats, unlike the long seats common on regular trains.
Eating and drinking are also easier on express trains, as they are two-seaters or box seats. It is a pleasure to eat “Ekiben (train lunch)” and drink sake (locally brewed sake), Japanese wine, or craft beer with a view of the countryside on train travel. You can never experience this pleasure when driving a rental car.
Limited express train stations are often relatively large towns, even in the countryside. It is fun for travelers to get off the train on the way and stroll the local shopping streets. Furthermore, rail travel is a practice of sustainable tourism. According to 2019 data from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism, the CO2 emissions per kilometer traveled by one person are 98 g (75% of car emissions) for airplanes, 57 g (44%) for buses, and 17 g (13%) for trains, compared to 130 g for cars.
This time, we feature JR Hokkaido’s limited express trains, characterized by their long operating distances. They allow passengers to enjoy the spectacular scenery unique to the vast island of Hokkaido for a long time. Because of the long operating hours, you may be able to enjoy two meals (breakfast and lunch or lunch and dinner). In winter, Hokkaido is dangerous to travel by car because of the heavy snow. We recommend you enjoy Hokkaido in winter by taking a safer limited express train.
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A list of limited express trains
2. Sarobetsu
3. Okhotsk
4. Taisetsu
5. Kamui
6. Lilac
7. Tokachi
8. Ozora
9. Suzuran
10. Rapid Airport・Special Rapid Airport
11. Hokuto
12. H5 Bullet Train (Hokkaido Shinkansen)
13. Furano Lavender Express
14. Kushiro Shitsugen Norokko Train
1. Soya
| Station (start) | Sapporo | |
| Station (end) | Wakkanai | |
| Distance (km) | 396.2 | |
| Average required time | 5:10 | |
| Price (coach, passenger ticket + limited express ticket) | 11,090 |
2. Sarobetsu
| Station (start) | Asahikawa | |
| Station (end) | Wakkanai | |
| Distance (km) | 259.4 | |
| Average required time | 3:40 | |
| Price (coach, passenger ticket + limited express ticket) | 8,890 |
3. Okhotsk
| Station (start) | Sapporo | |
| Station (end) | Abashiri | |
| Distance (km) | 374.5 | |
| Average required time | 5:21 | |
| Price (coach, passenger ticket + limited express ticket) | 10,540 |
4. Taisetsu
| Station (start) | Asahikawa | |
| Station (end) | Abashiri | |
| Distance (km) | 237.7 | |
| Average required time | 3:54 | |
| Price (coach, passenger ticket + limited express ticket) | 8,560 |
5. Kamui
| Station (start) | Sapporo | |
| Station (end) | Asahikawa | |
| Distance (km) | 136.8 | |
| Average required time | 1:25 | |
| Price (coach, passenger ticket + limited express ticket) | 5,220 |
6. Lilac
| Station (start) | Sapporo | |
| Station (end) | Asahikawa | |
| Distance (km) | 136.8 | |
| Average required time | 1:25 | |
| Price (coach, passenger ticket + limited express ticket) | 5,220 |
7. Tokachi
| Station (start) | Sapporo | |
| Station (end) | Obihiro | |
| Distance (km) | 220.2 | |
| Average required time | 2:41 | |
| Price (coach, passenger ticket + limited express ticket) | 7,790 |
8. Ozora
| Station (start) | Sapporo | |
| Station (end) | Kushiro | |
| Distance (km) | 348.5 | |
| Average required time | 4:28 | |
| Price (coach, passenger ticket + limited express ticket) | 9,990 |
9. Suzuran
| Station (start) | Sapporo | |
| Station (end) | Higashi Muroran, Muroran | |
| Distance (km) | 129.2 | |
| Average required time | 1:40 | |
| Price (coach, passenger ticket + limited express ticket) | 5,220 |
10. Rapid Airport・Special Rapid Airport
| Station (start) | Otaru,Sapporo | |
| Station (end) | New Chitose Airport | |
| Distance (km) | 81 | |
| Average required time | 1:14 | |
| Price (coach, passenger ticket + limited express ticket) | 2,750 |
11. Hokuto
| Station (start) | Sapporo | |
| Station (end) | Hakodate | |
| Distance (km) | 318.7 | |
| Average required time | 3:57 | |
| Price (coach, passenger ticket + limited express ticket) | 9,440 |
12. H5 Bullet Train (Hokkaido Shinkansen)
| Station (start) | Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto | |
| Station (end) | Morioka | |
| Distance (km) | 823.7 | |
| Average required time | 4:11 | |
| Price (coach, passenger ticket + limited express ticket) | 23,230 |
13. Furano Lavender Express
| Station (start) | Sapporo | |
| Station (end) | Furano | |
| Distance (km) | 112 | |
| Average required time | 1:56 | |
| Price (coach, passenger ticket + limited express ticket) | 5,220 | |
| Note | Operated only between June and August. |
14. Kushiro Shitsugen Norokko Train
| Station (start) | Kushiro | |
| Station (end) | Toro | |
| Distance (km) | 166.2 | |
| Average required time | 0:50 | |
| Price (coach, passenger ticket + limited express ticket) | 1,480 | |
| Note | Operated only between April and October |
15. Furano Biei Norokko Train
| Station (start) | Asahikawa | |
| Station (end) | Furano | |
| Distance (km) | 54.8 | |
| Average required time | 1:36 | |
| Price (coach, passenger ticket + limited express ticket) | 1,590 | |
| Note | Operated only between June and October |
16. SL Fuyu-no-Shitsugen Train
| Station (start) | Kushiro | |
| Station (end) | Shibecha | |
| Distance (km) | 166.2 | |
| Average required time | 1:30 | |
| Price (coach, passenger ticket + limited express ticket) | 2,970 | |
| Note | Operated only between Jaunary and March |
JR 北海道的特快列車列表
繼上一次的「List of local railways with less than 1,000 daily passengers毎日客運量低於1000人次的地方鐵路列表」、我們製作了特快列車的列表。從JR北海道到JR九州，我們會依次介紹日本各地所有的特快列車。鐵路旅行的最大樂趣就是欣賞車窗外的風景。 尤其是特快列車的停站間隔較長，可以有較長時間欣賞沿路風景。 另外，與一般列車的長形座位背向窗戶不同，特急列車的雙人座位或是包廂的座位旁均設有窗戶，讓您可以欣賞美麗的景色。
一邊品嚐充滿當地特色的鐵路便當，品味日本酒（在地酒）、日本葡萄酒、及精釀啤酒。搭乘日本鐵道旅行，能夠讓你擁有自駕旅行時無法體驗到的樂趣，而且在郊外搭乘鐵道旅行時，絕對不會遇上像鬧區尖峰時段般的蜂湧人潮。
而且就算在郊外地區，特快列車停靠的幾乎都是較大型的城市或車站，因此中途下車後到訪車站前的商店街裡散步也是很不錯的旅行選擇。
使用鐵路作為旅行的交通工具，也能夠實踐永續環保的理念。根據日本國土交通省的資料顯示，自行開車時，每行駛1公里的每人二氧化量排放量為130克，而搭乘飛機時為98克（自行開車的75％），搭乘巴士為57克（自行開車的44%）、搭乘鐵路則為17克（自行開車的13％）。
這次我們會首先介紹 JR 北海道的特快列車。其特點是移動距離比其他地方的列車更長。因此您可以在這悠長的旅程中，欣賞到廣闊的北海道中獨有的壯麗景色。 由於列車運行時間較長，您可以在車上享用到早餐和午餐，或是午餐和晚餐，以及車站便當等各種美食。此外，因為北海道的冬天經常下雪，不習慣雪中駕駛的人選擇自駕游會比較危險。 因此我們建議各位乘坐安全的特快列車享受北海道的冬天。
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特急列車列表
1. 宗谷
2. 佐呂別
3. 鄂霍次克
4. 大雪
5. 神威
6. 丁香
7. 十勝
8. 大空
9. 鈴蘭
10. 快速Airport號・特別快速Airport號
11. 北斗
12. 北海道新幹線
13. 富良野薰衣草特急
14. 釧路濕原慢車號
1. 宗谷
| 起點 | 札幌站 |
| 終點 | 稚內站 |
| 運行距離（km） | 396.2 |
| 平均所需時間 | 5:10 |
| 車費（一般席、乘車券＋特急券） | 11,090 |
2. 佐呂別
| 起點 | 旭川站 |
| 終點 | 稚內站 |
| 運行距離（km） | 259.4 |
| 平均所需時間 | 3:40 |
| 車費（一般席、乘車券＋特急券） | 8,890 |
3. 鄂霍次克
| 起點 | 旭川站 |
| 終點 | 網走站 |
| 運行距離（km） | 237.7 |
| 平均所需時間 | 3:54 |
| 車費（一般席、乘車券＋特急券） | 8,560 |
5. 神威
| 起點 | 札幌站 |
| 終點 | 旭川站 |
| 運行距離（km） | 136.8 |
| 平均所需時間 | 1:25 |
| 車費（一般席、乘車券＋特急券） | 5,220 |
6. 丁香
| 起點 | 札幌站 |
| 終點 | 旭川站 |
| 運行距離（km） | 136.8 |
| 平均所需時間 | 1:25 |
| 車費（一般席、乘車券＋特急券） | 5,220 |
7. 十勝
| 起點 | 札幌站 |
| 終點 | 帶廣站 |
| 運行距離（km） | 220.2 |
| 平均所需時間 | 2:41 |
| 車費（一般席、乘車券＋特急券） | 7,790 |
8. 大空
| 起點 | 札幌站 |
| 終點 | 釧路站 |
| 運行距離（km） | 348.5 |
| 平均所需時間 | 4:28 |
| 車費（一般席、乘車券＋特急券） | 9,990 |
9. 鈴蘭
| 起點 | 札幌站 |
| 終點 | 東室蘭, 室蘭站 |
| 運行距離（km） | 129.2 |
| 平均所需時間 | 1:40 |
| 車費（一般席、乘車券＋特急券） | 5,220 |
10. 快速Airport號・特別快速Airport號
| 起點 | 小樽站, 札幌 |
| 終點 | 新千歲機場 |
| 運行距離（km） | 81 |
| 平均所需時間 | 1:14 |
| 車費（一般席、乘車券＋特急券） | 2,750 |
11. 北斗
| 起點 | 札幌站 |
| 終點 | 函館站 |
| 運行距離（km） | 318.7 |
| 平均所需時間 | 3:57 |
| 車費（一般席、乘車券＋特急券） | 9,440 |
12. 北海道新幹線
| 起點 | 新函館北斗站 |
| 終點 | 盛岡站 |
| 運行距離（km） | 823.7 |
| 平均所需時間 | 4:11 |
| 車費（一般席、乘車券＋特急券） | 23,230 |
13. 富良野薰衣草特急
| 起點 | 札幌站 |
| 終點 | 富良野站 |
| 運行距離（km） | 112 |
| 平均所需時間 | 01:56:00 |
| 車費（一般席、乘車券＋特急券） | 5220 |
| 備註 | 6月～8月期間限定行駛 |
14. 釧路濕原慢車號
| 起點 | 釧路站 |
| 終點 | 塘路站 |
| 運行距離（km） | 166.2 |
| 平均所需時間 | 0:50 |
| 車費（一般席、乘車券＋特急券） | 1,480 |
| 備註 | 4月～10月期間限定行駛 |
15. 富良野・美瑛慢車號
| 起點 | 旭川站 |
| 終點 | 富良野站 |
| 運行距離（km） | 54.8 |
| 平均所需時間 | 1:36 |
| 車費（一般席、乘車券＋特急券） | 1,590 |
| 備註 | 6月～10月期間限定行駛 |
16. SL冬季濕原號
| 起點 | 旭川站 |
| 終點 | 稚內站 |
| 運行距離（km） | 166.2 |
| 平均所需時間 | 1:30 |
| 車費（一般席、乘車券＋特急券） | 2,970 |
| 備註 | 1月～3月期間限定行駛 |