Kushiro: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Kushiro is a city of 167,875 people in Japan (Hokkaido), 6 m (20 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Kushiro Airport (KUH), 16 km (10 mi) from the centre. It has a dozen or more railway stations on record, including Kushiro Station. It is a port city: Port of Kushiro.
Key facts
Daylight in Kushiro runs from about 9 h 4 min a day in late December to 15 h 25 min in late June (computed for 42.98° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Kushiro is served by 3 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Kushiro Airport (KUH), 16 km (10 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 8,202 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft. The alternatives are Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB, 82 km), Tokachi-Obihiro Airport (OBO, 98 km).
Flights to Kushiro: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Kushiro Station, Higashi-Kushiro Station, Musa Station, Otanoshike Station, Shin-Otanoshike Station, Shin-Fuji Station. Trains to Kushiro
Buses to Kushiro · Driving and car hire · Ferries
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Sapporo, 246 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Asahikawa, 185 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Aomori, 385 km — trains · buses · car rental · ferries
- Hakodate, 327 km — trains · buses · car rental · ferries
- Hachinohe, 364 km — buses · car rental
- Tomakomai, 229 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Obihiro, 95 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Ebetsu, 230 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Kitami, 100 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Otaru, 275 km — buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Tottori, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Burnaby, Kholmsk, Yuzawa, Okayama, Yachiyo, Izumi, Tsuru, Naka-chō.
Common questions
Which airport serves Kushiro?
Kushiro Airport (KUH), 16 km (10 mi) from the centre, plus 2 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Kushiro?
About 167,875 people live in Kushiro, across 1,363 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Kushiro in?
Asia/Tokyo, currently UTC+9.
What currency is used in Kushiro?
The Yen (JPY). Traffic drives on the left.
Which cities are near Kushiro?
Sapporo (246 km), Asahikawa (185 km), Aomori (385 km), Hakodate (327 km), Hachinohe (364 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.