Rail Passes & Tickets
How to Use JR Hokkaido
Information on Limited Express Trains (All Seats Reserved)
All seats are reserved on all JR Hokkaido’s limited express trains. There are no non-reserved seats.
- Ltd. Exp. Hokuto (Sapporo – Hakodate)
- Ltd. Exp. Suzuran (Sapporo – Noboribetsu – Higashi-Muroran)
- Ltd. Exp. Kamui / Lilac (Sapporo – Asahikawa)
- Ltd. Exp. Soya (Sapporo – Asahikawa – Wakkanai)
- Ltd. Exp. Sarobetsu (Asahikawa – Wakkanai)
- Ltd. Exp. Okhotsk (Sapporo – Asahikawa – Abashiri)
- Ltd. Exp. Ozora (Sapporo – Obihiro – Kushiro)
- Ltd. Exp. Tokachi (Sapporo – Obihiro)
- Furano Lavender Express (Sapporo – Takikawa – Furano)
Passengers with regular tickets
【Required tickets for boarding】
Basic fare ticket（※1） + Reserved seat limited express ticket
Online purchase
【If seats on your desired train are full】
1
Please purchase a “vacant seat only ticket” in addition to a basic fare ticket.（※1）
2
You may stand on the train except in the Green Car.
3
If there are vacant seats in the ordinary cars, you may use them temporarily. However, if a passenger with a reserved seat ticket comes, you will need to move to another seat.
Alternatively, you may use a reserved seat on the next train.
(※1) IC cards can be used as a basic fare ticket only when both the departure and arrival stations are within the same IC card area. Click here for details.
Passengers with a rail pass
【Things to do before boarding】
Please make sure to receive a reserved seat ticket in advance.
You cannot assign seats on the train.
Online seat reservation
【If seats on your desired train are full】
1
You can take the train only with your rail pass (a reserved seat ticket not required).
2
You may stand on the train except in the Green Car.
3
If there are vacant seats in the ordinary cars, you may use them temporarily. However, if a passenger with a reserved seat ticket comes, you will need to move to another seat.
Alternatively, you may use a reserved seat on the next train.