On foot from Kutchan Station
About 10 minutes. Asahigaoka Park is right behind us.
Shuttle & access
Please book the shuttle by the day before. The times we run differ between summer and winter.
Getting to the hostel
From New Chitose Airport
About 2.5 hours. By JR via Otaru, or by airport bus.
From Sapporo
About 2 hours. By JR or by highway bus.
By car
Free parking. Studless winter tyres are essential in winter.
Our shuttle
Winter (ski season)
- Grand Hirafu ski area
- Twice every morning, at 8:00 and 9:00
No return pickup. Take the bus from the Hirafu Welcome Center to Kutchan Station; the hostel is about a 10-minute walk from there.
Summer (hiking season)
- Mt. Yotei trailheads (Kutchan-Hirafu / Makkari)
- Early morning, 3:30–7:00
- Mt. Yotei descent pickup
- Arranged to match your descent
- Mt. Niseko Annupuri trailhead (Goshiki Onsen side)
- Morning, 6:00–9:00
Please book by the day before. About 20 minutes by car to the Kutchan-Hirafu trailhead, about 30 minutes to the Makkari trailhead.
Available for stays of two nights or more. You may descend to a different trailhead than the one you started from.
Goshiki Onsen side only — we do not drive to the Hirafu-side trailhead. Please book by the day before. About 20 minutes by car to the trailhead.
Getting to Rusutsu Resort
Donan Bus from Kutchan Station
Take the Donan Bus from Kutchan Station to Rusutsu Resort. Times, fares and payment methods change with the season, so please check the operator’s own website. We do not run a shuttle there.
Donan Bus timetablesOfficial sources
Information updated: 2026-11-03