Locale | Aomori Prefecture, Hokkaido |
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Waterway | Tsugaru Strait |
Transit type | Passenger and automobile ferry |
Route | Aomori–Hakodate |
Operator | Kyoei Transportation Co. , Ltd. and Northern Japan Shipping Corporation |
Began operation | 1973 |
Travel time | 3 - 4 hours (2018) |
Connections at Aomori | |
Shin-Aomori Station | |
Aomori City Bus | |
Port Road Route 1 Aomori Bay Bridge | |
Connections at Hakodate | |
Goryōkaku Station | |
Hakodate Bus Corporation | |
National Route 227 | |
Website | http://www.seikan-ferry.co.jp/ |
The Seikan Ferry (青函フェリー) is a privately owned ferry service crossing the Tsugaru Strait, which separates the Japanese islands of Hokkaido and Honshu. The company, Seikan Ferry Ltd. (有限会社青函フェリー), was founded in 1973 and runs between the cities of Aomori on the northern tip of Honshu and Hakodate in southern Hokkaido.