10 times per day between Shin-Aomori, Aomori and Hakodate (2 hours, �5300).
While just about all long-distance overnight trains which run toward Sapporo (on the northernmost island of Hokkaido) stop only in Aomori to change direction, and not to discharge passengers, some other overnight services actually start/terminate in Aomori. Here are the most convenient trains:
� From Tokyo's Ueno Station, the Akebono runs daily to Aomori in 12 hours via Akita.
� The daily Hamanasu overnight express connects Aomori with Sapporo in about 7 1/2 hours.
Note that the Akebono stops at Shin-Aomori, while the Hamanasu does not.
By bus
Aomori, at the northernmost point of Honshu, is the terminating point for several highway buses.
From Tokyo Station, JR Bus Tohoku's La Foret service runs once per night, reaching Aomori in 9 1/2 hours at a cost of �9,000 each way on Fridays, Saturdays and the day before holidays, and �8,500 on all other days. Konan Bus' Tsugaru runs over the same route; their bus costs �7,500 each way, or �9,000 during peak travel periods.
From Ueno Station in Tokyo, Konan Bus runs discounted bus services to Aomori: a daytime service called Sky (�5,000) and two night services called Panda (�4,500; �5,000 during peak travel periods). These buses take longer to Aomori - about 11 hours each way - due to an additional stop made in Hirosaki.
Willer Express operates several buses from Tokyo Station, Tokyo Disneyland and Shinjuku to Aomori with prices starting from about �5,000. Bookings can be made online in English.
Four bus operators jointly run Blue City daytime buses between Sendai and Aomori (5 hours, �5,700). There are more runs during the summer months than the rest of the year.
By boat
Seikan Ferry and Tsugaru Kaikyo Ferry operate ferry services from Aomori to the port of Hakodate with multiple departures daily. One way
