Aomori is a useful transport hub for visits to Lake Towada-ko and Mt. Hakkoda. Morioka Station is 2 Hours 22 Minutes from Tokyo Station by the JR Tohoku Shinkansen Line, and Aomori Station is 2 Hours 15 Minutes from Morioka Station on the JR Tohoku Honsen Line. Aomori is also connected with Hokkaido by the JR Tsugaru Kaikyo line, which runs via the Seikan Tunnel beneath the Tsugaru Kaikyo Straights into Hakodate in two hours. JR operates a nightly bus to Tokyo, which takes 9 and a half hours. There are several buses daily to Morioka (3 hours) and Sendai (5 hours). There are frequent flights to Nagoya, Osaka, Tokyo and Sapporo. Buses leave Aomori Station for Aomori airport twice an hour. The trip takes about 35 minutes. There’s also a hydrofoil service linking Aomori with Hakodate on Hokkaido Island in 1 hour and 45 minutes. The regular ferry service takes 3 hours and 45 minutes and is much cheaper.

Morioka Station is 2 Hours 22 Minutes from Tokyo Station by the JR Tohoku Shinkansen Line, and Aomori Station is 2 Hours 15 Minutes from Morioka Station on the JR Tohoku Honsen Line. A JR bus takes about 1 Hour from Aomori Station to reach the ropeway station.