As a tourist to Hokkaido, you can directly invest cash in the local ticket vending machine to buy tickets. The ticket vending machine is simple and convenient. Just choose the number, destination and corresponding price of tickets, and you can issue tickets in cash. Even if you invest 10000 yen, you can easily get change. A clear road map will be drawn on the top of the ticket vending machine. Just press the corresponding fare button on the ticket vending machine according to the fare displayed under the name of the destination town on the route map. If you lack confidence in the ticket vending machine, you can also buy it through the manual window (みどりの _ port), or you can use JR IC cards such as Suica and Kitaka to swipe your card directly in and out of the ticket gate. But IC cards are only used in the suburbs of Sapporo. Please refer to the website information for the effective use range of IC cards in Sapporo suburbs, and long-distance intercity trains are also needed.

Long-distance tickets need to buy two tickets at the same time, namely train tickets and special tickets (special tickets are material documents, including express tickets, express tickets, berth tickets, green tickets, etc. In addition to the train tickets required for boarding, according to Japanese customs regulations, passengers also need to buy corresponding value-added services for their special models (express trains, sleepers, etc.). ), so when using Shinkansen and express trains, you need to buy train tickets at the same time. Usually, when purchasing tickets from automatic ticket vending machines, the fare displayed on the screen is already the total cost of bus tickets and special car room tickets (urgent tickets, etc.). ). When purchasing tickets at the manual window, the fees charged by the staff also include bus tickets and special car room tickets (urgent tickets, etc. Of course, no matter which way you buy tickets, you will get two tickets.

In addition, foreign tourists can also book tickets through JR Hokkaido's online booking system, and can book tickets including Hokkaido Shinkansen. After the reservation is completed, they should take the reservation information, credit card and passport to the station in Hokkaido to pick up the tickets.