Car Rental at 'Obihiro - Airport'

Airport location, terminals and transportation

Tokachi–Obihiro Airport (or Obihiro Airport) is located on Hokkaidō Island, Japan, 25 km from the city of Obihiro. The airport was opened in 1981 and replaced old Obihiro Airport. The air-strip was broadened to 2.5 km. In the territory of the airport, there are passenger and cargo terminals. Obihiro Airport serves scheduled flights, charters, cargo flights, and police aviation. The airport also serves domestic and international flights. The airport is not open 24 hours a day. It is open from 8 am to 9 pm.

From the airport, you can travel to the city by charter bus or taxi. Passengers have also an opportunity to rent a car. Bus stations (#2) and taxi ranks (#4) are located in front of the terminal, as the roadside at the exit from the passenger terminal. You can buy a bus ticket in the arrival concourse.

Rental offices, how to find them, where to return car

You can rent a car in the terminal. Car rental points are located in the arrival concourse 1F. At the airport, such services are provided by the following companies: Orix, Toyota, Times car rental, Nissan rent a car, Nippon rent a car, Europcar. All the desks are located in one place, in the arrival concourse of the domestic terminal. To find car rental points, it is enough to go out of the baggage claim area and turn left. Desks are located opposite the information unit and the ticket machine.

Companies’ offices are not open 24 hours a day. To book a car in advance, you should use the contact data of car rental points at the airport or in Obihiro. You can find the contact data on the website of the airport. Cars are taken and returned to the parking area in front of the terminal.

Rental conditions imply that you get and return the car with a full fuel tank and that the daily mileage is not limited. The rental cost includes insurance in the event of car theft and a traffic accident. Companies can provide the navigation equipment, winter tyres, and include the second driver in the contract for free.

Long-term and short-term parking, hotels nearby

At the airport, there are three free lots: the major lot in front of the terminal (the western lot for 810 places), the southern lot, and lot #2 (the long-term one). The hotels that are close to the airport are: Business Hotel Grandy (2.9 km), Hokkaido Hotel (3.5 km), Nikko Northland (4.3 km), Richmond Hotel (4.4 km), Comfort (4.5 km), Premier Hotel-CABIN, Dormy Inn, Grand Terrace (4.6 km). Some hotels offer a transfer to and from Obihiro Airport.