As jib71 has suggested, Abashiri is another location for drift ice viewing in Hokkaido. Memanbetsu airport is located about 12 miles from Abashiri, and Memanbetsu airport has five flights per day from Tokyo (Haneda) and five flights per day from Sapporo (Chitose) which makes it very convenient connecting to/from other parts of Japan.. Abashiri is about 62 miles southeast of Monbetsu, and drift ice viewing tour boats depart from both Monbetsu and Abashiri. Because Abashiri (Memanbetsu airport) is more frequently served by flights than Monbetsu, Abashiri gets more drift ice viewing tourists than Monbetsu.

Also, JR Hokkaido runs drift ice viewing tourist trains during the month of February from Abashiri station. Abashiri - Shiretoko Shari portion of Semmo Line of JR Hokkaido runs right at the shoreline with the view of the Sea of Okhotk. Drift ice viewing train is popular, but the amount of drift ice that comes to shore varies and tour boats give more views of drift ice up close.