1. Access
  2. Getting to Sado Island
  3. From Fukuoka to Sado

Access

This section provides information on how to access each port in Niigata Prefecture from outside the prefecture. Please select your point of departure.

Access from Fukuoka

  • Niigata - Ryotsu route

    Travel times are approximate to Niigata Port (including approximate transit time). Route to Sado Island is not included.
    Approximate time: 2 hours 30 minutes by car ferry / 1 hour 7 minutes by Jetfoil.

    鉄道

    By train

    Approximately 8 hours to Niigata Port

    Kokura Station

    Tokaido and
    Sanyo Shinkansen

    Tokyo Station

    Joetsu
    Shinkansen

    Niigata Station

    Bus Taxi

    Niigata Port

    船

    Sado Island Ryotsu Port

    空港

    Using Airport

    Approx. 2hr 00min to Niigata Port

    Fukuoka Airport

    3 flights a day

    Niigata Airport

    Niigata Station

    Local Bus Mini-Liner Taxi

    Niigata Station

    Limousine Buses Bus Lines & Taxis

    Niigata Port

    船

    Ryotsu Port, Sado Island

    車

    By Car

    Approximately 13 hours to Niigata Port

    Kitakyushu City

    Niigata Port

    船

    Ryotsu Port on Sado Island