- Access
- Getting to Sado Island
- From Sapporo to Sado
Access
- Getting to Sado Island
- Info on getting to ports
- Getting around Sado
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 Sapporo
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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.
By train
Approx. 10 hours and 30 minutes to Niigata Port
Sapporo Station
JR ExpressShin-Hakodate Hokuto
Tohoku,
Hokkaido
ShinkansenOmiya Station
Joetsu
ShinkansenNiigata Station
Connecting bus TaxiNiigata Port

Sado Island Ryotsu Port

Using Airport
Approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes to Niigata Port
New Chitose Airport
4 flights a dayNiigata Airport
Niigata Station
Limousine Bus , Bus Toll Bus, TaxiLocal bus mini-liner TaxiNiigata Station
Limousine Buses Bus Lines & TaxisNiigata Port

Sado Island Ryotsu Port

By Passage
Approx. 16 hours to Niigata Port
Otaru Port
Shin Nihonkai FerryNiigata Port

Sado Island Ryotsu Port

By Car
Approx. 4-5 hours to Niigata Port