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

  • 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

    Approx. 10 hours and 30 minutes to Niigata Port

    Sapporo Station

    JR Express

    Shin-Hakodate Hokuto

    Tohoku,
    Hokkaido
    Shinkansen

    Omiya Station

    Joetsu
    Shinkansen

    Niigata Station

    Connecting bus Taxi

    Niigata Port

    船

    Sado Island Ryotsu Port

    空港

    Using Airport

    Approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes to Niigata Port

    New Chitose Airport

    4 flights a day

    Niigata Airport

    Niigata Station

    Limousine Bus , Bus Toll Bus, Taxi
    Local bus mini-liner Taxi

    Niigata Station

    Limousine Buses Bus Lines & Taxis

    Niigata Port

    船

    Sado Island Ryotsu Port

    空港

    By Passage

    Approx. 16 hours to Niigata Port

    Otaru Port

    Shin Nihonkai Ferry

    Niigata Port

    船

    Sado Island Ryotsu Port

    車

    By Car

    Approx. 4-5 hours to Niigata Port

    Sapporo

    Niigata Port

    船

    Sado Island Ryotsu Port