From Tokyo to Sado
Find out how to get to each port in Niigata Prefecture from outside the prefecture.

- Via Niigata – Ryotsu Sea Route
- Via Naoetsu – Ogi Sea Route
- Via Teradomari – Akadomari Sea Route
The time listed is the approximate time required to get to Niigata Port (including estimated transfer time).
Does not include sea routes to Sado Island.
Approximate times, Niigata – Ryotsu Sea Route by Car Ferry: 2 hours 30 minutes / Jetfoil: 1 hour
By railroad
About 2 hours 30 minutes to 3 hours to Niigata Port
Tokyo Station
Joetsu Shinkansen Line
Niigata Station
Route bus
Taxi
Niigata Port
Sado Island
Ryotsu Port
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Via airport
About 1 to 1 hours 30 minutes to Niigata Port
Narita Airport
One flight per day
Niigata Airport
Route bus
Mini Shuttle Bus
Taxi
Limousine bus
Niigata Station
Connecting bus・Taxi
Niigata Port
Sado Island
Ryotsu Port
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By car
About 4 to 5 hours to Niigata Port
Niigata Port
Sado Island
Ryotsu Port
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By high-speed bus
About 5 to 6 hours to Niigata Port
Tokyo
Niigata Station
Connecting bus
Taxi
Niigata Port
Sado Island
Ryotsu Port
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The time listed is the approximate time required to get to Naoetsu Port (including estimated transfer time).
Does not include sea routes to Sado Island.
Approximate times, Naoetsu - Ogi Sea Route by High-Speed Car Ferry Akane: 1 hours 40 minutes
By railroad
About 3 hours 20 minutes to 4 hours to Naoetsu Port
Tokyo Station
Hokuriku Shinkansen Line
Myoko Haneuma Line
Naoetsu Station
Connecting bus
Taxi
Naoetsu Port
Sado Island
Ogi Port
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By car
About 2 hours 40 minutes to 3 hours to Naoetsu Port
Tokyo Station
Naoetsu Port
Sado Island
Ogi Port
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By high-speed bus
About 6 hours to Naoetsu Port
Tokyo
Naoetsu Station
Route bus
Taxi
Naoetsu Port
Sado Island
Ogi Port
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Teradomari - Akadomari route service came to an end on May 1, 2019. Please use services on the Niigata - Ryotsu or Naoetsu - Ogi routes.