There are 11 ways to get from Busan to Niigata by plane, ferry, car ferry, train, bus, night bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Niigata Airport
best- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Niigata Airport (KIJ)plane PUS - KIJ
7h 4m¥22,618–60,895Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Narita International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane PUS - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Keisei-Uenotrain
- Take the train from Ueno Station to Niigatatrain
8h 37m¥19,728–68,575Ferry, car ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsuferry
- Take the carferry from Hitakatsu to Fukuoka, Hakatacarferry
- Take the train from Hakata Fukuoka to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Niigatatrain Max
18h 5mFerry, train
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Shimonosekiferry
- Take the train from Kokura to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Niigatatrain Max
21h 9mFerry, car ferry, bus, night bus
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsuferry
- Take the carferry from Hitakatsu to Fukuoka, Hakatacarferry
- Take the bus from Nishitetsu Tenjin Kosoku Bus Terminal to Willerバスターミナル大阪梅田bus
- Take the nightbus from Ōsaka Station to Naganonightbus
- Take the bus from Nagano to Topparabus
28h 37m¥37,160–57,796Train, bus to Incheon International Airport, fly to Niigata Airport
- Take the train from Busan Station to Gwangmyeong Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Gwangmyeong KTX Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1bus
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Niigata Airport (KIJ)plane ICN - KIJ
8h 54m¥39,472–98,456Ferry, car ferry, ferry to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Niigata Airport
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsuferry
- Take the carferry from Hitakatsu to Fukuoka, Hakatacarferry
- Take the ferry from 博多旅客待合所 to 西戸崎旅客待合所ferry
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Niigata Airport (KIJ)plane FUK - KIJ
14h 6m¥29,220–74,706Train to Daegu International Airport, fly to Niigata Airport
- Take the train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Niigata Airport (KIJ)plane TAE - KIJ
10h 30m¥33,355–91,416Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane PUS - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Niigatatrain
10h 8mFerry, drive
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminalferry Panstar Miracle Busan
- Drive from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Niigatacar
24h 20m¥30,881–74,392Ferry, night bus
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminalferry Panstar Miracle Busan
- Take the nightbus from Liber Hotel to Niigata Station South Exitnightbus Sy3552
30h¥29,211–74,892
Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Niigata Airport (KIJ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Busan to Niigata is to fly which costs ¥22000 - ¥65000 and takes 7h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Busan to Niigata is to fly which takes 7h 4m and costs ¥22000 - ¥65000.
The distance between Busan and Niigata is 977 km.
The best way to get from Busan to Niigata without a car is to ferry and car ferry and train which takes 18h 5m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 4m to get from Busan to Niigata, including transfers.
There are 100+ hotels available in Niigata.
What companies run services between Busan, South Korea and Niigata, Japan?
Jin Air, Blue Panorama Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Niigata Airport (KIJ) 4 times a day.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Niigata Airport via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–75,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–50,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Niigata Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–85,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Niigata Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥37,000–100,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Niigata Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–47,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Niigata Airport via Nagoya Airfield
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–47,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Niigata Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–95,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Niigata Airport via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–90,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Niigata Airport via Fukuoka Airport, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–160,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Niigata Airport via Cheju, Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–95,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–38,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Niigata Airport via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–75,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Niigata Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–47,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Niigata Airport via Nagoya Airfield
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–47,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Niigata Airport via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–90,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Niigata Airport via Cheju, Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–95,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Niigata Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–75,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Niigata Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–180,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Niigata Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–85,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–50,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Niigata Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–85,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–38,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–55,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–48,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–30,000
- Website
- blue-panorama.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Niigata Airport via Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–75,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–44,000
- Website
- ibexair.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Niigata Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–65,000
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Kokura to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Nagoya to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Tōkyō Station to Niigata
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–6,000
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Tōkyō Station to Niigata
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–6,000
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Ueno Station to Niigata
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–5,500
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Tōkyō Station to Niigata
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–6,000
- Website
- JR EAST
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- Keisei Electric Railway
Train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Keisei-Ueno
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–2,600
- Website
- Keisei Electric Railway
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Busan Station to Gwangmyeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–11,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ¥5,000–7,000
- First Class
- ¥7,500–11,000
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–3,600
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ¥1,800–2,600
- First Class
- ¥2,500–3,600
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- SRT
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–4,700
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ¥2,200–4,700
- First Class
- ¥3,200–4,500
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,024–1,029
- Website
- Korail
- Economy Class
- ¥1,024–1,029
- Phone
- 0954-63-3111
- Website
- Yutoku Jidousya
Bus from Nishitetsu Tenjin Kosoku Bus Terminal to Willerバスターミナル大阪梅田
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–23,000
- Website
- Yutoku Jidousya
- Phone
- 026-295-8008
- Website
- nagadenbus.co.jp
Night bus from Ōsaka Station to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–13,000
- Schedules at
- nagadenbus.co.jp
Bus from Nagano to Toppara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500
- Schedules at
- nagadenbus.co.jp
- Phone
- +82 2 2664-9898
- Website
- airportlimousine.co.kr
Bus from Gwangmyeong KTX Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–2,100
- Schedules at
- airportlimousine.co.kr
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Bus from Gwangmyeong KTX Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,901
- Schedules at
- korail.com
- [email protected]
- Website
- Willer Express
Night bus from Liber Hotel to Niigata Station South Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–15,000
- Website
- Willer Express
- Phone
- +82 1577 9996
- Website
- panstarcruise.com
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,931–13,067
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Adult Weekday
- ¥10,691
- Adult Weekend and peak season
- ¥13,067
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,931–13,067
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Adult Weekday
- ¥10,691
- Adult Weekend and peak season
- ¥13,067
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,931–13,067
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Adult Weekday
- ¥10,691
- Adult Weekend and peak season
- ¥13,067
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥21,381–59,392
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Balcony Suite
- ¥59,392
- Ocean View Cabin
- ¥29,696
- Inside Cabin
- ¥23,757
- Family
- ¥21,381
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥21,381–59,392
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Balcony Suite
- ¥59,392
- Ocean View Cabin
- ¥29,696
- Inside Cabin
- ¥23,757
- Family
- ¥21,381
- Phone
- +82 1599 0255
- Website
- thenina.co.kr
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥11,879
- Schedules at
- thenina.co.kr
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥11,879
- Schedules at
- thenina.co.kr
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥11,879
- Schedules at
- thenina.co.kr
- Phone
- 092-281-0831
- Website
- kyu-you.co.jp
Car ferry from Hitakatsu to Fukuoka, Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥5,230
- Schedules at
- kyu-you.co.jp
- Second Class
- ¥5,230
- Vehicle
- ¥18,000–90,000
Car ferry from Hitakatsu to Fukuoka, Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥5,230
- Schedules at
- kyu-you.co.jp
- Second Class
- ¥5,230
- Vehicle
- ¥18,000–90,000
Car ferry from Hitakatsu to Fukuoka, Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥5,230
- Schedules at
- kyu-you.co.jp
- Second Class
- ¥5,230
- Vehicle
- ¥18,000–90,000
- Phone
- 083-224-3000
- Website
- kampuferry.co.jp
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Shimonoseki
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–16,000
- Schedules at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Book at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Second Class
- ¥12,000
- First Class
- ¥16,000
- Deluxe
- ¥23,000
- Suite
- ¥34,000
- Website
- Fukuoka Ferry service
Ferry from 博多旅客待合所 to 西戸崎旅客待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥400–460
- Website
- Fukuoka Ferry service
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