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How to get fromOsaka to Echigo-Shimoseki Stationby train, night bus, bus, car, or plane

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There are 8 ways to get from Osaka to Echigo-Shimoseki Station by train, night bus, bus, car, or plane

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  1. Train via Tokyo

    best
    1. Take the train from Kyoto to Tōkyō Stationtrain train No
    2. Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Niigatatrain train Max
    3. Take the train from Niigata to Echigoshimosekitrain train
    8h 24m

  2. Night bus, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the nightbus from Osaka WBT Umeda to Niigata Station South Exitnightbus night bus Sy3552
    2. Take the bus from Niigata to Shimosekibus bus Yamagata
    12h 56m
    ¥8,800–20,589

  3. Night bus, bus via Nagano

    1. Take the nightbus from Ōsaka Station to Naganonightbus night bus
    2. Take the bus from Nagano to Niigata-ekibus bus
    3. Take the bus from 新潟駅前 to 下関bus bus
    11h 29m
    ¥14,500–18,100

  4. Drive 625.8 km

    1. Drive from Osaka to Echigo-Shimoseki Stationcar car 625.8 km
    7h 58m
    ¥10,832–15,647

  5. Fly Osaka International Airport to Niigata Airport, train

    1. Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Niigata Airport (KIJ)plane plane ITM - KIJ
    2. Take the train from Niigata to Echigoshimosekitrain train
    5h 27m
    ¥14,679–39,230

  6. Train

    1. Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Tsurugatrain train
    2. Take the train from Tsuruga to Naganotrain train
    3. Take the train from Nagano to Joetsumyokotrain train
    4. Take the train from Joetsumyoko to Niigatatrain train
    5. Take the train from Niigata to Echigoshimosekitrain train
    10h 43m
    ¥10,938–15,259

  7. Fly Kobe to Niigata Airport, train

    1. Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Niigata Airport (KIJ)plane plane UKB - KIJ
    2. Take the train from Niigata to Echigoshimosekitrain train
    6h 36m
    ¥40,999–92,732

  8. Fly Osaka International Airport to Yamagata Airport, train

    1. Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Yamagata Airport (GAJ)plane plane ITM - GAJ
    2. Take the train from Sakurambo Higashine to Yonezawatrain train
    3. Take the train from Yonezawa to Echigoshimosekitrain train
    8h 5m
    ¥22,239–47,210

Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Niigata Airport (KIJ) flights

Calendar56Weekly Planes
Duration1h 3mAverage Duration
Ticket¥13,234Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 873.4 km
  • Duration: 8h 24m

What companies run services between Osaka, Japan and Echigo-Shimoseki Station, Japan?

You can take a train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Echigoshimoseki via Kyōto, Kyoto, Tōkyō Station, and Niigata in around 8h 24m.

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