There are 6 ways to get from Seoul to Niigata by train, plane, ferry, night bus, or bus
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Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Niigata Airport
best- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Niigata Airport (KIJ)plane ICN - KIJ
6h 24m¥31,934–81,313Fly Gimpo International Airport to Niigata Airport
cheapest- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Niigata Airport (KIJ)plane GMP - KIJ
10h 11m¥18,656–61,049Train, ferry
- Take the train from Suseo SRT to Busan Stationtrain
- 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
24h 49mTrain, ferry, night bus
- Take the train from Suseo SRT to Busan Stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Shimonosekiferry
- Take the train from Shimonoseki to Hōfutrain
- Take the night bus from Hōfu-eki to Kyōto Station Karasumaguchinightbus
- Take the night bus from Kyoto Station Hachijyo G2 Exit to Niigata Station South Exitnightbus
40h 37m¥35,771–55,731Fly Gimpo International Airport to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane GMP - HND
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Niigatatrain
8h 37m¥30,256–77,449Bus, ferry, night bus
- Take the bus from Seoul Express Bus Terminal to Busan Central Bus Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the night bus from Universal Studios Japan to Naganonightbus
- Take the bus from Nagano to Topparabus
33h 17m¥40,500–87,120
Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Niigata Airport (KIJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seoul to Niigata is to fly which costs ¥18000 - ¥65000 and takes 10h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Seoul to Niigata is to train and fly which takes 6h 24m and costs ¥31000 - ¥85000.
The distance between Seoul and Niigata is 1188 km.
The best way to get from Seoul to Niigata without a car is to train and ferry which takes 24h 49m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 24m to get from Seoul to Niigata, including transfers.
There are 94+ hotels available in Niigata.
What companies run services between Seoul, South Korea and Niigata, Japan?
Peach Aviation Limited, Blue Panorama Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Niigata Airport (KIJ) 4 times a day.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Niigata Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–80,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Niigata Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥39,000–120,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Niigata Airport via Gimhae, Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–65,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–110,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Niigata Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–130,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–90,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–55,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Niigata Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–80,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–110,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–90,000
- Website
- blue-panorama.com
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Niigata Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–60,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Niigata Airport via Gimhae, Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–80,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Niigata Airport via Gimhae, Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–65,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7788
- Website
- airportrailroad.com
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥500–650
- Website
- https://www.airportrailroad.com/intro
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- srail.or.kr
Train from Suseo SRT to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥5,800–6,100
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ¥5,800–6,100
- First Class
- ¥8,500–8,800
Train from Suseo SRT to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥5,800–6,100
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ¥5,800–6,100
- First Class
- ¥8,500–8,800
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Niigata
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–6,000
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Tōkyō Station to Niigata
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–6,000
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Shimonoseki to Hōfu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–1,900
- Schedules at
- jr-odekake.net
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Hōfu-eki to Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Adult
- ¥9,000–12,000
- [email protected]
- Website
- travel.willer.co.jp
Night bus from Kyoto Station Hachijyo G2 Exit to Niigata Station South Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–17,000
- Website
- https://willer-travel.com/en/
- Phone
- +82 1644 9030
- Website
- kobus.co.kr
Bus from Seoul Express Bus Terminal to Busan Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,900
- Schedules at
- kobus.co.kr
- Book at
- klook.com
- Excellent
- ¥4,400–4,900
- Economy
- ¥3,000–3,600
- Phone
- 026-295-8008
- Website
- nagadenbus.co.jp
Night bus from Universal Studios Japan to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- 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
- 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
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
- Phone
- +82 1577 9996
- Website
- panstarcruise.com
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥20,223–56,174
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Balcony Suite
- ¥56,174
- Ocean View Cabin
- ¥28,087
- Inside Cabin
- ¥22,470
- Family
- ¥20,223
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