Access

How to get to Sado Island

Ferry

[Niigata Port to Ryotsu Port]

  • Approx. 2 hr 3 min by car ferry
  • Approx. 65 min by jet ferry

[Teradomari Port to Akadomari Port]

  • Approx. 65 min by high-speed ferry “Ibis”

[Naoetsu Port to Ogi Port]

  • Approx. 100 min by high-speed car ferry “Akane”

*Check the “Sado Steam Ship Co., Ltd.” website for details. https://www.sadokisen.co.jp/language/en/

Train

[Tokyo to Niigata]

  • Approx. 2 hr by Joetsu Shinkansen

[Nagoya to Niigata]

  • [Nagoya Station]-Tokaido Shinkansen-[Tokyo Station]-Joetsu Shinkansen-[Niigata Station] Approx. 3h 40m

[Osaka to Niigata]

  • [Shin-Osaka Station]-Tokaido Shinkansen-[Tokyo Station]-Joetsu Shinkansen-[Niigata Station]Approx. 5hours (to Niigata Port) 

OR

  • [Osaka Station]-Hokuriku Main Line-[Kanazawa Station]-Hokuriku Shinkansen―[Joetsumyoko Station]Approx. 4hours (to Naoetsu Port)
Via Airport

From Sapporo

  • [New Chitose Airport]-[Niigata Airport]Approx. 1h 15m

From Narita

  • [Narita International Airport]-[Niigata Airport]Approx. 1h 5m

From Nagoya

  • [Chubu Centrair International Airport]-[Niigata Airport]Approx. 1hour
  • [Komaki Airport (Nagoya Airfield)]-[Niigata Airport]Approx. 50min/li>

From Osaka

  • [Itami Airport]-[Niigata Airport]Approx. 1hour
  • [Kansai International Airport]-[Niigata Airport]Approx. 1hour

From Fukuoka

  • [Fukuoka Airport]-[Niigata Airport]Approx. 1h 30m
By Car

From Tokyo

  • [Nerima Interchange]-Kan-Etsu Expressway―[Nagaoka Junction]-Hokuriku Expressway―[Niigata-Nishi Interchange]Approx. 3 h 20 m (to Niigata Port)

From Nagoya

  • [Nagoya Interchange]-Tomei Expressway-[Komaki Junction]-Chuo Expressway―[Okaya Junction]-Nagano Expressway―[Koshoku Junction]-Joshin-Etsu Expressway―[Joetsu Junction]-Hokuriku Expressway―[Joetsu Interchange]Approx. 3 h 40 m (to Naoetsu Port)

From Osaka

  • [Suita Junction]-Meishin Expressway-[Maihara Junction]-Hokuriku Expressway―[Joetsu Interchange]Approx. 6 h 20 m (to Naoetsu Port)

On the Island

bus (Niigata Kotsu Sado)

Niigata Kotsu Sado Head Office TEL:0259575114

Please see the bus route timetable.
http://www.sado-bus.com/route/
Car rental
  • Island Rent a Car TEL:0259-23-2455
  • Eki Rent-a-Car System TEL 0259-24-7050
  • Sado Kisen Kanko TEL 0259-27-5195
  • Times Car Rental TEL 0259-24-7211
  • Toyota Rent a Car TEL 0259-27-2100
  • Nippon Rent-A-Car Service TEL 0259-23-4020
  • Rose Rental TEL 090-1883-9747
  • Watanabe Sansho Rent a Car TEL 0259-27-5705
bicycle rental

Sado Tourism Association TEL:0259-27-5000

https://www.visitsado.com/tosado/insado/rentalcycle

Tourism Information

Sado Tourist Information Center

353 Ryotsu Minato Sado Niigata Prefecture 952-0014(Ryotsu Port)

TEL:0259-27-5000