

| By Japan Railway | By car | By express bus | By air | By ship |

| From | Route | Time |
|---|---|---|
| ●Tokyo Areas | Joetsu Shinkansen/Tokyo-Niigata | approx. 2hours |
| ●Nagoya Areas | Tokaido Shinkansen・Joetsu Shinkansen /Nagoya-Tokyo(transfer) -Niigata | approx. 3hours and 40min. |
| ●Osaka Areas | Tokaido Shinkansen・Joetsu Shinkansen /Shin Osaka-Tokyo(transfer) -Niigata | approx. 5hours |
| From | Route | Time |
|---|---|---|
| ●Tokyo Areas | Kan-Etsu expwy・Hokuriku expwy・/Nerima IC-Nagaoka JCT-Niigata Nishi IC (approx. 300km) | approx. 3hours and 40min. |
| ●Nagoya Areas | Meishin expwy・Chuo expwy・Nagano expwy・Joshinetsu expwy・Hokuriku expwy/Nagoya IC-Niigata Nishi IC (approx. 460km) | approx. 6hours |
| ●Osaka Areas | Meishin expwy・Hokuriku expwy/Suita IC-Niigata Nishi IC (approx. 580km) | approx. 7hours |
| ●Fukushima Areas | Joban expwy・Ban-Etsu expwy/Iwaki Chio IC-Niigata Chuo IC (approx. 220km) | approx. 3hours |
| ●Sendai Areas | Tohoku expwy・Ban-Etsu expwy/Sendai Miyagi IC-Koriyama JCT-Niigata Chuo IC (approx. 253km) | approx. 3hours and 10min. |
| From | Route | bus services/day | Necessary Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●Tokyo | Ikebukuro Station East Gate-Niigata Station/Bandai Bus Centre | 16 | approx. 5hours |
| ●Osaka, Kyoto | Osaka(Hankyu 3bangai)-Kyoto-Niigata Station/Bandai Bus Centre | 1 | approx. 9hours and 20min. |
| ●Sendai | Sendai Station East Gate-Niigata Station/Bandai Bus Centre | 6 | approx. 4hours |
| ●Yamagata | Yamagata(Yamako Building)-Niigata Station/Bandai Bus Centre | 2 | approx. 3hours and 40min. |
| ●Koriyama | Koriyama Station -Niigata Station/Bandai Bus Centre | 2 | approx. 2hours and 50min. |
| ●Aizu Wakamatsu | Aizu Wakamatsu Station -Niigata Station/Bandai Bus Centre | 4 | approx. 1hours and 50min. |
| ●Nagano | Nagano(Gondo) -Niigata Station/Bandai Bus Centre | 4 | approx. 3hours and 30min. |
| ●Kanazawa | Nagano(Kenroku-en Shita) -Niigata Station/Bandai Bus Centre | 2 | approx. 4hours and 40min. |
| ●Toyama | Toyama Station -Niigata Station/Bandai Bus Centre | 2 | approx. 3hours and 40min. |
| ●Nagoya | Meitetsu Bus Centre- Niigata Station/Bandai Bus Centre | 2 | approx. 7hours and 10min. |
| ●Takasaki,Maebashi | Maebashi Bus Center・Takasaki Station East Gate-Niigata Station/Bandai Bus Centre | 2 | approx. 4hours |
Reservation/Information
| Express Bus | Niigata Kotsu Express Bus Reservation Centre | 025-241-9000 |
| Tokyo | Seibu Bus Reservation Centre | 03-5910-2525 |
| Kyoto・Osaka | Hankyu Bus Reservation Centre | 06-6866-3147 |
| Sendai | JR Bus Tohoku Sendai Station East Gate Bus Information Office | 022-256-6646 |
| Yamagata | Yamako Building Bus Information Centre | 0236-32-7272 |
| Koriyama | Fukushima Kotsu Koriyama Niigata Line Reservation Centre | 024-944-5402 |
| Aizu Wakamatsu | No reservation is needed. | |
| Nagano | Nagaden Express Bus Reservation Centre | 026-295-8050 |
| Kanazawa | Hokuriku Railroad Reservation Centre | 076-234-0123 |
| Toyama | Toyama Chitetsu Express Bus Centre | 076-433-4890 |
| Nagoya | Meitetsu Bus Centre | 052-582-0489 |
| Takasaki・Maebashi | Nippon Chuo Bus Express Bus Reservation Centre | 027-287-4000 |
| From | Airline | flight | Necessary Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●Sapporo(Chitose) | ANA | 2 | approx.1hour 15min. |
| ●Nagoya(Central Japan International) | ANA | 2 | approx.1hour |
| ●Nagoya(Komaki) | JAL | 2 | approx.1hour |
| ●Osaka(Itami) | JAL、ANA、JAC | 10 | approx.1hour 5min. |
| ●Fukuoka | ANA | 2 | 約approx.1hour 40min. |
| ●Okinawa(Naha) *October-May | ANA | 1 | approx.2hour 25min. |
To and from Niigata Airport
| By bus | Niigata Airport-Niigata Station South Exit (Direct) Time: approx. 25min Fares: Adults ¥400, Children ¥200 Local Bus Niigata Airport-Bandai City Bus Centre-Niigata Station(Bandai Exit) |
| By taxi | The cost to Niigata station is about ¥2,500 and the journey time is approximately 20 minutes. |
Information
| All Nippon Airways (ANA) | 0120-029-222 |
| Japan Airlines (JAL) | 0120-25-5971 |
| Japan Air Commuter (JAC) | 0120-25-5971 |
| Hokkaido International Airlines (ADO) | 0120-057-333 |
| From | Time |
|---|---|
| Otaru | approx. 17hour 30min. |