There are 7 ways to get from Beppu to Niigata by train, bus, night bus, car ferry, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Beppu to Kokuratrain
- Take the train from Kokura to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Niigatatrain
9h 14m¥33,260–46,230Bus, night bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Beppu Kitahama to Kintetsu Namba West Gatebus
- Take the night bus from Osaka Minato-Machi Bus Terminal to Naganonightbus
- Take the bus from Nagano to Topparabus
20h 16m¥19,800–30,300Car ferry, night bus
- Take the car ferry from Beppu to Osaka Nanko Cosmocarferry
- Take the night bus from Liber Hotel to Niigata Station South Exitnightbus Sy3552
24h 44m¥20,370–37,800Drive 1,156.2 km
- Drive from Beppu to Niigatacar 1,156.2 km
14h 51m¥20,111–29,049Bus to Oita Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Beppu-Kitahama to Ōita Airportbus
- Fly from Oita Airport (OIT) to Niigata Airport (KIJ)plane OIT - KIJ
6h 8m¥22,980–87,240Train to Fukuoka Airport, fly
- Take the train from Beppu to Hakatatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Niigata Airport (KIJ)plane FUK - KIJ
6h 4m¥26,790–80,440Train to Aso Kumamoto Airport, fly
- Take the train from Beppu to Higoozutrain
- Fly from Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) to Niigata Airport (KIJ)plane KMJ - KIJ
8h 35m¥26,401–96,131
Oita Airport (OIT) to Niigata Airport (KIJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Beppu to Niigata is to drive which costs ¥20000 - ¥29000 and takes 14h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Beppu to Niigata is to train and fly which takes 6h 4m and costs ¥26000 - ¥85000.
No, there is no direct bus from Beppu to Niigata. However, there are services departing from Beppu Kitahama and arriving at Toppara via Osaka Minato-Machi Bus Terminal and Nagano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 16m.
No, there is no direct train from Beppu to Niigata. However, there are services departing from Beppu and arriving at Aoyama(Niigata) via Kokura, Tōkyō Station and Niigata. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 14m.
The distance between Beppu and Niigata is 1431 km. The road distance is 1156.2 km.
The best way to get from Beppu to Niigata without a car is to train which takes 9h 14m and costs ¥33000 - ¥47000.
It takes approximately 9h 14m to get from Beppu to Niigata, including transfers.
Beppu to Niigata bus services, operated by Kintetsu Bus, depart from Beppu Kitahama station.
Beppu to Niigata train services, operated by Japan Railways Limited Express, depart from Beppu station.
Beppu to Niigata bus services, operated by Kintetsu Bus, arrive at Kintetsu Namba West Gate station.
What companies run services between Beppu, Japan and Niigata, Japan?
You can take a train from Beppu to Aoyama(Niigata) via Kokura, Tōkyō Station, and Niigata in around 9h 14m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Oita Airport to Niigata Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–100,000
Flights from Oita Airport to Niigata Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–150,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Niigata Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–80,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Niigata Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–80,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Niigata Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–110,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Niigata Airport via Amakusa, Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–120,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Oita Airport to Niigata Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–85,000
Flights from Oita Airport to Niigata Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–120,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Niigata Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–55,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Niigata Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–80,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Niigata Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–90,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Niigata Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–120,000
- Website
- ibexair.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Niigata Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–80,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Niigata Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–55,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Beppu to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–5,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥4,200–4,700
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,600–5,000
- Green Seat
- ¥5,000–7,000
Train from Beppu to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–25,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥5,500–6,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥5,000–7,500
- Green Seat
- ¥7,500–10,000
Train from Beppu to Higoozu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–5,500
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥4,500–5,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,900–5,500
- Green Seat
- ¥5,500–7,500
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–30,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥22,000–30,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥24,000–30,000
- Green seat
- ¥32,000–42,000
Train from Tōkyō Station to Niigata
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–11,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥7,500–11,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥9,000–11,000
- Green seat
- ¥11,000–15,000
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Bus from Beppu Kitahama to Kintetsu Namba West Gate
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–14,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 026-295-8008
- Website
- nagadenbus.co.jp
Night bus from Osaka Minato-Machi Bus Terminal to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–13,000
- Website
- http://www.nagadenbus.co.jp.e.aaf.hp.transer.com/
Bus from Nagano to Toppara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500
- Website
- http://www.nagadenbus.co.jp.e.aaf.hp.transer.com/
- Phone
- (050) 5805-0383
- en-info@willer.co.jp
- Website
- travel.willer.co.jp
Night bus from Liber Hotel to Niigata Station South Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–20,000
- Schedules at
- willer-travel.com
- Phone
- 097-534-7455
- Website
- oitakotsu.co.jp
Bus from Beppu-Kitahama to Ōita Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,550
- Schedules at
- oitakotsu.co.jp
- Website
- ferry-sunflower.co.jp
Car ferry from Beppu to Osaka Nanko Cosmo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–18,000
- Schedules at
- ferry-sunflower.co.jp
- Bed in dormitory
- ¥12,000–18,000
- Standard Single
- ¥16,000–18,000
- Superior Single
- ¥20,000–23,000
- Semi Suite
- ¥31,000–34,000
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Beppu to Niigata train services, operated by Japan Railways Limited Express, arrive at Kokura station.
Yes, the driving distance between Beppu to Niigata is 1156 km. It takes approximately 14h 51m to drive from Beppu to Niigata.
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