There are 6 ways to get from Chicago to Niigata by plane or train
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Fly to Niigata Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Niigata Airport (KIJ)plane ORD - KIJ
23h 16m¥75,825–311,480Fly to Yamagata Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Yamagata Airport (GAJ)plane ORD - GAJ
- Take the train from Sakurambohigashine to Shinjotrain
- Take the train from Shinjo to Amarumetrain
- Take the train from Amarume to Niigatatrain
28h 43m¥61,685–222,510Fly to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane ORD - HND
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Niigatatrain
19h 41m¥88,625–222,880Fly to Narita International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane ORD - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Keisei-Uenotrain
- Take the train from Ueno to Niigatatrain
19h 58m¥88,885–204,660Fly to Shonai Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Shonai Airport (SYO)plane ORD - SYO
- Take the train from Tsuruoka to Niigatatrain
24h 32m¥79,865–287,860Fly to Akita Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Akita Airport (AXT)plane ORD - AXT
- Take the train from Akita to Niigatatrain
26h 11m¥68,485–232,010
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Niigata Airport (KIJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Niigata is to fly and train which costs ¥85000 - ¥230000 and takes 19h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Niigata is to fly and train which takes 19h 41m and costs ¥85000 - ¥230000.
The distance between Chicago and Niigata is 9976 km.
It takes approximately 23h 16m to get from Chicago to Niigata, including transfers.
Niigata is 14h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 5:23 PM in Chicago and 7:23 AM in Niigata.
There are 85+ hotels available in Niigata.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Niigata, Japan?
Korean Air, All Nippon Airways, and two other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Niigata Airport (KIJ) every 4 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Niigata Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–900,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Niigata Airport via Narita International Airport, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–900,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Niigata Airport via Narita International Airport, New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–950,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–200,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–600,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shonai Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–950,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shonai Airport via Los Angeles, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–1,100,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shonai Airport via Seattle, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–950,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Akita Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–750,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Akita Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–220,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Niigata Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–320,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Niigata Airport via Narita International Airport, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–320,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–170,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–210,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Akita Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–270,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Yamagata Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–700,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Yamagata Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–270,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Yamagata Airport via Narita International Airport, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–270,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Yamagata Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–210,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Yamagata Airport via Seattle, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–220,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Niigata Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–310,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–240,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Narita International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–220,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Niigata Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–310,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–200,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Narita International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–220,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–170,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–210,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Narita International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–220,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–200,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–600,000
Train operators
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
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
Train from Ueno to Niigata
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- 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
- ¥8,500–11,000
- Green seat
- ¥11,000–15,000
Train from Sakurambohigashine to Shinjo
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–4,000
- 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
- ¥2,500–3,400
- Reserved seat
- ¥3,300–4,000
- Green seat
- ¥3,800–5,500
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- keisei.co.jp
Train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Keisei-Ueno
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,520–2,570
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- keisei.co.jp
Train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Keisei-Ueno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,200
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Tsuruoka to Niigata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–6,000
- 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
- ¥4,600–5,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥4,000–6,000
- Green Seat
- ¥5,500–8,000
Train from Akita to Niigata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–10,000
- 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
- ¥7,000–8,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥7,000–10,000
- Green Seat
- ¥10,000–14,000
Train from Amarume to Niigata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–6,000
- 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
- ¥4,900–5,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥4,300–6,000
- Green Seat
- ¥6,000–8,500
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Sakurambohigashine to Shinjo
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥650–900
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Shinjo to Amarume
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥700–950
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
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