There are 7 ways to get from Houston to Niigata by plane, train, bus, or tram
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Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Niigata Airport
best- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Niigata Airport (KIJ)plane IAH - KIJ
31h 42m¥70,890–261,330Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Narita International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane IAH - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Keisei-Uenotrain
- Take the train from Ueno to Niigatatrain
20h 48m¥58,950–204,510Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane IAH - HND
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Niigatatrain
20h 32m¥103,690–282,730Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Shonai Airport, train
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Shonai Airport (SYO)plane IAH - SYO
- Take the train from Tsuruoka to Niigatatrain
26h 26m¥79,930–287,710Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Toyama Airport, train
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Toyama Airport (TOY)plane IAH - TOY
- Take the train from Toyama to Takasakitrain
- Take the train from Takasaki to Niigatatrain
25h 21m¥114,800–391,910Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Yamagata Airport, train
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Yamagata Airport (GAJ)plane IAH - GAJ
- Take the train from Sakurambohigashine to Shinjotrain
- Take the train from Shinjo to Amarumetrain
- Take the train from Amarume to Niigatatrain
27h 3m¥71,750–262,360Bus, tram to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Hyatt Regency Houston to Fort Worthbus
- Take the tram from Fort Worth Central Station to DFW Airport Terminal B Stationtram
- Fly from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane DFW - HND
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Niigatatrain
24h 53m¥108,677–204,116
George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Niigata Airport (KIJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Houston to Niigata is to fly and train which costs ¥55000 - ¥210000 and takes 20h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Houston to Niigata is to fly and train which takes 20h 32m and costs ¥100000 - ¥290000.
The distance between Houston and Niigata is 10633 km.
It takes approximately 31h 42m to get from Houston to Niigata, including transfers.
Niigata is 15h ahead of Houston. It is currently 9:29 AM in Houston and 12:29 AM in Niigata.
There are 87+ hotels available in Niigata.
What companies run services between Houston, TX, USA and Niigata, Japan?
EVA Air, Tigerair Taiwan, and six other airlines fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Niigata Airport (KIJ) 4 times a day.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Niigata Airport via Narita International Airport, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–260,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Niigata Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–700,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–550,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Tokyo International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–550,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–200,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Shonai Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–700,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Shonai Airport via San Francisco, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–750,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Shonai Airport via Los Angeles, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–750,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Shonai Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–300,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Shonai Airport via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–280,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Toyama Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–950,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Toyama Airport via Los Angeles, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–370,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Niigata Airport via Narita International Airport, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–260,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Narita International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–210,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Yamagata Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–600,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Yamagata Airport via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–250,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Yamagata Airport via Los Angeles, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–650,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Yamagata Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–250,000
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–230,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–550,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Tokyo International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–550,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–550,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–550,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–200,000
- Website
- hawaiianairlines.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Narita International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–200,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Yamagata Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–600,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Yamagata Airport via Los Angeles, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–650,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Yamagata Airport via Minneapolis, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–250,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Narita International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–210,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–230,000
- Website
- tigerairtw.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Niigata Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–260,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Niigata Airport via Salt Lake City, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–280,000
- Website
- blue-panorama.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Niigata Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–650,000
- Website
- zipairtokyo.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–170,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–240,000
- 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 Toyama to Takasaki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- 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
- ¥7,500–10,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥8,500–11,000
- Green seat
- ¥11,000–15,000
Train from Takasaki to Niigata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–8,500
- 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
- ¥5,500–7,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥6,500–8,500
- Green seat
- ¥8,000–11,000
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
- ¥2,500–2,600
- 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 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
- Phone
- +1 817-215-8600
- Website
- ridetrinitymetro.org
Tram from Fort Worth Central Station to DFW Airport Terminal B Station
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥395
- Website
- https://ridetrinitymetro.org
- Adults 20-64
- ¥395
- Phone
- +1 844-866-5263
- inquiries@vonlane.com
- Website
- vonlane.com
Bus from Hyatt Regency Houston to Fort Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥20,052–21,631
- Website
- https://vonlane.com
- Adult
- ¥20,052
- adult
- ¥21,631
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