There are 5 ways to get from Kitakyushu to Niigata by train, plane, bus, night bus, or car
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Train, fly
best- Take the train from Kokura to Hakatatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Niigata Airport (KIJ)plane FUK - KIJ
4h 26mDrive 1,064 km
cheapest- Drive from Kitakyushu to Niigatacar 1,064 km
13h 33m¥18,415–26,599Train
- Take the train from Kokura to Tōkyō Stationtrain Nozomi
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Niigatatrain Toki
7h 39mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Kokura to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Hakuba-Happo bus terminalbus
- Take the bus from Hakuba-Happo bus terminal to Nagano stationbus
- Take the bus from Nagano to Topparabus
14h 1mTrain, night bus
- Take the train from Kokura to Shin-Kobe Stationtrain
- Take the train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Kyōtotrain
- Take the night bus from Kyoto Station Hachijyo G2 Exit to Niigata Station South Exitnightbus
14h 10m
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Niigata Airport (KIJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kitakyushu to Niigata is to drive which costs ¥18000 - ¥27000 and takes 13h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Kitakyushu to Niigata is to drive which takes 13h 33m and costs ¥18000 - ¥27000.
No, there is no direct train from Kitakyushu to Niigata. However, there are services departing from Kokura and arriving at Aoyama(Niigata) via Tōkyō Station and Niigata. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 39m.
The distance between Kitakyushu and Niigata is 993 km. The road distance is 1064 km.
The best way to get from Kitakyushu to Niigata without a car is to train which takes 7h 39m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 26m to get from Kitakyushu to Niigata, including transfers.
Kitakyushu to Niigata train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), depart from Kokura station.
Kitakyushu to Niigata train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), arrive at Tōkyō Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kitakyushu to Niigata is 1064 km. It takes approximately 13h 33m to drive from Kitakyushu to Niigata.
There are 50+ hotels available in Niigata.
What companies run services between Kitakyushu, Japan and Niigata, Japan?
You can take a train from Kokura to Aoyama(Niigata) via Tōkyō Station and Niigata in around 7h 39m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Niigata Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥38,000–110,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Niigata Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–80,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Niigata Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–110,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Niigata Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥38,000–110,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Kokura to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Shin-Kobe Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Book at
- global.jr-central.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Book at
- global.jr-central.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Book at
- global.jr-central.co.jp
Train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Book at
- global.jr-central.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Kokura to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Kokura to Shin-Kobe Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Niigata
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–6,000
- Book at
- jreast.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-550-373
- Website
- alpico.co.jp
Bus from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Hakuba-Happo bus terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–15,000
- Schedules at
- alpico.co.jp
- Book at
- alpico.co.jp
- Overnight Bus
- ¥10,000–14,000
Bus from Hakuba-Happo bus terminal to Nagano station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–7,500
- Schedules at
- alpico.co.jp
- Phone
- 026-295-8008
- Website
- nagadenbus.co.jp
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 Kyoto Station Hachijyo G2 Exit to Niigata Station South Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–15,000
- Schedules at
- willer-travel.com
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