There are 4 ways to get from Mito to Niigata by train, bus, or car
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Train
best- Take the train from Mito to Uenotrain Tokiwa / ...
- Take the train from Ueno to Niigatatrain Toki
4h 19m¥9,409–16,156Drive 271.6 km
cheapest- Drive from Mito to Niigatacar 271.6 km
4h 21m¥4,650–6,717Bus, train
- Take the bus from Showa Driving School to Tokyo Station Nihonbashi Exitbus Mito
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Niigatatrain Toki
5h 13mTrain via Kōriyama
- Take the train from Mito(Ibaraki) to Koriyama(Fukushima)train
- Take the train from Koriyama(Fukushima) to Aizu-Wakamatsutrain
- Take the train from Aizu-Wakamatsu to Niigatatrain
9h 34m¥5,066–8,316
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mito to Niigata is to drive which costs ¥4600 - ¥7000 and takes 4h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Mito to Niigata is to train which takes 4h 19m and costs ¥9000 - ¥17000.
No, there is no direct train from Mito to Niigata. However, there are services departing from Mito and arriving at Aoyama(Niigata) via Ueno and Niigata. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 19m.
The distance between Mito and Niigata is 418 km. The road distance is 271.6 km.
The best way to get from Mito to Niigata without a car is to train which takes 4h 19m and costs ¥9000 - ¥17000.
It takes approximately 4h 19m to get from Mito to Niigata, including transfers.
Mito to Niigata train services, operated by Japan Railways Limited Express, depart from Mito station.
Mito to Niigata train services, operated by Japan Railways Limited Express, arrive at Ueno station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mito to Niigata is 272 km. It takes approximately 4h 21m to drive from Mito to Niigata.
There are 85+ hotels available in Niigata.
What companies run services between Mito, Japan and Niigata, Japan?
You can take a train from Mito to Aoyama(Niigata) via Ueno and Niigata in around 4h 19m.
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Mito to Ueno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–4,900
- 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
- ¥4,100–4,700
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,500–4,900
- Green Seat
- ¥5,000–7,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Mito to Ueno
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–2,300
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Mito(Ibaraki) to Koriyama(Fukushima)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–2,800
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Koriyama(Fukushima) to Aizu-Wakamatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,400
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Aizu-Wakamatsu to Niigata
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–2,500
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
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 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
- 0242-28-5885
- Website
- aizutetsudo.jp
Train from Koriyama(Fukushima) to Aizu-Wakamatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–2,800
- Schedules at
- aizutetsudo.jp
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