There are 7 ways to get from Seattle to Niigata by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Tokyo International Airport, train
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane SEA - HND
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Niigatatrain
17h 3m¥75,465–177,615Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Yamagata Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Yamagata Airport (GAJ)plane SEA - GAJ
- Take the train from Sakurambohigashine to Shinjotrain
- Take the train from Shinjo to Amarumetrain
- Take the train from Amarume to Niigatatrain
24h 38m¥40,665–136,095Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Narita International Airport, train
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane SEA - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Keisei-Uenotrain
- Take the train from Ueno Station to Niigatatrain
17h 20m¥80,665–138,845Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Shonai Airport, train
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Shonai Airport (SYO)plane SEA - SYO
- Take the train from Tsuruoka to Niigatatrain
19h 48m¥43,945–154,245Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Niigata Airport
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Niigata Airport (KIJ)plane SEA - KIJ
22h 2m¥60,905–201,165Train to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Niigata Airport
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Niigata Airport (KIJ)plane YVR - KIJ
22h 7m¥64,720–212,977Train to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane YVR - HND
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Niigatatrain
21h 4m¥74,280–209,427
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Niigata is to fly and train which costs ¥40000 - ¥140000 and takes 24h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Niigata is to fly and train which takes 17h 3m and costs ¥75000 - ¥180000.
The distance between Seattle and Niigata is 8062 km.
It takes approximately 17h 3m to get from Seattle to Niigata, including transfers.
Niigata is 16h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 6:11 PM in Seattle and 10:11 AM in Niigata.
There are 82+ hotels available in Niigata.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Niigata, Japan?
Korean Air flies from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Niigata Airport (KIJ) 5 times a week.
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–160,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–130,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Narita International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–150,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Niigata Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–200,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Niigata Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–210,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–170,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–95,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Narita International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–130,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Shonai Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥41,000–280,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Shonai Airport via San Francisco, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–170,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Niigata Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–190,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–290,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–150,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Narita International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–150,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Niigata Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–180,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Niigata Airport via Narita International Airport, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–230,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Yamagata Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥36,000–250,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Yamagata Airport via Narita International Airport, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–160,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–150,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–130,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Narita International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–150,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Niigata Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–200,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Niigata Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–180,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–180,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Yamagata Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥36,000–250,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Narita International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–130,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–290,000
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Narita International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–160,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Tōkyō Station to Niigata
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–6,000
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Ueno Station to Niigata
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–5,500
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Tsuruoka to Niigata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–2,700
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Tōkyō Station to Niigata
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–6,000
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Sakurambohigashine to Shinjo
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥650–900
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Shinjo to Amarume
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥700–950
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Amarume to Niigata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–3,000
- Website
- JR EAST
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- Keisei Electric Railway
Train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Keisei-Ueno
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,600
- Website
- Keisei Electric Railway
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–21,000
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–21,000
- Website
- Amtrak
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