--- title: "Tsuchiura to Niigata – 3 ways by car, plane, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Tsuchiura to Niigata is 229 km. Fastest: undefined in 0 min. Cheapest: undefined from –. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/tsuchiura-to-niigata" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/tsuchiura-to-niigata.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Tsuchiura to Niigata [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Tsuchiura&to=Niigata) [Niigata to Tsuchiura](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/niigata-to-tsuchiura) **Fastest:** –\ \ **Cheapest:** –\ \ **Distance:** 229 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 1\ 3 ways, Sun 1 Nov\ ## 3 ways to travel 229 km apart. Times are the timetables for Sun 1 Nov, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best 1h 45m quicker than flying and ¥93,000 cheaper. - [**Drive** best 4h 42m¥3,600–4,910 Estimated 327 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Tsuchiura&to=Niigata) - [**Fly** 6h 27m¥81,350–112,750 Estimated HND → SYO · non-stop · typical times](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Tsuchiura&to=Niigata) - [**Taxi** 4h 42m¥91,550–124,000 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Tsuchiura&to=Niigata) Data: [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Typical flight routes from OpenFlights (ODbL), a 2014 snapshot](https://openflights.org/data) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Departures today 1. [08:08 → 14:35 6h 27m · direct¥81,350–112,750](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Tsuchiura&to=Niigata&date=2026-11-01&time=08%3A00&it=fly) Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Tsuchiura to Niigata? The fastest way is by car: about 4h 42m door to door. The straight-line distance is 229 km. What is the cheapest way from Tsuchiura to Niigata? Drive is the cheapest, from ¥3,600. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. How long is the flight from Tsuchiura to Niigata? About 1h 8m in the air (HND → SYO), about 6h 27m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run ¥81,350–112,750; live prices are on Flights70. How far is Niigata from Tsuchiura by road? About 327 km, roughly 4h 42m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around ¥3,600–4,910; tolls and parking are extra. ## In Niigata Prefecture capital and Designated city in Chūbu, Japan Niigata is a city located in the northern part of Niigata Prefecture. It is the capital and the most populous city of Niigata Prefecture, and one of the cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, located in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is the most populous city on the west coast of Honshu, and the second most populous city in the Chūbu region after Nagoya. It faces the Sea of Japan and Sado Island. As of 1 September 2022, the city had an estimated population of 779,049, and a population density of 1,072 persons per km2. The total area is 726.45 square kilometres (280.48 sq mi). Greater Niigata, the Niigata Metropolitan Employment Area, has a GDP of US$43.3 billion as of 2010. [The Niigata guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/niigata) Worth your time - Northern Culture Museum Built as a wealthy family's home in 1885-1887. - Toki Messe Observation Deck Toki Messe is a modern multi-use convention center. - Bandai Bridge Built in 1929 at the site of the first bridge to cross the Shinano River, this bridge is a nationally Important Cultural Property. - Denka Big Swan Stadium Home of the Albirex Niigata football team. From Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA) [Hotels in Niigata Compare prices on Hotels70](https://www.hotels70.com) ## More routes - [Kochi to Bengaluru](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-bengaluru) - [Kochi to Chennai](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-chennai) - [Kochi to Thiruvananthapuram](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-thiruvananthapuram) - [Kochi to Munnar](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-munnar) - [Kochi to Alappuzha](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-alappuzha) - [Kochi to Kozhikode](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-kozhikode) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/tsuchiura-to-niigata, for search crawlers and AI assistants. The HTML page is the canonical copy. Mixroutes is made by Lascade LLC, Sharjah Media City, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Index of every page: https://www.mixroutes.com/llms.txt