Ferry routes from Naoetsu
Every route from Naoetsu at a glance.
Route map
Ports and terminals
Naoetsu
Town port
The ferry port of Naoetsu lies on Honshu in Japan. From here you can reach Ogi on the island of Sado. Ferries leave up to 2 times a day and the crossing takes around 2.75 hours. The port is served by Sado Kisen.
Getting there and the terminal
The terminal stands at Minatomachi 1-9-1 in Jōetsu, Niigata Prefecture. By car you are there in about ten minutes from the Jōetsu IC motorway exit. Arriving by train, you get off at the Jōetsu-Myōkō shinkansen station; bus and taxi each take around 30 minutes from there to the port. Naoetsu port has a paid surface car park charged by the hour. Motorcycles and vehicles from six metres in length may not be parked there, so those need another solution.
Check-in
Sado Kisen asks travellers with a vehicle to be at the port no later than one hour before departure and to complete check-in by 30 minutes before departure; loading starts 30 to 40 minutes before departure. Foot passengers with a digital ticket manage with 10 to 20 minutes in hand. If you buy at the desk or at a machine, allow 30 to 40 minutes. The gate to the ship opens 15 to 20 minutes before departure.
Timetable
Departures and arrivals for ferries to and from Naoetsu