EC Charter Buses & EC Express Buses
Advanced reservations are required to ride EC Charter Buses.
No reservation is required to ride EC Express Buses.
EC All-Day Bus Passes can be used on EC Charter & Express Buses. However, please note that Sado’s local bus free pass is not valid for travel on EC Charter or Express Bus services.
- EC Charter Buses (Reservations required)
Fare: Adults 1,000 yen, Children 500 yen (For services to Ryotsu and Aikawa)
Reservations: Niigata Kotsu Sado Tel. 0259-57-2121 (9:00–17:30 JST)
Reservations Accepted: June 17 (Mon) onwards
*Reservation accepted dates has been extended and can still be made until the day of departure. However, we recommend making your reservations in advance to secure your seat as the buses may be fully booked.
- EC Express Bus (No reservation required)
Fare: Adults 1,000 yen, Children 500 yen (to Ryotsu and to Aikawa)
*Ages 5 & under ride for free.
Kasuga Shrine Noh Charter Bus Aug. 15 (Thu)
Ryotsu→Kasuga Shrine
| Shiizaki Onsen(The Hotel Aokiya, Hotel New Katsura) | Kiraku-mae | Ryotsu Port | Yoshidaya (Kagetsu) | Shiiya (Sado Ground) | Ryotsu Yamaki | Kanai Bus Stop (Tabi no Hotel) | Kasuga Shrine Entrance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To | 17:15 | 17:17 | 17:25 | 17:30 | 17:35 | 17:40 | 17:55 | 18:30 |
| Return | 22:45 | 22:43 | 22:35 | 22:30 | 22:25 | 22:20 | 22:05 | 21:30 |
Kasuga Shrine→Ogi
| Kasuga Shrine Entrance | Nanaura District | Sawada District | Sawada BS | Mano District | Ogi Port | Kowashimizu | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return | 21:30 | 21:45 | 21:55 | 22:00 | 22:10 | 22:50 | 23:05 |
EC Charter Buses & EC Express Buses Aug. 16 (Fri)-18 (Sun)
Ryotsu⇔Ogi
| Dep. i-Port Sado / Ryotsu Port Sightseeing Bus Stop | via | Arr. Ogi |
|---|---|---|
| [Express] 9:10 / 9:25 | Niibo 9:45, Sendo 9:50, Mano (Shinmachi Honcho) 10:05, Nishimikawa 10:25 | 10:45 |
| [Express] 9:10 / 9:25 | Kanai 9:40, Sawata 9:55, Mano (Shinmachi Honcho) 10:05, Nishimikawa 10:25 | 10:45 |
| [Express] 12:30 / 12:45 | Niibo 13:05, Sendo 13:10, Mano (Shinmachi Honcho) 13:25, Nishimikawa 13:45 | 14:05 |
| [Express] 16:00 / 16:15 | Niibo 16:35, Sendo 16:40, Mano (Shinmachi Honcho) 16:55, Nishimikawa 17:15 | 17:35 |
| Dep. Ogi | via | Arr. i-Port Sado / Ryotsu Port Sightseeing Bus Stop |
| [Express] 9:00 | Nishimikawa 9:20, Mano (Shinmachi Honcho) 9:40, Sendo 9:55, Niibo 10:00 | 10:15 / 10:20 |
| [Charter] 22:00 | Mano (Shinmachi Honcho) 22:35, Sendo 22:45, Niibo 22:50 | 23:10 |
| [Charter] 22:00 | Mano (Shinmachi Honcho) 22:35, Sawata BS 22:45, Kanai 22:55 | 23:10 |
*Express buses stop at Kanai, Sawata, Niibo, Hatano (Sendo), Mano (Shinmachi Honcho) , and Nishimikawa.
**For local bus services between Ryotsu and Ogi (not EC Shuttle Buses), please refer to the Niigata Kotsu Sado timetable.
Ogi→Aikawa (Hotel Familio Sado Aikawa）
| Dep. Ogi | via | Arr. Aikawa (Hotel Familio Sado Aikawa) |
|---|---|---|
| [Charter] 22:00 | Mano (Shinmachi Honcho) 22:35, Sawata BS 22:45, Nanaura 23:00, Aikawa 23:15 | 23:30 |
*For local bus services between Aikawa and Ogi (not EC Shuttle Buses), please refer to the Niigata Kotsu Sado timetable.
