JR East

JR East

We sell 168 Trains routes operated by JR East, on their fares and their conditions.

JōetsuJōetsuNiigataNiigata

JR East runs 168 routes we sell across 1 country, calling at 19 places. The cheapest fare is €11.88. A median route runs 65 km, about 28m at the carrier's typical cruising speed of 140 km/h.

Checked October 8, 2026Priced for October 8, 2026One passenger, all fees included

Profile

What JR East runs

  • 168Routes we sell
  • 19Places served
  • 1Countries
  • 65 kmMedian route
  • 112 kmLongest route
A typical journey
The median JR East route we sell is 65 km, which is about 28m at their typical cruising speed of 140 km/h.
Fare conditions
Fares on this carrier are refundable up to two hours before departure, and changeable at no charge.
On board
This carrier publishes Power outlets, Wi-Fi across its fleet.
Carbon per passenger
About 33 grams per passenger kilometer, which is roughly 2.1 kg over a median route.
Where it runs
Routes in 1 country on our network.
Busiest places
Jōetsu, Minamiuonuma, Tōkamachi, Kashiwazaki, Niigata, Gosen, Mitsuke, Nagaoka
Routes

Routes operated by JR East

Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.

Routes operated by JR East, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey we sell on each.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Ishinomaki to Sendai train€11.881h 11m41 km
Sendai to Ishinomaki train€11.881h 10m41 km
Kashiwazaki to Sanjō train€11.881h 11m45 km
Sanjō to Kashiwazaki train€11.881h 12m45 km
Kashiwazaki to Tsubame train€11.881h 12m47 km
Tsubame to Kashiwazaki train€11.881h 14m47 km
Nagaoka to Niitsu train€11.881h 14m46 km
Niitsu to Nagaoka train€11.881h 13m46 km
Kashiwazaki to Minamiuonuma train€11.881h 9m43 km
Minamiuonuma to Kashiwazaki train€11.881h 11m43 km
Minamiuonuma to Nagaoka train€11.881h 9m41 km
Nagaoka to Minamiuonuma train€11.881h 10m41 km
Nagaoka to Niigata train€12.441h 16m55 km
Niigata to Nagaoka train€12.441h 16m55 km
Jōetsu to Minamiuonuma train€12.991h 18m57 km
Minamiuonuma to Jōetsu train€12.991h 18m57 km
Jōetsu to Nagaoka train€14.091h 20m64 km
Nagaoka to Jōetsu train€14.091h 20m64 km
Kashiwazaki to Niitsu train€15.191h 23m70 km
Niitsu to Kashiwazaki train€15.191h 25m70 km
Kashiwazaki to Niigata train€16.841h 28m75 km
Niigata to Kashiwazaki train€16.841h 26m75 km
Jōetsu to Sanjō train€17.941h 28m82 km
Sanjō to Jōetsu train€17.941h 28m82 km
Jōetsu to Tsubame train€17.941h 29m84 km
Tsubame to Jōetsu train€17.941h 29m84 km
Minamiuonuma to Niigata train€20.141h 38m95 km
Niigata to Minamiuonuma train€20.141h 36m95 km
Jōetsu to Niitsu train€22.331h 39m107 km
Jōetsu to Niigata train€22.881h 45m112 km
Niitsu to Jōetsu train€22.891h 42m107 km
Niigata to Jōetsu train€23.441h 41m112 km

The train gets you into Mitsuke. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

A hotel room

A room in Mitsuke for the night the train gets in

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Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Every origin we sell by Trains, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
Under 200 km168100%Ishinomaki, 41 km

On board

Common questions about JR East

What does JR East run?

JR East runs 168 of the Trains routes we sell, calling at 19 places across 1 country Those routes come from the published operator catalog rather than from a list we wrote, so a route only appears here if the carrier actually serves it.

How much do JR East tickets cost?

The cheapest JR East fare we sell is €11.88 for one passenger, across 168 routes The median route runs 65 km in a straight line. Fares include taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the figure here is the figure at checkout.

Are JR East tickets refundable?

JR East fares are refundable up to two hours before departure and can be changed at no charge, across all 168 routes we sell. The condition is shown again on the offer and once more before you pay, because it is the thing travelers most often get wrong.

What is on board an JR East service?

JR East publishes Power outlets, Wi-Fi across its fleet, on the 168 routes we sell. A median journey with this carrier runs about 28m, which is long enough for the difference between a carrier with power outlets and one without to matter.

What is the longest route JR East runs?

The longest JR East route we sell runs from Jōetsu to Niigata, 112 km in a straight line. A median journey with this carrier takes about 28m at their typical cruising speed, so the long routes are considerably more than that.

Where does JR East operate?

JR East is based in Japan and runs routes we sell in 1 country The places it calls at most often are Jōetsu, Minamiuonuma, Tōkamachi. Those are computed from the routes in the catalog rather than from anything the carrier tells us about its own network.

Where these numbers come from

Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.

Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.

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Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Mitsuke Station

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