Foreign visitors only Sado City / Jōetsu City Tourism and Ferry Council (sold at Echigo Tokimeki stations) 佐渡市・上越市観光・航路連携協議会
SADO-JOETSU Pass SADO-JOETSU Pass
Price¥7,000Adult (12+) · 2 variants
Valid for2 days¥3,500/day at the lowest price
Who can buyForeign visitors only
TypeFlexible days
Checked a while agoWe last checked the official sources for this pass on 2026-10-08. Prices and rules may have changed since: check the official page before you rely on it.
- Validity
- Usable within 10 days of purchase: Echigo Tokimeki Railway on any 2 days you choose; Sado island buses on 3 consecutive days; return ferry within 10 days of the outward trip.
- Who can buy
- Foreign visitors holding a valid JR EAST PASS, JR-WEST RAIL PASS or Hokuriku Arch Pass; show it when buying. Cash (yen) only.
- When it is sold
- Not sold while the high-speed car ferry is suspended or from 28 December to 4 January.
Prices P
| Adult (12+) | ¥7,000 |
|---|---|
| Child (6–11) | ¥3,500 |
Is it worth it?
Add the normal one-way fares of the rides you plan within 2 days (from the fare charts at stations or a route planner).
Express, seat and Green car charges are usually not included in a pass: leave them out of the fares too unless the pass covers them.
How to use it
- Includes: Echigo Tokimeki Railway free pass (any 2 days), return bus Jōetsumyōkō Station (or Naoetsu Station) – Naoetsu Port, return Sado Kisen high-speed car ferry 2nd class Naoetsu – Ogi (exchange the voucher for a ticket at the Sado Kisen window), and a 3-day Sado island bus pass.
- Also gives discount coupons in the Jōetsu area and free basic charge for electric bicycles at Sado tourist information centres.
Using passes at the gates, passports and seat reservations →
Where to buy
- Jōetsumyōkō Station tourist information centre
- Sado Kisen Naoetsu information centre
- Myōkō-Kōgen and Itoigawa station windows (Echigo Tokimeki Railway)
What it covers P
Railways
- Echigo Tokimeki Railway えちごトキめき鉄道 — all lines
2 whole lines
- Nihonkai Hisui Line 日本海ひすいライン
- Myōkō Haneuma Line 妙高はねうまライン
Also included
- Bus Jōetsumyōkō Sta. – Naoetsu Port (return)
- Sado Kisen high-speed car ferry Naoetsu – Ogi (return, 2nd class)
- Sado island local buses (3 days)
Sources and quotes checked 2026-10-08
- prices:
¥7,000
— www.echigo-tokimeki.co.jp/ticket/plan/SadoJoetsuPass_ja.pdf - prices:
小児 ¥3,500
— www.echigo-tokimeki.co.jp/ticket/plan/SadoJoetsuPass_ja.pdf - validity:
・えちごトキめき鉄道フリーパスは、SADO-JOETSU Pass購入の日から10日以内で、お好きな日を 2日選んで利用できます。
— www.echigo-tokimeki.co.jp/ticket/plan/SadoJoetsuPass_ja.pdf - validity:
・佐渡島内路線バスフリー乗車券は利用開始日より連続する3日間が有効期間です。
— www.echigo-tokimeki.co.jp/ticket/plan/SadoJoetsuPass_ja.pdf - covers:
A えちごトキめき鉄道
— www.echigo-tokimeki.co.jp/ticket/plan/SadoJoetsuPass_ja.pdf - covers:
「 えちごトキめき鉄道フリーパス」
— www.echigo-tokimeki.co.jp/ticket/plan/SadoJoetsuPass_ja.pdf - audience:
お持ちの外国人の方に限ります。
— www.echigo-tokimeki.co.jp/ticket/plan/SadoJoetsuPass_ja.pdf - audience:
・本券購入の際、お支払いは日本円のみ（現金）となり ます。
— www.echigo-tokimeki.co.jp/ticket/plan/SadoJoetsuPass_ja.pdf - sales_note_en:
・高速カーフェリー運休期間及び12月28日〜翌年1月4日はSADO-JOETSU Passを販売いたしませ ん。
— www.echigo-tokimeki.co.jp/ticket/plan/SadoJoetsuPass_ja.pdf
- www.echigo-tokimeki.co.jp/ticket/plan/SadoJoetsuPass_ja.pdf · · checked 2026-10-08
Review status: draft_unreviewed.