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Shin Nihonkai Ferry

8 crossings between 6 ports . On 8 they are the only operator on the water; on 0 they are the quickest of several; on 0 a rival is faster.

Sailing with Shin Nihonkai Ferry

Their busiest port

Three things the timetable does not say

100% alone of their network has no rival at all. On those 8 crossings the question is not who is quicker — it is whether you sail. A comparison site showing one result is not showing you a choice.

3 untimed crossings carry no duration anywhere we can source. They are counted in the 8 and left blank in the bars.

Where they are the only boat

8 crossings with no other operator on record.

Akita – Niigata 6 h 35 rate not held 219 km

Niigata – Tsuruga 11 h 30 rate not held 366 km

Niigata – Sapporo-Otaru 16 h 30 rate not held 607 km

Maizuru – Sapporo-Otaru 20 h 55 rate not held 984 km

Akita – Tsuruga 21 h 25 rate not held 573 km

Akita – Tomakomai Higashi not held rate not held 350 km

Niigata – Tomakomai Higashi not held rate not held 569 km

Tomakomai Higashi – Tsuruga not held rate not held 916 km

Which months they sail

Season not heldwe can say when we looked, not which months run

Our records for Shin Nihonkai Ferry crossings were read on 11 August 2026 and describe the network as it ran that week. We hold no month-by-month variation, so this page cannot tell you whether a crossing runs in February.

If you are travelling well outside August 2026, confirm with the operator before you plan around it.

Where our records stop

No fares. Every comparison on this page is time and frequency only, and the fast-versus-conventional decision is mostly a price decision.

No departure times. 0 of 8 crossings carry a weekly rate; none carry a clock.

No vessels. We hold a fast/conventional class and no ship names.