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Yono → Jōetsu

Saitama → Niigata
Straight line188 km
By road238 km
Driving time3h 25min
Fuel cost¥3,540
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Yono and Jōetsu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car238 km3h 25min
🚲 Bike238 km15h 53min
🚶 On foot216 km45h 2min

Road distance, driving time and the route below are computed by our routing engine. Fuel cost assumes ~8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L (regular gasoline, e-Stat national average 2025).

About this route

The distance from Yono (Saitama) to Jōetsu (Niigata) is 188 km in a straight line, or 238 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 25min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥3,540. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Jōetsu → Yono →

Driving directions · Yono → Jōetsu

  1. ↑Continue114 m0min
  2. →Turn right onto 中山道17126 m0min
  3. ←Turn left onto 宗岡さいたま線215953 m1min
  4. →Turn right onto 大谷本郷さいたま線1652.3 km2min
  5. ↱Keep right924 m1min
  6. ←Turn left onto さいたま春日部線23.4 km3min
  7. →Turn right44 m0min
  8. →Turn right96 m0min
  9. ←Turn left373 m1min
  10. ↱Turn sharp right onto さいたま鴻巣線573.4 km3min
  11. ←Turn left onto 川越上尾線511.2 km1min
  12. →Turn right onto 平沼中老袋線3393.4 km3min
  13. ↱Keep right onto かわじま中央通り4.4 km5min
  14. ↑Continue onto かわじま中央通り1.5 km2min
  15. →Turn right onto 川島バイパス2548.5 km9min
  16. ↰Keep left344 m0min
  17. ↱Keep right128.0 km1h 36min
  18. ↰Keep left780 m1min
  19. →Turn right onto 三国街道17, 3537.3 km8min
  20. ←Turn left onto 国道353号35317.1 km15min
  21. ←Turn left385 m1min
  22. →Turn right272 m0min
  23. ←Turn left onto 国道117号1171.1 km1min
  24. →Turn right onto 県道49 小千谷十日町津南線491.6 km1min
  25. ←Turn left onto 国道353号353363 m0min
  26. →Turn right311 m1min
  27. →Turn right onto 国道353号3537.4 km6min
  28. →Turn right onto 国道353号3535.0 km4min
  29. ←Turn left onto 国道253号253, 35317.3 km16min
  30. →Turn right912 m1min
  31. →Turn right onto 国道253号25311.7 km11min
  32. ←Turn left onto 田屋戸野目線2012.5 km2min
  33. →Turn right2.9 km4min
  34. →Turn right47 m0min
  35. ←Turn left2.2 km2min
  36. ↰Keep left29 m0min
  37. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

Roadside stations (michi-no-eki) along the route

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

いちごの里 よしみ埼玉県
おがわまち埼玉県
はなぞの埼玉県
ららん藤岡群馬県
玉村宿群馬県
よしおか温泉群馬県
こもち群馬県
あぐりーむ昭和群馬県

Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)

Distances from Yono

Saitama Saitama3 kmKawaguchi Kawaguchi11 kmTokorozawa Tokorozawa18 kmKawagoe Kawagoe14 kmKoshigaya Koshigaya14 kmSōka Sōka16 kmAgeoshimo Ageoshimo10 kmKasukabe Kasukabe15 kmSayama Sayama20 kmKumagaya Kumagaya36 kmAsaka Asaka9 kmShimotoda Shimotoda9 kmIwatsuki Iwatsuki11 kmFukayachō Fukayachō47 kmSakado Sakado24 km

Distances from Jōetsu

Myoko Myoko15 kmArai Arai16 kmItoigawa Itoigawa37 kmKashiwazaki Kashiwazaki37 kmTōkamachi Tōkamachi47 kmOjiya Ojiya53 kmShiozawa Shiozawa56 kmMinamiuonuma Minamiuonuma57 kmMuikamachi Muikamachi58 kmNagaoka Nagaoka64 kmUonuma Uonuma65 kmMitsuke Mitsuke75 kmTochio-honchō Tochio-honchō76 kmSanjō Sanjō82 kmYoshida-kasugachō Yoshida-kasugachō83 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Yono to Jōetsu?

About 238 km by road (188 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Yono to Jōetsu?

About 3h 25min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥3,540 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).