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Yokohama → Jōetsu

Kanagawa → Niigata
Straight line229 km
By road288 km
Driving time4h 1min
Fuel cost¥4,280
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Yokohama and Jōetsu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car288 km4h 1min
🚲 Bike288 km19h 11min
🚶 On foot263 km54h 49min

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 Yokohama (Kanagawa) to Jōetsu (Niigata) is 229 km in a straight line, or 288 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 1min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,280. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Jōetsu → Yokohama →

Driving directions · Yokohama → Jōetsu

  1. ↑Continue251 m1min
  2. →Turn right19 m0min
  3. ↰Turn sharp left56 m0min
  4. →Turn right onto 本牧通り1.2 km2min
  5. ←Turn left172 m0min
  6. ↱Turn sharp right21 m0min
  7. ↰Keep left3.3 km4min
  8. ↰Keep left onto 首都高速神奈川2号三ツ沢線K218.6 km16min
  9. ↰Keep left onto 第三京浜道路 and drive toward 瀬田3.9 km4min
  10. ↰Keep left and take 3 toward 町田, 三軒茶屋4.0 km4min
  11. ↰Keep left and drive toward 調布, 大原, 中央道231 m0min
  12. →Turn right11 m0min
  13. ↰Turn sharp left12 m0min
  14. →Turn right6.9 km6min
  15. ↰Keep left onto 笹目通り4431.6 km2min
  16. ↰Keep left and drive toward 西東京, 大泉, 目白, 豊玉, 練馬（関越道）277 m0min
  17. ↰Turn sharp left onto 目白通り24193 m0min
  18. ↱Keep right onto 目白通り and drive toward 外環, 関越道241.0 km1min
  19. ↱Keep right onto 関越自動車道E17167.1 km2h 3min
  20. ↰Keep left780 m1min
  21. →Turn right onto 三国街道17, 3537.3 km8min
  22. ←Turn left onto 国道353号35317.1 km15min
  23. ←Turn left385 m1min
  24. →Turn right272 m0min
  25. ←Turn left onto 国道117号1171.1 km1min
  26. →Turn right onto 県道49 小千谷十日町津南線491.6 km1min
  27. ←Turn left onto 国道353号353363 m0min
  28. →Turn right311 m1min
  29. →Turn right onto 国道353号3537.4 km6min
  30. →Turn right onto 国道353号3535.0 km4min
  31. ←Turn left onto 国道253号253, 35317.3 km16min
  32. →Turn right912 m1min
  33. →Turn right onto 国道253号25311.7 km11min
  34. ←Turn left onto 田屋戸野目線2012.5 km2min
  35. →Turn right2.9 km4min
  36. →Turn right47 m0min
  37. ←Turn left2.2 km2min
  38. ↰Keep left29 m0min
  39. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

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
月夜野矢瀬親水公園群馬県

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

Distances from Yokohama

Kawasaki Kawasaki11 kmYokosuka Yokosuka17 kmFujisawa Fujisawa18 kmHiratsuka Hiratsuka31 kmChigasaki Chigasaki25 kmAtsugi Atsugi25 kmMinamirinkan Minamirinkan20 kmOdawara Odawara49 kmHadano Hadano39 kmKamakura Kamakura17 kmZama Zama24 kmIsehara Isehara31 kmZushi Zushi17 kmMiura Miura33 kmŌiso Ōiso33 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 Yokohama to Jōetsu?

About 288 km by road (229 km in a straight line).

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

About 4h 1min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,280 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).