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Tsubame → Chiba

Niigata → Chiba
Straight line253 km
By road322 km
Driving time4h 23min
Fuel cost¥4,790
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Tsubame and Chiba.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car322 km4h 23min
🚲 Bike322 km21h 29min
🚶 On foot291 km60h 34min

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 Tsubame (Niigata) to Chiba (Chiba) is 253 km in a straight line, or 322 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 23min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,790. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Chiba → Tsubame →

Driving directions · Tsubame → Chiba

  1. ↑Continue129 m0min
  2. ←Turn left83 m0min
  3. →Turn right66 m0min
  4. ←Turn left onto 新潟燕線44220 m0min
  5. →Turn right945 m1min
  6. →Turn right onto 燕北バイパス2891.1 km1min
  7. ↰Keep left304 m0min
  8. ↰Keep left42.9 km27min
  9. ↰Keep left570 m0min
  10. ↱Keep right62 m0min
  11. ↰Keep left onto 国道291号291370 m0min
  12. ↱Turn sharp right onto 西小千谷バイパス117, 351, 4031.7 km2min
  13. →Turn right onto 小千谷十日町津南線496.7 km6min
  14. ←Turn left onto 岩沢停車場芋坂線177247 m0min
  15. ↱Keep right521 m1min
  16. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道117号11718.6 km16min
  17. ←Turn left onto 当間土市停車場線3346.9 km7min
  18. ↖Turn slight left onto 十日町当間塩沢線767.6 km7min
  19. →Turn right onto 石打停車場塩沢線4511.7 km2min
  20. ←Turn left396 m1min
  21. →Turn right onto 三国街道179.5 km10min
  22. ←Turn left335 m0min
  23. ↱Keep right175.8 km2h 15min
  24. ↑Continue onto 新目白通り84.6 km5min
  25. ↑Continue onto 目白通り8966 m1min
  26. ↱Keep right onto 目白通り8418 m1min
  27. ↰Turn sharp left onto 飯田橋石神井新座線2539 m0min
  28. ↱Turn sharp right onto 881.3 km1min
  29. ←Turn left onto 靖国通り3023.1 km3min
  30. ↑Continue onto 京葉道路1411.4 km10min
  31. ↱Keep right12.6 km12min
  32. ↰Keep left and take 14, 357, E51 toward 幕張, 稲城177 m0min
  33. ↱Keep right and take 14, 357, E51 toward 幕張, 稲城280 m0min
  34. ↱Keep right onto 千葉街道148.6 km10min
  35. ↱Keep right onto 東京湾岸道路3572.1 km2min
  36. ←Turn left52 m0min
  37. →Turn right23 m0min
  38. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

燕三条地場産センター新潟県
パティオにいがた新潟県
ちぢみの里おぢや新潟県
クロス10十日町新潟県
南魚沼新潟県
みなかみ水紀行館群馬県
月夜野矢瀬親水公園群馬県
あぐりーむ昭和群馬県

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

Distances from Tsubame

Niigata Niigata26 kmJōetsu Jōetsu84 kmNagaoka Nagaoka25 kmKashiwazaki Kashiwazaki47 kmSanjō Sanjō6 kmShibata Shibata48 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō23 kmMitsuke Mitsuke15 kmShirone Shirone14 kmTōkamachi Tōkamachi61 kmOjiya Ojiya42 kmGosen Gosen23 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō28 kmKamo Kamo10 kmMurakami Murakami80 km

Distances from Chiba

Yotsukaidō Yotsukaidō7 kmIchihara Ichihara10 kmNarashino Narashino11 kmYachiyo Yachiyo15 kmHonchō Honchō16 kmFunabashi Funabashi16 kmSakura Sakura17 kmShisui Shisui19 kmYachimata Yachimata19 kmUrayasu Urayasu20 kmŌami Ōami20 kmKamagaya Kamagaya22 kmSodegaura Sodegaura22 kmShiroi Shiroi23 kmTōgane Tōgane23 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Tsubame to Chiba?

About 322 km by road (253 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Tsubame to Chiba?

About 4h 23min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,790 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).