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Tokyo → Sanjō

Tokyo → Niigata
Straight line224 km
By road279 km
Driving time3h 39min
Fuel cost¥4,140
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Tokyo and Sanjō.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car279 km3h 39min
🚲 Bike279 km18h 34min
🚶 On foot258 km53h 42min

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 Tokyo (Tokyo) to Sanjō (Niigata) is 224 km in a straight line, or 279 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 39min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,140. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Sanjō → Tokyo →

Driving directions · Tokyo → Sanjō

  1. ↑Continue14 m0min
  2. ↱Keep right22 m0min
  3. ←Turn left onto 都庁通り3511264 m0min
  4. ←Turn left onto 北通り3505131 m0min
  5. →Turn right onto 公園通り3512373 m0min
  6. ←Turn left onto 青梅街道4, 57.2 km7min
  7. →Turn right onto 環八通り3112.8 km3min
  8. ↰Keep left onto 笹目通り4431.6 km2min
  9. ↰Keep left and drive toward 西東京, 大泉, 目白, 豊玉, 練馬（関越道）277 m0min
  10. ↰Turn sharp left onto 目白通り24193 m0min
  11. ↱Keep right onto 目白通り and drive toward 外環, 関越道241.0 km1min
  12. ↱Keep right onto 関越自動車道E17167.1 km2h 3min
  13. ↰Keep left780 m1min
  14. →Turn right onto 三国街道17, 3539.5 km10min
  15. ←Turn left396 m1min
  16. →Turn right onto 石打停車場塩沢線4511.7 km2min
  17. ←Turn left onto 十日町当間塩沢線767.6 km7min
  18. ↗Turn slight right onto 当間土市停車場線3346.9 km7min
  19. →Turn right onto 国道117号11718.6 km16min
  20. ↰Turn sharp left521 m1min
  21. ↖Turn slight left onto 岩沢停車場芋坂線177247 m0min
  22. →Turn right onto 小千谷十日町津南線496.7 km6min
  23. ←Turn left onto 西小千谷バイパス117, 3511.7 km2min
  24. ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道291号291280 m0min
  25. ↰Keep left85 m0min
  26. ↰Keep left145 m0min
  27. ↱Keep right37.4 km24min
  28. ↰Keep left205 m0min
  29. ↰Keep left45 m0min
  30. ↱Keep right92 m0min
  31. ↰Keep left15 m0min
  32. ↑Continue256 m0min
  33. →Turn right1.2 km1min
  34. ←Turn left onto 国道8号8, 172.0 km2min
  35. →Turn right680 m1min
  36. ↱Keep right499 m1min
  37. ←Turn left133 m0min
  38. 🏁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 Tokyo

Hachiōji Hachiōji33 kmMachida Machida27 kmChōfu Chōfu13 kmNishi-Tokyo-shi Nishi-Tokyo-shi14 kmKamirenjaku Kamirenjaku12 kmHino Hino26 kmHigashimurayama Higashimurayama21 kmŌme Ōme42 kmUrayasu Urayasu18 kmMusashino Musashino12 kmKokubunji Kokubunji20 kmTanashichō Tanashichō15 kmFussa Fussa34 kmItsukaichi Itsukaichi43 kmHigashiyamato Higashiyamato25 km

Distances from Sanjō

Tsubame Tsubame6 kmKamo Kamo9 kmMitsuke Mitsuke9 kmYoshida-kasugachō Yoshida-kasugachō9 kmMaki Maki16 kmTochio-honchō Tochio-honchō16 kmShirone Shirone18 kmNagaoka Nagaoka21 kmMuramatsu Muramatsu21 kmGosen Gosen23 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō25 kmAgano Agano30 kmNiigata Niigata30 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō32 kmSuibara Suibara36 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Tokyo to Sanjō?

About 279 km by road (224 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Tokyo to Sanjō?

About 3h 39min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,140 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).