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Tokyo → Jōetsu

Tokyo → Niigata
Straight line208 km
By road260 km
Driving time3h 33min
Fuel cost¥3,860
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Tokyo and Jōetsu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car260 km3h 33min
🚲 Bike260 km17h 20min
🚶 On foot239 km49h 48min

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 Jōetsu (Niigata) is 208 km in a straight line, or 260 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 33min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥3,860. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Jōetsu → Tokyo →

Driving directions · Tokyo → Jōetsu

  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, 3537.3 km8min
  15. ←Turn left onto 国道353号35317.1 km15min
  16. ←Turn left385 m1min
  17. →Turn right272 m0min
  18. ←Turn left onto 国道117号1171.1 km1min
  19. →Turn right onto 県道49 小千谷十日町津南線491.6 km1min
  20. ←Turn left onto 国道353号353363 m0min
  21. →Turn right311 m1min
  22. →Turn right onto 国道353号3537.4 km6min
  23. →Turn right onto 国道353号3535.0 km4min
  24. ←Turn left onto 国道253号253, 35317.3 km16min
  25. →Turn right912 m1min
  26. →Turn right onto 国道253号25311.7 km11min
  27. ←Turn left onto 田屋戸野目線2012.5 km2min
  28. →Turn right2.9 km4min
  29. →Turn right47 m0min
  30. ←Turn left2.2 km2min
  31. ↰Keep left29 m0min
  32. 🏁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 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 Tokyo to Jōetsu?

About 260 km by road (208 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 33min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥3,860 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).