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Tōkamachi → Sanjō

Niigata → Niigata
Straight line56 km
By road67 km
Driving time53min
Fuel cost¥990
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Tōkamachi and Sanjō.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car67 km53min
🚲 Bike67 km4h 27min
🚶 On foot65 km13h 26min

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 Tōkamachi (Niigata) to Sanjō (Niigata) is 56 km in a straight line, or 67 km by road. A car trip takes about 53min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥990. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Sanjō → Tōkamachi →

Driving directions · Tōkamachi → Sanjō

  1. ↑Continue52 m0min
  2. ←Turn left149 m0min
  3. ←Turn left onto 中条田川線46165 m0min
  4. →Turn right541 m1min
  5. →Turn right onto 国道117号11713.7 km12min
  6. ↰Turn sharp left521 m1min
  7. ↖Turn slight left onto 岩沢停車場芋坂線177247 m0min
  8. →Turn right onto 小千谷十日町津南線496.7 km6min
  9. ←Turn left onto 西小千谷バイパス117, 3511.7 km2min
  10. ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道291号291280 m0min
  11. ↰Keep left85 m0min
  12. ↰Keep left145 m0min
  13. ↱Keep right37.4 km24min
  14. ↰Keep left205 m0min
  15. ↰Keep left45 m0min
  16. ↱Keep right92 m0min
  17. ↰Keep left15 m0min
  18. ↑Continue256 m0min
  19. →Turn right1.2 km1min
  20. ←Turn left onto 国道8号8, 172.0 km2min
  21. →Turn right680 m1min
  22. ↱Keep right499 m1min
  23. ←Turn left133 m0min
  24. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

クロス10十日町新潟県
ちぢみの里おぢや新潟県
パティオにいがた新潟県
燕三条地場産センター新潟県

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

Distances from Tōkamachi

Niigata Niigata86 kmJōetsu Jōetsu47 kmNagaoka Nagaoka36 kmKashiwazaki Kashiwazaki32 kmShibata Shibata104 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō81 kmTsubame Tsubame61 kmMitsuke Mitsuke47 kmShirone Shirone74 kmOjiya Ojiya19 kmGosen Gosen76 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō88 kmKamo Kamo64 kmMurakami Murakami138 kmItoigawa Itoigawa82 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 Tōkamachi to Sanjō?

About 67 km by road (56 km in a straight line).

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

About 53min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥990 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).