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Tochigi → Nikkō

Tochigi → Tochigi
Straight line42 km
By road50 km
Driving time49min
Fuel cost¥740
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Tochigi and Nikkō.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car50 km49min
🚲 Bike50 km3h 19min
🚶 On foot48 km10h 5min

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 Tochigi (Tochigi) to Nikkō (Tochigi) is 42 km in a straight line, or 50 km by road. A car trip takes about 49min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥740. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Nikkō → Tochigi →

Driving directions · Tochigi → Nikkō

  1. ↑Continue48 m0min
  2. →Turn right71 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 鍋山街道100 m0min
  4. ↑Continue onto 宇都宮栃木線2, 31.9 km3min
  5. ↰Keep left onto 宇都宮亀和田栃木線バイパス312.6 km11min
  6. →Turn right onto 国道293号293174 m0min
  7. ←Turn left onto 日光西街道352833 m1min
  8. ↗Turn slight right onto 例幣使街道293, 3526.0 km9min
  9. ↱Keep right1.8 km2min
  10. →Turn right onto 例幣使街道121, 352499 m0min
  11. →Turn right onto 例幣使街道121, 35214.3 km12min
  12. ←Turn left284 m0min
  13. ↰Keep left9.0 km8min
  14. ↰Keep left773 m1min
  15. ←Turn left211 m0min
  16. ↑Continue onto 鹿沼日光線14446 m0min
  17. →Turn right onto 鹿沼日光線14164 m0min
  18. ←Turn left157 m0min
  19. →Turn right onto 栗山日光線16951 m0min
  20. ←Turn left179 m0min
  21. →Turn right26 m0min
  22. ←Turn left24 m0min
  23. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

にしかた栃木県
日光栃木県

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

Distances from Tochigi

Utsunomiya Utsunomiya24 kmOyama Oyama11 kmAshikaga Ashikaga26 kmKanuma Kanuma19 kmSano Sano15 kmMooka Mooka26 kmImaichi Imaichi37 kmKuroiso Kuroiso71 kmŌtawara Ōtawara60 kmMibu Mibu7 kmYaita Yaita50 kmKaminokawa Kaminokawa17 kmUjiie Ujiie39 kmTanuma Tanuma14 kmMashiko Mashiko34 km

Distances from Nikkō

Imaichi Imaichi7 kmKanuma Kanuma25 kmYaita Yaita29 kmUtsunomiya Utsunomiya31 kmUjiie Ujiie32 kmSakura Sakura33 kmŌtawara Ōtawara39 kmMibu Mibu41 kmNasushiobara Nasushiobara42 kmTanuma Tanuma43 kmShimotsuke Shimotsuke44 kmKaminokawa Kaminokawa44 kmKuroiso Kuroiso46 kmSano Sano48 kmAshikaga Ashikaga49 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Tochigi to Nikkō?

About 50 km by road (42 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Tochigi to Nikkō?

About 49min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥740 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).