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Shirone → Chiba

Niigata → Chiba
Straight line259 km
By road336 km
Driving time4h 34min
Fuel cost¥4,990
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Shirone and Chiba.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car336 km4h 34min
🚲 Bike336 km22h 24min
🚶 On foot298 km62h 10min

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 Shirone (Niigata) to Chiba (Chiba) is 259 km in a straight line, or 336 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 34min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,990. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Chiba → Shirone →

Driving directions · Shirone → Chiba

  1. ↑Continue47 m0min
  2. ↱Keep right24 m0min
  3. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道460号460646 m1min
  4. ↰Turn sharp left158 m0min
  5. →Turn right onto 白根バイパス8, 1715.2 km13min
  6. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道289号289288 m0min
  7. →Turn right249 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)

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Shirone to Chiba?

About 336 km by road (259 km in a straight line).

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

About 4h 34min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,990 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).