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Shirone → Jōetsu

Niigata → Niigata
Straight line97 km
By road112 km
Driving time1h 18min
Fuel cost¥1,660
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Shirone and Jōetsu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car112 km1h 18min
🚲 Bike112 km7h 27min
🚶 On foot112 km23h 19min

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 Jōetsu (Niigata) is 97 km in a straight line, or 112 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 18min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,660. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Jōetsu → Shirone →

Driving directions · Shirone → Jōetsu

  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 left25.2 km15min
  9. ↰Keep left onto 北陸自動車道E866.0 km45min
  10. ↰Keep left onto 戸野目川橋526 m0min
  11. ↱Keep right906 m1min
  12. ↰Keep left354 m0min
  13. ↰Keep left2.1 km2min
  14. ↰Keep left29 m0min
  15. 🏁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
西山ふるさと公苑新潟県
風の丘米山新潟県
よしかわ杜氏の郷新潟県

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

Distances from Shirone

Niigata Niigata14 kmNagaoka Nagaoka38 kmKashiwazaki Kashiwazaki61 kmSanjō Sanjō18 kmShibata Shibata34 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō10 kmTsubame Tsubame14 kmMitsuke Mitsuke27 kmTōkamachi Tōkamachi74 kmOjiya Ojiya55 kmGosen Gosen13 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō14 kmKamo Kamo11 kmMurakami Murakami66 kmItoigawa Itoigawa132 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 Shirone to Jōetsu?

About 112 km by road (97 km in a straight line).

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

About 1h 18min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,660 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).