Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Shiozawa and Arai.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 85 km | 1h 20min |
| 🚲 Bike | 85 km | 5h 42min |
| 🚶 On foot | 64 km | 13h 16min |
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 Shiozawa (Niigata) to Arai (Niigata) is 55 km in a straight line, or 85 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 20min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,270. The full driving directions are shown below.
Driving directions · Shiozawa → Arai
- ↑Continue onto 仲田塩沢線365
- →Turn right onto 十日町塩沢線82
- ←Turn left onto 十日町塩沢線82
- →Turn right
- →Turn right onto 十日町塩沢線82
- →Turn right onto 国道117号117
- ←Turn left onto 国道253号253
- ←Turn left onto 国道253号253
- ←Turn left onto 国道353号353, 403
- ↱Keep right onto 国道403号403
- ←Turn left
- ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道403号403
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right onto 菖蒲棚岡線229
- ←Turn left onto 上越安塚柏崎線13
- →Turn right onto 国道403号403, 405
- ←Turn left onto 国道405号405
- ←Turn left
- ←Turn left
- ←Turn left
- ←Turn left onto 国道405号405
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right onto 国道405号405
- ←Turn left
- ↰Keep left
- ←Turn left onto 新井柿崎線30
- ↑Continue onto 217217
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right onto 二本木岡川新井線217
- ←Turn left onto 上新バイパス18
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- 🏁Arrive at destination
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
まつだいふるさと会館新潟県
雪のふるさと やすづか新潟県
あらい新潟県
Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)
Distances from Shiozawa
Niigata Niigata96 kmJōetsu Jōetsu56 kmNagaoka Nagaoka46 kmKashiwazaki Kashiwazaki45 kmSanjō Sanjō65 kmShibata Shibata110 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō88 kmTsubame Tsubame70 kmMitsuke Mitsuke56 kmShirone Shirone82 kmTōkamachi Tōkamachi13 kmOjiya Ojiya30 kmGosen Gosen82 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō96 kmKamo Kamo72 km
Distances from Arai
Myoko Myoko5 kmJōetsu Jōetsu16 kmItoigawa Itoigawa34 kmKashiwazaki Kashiwazaki50 kmTōkamachi Tōkamachi50 kmMinamiuonuma Minamiuonuma58 kmMuikamachi Muikamachi59 kmOjiya Ojiya61 kmUonuma Uonuma71 kmNagaoka Nagaoka75 kmMitsuke Mitsuke86 kmTochio-honchō Tochio-honchō86 kmSanjō Sanjō94 kmYoshida-kasugachō Yoshida-kasugachō96 kmTsubame Tsubame96 km
Frequently asked questions
How far is it from Shiozawa to Arai?
About 85 km by road (55 km in a straight line).
How long does it take to drive from Shiozawa to Arai?
About 1h 20min by car under normal conditions.
How much fuel does the trip cost?
Roughly ¥1,270 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).