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Shibata → Jōetsu

Niigata → Niigata
Straight line131 km
By road149 km
Driving time1h 51min
Fuel cost¥2,220
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Shibata and Jōetsu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car149 km1h 51min
🚲 Bike149 km9h 57min
🚶 On foot151 km31h 29min

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 Shibata (Niigata) to Jōetsu (Niigata) is 131 km in a straight line, or 149 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 51min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥2,220. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Jōetsu → Shibata →

Driving directions · Shibata → Jōetsu

  1. ↑Continue47 m0min
  2. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道290号290437 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 国道290号290343 m0min
  4. ←Turn left onto 国道290号29015.4 km13min
  5. →Turn right onto 国道49号49, 460, 459527 m0min
  6. ←Turn left onto 国道460号460187 m0min
  7. →Turn right onto 国道460号46011.8 km10min
  8. ↑Continue477 m1min
  9. ↑Continue368 m1min
  10. →Turn right65 m0min
  11. ↰Turn sharp left182 m0min
  12. ↰Turn sharp left100 m0min
  13. →Turn right onto 国道460号4607.1 km6min
  14. ←Turn left onto 白根バイパス8, 1716.5 km14min
  15. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道289号289288 m0min
  16. →Turn right249 m0min
  17. ↰Keep left25.2 km15min
  18. ↰Keep left onto 北陸自動車道E866.0 km45min
  19. ↰Keep left onto 戸野目川橋526 m0min
  20. ↱Keep right906 m1min
  21. ↰Keep left354 m0min
  22. ↰Keep left2.1 km2min
  23. ↰Keep left29 m0min
  24. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

花夢里にいつ新潟県
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 Shibata

Niigata Niigata30 kmNagaoka Nagaoka70 kmKashiwazaki Kashiwazaki95 kmSanjō Sanjō50 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō25 kmTsubame Tsubame48 kmMitsuke Mitsuke58 kmShirone Shirone34 kmTōkamachi Tōkamachi104 kmOjiya Ojiya86 kmGosen Gosen28 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō21 kmKamo Kamo41 kmMurakami Murakami34 kmItoigawa Itoigawa166 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 Shibata to Jōetsu?

About 149 km by road (131 km in a straight line).

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

About 1h 51min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥2,220 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).