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Sanjō → Tokyo

Niigata → Tokyo
Straight line224 km
By road279 km
Driving time3h 40min
Fuel cost¥4,140
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sanjō and Tokyo.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car279 km3h 40min
🚲 Bike279 km18h 35min
🚶 On foot258 km53h 42min

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 Sanjō (Niigata) to Tokyo (Tokyo) is 224 km in a straight line, or 279 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 40min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,140. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Tokyo → Sanjō →

Driving directions · Sanjō → Tokyo

  1. ↑Continue133 m0min
  2. →Turn right1.2 km1min
  3. ←Turn left onto 国道8号8, 172.0 km2min
  4. →Turn right940 m1min
  5. ←Turn left312 m0min
  6. →Turn right37.0 km24min
  7. ↰Keep left570 m0min
  8. ↱Keep right62 m0min
  9. ↰Keep left onto 国道291号291370 m0min
  10. ↱Turn sharp right onto 西小千谷バイパス117, 351, 4031.7 km2min
  11. →Turn right onto 小千谷十日町津南線496.7 km6min
  12. ←Turn left onto 岩沢停車場芋坂線177247 m0min
  13. ↱Keep right521 m1min
  14. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道117号11718.6 km16min
  15. ←Turn left onto 当間土市停車場線3346.9 km7min
  16. ↖Turn slight left onto 十日町当間塩沢線767.6 km7min
  17. →Turn right onto 石打停車場塩沢線4511.7 km2min
  18. ←Turn left396 m1min
  19. →Turn right onto 三国街道179.5 km10min
  20. ←Turn left335 m0min
  21. ↱Keep right169.0 km2h 6min
  22. ↱Turn sharp right1.8 km2min
  23. ↱Keep right onto 環八通り3112.6 km2min
  24. ↰Keep left onto 環八通り311273 m0min
  25. ↰Keep left onto 青梅街道4, 57.0 km6min
  26. ↱Keep right onto 青梅街道4172 m0min
  27. ↗Turn slight right onto 公園通り3512355 m0min
  28. ←Turn left onto 北通り3505125 m0min
  29. →Turn right onto 都庁通り3511569 m1min
  30. ↑Make a U-turn onto 都庁通り3511259 m0min
  31. ←Turn left36 m0min
  32. 🏁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)

Distances from Sanjō

Niigata Niigata30 kmJōetsu Jōetsu82 kmNagaoka Nagaoka21 kmKashiwazaki Kashiwazaki45 kmShibata Shibata50 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō25 kmTsubame Tsubame6 kmMitsuke Mitsuke9 kmShirone Shirone18 kmTōkamachi Tōkamachi56 kmOjiya Ojiya38 kmGosen Gosen23 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō32 kmKamo Kamo9 kmMurakami Murakami83 km

Distances from Tokyo

Mitaka Mitaka12 kmMusashino Musashino12 kmKomae Komae12 kmKamirenjaku Kamirenjaku12 kmChōfu Chōfu13 kmNishitōkyō Nishitōkyō14 kmNishi-Tokyo-shi Nishi-Tokyo-shi14 kmTanashichō Tanashichō15 kmKoganei Koganei16 kmHigashikurume Higashikurume18 kmKiyose Kiyose18 kmUrayasu Urayasu18 kmInagi Inagi18 kmFuchū Fuchū19 kmKodaira Kodaira19 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sanjō to Tokyo?

About 279 km by road (224 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Sanjō to Tokyo?

About 3h 40min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,140 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).