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Sanjō → Shirone

Niigata → Niigata
Straight line18 km
By road19 km
Driving time19min
Fuel cost¥290
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Real road routing between Sanjō and Shirone.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car19 km19min
🚲 Bike19 km1h 18min
🚶 On foot20 km4h 12min

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 Shirone (Niigata) is 18 km in a straight line, or 19 km by road. A car trip takes about 19min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥290. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Shirone → Sanjō →

Driving directions · Sanjō → Shirone

  1. ↑Continue38 m0min
  2. ←Turn left289 m1min
  3. →Turn right782 m1min
  4. →Turn right198 m0min
  5. ↰Turn sharp left42 m0min
  6. →Turn right381 m1min
  7. →Turn right385 m0min
  8. ←Turn left244 m0min
  9. ↑Continue onto 114.8 km4min
  10. ←Turn left onto 5375371.4 km1min
  11. →Turn right onto 国道8号8, 1710.1 km9min
  12. ←Turn left158 m0min
  13. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道460号460646 m1min
  14. ↰Turn sharp left71 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

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 kmTōkamachi Tōkamachi56 kmOjiya Ojiya38 kmGosen Gosen23 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō32 kmKamo Kamo9 kmMurakami Murakami83 kmItoigawa Itoigawa117 km

Distances from Shirone

Niitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō10 kmKamo Kamo11 kmMaki Maki12 kmGosen Gosen13 kmNiigata Niigata14 kmTsubame Tsubame14 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō14 kmYoshida-kasugachō Yoshida-kasugachō15 kmMuramatsu Muramatsu15 kmAgano Agano18 kmSuibara Suibara21 kmMitsuke Mitsuke27 kmTochio-honchō Tochio-honchō32 kmShibata Shibata34 kmNagaoka Nagaoka38 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sanjō to Shirone?

About 19 km by road (18 km in a straight line).

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

About 19min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥290 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).