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Sanjō → Kawasaki

Niigata → Kanagawa
Straight line243 km
By road296 km
Driving time4h 0min
Fuel cost¥4,400
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sanjō and Kawasaki.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car296 km4h 0min
🚲 Bike296 km19h 45min
🚶 On foot279 km58h 10min

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 Kawasaki (Kanagawa) is 243 km in a straight line, or 296 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 0min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,400. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kawasaki → Sanjō →

Driving directions · Sanjō → Kawasaki

  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3116.7 km6min
  24. Keep left240 m0min
  25. Turn right10 m0min
  26. Turn sharp left11 m0min
  27. Turn right3.7 km4min
  28. Keep left4.5 km5min
  29. Keep left196 m0min
  30. Keep right onto 3113113.3 km4min
  31. Keep left onto 環八通り and drive toward 中原街道311175 m0min
  32. Continue onto 環八通り and drive toward 中原街道3113.0 km3min
  33. Keep left and take R1 toward 第二京浜259 m0min
  34. Keep right onto 第二京浜11.9 km2min
  35. Turn left onto 小向本通り573 m1min
  36. Continue onto 多摩沿線道路923 m1min
  37. Keep right onto 府中街道9657 m1min
  38. Turn left onto 駅前本町線921 m0min
  39. Turn right onto 駅前本町線993 m0min
  40. Turn left onto 市役所通り913 m0min
  41. Turn right206 m0min
  42. Turn left onto 新川通り1011.8 km2min
  43. Turn left63 m0min
  44. Turn sharp right174 m0min
  45. Turn sharp left45 m0min
  46. Turn right26 m0min
  47. 🏁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)

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sanjō to Kawasaki?

About 296 km by road (243 km in a straight line).

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

About 4h 0min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,400 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).