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Sanjō → Chiba

Niigata → Chiba
Straight line247 km
By road318 km
Driving time4h 21min
Fuel cost¥4,730
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sanjō and Chiba.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car318 km4h 21min
🚲 Bike318 km21h 13min
🚶 On foot284 km59h 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 Chiba (Chiba) is 247 km in a straight line, or 318 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 21min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,730. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Chiba → Sanjō →

Driving directions · Sanjō → Chiba

  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 right175.8 km2h 15min
  22. ↑Continue onto 新目白通り84.6 km5min
  23. ↑Continue onto 目白通り8966 m1min
  24. ↱Keep right onto 目白通り8418 m1min
  25. ↰Turn sharp left onto 飯田橋石神井新座線2539 m0min
  26. ↱Turn sharp right onto 881.3 km1min
  27. ←Turn left onto 靖国通り3023.1 km3min
  28. ↑Continue onto 京葉道路1411.4 km10min
  29. ↱Keep right12.6 km12min
  30. ↰Keep left and take 14, 357, E51 toward 幕張, 稲城177 m0min
  31. ↱Keep right and take 14, 357, E51 toward 幕張, 稲城280 m0min
  32. ↱Keep right onto 千葉街道148.6 km10min
  33. ↱Keep right onto 東京湾岸道路3572.1 km2min
  34. ←Turn left52 m0min
  35. →Turn right23 m0min
  36. 🏁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 Chiba

Yotsukaidō Yotsukaidō7 kmIchihara Ichihara10 kmNarashino Narashino11 kmYachiyo Yachiyo15 kmHonchō Honchō16 kmFunabashi Funabashi16 kmSakura Sakura17 kmShisui Shisui19 kmYachimata Yachimata19 kmUrayasu Urayasu20 kmŌami Ōami20 kmKamagaya Kamagaya22 kmSodegaura Sodegaura22 kmShiroi Shiroi23 kmTōgane Tōgane23 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sanjō to Chiba?

About 318 km by road (247 km in a straight line).

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

About 4h 21min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,730 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).