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Sanjō → Jōetsu

Niigata → Niigata
Straight line82 km
By road94 km
Driving time1h 5min
Fuel cost¥1,390
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sanjō and Jōetsu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car94 km1h 5min
🚲 Bike94 km6h 16min
🚶 On foot94 km19h 35min

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 Jōetsu (Niigata) is 82 km in a straight line, or 94 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 5min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,390. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Jōetsu → Sanjō →

Driving directions · Sanjō → Jōetsu

  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 right19.3 km12min
  7. ↰Keep left onto 北陸自動車道E866.0 km45min
  8. ↰Keep left onto 戸野目川橋526 m0min
  9. ↱Keep right906 m1min
  10. ↰Keep left354 m0min
  11. ↰Keep left2.1 km2min
  12. ↰Keep left29 m0min
  13. 🏁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
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 Sanjō

Niigata Niigata30 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 kmItoigawa Itoigawa117 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 kmYoshida-kasugachō Yoshida-kasugachō83 kmTsubame Tsubame84 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sanjō to Jōetsu?

About 94 km by road (82 km in a straight line).

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

About 1h 5min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,390 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).