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Sanjō → Sado

Niigata → Niigata
Straight line69 km
By road118 km
Driving time4h 4min
Fuel cost¥1,750
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sanjō and Sado.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car118 km4h 4min
🚲 Bike118 km7h 51min
🚶 On foot79 km16h 30min

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 Sado (Niigata) is 69 km in a straight line, or 118 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 4min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,750. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Sado → Sanjō →

Driving directions · Sanjō → Sado

  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 111.1 km1min
  10. ←Turn left onto 国道289号289, 403956 m1min
  11. →Turn right249 m0min
  12. ↱Keep right24.7 km15min
  13. ↰Keep left950 m1min
  14. ↱Keep right1.3 km1min
  15. ↰Keep left338 m0min
  16. ↰Keep left471 m0min
  17. →Turn right onto 国道116号116, 289673 m1min
  18. ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道116号116, 2892.3 km2min
  19. ↖Turn slight left onto 新潟小須戸三条線1749 m1min
  20. ←Turn left onto 平成通り64 m0min
  21. →Turn right3.8 km5min
  22. ↖Turn slight left65.6 km3h 16min
  23. ←Turn left209 m1min
  24. →Turn right338 m0min
  25. ←Turn left onto 国道350号350112 m0min
  26. →Turn right onto 国道350号350740 m1min
  27. ↑Continue onto 佐渡一周線4551 m0min
  28. ←Turn left997 m1min
  29. ↗Turn slight right onto 国道350号3508.8 km12min
  30. ↱Turn sharp right321 m1min
  31. ↗Turn slight right370 m1min
  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
新潟ふるさと村新潟県
芸能とトキの里新潟県

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 kmShirone Shirone18 kmTōkamachi Tōkamachi56 kmOjiya Ojiya38 kmGosen Gosen23 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō32 kmKamo Kamo9 kmMurakami Murakami83 km

Distances from Sado

Ryōtsu-minato Ryōtsu-minato9 kmMaki Maki55 kmNiigata Niigata59 kmYoshida-kasugachō Yoshida-kasugachō60 kmTsubame Tsubame64 kmShirone Shirone65 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō68 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō72 kmKamo Kamo72 kmMitsuke Mitsuke74 kmKashiwazaki Kashiwazaki75 kmNagaoka Nagaoka77 kmGosen Gosen78 kmSuibara Suibara79 kmMuramatsu Muramatsu80 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sanjō to Sado?

About 118 km by road (69 km in a straight line).

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

About 4h 4min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,750 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).