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Sanjō → Saitama

Niigata → Saitama
Straight line200 km
By road257 km
Driving time3h 32min
Fuel cost¥3,820
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sanjō and Saitama.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car257 km3h 32min
🚲 Bike257 km17h 8min
🚶 On foot230 km47h 55min

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 Saitama (Saitama) is 200 km in a straight line, or 257 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 32min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥3,820. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Saitama → Sanjō →

Driving directions · Sanjō → Saitama

  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 right127.7 km1h 36min
  22. ↰Keep left and take 254 toward 東松山, 熊谷524 m0min
  23. ↱Keep right212 m0min
  24. ↰Keep left8.9 km10min
  25. ←Turn left onto かわじま中央通り964 m1min
  26. ↑Continue onto かわじま中央通り475 m1min
  27. ↑Continue onto かわじま中央通り4.4 km5min
  28. ↖Turn slight left onto 平沼中老袋線3393.4 km3min
  29. ←Turn left onto 川越上尾線511.2 km1min
  30. →Turn right onto さいたま鴻巣線573.4 km3min
  31. ↰Turn sharp left373 m1min
  32. →Turn right96 m0min
  33. ←Turn left44 m0min
  34. ←Turn left onto さいたま春日部線26.3 km6min
  35. →Turn right645 m1min
  36. ↰Keep left1.5 km2min
  37. →Turn right93 m0min
  38. 🏁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 Saitama

Yono Yono3 kmHasuda Hasuda7 kmIwatsuki Iwatsuki7 kmAgeoshimo Ageoshimo8 kmWarabi Warabi10 kmToda Toda10 kmShiki Shiki11 kmShimotoda Shimotoda11 kmFujimi Fujimi11 kmHatogaya-honchō Hatogaya-honchō11 kmKasukabe Kasukabe12 kmKoshigaya Koshigaya12 kmShiraoka Shiraoka12 kmKawaguchi Kawaguchi12 kmAsaka Asaka13 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sanjō to Saitama?

About 257 km by road (200 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 32min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥3,820 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).