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Nikkō → Tokyo

Tochigi → Tokyo
Straight line118 km
By road142 km
Driving time1h 56min
Fuel cost¥2,110
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Nikkō and Tokyo.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car142 km1h 56min
🚲 Bike142 km9h 29min
🚶 On foot136 km28h 17min

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 Nikkō (Tochigi) to Tokyo (Tokyo) is 118 km in a straight line, or 142 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 56min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥2,110. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Tokyo → Nikkō →

Driving directions · Nikkō → Tokyo

  1. ↑Continue24 m0min
  2. →Turn right26 m0min
  3. ←Turn left179 m0min
  4. →Turn right onto 栗山日光線16951 m0min
  5. ←Turn left157 m0min
  6. →Turn right164 m0min
  7. ←Turn left onto 鹿沼日光線14446 m0min
  8. ↑Continue227 m0min
  9. →Turn right220 m0min
  10. ↰Keep left9.1 km8min
  11. ↰Keep left852 m1min
  12. →Turn right onto 板橋バイパス12114.3 km12min
  13. ←Turn left onto 例幣使街道121, 352499 m0min
  14. ←Turn left onto 田町新通り1.8 km2min
  15. ↖Turn slight left onto 例幣使街道293, 3526.0 km9min
  16. ↰Keep left onto 日光西街道352833 m1min
  17. →Turn right onto 国道293号293174 m0min
  18. ←Turn left onto 鹿沼南バイパス2935.9 km5min
  19. ←Turn left421 m0min
  20. ←Turn left81 m0min
  21. ←Turn left73.8 km45min
  22. ↰Keep left502 m1min
  23. ↱Keep right4.7 km5min
  24. ↱Keep right onto 122122160 m0min
  25. ←Turn left onto 298298262 m0min
  26. ↰Keep left onto 足立川口線239304 m0min
  27. →Turn right onto さいたま鳩ヶ谷線1052.9 km3min
  28. ↰Keep left onto 岩槻街道1224.8 km6min
  29. ↰Keep left onto 常盤台赤羽線445336 m0min
  30. ↱Turn sharp right onto 常盤台赤羽線44516 m0min
  31. ←Turn left113 m0min
  32. ↖Turn slight left onto 常盤台赤羽線4451.1 km2min
  33. ←Turn left onto ROUTE2020トレセン通り455608 m1min
  34. →Turn right225 m0min
  35. ←Turn left402 m0min
  36. →Turn right353 m0min
  37. ←Turn left onto 中山道17420 m1min
  38. ↱Keep right2.1 km1min
  39. ↱Keep right onto 首都高速中央環状線C21.5 km2min
  40. ↱Keep right onto 西池袋出口 and drive toward 西池袋, 東中野, 目白通り4.2 km5min
  41. ←Turn left onto 青梅街道4, 5554 m1min
  42. ↱Keep right onto 青梅街道4172 m0min
  43. ↗Turn slight right onto 公園通り3512355 m0min
  44. ←Turn left onto 北通り3505125 m0min
  45. →Turn right onto 都庁通り3511569 m1min
  46. ↑Make a U-turn onto 都庁通り3511259 m0min
  47. ←Turn left36 m0min
  48. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

Roadside stations (michi-no-eki) along the route

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

日光栃木県
にしかた栃木県
みかも栃木県
川口・あんぎょう埼玉県

Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)

Distances from Nikkō

Utsunomiya Utsunomiya31 kmOyama Oyama53 kmAshikaga Ashikaga49 kmKanuma Kanuma25 kmSano Sano48 kmTochigi Tochigi42 kmMooka Mooka50 kmImaichi Imaichi7 kmKuroiso Kuroiso46 kmŌtawara Ōtawara39 kmMibu Mibu41 kmYaita Yaita29 kmKaminokawa Kaminokawa44 kmUjiie Ujiie32 kmTanuma Tanuma43 km

Distances from Tokyo

Mitaka Mitaka12 kmMusashino Musashino12 kmKomae Komae12 kmKamirenjaku Kamirenjaku12 kmChōfu Chōfu13 kmNishitōkyō Nishitōkyō14 kmNishi-Tokyo-shi Nishi-Tokyo-shi14 kmTanashichō Tanashichō15 kmKoganei Koganei16 kmHigashikurume Higashikurume18 kmKiyose Kiyose18 kmUrayasu Urayasu18 kmInagi Inagi18 kmFuchū Fuchū19 kmKodaira Kodaira19 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Nikkō to Tokyo?

About 142 km by road (118 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Nikkō to Tokyo?

About 1h 56min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥2,110 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).