Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Niigata and Furukawa.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 250 km | 3h 40min |
| 🚲 Bike | 250 km | 16h 41min |
| 🚶 On foot | 214 km | 44h 40min |
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 Niigata (Niigata) to Furukawa (Miyagi) is 186 km in a straight line, or 250 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 40min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥3,720. The full driving directions are shown below.
Driving directions · Niigata → Furukawa
- ↑Continue
- →Turn right onto 新潟黒埼インター線42
- ↑Continue onto 国道116号116, 289
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left
- ↱Keep right
- →Turn right onto 新潟新発田村上線3
- ↖Turn slight left
- →Turn right onto 国道290号290
- →Turn right
- →Turn right onto 国道113号113
- ←Turn left onto 国道113号113
- ←Turn left onto 国道399号399
- ↰Turn sharp left
- →Turn right onto 赤湯宮内線246
- ←Turn left
- ↱Keep right
- ←Turn left onto 国道13号13
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right onto 山形上山線51
- →Turn right onto 上山バイパス13
- ↰Keep left
- ↑Continue
- ↑Continue onto 国道458号458
- ↑Continue onto 山形上山線51
- →Turn right onto 十日町山形線267
- ←Turn left onto 十日町山形線267
- ←Turn left onto 山形バイパス13
- ↰Keep left
- ↱Keep right
- →Turn right onto 国道286号286
- ↖Turn slight left
- ↱Keep right
- ↰Keep left
- ↑Continue onto 川崎バイパス286, 457
- ←Turn left onto 県道仙台村田線31
- →Turn right onto 仙台北環状線37
- ←Turn left
- ←Turn left onto 大衡仙台線264
- ↱Turn sharp right
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right onto 泉塩釜線35
- ←Turn left
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left
- ←Turn left
- ←Turn left
- ←Turn left
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- →Turn right onto 三本木バイパス4, 47
- ↱Turn sharp right
- ↰Keep left
- →Turn right
- 🏁Arrive at destination
Roadside stations (michi-no-eki) along the route
Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.
新潟ふるさと村新潟県
豊栄新潟県
関川新潟県
白い森おぐに山形県
いいで山形県
三本木宮城県
Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)
Distances from Niigata
Jōetsu Jōetsu107 kmNagaoka Nagaoka50 kmKashiwazaki Kashiwazaki70 kmSanjō Sanjō30 kmShibata Shibata30 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō14 kmTsubame Tsubame26 kmMitsuke Mitsuke40 kmShirone Shirone14 kmTōkamachi Tōkamachi86 kmOjiya Ojiya68 kmGosen Gosen22 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō9 kmKamo Kamo25 kmMurakami Murakami57 km
Distances from Furukawa
Ōsaki Ōsaki2 kmKogota Kogota9 kmWakuya Wakuya16 kmKurihara Kurihara20 kmTomiya Tomiya21 kmTome Tome23 kmMatsushima Matsushima24 kmHigashimatsushima Higashimatsushima27 kmRifu Rifu27 kmYamoto Yamoto28 kmShiogama Shiogama29 kmTagajō-shi Tagajō-shi30 kmIshinomaki Ishinomaki35 kmSendai Sendai35 kmOnagawa Chō Onagawa Chō45 km
Frequently asked questions
How far is it from Niigata to Furukawa?
About 250 km by road (186 km in a straight line).
How long does it take to drive from Niigata to Furukawa?
About 3h 40min by car under normal conditions.
How much fuel does the trip cost?
Roughly ¥3,720 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).