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Niigata → Sapporo

Niigata → Hokkaido
Straight line609 km
By road778 km
Driving time14h 48min
Fuel cost¥11,560
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Niigata and Sapporo.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car778 km14h 48min
🚲 Bike778 km51h 52min
🚶 On foot700 km145h 50min

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 Sapporo (Hokkaido) is 609 km in a straight line, or 778 km by road. A car trip takes about 14h 48min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥11,560. The full driving directions are shown below. Watch for snow and ice in winter (coldest month down to -5.6°C en route). Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Sapporo → Niigata →

Driving directions · Niigata → Sapporo

  1. ↑Continue493 m1min
  2. →Turn right onto 新潟黒埼インター線421.0 km1min
  3. ↑Continue onto 国道116号116, 289286 m0min
  4. ↰Keep left19.6 km17min
  5. ↰Keep left432 m0min
  6. ←Turn left onto 県道46号新潟中央環状線46448 m0min
  7. →Turn right onto 横土居バイパス113, 3451.7 km1min
  8. ←Turn left onto 国道113号113, 3452.1 km2min
  9. ←Turn left onto 国道113号113, 34535.5 km30min
  10. →Turn right onto 国道345号3451.5 km1min
  11. ←Turn left onto 国道345号3451.0 km1min
  12. →Turn right onto 国道345号34533.2 km28min
  13. ←Turn left onto 国道7号7, 34530.8 km26min
  14. ←Turn left onto 藤島由良線508.5 km8min
  15. ↑Continue onto 国道112号1124.5 km4min
  16. ←Turn left onto 国道112号11215.4 km14min
  17. ←Turn left765 m1min
  18. ←Turn left278 m0min
  19. →Turn right132 m0min
  20. ↑Continue onto 酒田港線4248 m0min
  21. ↑Continue onto 吹浦酒田線353712 m1min
  22. ↱Keep right onto 国道112号1122.0 km2min
  23. →Turn right onto 国道112号1128.1 km7min
  24. ←Turn left467 m0min
  25. ↑Continue onto 日本海東北自動車道2.7 km2min
  26. ↰Keep left432 m1min
  27. ←Turn left onto 国道7号726.1 km23min
  28. ↰Keep left293 m1min
  29. ↖Turn slight left1.8 km2min
  30. ↑Continue onto 小出金浦線2901.3 km1min
  31. ←Turn left onto 国道7号729.7 km27min
  32. ←Turn left onto 国道341号3411.1 km1min
  33. ↑Continue395 m0min
  34. ↖Turn slight left onto 松ヶ崎バイパス711.4 km10min
  35. →Turn right onto 秋田天王線564.8 km4min
  36. →Turn right onto 国道7号73.9 km3min
  37. ↰Keep left5.5 km5min
  38. ←Turn left onto 臨海バイパス7, 101, 2854.1 km4min
  39. ↑Continue onto 国道7号7, 101, 28511.3 km10min
  40. ←Turn left onto 秋田昭和飯田川線3031.6 km2min
  41. ↑Continue onto 男鹿昭和飯田川線1043.0 km3min
  42. ↱Keep right onto 男鹿昭和飯田川線1042.1 km2min
  43. ↑Continue onto 国道285号28542.0 km36min
  44. ↑Continue onto 国道105号105, 28510.0 km9min
  45. →Turn right365 m0min
  46. ↑Continue onto 秋田自動車道E711.4 km11min
  47. ↰Keep left7.4 km7min
  48. ↰Keep left389 m0min
  49. ←Turn left onto 国道7号720.8 km19min
  50. →Turn right323 m0min
  51. ↰Keep left46.3 km33min
  52. ↰Keep left onto 東北自動車道E42.3 km2min
  53. ↰Keep left859 m1min
  54. ↱Turn sharp right87 m0min
  55. ↰Keep left244 m0min
  56. ←Turn left1.8 km2min
  57. ←Turn left605 m1min
  58. →Turn right onto 鶴ケ坂千刈線247105 m0min
  59. ↰Turn sharp left2.8 km3min
  60. ↖Turn slight left onto 津軽海峡フェリーのりばアクセス線110.7 km5h 2min
  61. →Turn right onto 津軽海峡フェリーのりばアクセス線389 m0min
  62. ←Turn left onto 国道227号227, 228, 2801.2 km1min
  63. →Turn right onto 国道227号227700 m1min
  64. ←Turn left onto 国道227号22710.2 km9min
  65. ↑Continue onto 上磯峠下線963.8 km3min
  66. ←Turn left onto 国道5号59.8 km8min
  67. ←Turn left onto 大沼公園インター線149862 m1min
  68. →Turn right29.7 km26min
  69. ↰Keep left953 m1min
  70. ↰Keep left onto 落部インター線1155137 m0min
  71. ←Turn left onto 国道5号514.6 km13min
  72. ↑Continue onto 国道5号528.5 km24min
  73. →Turn right onto 国道37号37, 23036.4 km31min
  74. ↰Turn sharp left3.2 km5min
  75. ↖Turn slight left onto 豊浦京極線97476 m0min
  76. ←Turn left onto 豊浦京極線978.8 km8min
  77. →Turn right onto 川崎三の原線7777.9 km8min
  78. →Turn right onto 三ノ原ニセコ線230233 m0min
  79. ←Turn left onto 国道230号23078.9 km1h 11min
  80. ↰Keep left onto 国道230号230982 m1min
  81. →Turn right onto 国道230号230900 m1min
  82. ↰Turn sharp left onto 札幌停車場線18534 m0min
  83. ↰Turn sharp left onto 北5条手稲通42 m0min
  84. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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
神林新潟県
笹川流れ新潟県
あつみ山形県
鳥海山形県
象潟秋田県
にしめ秋田県

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 Sapporo

Ebetsu Ebetsu17 kmIshikari Ishikari19 kmKitahiroshima Kitahiroshima20 kmTōbetsu Tōbetsu22 kmEniwa Eniwa27 kmOtaru Otaru31 kmIwamizawa Iwamizawa36 kmChitose Chitose37 kmMikasa Mikasa49 kmYoichi Yoichi50 kmYūbari Yūbari50 kmBibai Bibai50 kmTomakomai Tomakomai52 kmShiraoi Shiraoi58 kmNiseko Town Niseko Town64 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Niigata to Sapporo?

About 778 km by road (609 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Niigata to Sapporo?

About 14h 48min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥11,560 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).