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Nagoya → Jōetsu

Aichi → Niigata
Straight line249 km
By road306 km
Driving time4h 46min
Fuel cost¥4,550
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Nagoya and Jōetsu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car306 km4h 46min
🚲 Bike306 km20h 25min
🚶 On foot286 km59h 39min

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 Nagoya (Aichi) to Jōetsu (Niigata) is 249 km in a straight line, or 306 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 46min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,550. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Jōetsu → Nagoya →

Driving directions · Nagoya → Jōetsu

  1. ↑Continue onto 出来町通21586 m0min
  2. ↱Turn sharp right onto 基幹バスレーン1.7 km2min
  3. ←Turn left onto 国道19号191.3 km1min
  4. ↰Keep left30.1 km26min
  5. ↰Keep left onto 国道19号19315 m0min
  6. ↰Keep left onto 武並土岐多治見線4212.5 km2min
  7. ↑Continue onto 土岐市停車場細野線691.8 km2min
  8. ↑Continue onto 武並土岐多治見線4211.7 km2min
  9. ↖Turn slight left195 m0min
  10. →Turn right656 m1min
  11. ←Turn left459 m1min
  12. ←Turn left onto 瑞浪インター線47956 m1min
  13. ↱Keep right18.0 km15min
  14. ↰Keep left734 m1min
  15. →Turn right onto 恵那白川線68417 m1min
  16. ↰Keep left onto 恵那白川線682.6 km3min
  17. ↰Keep left onto 恵那白川線6844.5 km41min
  18. ←Turn left461 m1min
  19. ↑Continue onto 上松南木曽線5083.2 km3min
  20. →Turn right405 m1min
  21. ↖Turn slight left241 m0min
  22. ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道19号1956.4 km58min
  23. ←Turn left807 m1min
  24. ↑Continue486 m1min
  25. ↑Continue22 m0min
  26. ↱Keep right161 m0min
  27. ↑Continue629 m2min
  28. →Turn right126 m0min
  29. ←Turn left1.1 km1min
  30. ←Turn left onto 国道19号192.7 km3min
  31. ↰Keep left onto 松本空港塩尻北インター線27528 m1min
  32. ↰Keep left333 m0min
  33. ↰Keep left45.7 km36min
  34. ↰Keep left481 m0min
  35. ↰Keep left219 m1min
  36. ←Turn left25 m0min
  37. ↱Keep right75 m0min
  38. ↑Continue onto 218218106 m0min
  39. ↰Turn sharp left onto 219219590 m1min
  40. ↱Turn sharp right onto 9410941031 m0min
  41. ↰Keep left onto 94109410162 m0min
  42. →Turn right onto 内川姨捨停車場線33818 m0min
  43. ←Turn left onto 93309330233 m1min
  44. ←Turn left onto 93309330101 m0min
  45. →Turn right onto 93309330426 m1min
  46. →Turn right onto 9340934042 m0min
  47. ↰Turn sharp left onto 93409340312 m1min
  48. →Turn right onto 94859485222 m0min
  49. ↑Continue onto 94859485356 m1min
  50. ↑Continue onto 長野上田線772.8 km3min
  51. ←Turn left onto 善光寺街道7290366 m0min
  52. →Turn right onto 善光寺街道729095 m0min
  53. ←Turn left onto 長野上田線77247 m0min
  54. →Turn right onto 長野上田線77508 m0min
  55. ←Turn left onto 長野上田線773.5 km3min
  56. ←Turn left onto 長野上田線7710.2 km9min
  57. →Turn right onto 長野県道32号長野停車場線32534 m0min
  58. ↑Continue onto 長野大通り3.2 km4min
  59. ↗Turn slight right onto 長野信濃線3710.2 km9min
  60. ←Turn left132 m0min
  61. →Turn right115 m0min
  62. ←Turn left125 m0min
  63. ↱Turn sharp right196 m0min
  64. ↖Turn slight left onto 長野信濃線376.7 km6min
  65. →Turn right onto 信濃信州新線361.3 km1min
  66. ←Turn left onto 国道18号18584 m1min
  67. ←Turn left onto 杉野沢黒姫停車場線119619 m1min
  68. →Turn right onto 国道18号18202 m0min
  69. ←Turn left250 m0min
  70. ↰Keep left5.0 km5min
  71. ↰Keep left436 m0min
  72. ←Turn left26.0 km20min
  73. ↰Keep left1.1 km1min
  74. ←Turn left621 m1min
  75. ←Turn left onto 上越新井線635.9 km5min
  76. →Turn right771 m1min
  77. →Turn right9 m0min
  78. →Turn right29 m0min
  79. ↰Keep left29 m0min
  80. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

志野・織部岐阜県
土岐美濃焼街道岐阜県
そばの郷 らっせぃみさと岐阜県
きりら坂下岐阜県
賤母岐阜県
大桑長野県
木曽福島長野県
三岳長野県

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

Distances from Nagoya

Toyohashi Toyohashi63 kmToyota Toyota25 kmOkazaki Okazaki35 kmKasugai Kasugai9 kmIchinomiya Ichinomiya16 kmAnjō Anjō29 kmKomaki Komaki11 kmKariya Kariya23 kmSeto Seto19 kmToyokawa Toyokawa61 kmHanda Handa33 kmNishio Nishio37 kmInazawa Inazawa14 kmKōnan Kōnan17 kmGamagōri Gamagōri49 km

Distances from Jōetsu

Myoko Myoko15 kmArai Arai16 kmItoigawa Itoigawa37 kmKashiwazaki Kashiwazaki37 kmTōkamachi Tōkamachi47 kmOjiya Ojiya53 kmShiozawa Shiozawa56 kmMinamiuonuma Minamiuonuma57 kmMuikamachi Muikamachi58 kmNagaoka Nagaoka64 kmUonuma Uonuma65 kmMitsuke Mitsuke75 kmTochio-honchō Tochio-honchō76 kmSanjō Sanjō82 kmYoshida-kasugachō Yoshida-kasugachō83 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Nagoya to Jōetsu?

About 306 km by road (249 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Nagoya to Jōetsu?

About 4h 46min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,550 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).