Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Maki and Jōetsu.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 101 km | 1h 20min |
| 🚲 Bike | 101 km | 6h 46min |
| 🚶 On foot | 101 km | 21h 4min |
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 Maki (Niigata) to Jōetsu (Niigata) is 88 km in a straight line, or 101 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 20min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,510. The full driving directions are shown below.
Driving directions · Maki → Jōetsu
- ↑Continue
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道460号460
- →Turn right
- →Turn right onto 国道116号116, 289
- ←Turn left onto 礼拝長岡線393
- ↱Turn sharp right onto 柏崎高浜堀之内線23, 393
- ↰Turn sharp left
- ↱Keep right
- ↰Keep left onto 戸野目川橋
- ↱Keep right
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left
- 🏁Arrive at destination
Roadside stations (michi-no-eki) along the route
Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.
良寛の里 わしま新潟県
西山ふるさと公苑新潟県
風の丘米山新潟県
よしかわ杜氏の郷新潟県
Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)
Distances from Maki
Niigata Niigata19 kmNagaoka Nagaoka34 kmKashiwazaki Kashiwazaki52 kmSanjō Sanjō16 kmShibata Shibata45 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō22 kmTsubame Tsubame10 kmMitsuke Mitsuke25 kmShirone Shirone12 kmTōkamachi Tōkamachi69 kmOjiya Ojiya51 kmGosen Gosen25 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō24 kmKamo Kamo16 kmMurakami Murakami75 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 Maki to Jōetsu?
About 101 km by road (88 km in a straight line).
How long does it take to drive from Maki to Jōetsu?
About 1h 20min by car under normal conditions.
How much fuel does the trip cost?
Roughly ¥1,510 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).