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Kawasaki → Jōetsu

Kanagawa → Niigata
Straight line224 km
By road278 km
Driving time3h 54min
Fuel cost¥4,130
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kawasaki and Jōetsu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car278 km3h 54min
🚲 Bike278 km18h 32min
🚶 On foot258 km53h 43min

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 Kawasaki (Kanagawa) to Jōetsu (Niigata) is 224 km in a straight line, or 278 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 54min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,130. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Jōetsu → Kawasaki →

Driving directions · Kawasaki → Jōetsu

  1. ↑Continue26 m0min
  2. ←Turn left45 m0min
  3. ↱Turn sharp right174 m0min
  4. ↰Turn sharp left73 m0min
  5. →Turn right onto 新川通り101908 m1min
  6. →Turn right126 m0min
  7. ↱Keep right358 m0min
  8. ←Turn left onto 富士見通り132254 m0min
  9. ↑Continue onto 市役所通り9480 m0min
  10. →Turn right onto 市役所通り913 m0min
  11. ←Turn left onto 府中街道9794 m1min
  12. ←Turn left onto 府中街道409324 m0min
  13. ↱Keep right onto 多摩沿線道路608 m1min
  14. ↰Keep left onto 小向本通り584 m1min
  15. ↱Turn sharp right onto 第二京浜11.9 km2min
  16. ↰Keep left3.0 km3min
  17. ↰Keep left and drive toward 中原街道3.5 km4min
  18. ↰Keep left and drive toward 目黒通り4.6 km5min
  19. ↰Keep left and take 3 toward 町田, 三軒茶屋4.0 km4min
  20. ↰Keep left and drive toward 調布, 大原, 中央道231 m0min
  21. →Turn right11 m0min
  22. ↰Turn sharp left12 m0min
  23. →Turn right6.9 km6min
  24. ↰Keep left onto 笹目通り4431.6 km2min
  25. ↰Keep left and drive toward 西東京, 大泉, 目白, 豊玉, 練馬（関越道）277 m0min
  26. ↰Turn sharp left onto 目白通り24193 m0min
  27. ↱Keep right onto 目白通り and drive toward 外環, 関越道241.0 km1min
  28. ↱Keep right onto 関越自動車道E17167.1 km2h 3min
  29. ↰Keep left780 m1min
  30. →Turn right onto 三国街道17, 3537.3 km8min
  31. ←Turn left onto 国道353号35317.1 km15min
  32. ←Turn left385 m1min
  33. →Turn right272 m0min
  34. ←Turn left onto 国道117号1171.1 km1min
  35. →Turn right onto 県道49 小千谷十日町津南線491.6 km1min
  36. ←Turn left onto 国道353号353363 m0min
  37. →Turn right311 m1min
  38. →Turn right onto 国道353号3537.4 km6min
  39. →Turn right onto 国道353号3535.0 km4min
  40. ←Turn left onto 国道253号253, 35317.3 km16min
  41. →Turn right912 m1min
  42. →Turn right onto 国道253号25311.7 km11min
  43. ←Turn left onto 田屋戸野目線2012.5 km2min
  44. →Turn right2.9 km4min
  45. →Turn right47 m0min
  46. ←Turn left2.2 km2min
  47. ↰Keep left29 m0min
  48. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

おがわまち埼玉県
はなぞの埼玉県
ららん藤岡群馬県
玉村宿群馬県
よしおか温泉群馬県
こもち群馬県
あぐりーむ昭和群馬県
月夜野矢瀬親水公園群馬県

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

Distances from Kawasaki

Yokohama Yokohama11 kmYokosuka Yokosuka27 kmFujisawa Fujisawa29 kmHiratsuka Hiratsuka41 kmChigasaki Chigasaki35 kmAtsugi Atsugi33 kmMinamirinkan Minamirinkan25 kmOdawara Odawara59 kmHadano Hadano48 kmKamakura Kamakura28 kmZama Zama30 kmIsehara Isehara39 kmZushi Zushi28 kmMiura Miura43 kmŌiso Ōiso43 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 Kawasaki to Jōetsu?

About 278 km by road (224 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 54min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,130 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).