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Kashiwazaki → Jōetsu

Niigata → Niigata
Straight line37 km
By road42 km
Driving time31min
Fuel cost¥620
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kashiwazaki and Jōetsu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car42 km31min
🚲 Bike42 km2h 48min
🚶 On foot42 km8h 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 Kashiwazaki (Niigata) to Jōetsu (Niigata) is 37 km in a straight line, or 42 km by road. A car trip takes about 31min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥620. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Jōetsu → Kashiwazaki →

Driving directions · Kashiwazaki → Jōetsu

  1. ↑Continue19 m0min
  2. ←Turn left onto 国道352号352, 402, 460724 m1min
  3. →Turn right onto 国道8号82.4 km2min
  4. →Turn right onto 国道8号85.1 km4min
  5. ←Turn left467 m0min
  6. ↱Keep right29.3 km20min
  7. ↰Keep left onto 戸野目川橋526 m0min
  8. ↱Keep right906 m1min
  9. ↰Keep left354 m0min
  10. ↰Keep left2.1 km2min
  11. ↰Keep left29 m0min
  12. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

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 Kashiwazaki

Niigata Niigata70 kmNagaoka Nagaoka28 kmSanjō Sanjō45 kmShibata Shibata95 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō70 kmTsubame Tsubame47 kmMitsuke Mitsuke39 kmShirone Shirone61 kmTōkamachi Tōkamachi32 kmOjiya Ojiya23 kmGosen Gosen68 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō75 kmKamo Kamo54 kmMurakami Murakami127 kmItoigawa Itoigawa72 km

Distances from Jōetsu

Myoko Myoko15 kmArai Arai16 kmItoigawa Itoigawa37 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 kmTsubame Tsubame84 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kashiwazaki to Jōetsu?

About 42 km by road (37 km in a straight line).

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

About 31min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥620 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).