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Arai → Tokyo

Niigata → Tokyo
Straight line196 km
By road272 km
Driving time3h 35min
Fuel cost¥4,040
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Arai and Tokyo.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car272 km3h 35min
🚲 Bike272 km18h 7min
🚶 On foot225 km46h 58min

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 Arai (Niigata) to Tokyo (Tokyo) is 196 km in a straight line, or 272 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 35min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,040. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Tokyo → Arai →

Driving directions · Arai → Tokyo

  1. ↑Continue244 m0min
  2. ↗Turn slight right537 m1min
  3. ←Turn left onto 上新バイパス1820.8 km18min
  4. ↰Keep left onto 国道18号181.4 km1min
  5. →Turn right onto 信濃信州新線361.3 km1min
  6. ←Turn left onto 長野信濃線376.7 km6min
  7. ↗Turn slight right196 m0min
  8. ↰Turn sharp left125 m0min
  9. →Turn right115 m0min
  10. ←Turn left132 m0min
  11. →Turn right onto 長野信濃線3710.2 km9min
  12. ↰Keep left3.2 km4min
  13. ↑Continue onto 長野県道32号長野停車場線32544 m0min
  14. ←Turn left onto 県庁通り191.8 km2min
  15. ↰Keep left onto 県庁通り1171.9 km2min
  16. ↑Continue onto 長野真田線354.1 km4min
  17. ↰Keep left353 m0min
  18. ↱Keep right5.9 km4min
  19. ↰Keep left onto 上信越自動車道E18118.6 km1h 32min
  20. ↱Keep right onto 上信越自動車道80.6 km56min
  21. ↱Turn sharp right1.8 km2min
  22. ↱Keep right onto 環八通り3112.6 km2min
  23. ↰Keep left onto 環八通り311273 m0min
  24. ↰Keep left onto 青梅街道4, 57.0 km6min
  25. ↱Keep right onto 青梅街道4172 m0min
  26. ↗Turn slight right onto 公園通り3512355 m0min
  27. ←Turn left onto 北通り3505125 m0min
  28. →Turn right onto 都庁通り3511569 m1min
  29. ↑Make a U-turn onto 都庁通り3511259 m0min
  30. ←Turn left36 m0min
  31. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

あらい新潟県
しなの長野県
上田 道と川の駅長野県
みまき長野県
雷電くるみの里長野県
みょうぎ群馬県
しもにた群馬県
甘楽群馬県

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

Distances from Arai

Niigata Niigata120 kmJōetsu Jōetsu16 kmNagaoka Nagaoka75 kmKashiwazaki Kashiwazaki50 kmSanjō Sanjō94 kmShibata Shibata144 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō119 kmTsubame Tsubame96 kmMitsuke Mitsuke86 kmShirone Shirone110 kmTōkamachi Tōkamachi50 kmOjiya Ojiya61 kmGosen Gosen117 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō125 kmKamo Kamo103 km

Distances from Tokyo

Mitaka Mitaka12 kmMusashino Musashino12 kmKomae Komae12 kmKamirenjaku Kamirenjaku12 kmChōfu Chōfu13 kmNishitōkyō Nishitōkyō14 kmNishi-Tokyo-shi Nishi-Tokyo-shi14 kmTanashichō Tanashichō15 kmKoganei Koganei16 kmHigashikurume Higashikurume18 kmKiyose Kiyose18 kmUrayasu Urayasu18 kmInagi Inagi18 kmFuchū Fuchū19 kmKodaira Kodaira19 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Arai to Tokyo?

About 272 km by road (196 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Arai to Tokyo?

About 3h 35min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,040 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).