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Arai → Shibata

Niigata → Niigata
Straight line144 km
By road165 km
Driving time2h 6min
Fuel cost¥2,450
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Arai and Shibata.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car165 km2h 6min
🚲 Bike165 km11h 0min
🚶 On foot165 km34h 27min

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 Shibata (Niigata) is 144 km in a straight line, or 165 km by road. A car trip takes about 2h 6min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥2,450. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Shibata → Arai →

Driving directions · Arai → Shibata

  1. ↑Continue105 m0min
  2. ←Turn left250 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 上新バイパス1813.3 km12min
  4. ↰Keep left354 m0min
  5. ↱Keep right3.9 km3min
  6. ↰Keep left785 m1min
  7. ↱Keep right91.6 km1h 1min
  8. ↰Keep left785 m1min
  9. ↰Keep left408 m0min
  10. ←Turn left onto 国道8号8, 1716.4 km14min
  11. →Turn right onto 国道460号4607.1 km6min
  12. ←Turn left100 m0min
  13. ↱Turn sharp right182 m0min
  14. ↱Turn sharp right65 m0min
  15. ←Turn left368 m1min
  16. ↑Continue477 m1min
  17. ↖Turn slight left onto 新津東バイパス46011.8 km10min
  18. ←Turn left onto 国道460号460187 m0min
  19. →Turn right onto 国道49号49, 460, 459527 m0min
  20. ←Turn left onto 国道460号46015.4 km13min
  21. →Turn right onto 国道290号290343 m0min
  22. ←Turn left onto 国道290号290437 m0min
  23. ↰Turn sharp left47 m0min
  24. 🏁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
よしかわ杜氏の郷新潟県
風の丘米山新潟県
西山ふるさと公苑新潟県
パティオにいがた新潟県
燕三条地場産センター新潟県
花夢里にいつ新潟県

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

Distances from Arai

Niigata Niigata120 kmJōetsu Jōetsu16 kmNagaoka Nagaoka75 kmKashiwazaki Kashiwazaki50 kmSanjō Sanjō94 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō119 kmTsubame Tsubame96 kmMitsuke Mitsuke86 kmShirone Shirone110 kmTōkamachi Tōkamachi50 kmOjiya Ojiya61 kmGosen Gosen117 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō125 kmKamo Kamo103 kmMurakami Murakami176 km

Distances from Shibata

Tainai Tainai13 kmSuibara Suibara15 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō21 kmAgano Agano22 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō25 kmGosen Gosen28 kmNiigata Niigata30 kmMuramatsu Muramatsu32 kmMurakami Murakami34 kmShirone Shirone34 kmKamo Kamo41 kmMaki Maki45 kmTsubame Tsubame48 kmYoshida-kasugachō Yoshida-kasugachō49 kmSanjō Sanjō50 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Arai to Shibata?

About 165 km by road (144 km in a straight line).

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

About 2h 6min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥2,450 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).