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Arai → Murakami

Niigata → Niigata
Straight line176 km
By road201 km
Driving time2h 30min
Fuel cost¥2,980
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Arai and Murakami.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car201 km2h 30min
🚲 Bike201 km13h 23min
🚶 On foot203 km42h 12min

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 Murakami (Niigata) is 176 km in a straight line, or 201 km by road. A car trip takes about 2h 30min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥2,980. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Murakami → Arai →

Driving directions · Arai → Murakami

  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 right116.1 km1h 16min
  8. ↰Keep left950 m1min
  9. ↱Keep right1.3 km1min
  10. ↱Keep right onto 新潟西バイパス11619.8 km17min
  11. ↰Keep left432 m0min
  12. ←Turn left onto 県道46号新潟中央環状線46448 m0min
  13. →Turn right onto 横土居バイパス113, 3451.7 km1min
  14. ←Turn left onto 国道113号113, 3452.1 km2min
  15. ←Turn left onto 国道113号113, 34535.5 km30min
  16. →Turn right onto 国道345号3451.5 km1min
  17. ↑Continue onto 新潟新発田村上線31.2 km1min
  18. ←Turn left400 m0min
  19. →Turn right520 m1min
  20. ↑Continue41 m0min
  21. 🏁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
新潟ふるさと村新潟県
豊栄新潟県

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 Murakami

Tainai Tainai21 kmShibata Shibata34 kmSuibara Suibara48 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō52 kmAgano Agano56 kmNiigata Niigata57 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō58 kmGosen Gosen62 kmShirone Shirone66 kmMuramatsu Muramatsu66 kmKamo Kamo75 kmMaki Maki75 kmTsubame Tsubame80 kmYoshida-kasugachō Yoshida-kasugachō81 kmSanjō Sanjō83 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Arai to Murakami?

About 201 km by road (176 km in a straight line).

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

About 2h 30min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥2,980 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).