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Arai → Kashiwazaki

Niigata → Niigata
Straight line50 km
By road57 km
Driving time46min
Fuel cost¥850
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Arai and Kashiwazaki.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car57 km46min
🚲 Bike57 km3h 49min
🚶 On foot57 km11h 56min

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 Kashiwazaki (Niigata) is 50 km in a straight line, or 57 km by road. A car trip takes about 46min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥850. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kashiwazaki → Arai →

Driving directions · Arai → Kashiwazaki

  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 right29.0 km20min
  8. ↰Keep left206 m0min
  9. ↰Keep left1.0 km1min
  10. →Turn right onto 国道8号85.1 km4min
  11. ←Turn left onto 国道8号82.4 km2min
  12. ←Turn left onto 国道352号352, 402, 460724 m1min
  13. →Turn right19 m0min
  14. 🏁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

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

Distances from Arai

Niigata Niigata120 kmJōetsu Jōetsu16 kmNagaoka Nagaoka75 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 kmMurakami Murakami176 km

Distances from Kashiwazaki

Ojiya Ojiya23 kmNagaoka Nagaoka28 kmTōkamachi Tōkamachi32 kmJōetsu Jōetsu37 kmMitsuke Mitsuke39 kmUonuma Uonuma39 kmTochio-honchō Tochio-honchō41 kmMinamiuonuma Minamiuonuma43 kmMuikamachi Muikamachi45 kmSanjō Sanjō45 kmShiozawa Shiozawa45 kmYoshida-kasugachō Yoshida-kasugachō46 kmMyoko Myoko46 kmTsubame Tsubame47 kmMaki Maki52 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Arai to Kashiwazaki?

About 57 km by road (50 km in a straight line).

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

About 46min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥850 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).