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Arai → Sapporo

Niigata → Hokkaido
Straight line724 km
By road914 km
Driving time16h 21min
Fuel cost¥13,570
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Arai and Sapporo.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car914 km16h 21min
🚲 Bike914 km60h 55min
🚶 On foot833 km173h 34min

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 Sapporo (Hokkaido) is 724 km in a straight line, or 914 km by road. A car trip takes about 16h 21min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥13,570. The full driving directions are shown below. Watch for snow and ice in winter (coldest month down to -5.6°C en route). Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Sapporo → Arai →

Driving directions · Arai → Sapporo

  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. ←Turn left onto 国道345号3451.0 km1min
  18. →Turn right onto 国道345号34533.2 km28min
  19. ←Turn left onto 国道7号7, 34530.8 km26min
  20. ←Turn left onto 藤島由良線508.5 km8min
  21. ↑Continue onto 国道112号1124.5 km4min
  22. ←Turn left onto 国道112号11215.4 km14min
  23. ←Turn left765 m1min
  24. ←Turn left278 m0min
  25. →Turn right132 m0min
  26. ↑Continue onto 酒田港線4248 m0min
  27. ↑Continue onto 吹浦酒田線353712 m1min
  28. ↱Keep right onto 国道112号1122.0 km2min
  29. →Turn right onto 国道112号1128.1 km7min
  30. ←Turn left467 m0min
  31. ↑Continue onto 日本海東北自動車道2.7 km2min
  32. ↰Keep left432 m1min
  33. ←Turn left onto 国道7号726.1 km23min
  34. ↰Keep left293 m1min
  35. ↖Turn slight left1.8 km2min
  36. ↑Continue onto 小出金浦線2901.3 km1min
  37. ←Turn left onto 国道7号729.7 km27min
  38. ←Turn left onto 国道341号3411.1 km1min
  39. ↑Continue395 m0min
  40. ↖Turn slight left onto 松ヶ崎バイパス711.4 km10min
  41. →Turn right onto 秋田天王線564.8 km4min
  42. →Turn right onto 国道7号73.9 km3min
  43. ↰Keep left5.5 km5min
  44. ←Turn left onto 臨海バイパス7, 101, 2854.1 km4min
  45. ↑Continue onto 国道7号7, 101, 28511.3 km10min
  46. ←Turn left onto 秋田昭和飯田川線3031.6 km2min
  47. ↑Continue onto 男鹿昭和飯田川線1043.0 km3min
  48. ↱Keep right onto 男鹿昭和飯田川線1042.1 km2min
  49. ↑Continue onto 国道285号28542.0 km36min
  50. ↑Continue onto 国道105号105, 28510.0 km9min
  51. →Turn right365 m0min
  52. ↑Continue onto 秋田自動車道E711.4 km11min
  53. ↰Keep left7.4 km7min
  54. ↰Keep left389 m0min
  55. ←Turn left onto 国道7号720.8 km19min
  56. →Turn right323 m0min
  57. ↰Keep left46.3 km33min
  58. ↰Keep left onto 東北自動車道E42.3 km2min
  59. ↰Keep left859 m1min
  60. ↱Turn sharp right87 m0min
  61. ↰Keep left244 m0min
  62. ←Turn left1.8 km2min
  63. ←Turn left605 m1min
  64. →Turn right onto 鶴ケ坂千刈線247105 m0min
  65. ↰Turn sharp left2.8 km3min
  66. ↖Turn slight left onto 津軽海峡フェリーのりばアクセス線110.7 km5h 2min
  67. →Turn right onto 津軽海峡フェリーのりばアクセス線389 m0min
  68. ←Turn left onto 国道227号227, 228, 2801.2 km1min
  69. →Turn right onto 国道227号227700 m1min
  70. ←Turn left onto 国道227号22710.2 km9min
  71. ↑Continue onto 上磯峠下線963.8 km3min
  72. ←Turn left onto 国道5号59.8 km8min
  73. ←Turn left onto 大沼公園インター線149862 m1min
  74. →Turn right29.7 km26min
  75. ↰Keep left953 m1min
  76. ↰Keep left onto 落部インター線1155137 m0min
  77. ←Turn left onto 国道5号514.6 km13min
  78. ↑Continue onto 国道5号528.5 km24min
  79. →Turn right onto 国道37号37, 23036.4 km31min
  80. ↰Turn sharp left3.2 km5min
  81. ↖Turn slight left onto 豊浦京極線97476 m0min
  82. ←Turn left onto 豊浦京極線978.8 km8min
  83. →Turn right onto 川崎三の原線7777.9 km8min
  84. →Turn right onto 三ノ原ニセコ線230233 m0min
  85. ←Turn left onto 国道230号23078.9 km1h 11min
  86. ↰Keep left onto 国道230号230982 m1min
  87. →Turn right onto 国道230号230900 m1min
  88. ↰Turn sharp left onto 札幌停車場線18534 m0min
  89. ↰Turn sharp left onto 北5条手稲通42 m0min
  90. 🏁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 Sapporo

Ebetsu Ebetsu17 kmIshikari Ishikari19 kmKitahiroshima Kitahiroshima20 kmTōbetsu Tōbetsu22 kmEniwa Eniwa27 kmOtaru Otaru31 kmIwamizawa Iwamizawa36 kmChitose Chitose37 kmMikasa Mikasa49 kmYoichi Yoichi50 kmYūbari Yūbari50 kmBibai Bibai50 kmTomakomai Tomakomai52 kmShiraoi Shiraoi58 kmNiseko Town Niseko Town64 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Arai to Sapporo?

About 914 km by road (724 km in a straight line).

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

About 16h 21min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥13,570 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).