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Arai → Saitama

Niigata → Saitama
Straight line176 km
By road250 km
Driving time3h 27min
Fuel cost¥3,710
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Arai and Saitama.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car250 km3h 27min
🚲 Bike250 km16h 40min
🚶 On foot203 km42h 15min

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 Saitama (Saitama) is 176 km in a straight line, or 250 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 27min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥3,710. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Saitama → Arai →

Driving directions · Arai → Saitama

  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39.4 km27min
  21. ↰Keep left and take 254 toward 東松山, 熊谷524 m0min
  22. ↱Keep right212 m0min
  23. ↰Keep left8.9 km10min
  24. ←Turn left onto かわじま中央通り964 m1min
  25. ↑Continue onto かわじま中央通り475 m1min
  26. ↑Continue onto かわじま中央通り4.4 km5min
  27. ↖Turn slight left onto 平沼中老袋線3393.4 km3min
  28. ←Turn left onto 川越上尾線511.2 km1min
  29. →Turn right onto さいたま鴻巣線573.4 km3min
  30. ↰Turn sharp left373 m1min
  31. →Turn right96 m0min
  32. ←Turn left44 m0min
  33. ←Turn left onto さいたま春日部線26.3 km6min
  34. →Turn right645 m1min
  35. ↰Keep left1.5 km2min
  36. →Turn right93 m0min
  37. 🏁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 Saitama

Yono Yono3 kmHasuda Hasuda7 kmIwatsuki Iwatsuki7 kmAgeoshimo Ageoshimo8 kmWarabi Warabi10 kmToda Toda10 kmShiki Shiki11 kmShimotoda Shimotoda11 kmFujimi Fujimi11 kmHatogaya-honchō Hatogaya-honchō11 kmKasukabe Kasukabe12 kmKoshigaya Koshigaya12 kmShiraoka Shiraoka12 kmKawaguchi Kawaguchi12 kmAsaka Asaka13 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Arai to Saitama?

About 250 km by road (176 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 27min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥3,710 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).