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Chiba → Arai

Chiba → Niigata
Straight line230 km
By road311 km
Driving time4h 15min
Fuel cost¥4,620
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Chiba and Arai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car311 km4h 15min
🚲 Bike311 km20h 44min
🚶 On foot264 km55h 6min

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 Chiba (Chiba) to Arai (Niigata) is 230 km in a straight line, or 311 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 15min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,620. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Arai → Chiba →

Driving directions · Chiba → Arai

  1. ↑Continue166 m0min
  2. ↰Turn sharp left onto 大網街道2079 m0min
  3. ↱Turn sharp right onto 東京湾岸道路 and drive toward 東京 船橋3576.8 km7min
  4. ↰Keep left onto 千葉街道143.7 km4min
  5. ↰Keep left onto 京葉道路12.4 km13min
  6. ↰Keep left and take 14 toward 篠崎, 小松川15.2 km13min
  7. →Turn right onto 目白通り81.0 km1min
  8. ↑Continue onto 目白通り8313 m0min
  9. ↱Keep right onto 飯田橋入口1.3 km1min
  10. ↰Keep left503 m0min
  11. ↑Continue onto 外苑東通り31916 m0min
  12. →Turn right onto 新目白通り84.3 km4min
  13. ↑Continue onto 目白通り87.0 km9min
  14. ↱Keep right onto 目白通り and drive toward 外環, 関越道241.0 km1min
  15. ↱Keep right onto 関越自動車道E1777.9 km53min
  16. ↰Keep left onto 上信越自動車道 and take E18 toward 藤岡, 長野125.4 km1h 37min
  17. ↰Keep left711 m1min
  18. →Turn right onto 長野真田線354.2 km4min
  19. ↑Continue onto 国道117号1173.7 km3min
  20. →Turn right onto 長野県道32号長野停車場線32534 m0min
  21. ↑Continue onto 長野大通り3.2 km4min
  22. ↗Turn slight right onto 長野信濃線3710.2 km9min
  23. ←Turn left132 m0min
  24. →Turn right115 m0min
  25. ←Turn left125 m0min
  26. ↱Turn sharp right196 m0min
  27. ↖Turn slight left onto 長野信濃線376.7 km6min
  28. →Turn right onto 信濃信州新線361.3 km1min
  29. ←Turn left onto 国道18号1822.2 km19min
  30. →Turn right537 m1min
  31. ↰Keep left244 m0min
  32. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

Roadside stations (michi-no-eki) along the route

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

いちかわ千葉県
おがわまち埼玉県
はなぞの埼玉県
玉村宿群馬県
ららん藤岡群馬県
甘楽群馬県
しもにた群馬県
みょうぎ群馬県

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

Distances from Chiba

Honchō Honchō16 kmMatsudo Matsudo28 kmKashiwa Kashiwa32 kmIchihara Ichihara10 kmSakura Sakura17 kmNagareyama Nagareyama34 kmAbiko Abiko31 kmKisarazu Kisarazu29 kmNoda Noda45 kmNarita Narita27 kmMobara Mobara25 kmKimitsu Kimitsu36 kmYotsukaidō Yotsukaidō7 kmYachimata Yachimata19 kmKatori-shi Katori-shi48 km

Distances from Arai

Myoko Myoko5 kmJōetsu Jōetsu16 kmItoigawa Itoigawa34 kmKashiwazaki Kashiwazaki50 kmTōkamachi Tōkamachi50 kmShiozawa Shiozawa56 kmMinamiuonuma Minamiuonuma58 kmMuikamachi Muikamachi59 kmOjiya Ojiya61 kmUonuma Uonuma71 kmNagaoka Nagaoka75 kmMitsuke Mitsuke86 kmTochio-honchō Tochio-honchō86 kmSanjō Sanjō94 kmYoshida-kasugachō Yoshida-kasugachō96 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Chiba to Arai?

About 311 km by road (230 km in a straight line).

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

About 4h 15min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,620 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).