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Jōetsu → Tōkamachi

Niigata → Niigata
Straight line47 km
By road56 km
Driving time54min
Fuel cost¥840
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Jōetsu and Tōkamachi.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car56 km54min
🚲 Bike56 km3h 45min
🚶 On foot54 km11h 16min

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 Jōetsu (Niigata) to Tōkamachi (Niigata) is 47 km in a straight line, or 56 km by road. A car trip takes about 54min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥840. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Tōkamachi → Jōetsu →

Driving directions · Jōetsu → Tōkamachi

  1. ↑Continue114 m0min
  2. →Turn right36 m0min
  3. →Turn right122 m0min
  4. ←Turn left2.3 km2min
  5. ↱Turn sharp right58 m0min
  6. ←Turn left2.9 km4min
  7. ←Turn left onto 田屋戸野目線2012.5 km2min
  8. →Turn right onto 国道253号25311.7 km11min
  9. ←Turn left912 m1min
  10. ←Turn left onto 国道253号25332.1 km29min
  11. →Turn right onto 国道253号253674 m1min
  12. ←Turn left onto 十日町川西線752.0 km2min
  13. ←Turn left onto 国道117号117270 m0min
  14. →Turn right onto 十日町六日町線74403 m0min
  15. ↑Continue onto 中条田川線46165 m0min
  16. →Turn right149 m0min
  17. →Turn right52 m0min
  18. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

まつだいふるさと会館新潟県
クロス10十日町新潟県

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

Distances from Jōetsu

Niigata Niigata107 kmNagaoka Nagaoka64 kmKashiwazaki Kashiwazaki37 kmSanjō Sanjō82 kmShibata Shibata132 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō107 kmTsubame Tsubame84 kmMitsuke Mitsuke75 kmShirone Shirone98 kmOjiya Ojiya53 kmGosen Gosen105 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō112 kmKamo Kamo91 kmMurakami Murakami163 kmItoigawa Itoigawa37 km

Distances from Tōkamachi

Minamiuonuma Minamiuonuma11 kmMuikamachi Muikamachi13 kmShiozawa Shiozawa13 kmOjiya Ojiya19 kmUonuma Uonuma21 kmKashiwazaki Kashiwazaki32 kmNagaoka Nagaoka36 kmTochio-honchō Tochio-honchō43 kmMyoko Myoko46 kmMitsuke Mitsuke47 kmArai Arai50 kmSanjō Sanjō56 kmTsubame Tsubame61 kmYoshida-kasugachō Yoshida-kasugachō62 kmKamo Kamo64 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Jōetsu to Tōkamachi?

About 56 km by road (47 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Jōetsu to Tōkamachi?

About 54min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥840 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).