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Jōetsu → Itoigawa

Niigata → Niigata
Straight line37 km
By road44 km
Driving time40min
Fuel cost¥650
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Jōetsu and Itoigawa.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car44 km40min
🚲 Bike44 km2h 55min
🚶 On foot42 km8h 45min

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 Itoigawa (Niigata) is 37 km in a straight line, or 44 km by road. A car trip takes about 40min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥650. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Itoigawa → Jōetsu →

Driving directions · Jōetsu → Itoigawa

  1. ↑Continue114 m0min
  2. →Turn right244 m0min
  3. ↰Turn sharp left623 m1min
  4. →Turn right onto 上越新井線63974 m1min
  5. ←Turn left190 m0min
  6. →Turn right onto 春日山城直江津線18560 m0min
  7. ←Turn left onto 国道8号836.8 km32min
  8. ←Turn left380 m0min
  9. →Turn right onto 西中糸魚川線2223.1 km3min
  10. ←Turn left302 m0min
  11. →Turn right24 m0min
  12. ↱Keep right86 m0min
  13. ↖Turn slight left111 m0min
  14. ←Turn left onto 国道148号148102 m0min
  15. →Turn right155 m0min
  16. ←Turn left156 m0min
  17. →Turn right225 m1min
  18. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

うみてらす名立新潟県
能生新潟県

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 kmTōkamachi Tōkamachi47 kmOjiya Ojiya53 kmGosen Gosen105 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō112 kmKamo Kamo91 kmMurakami Murakami163 km

Distances from Itoigawa

Arai Arai34 kmMyoko Myoko38 kmKashiwazaki Kashiwazaki72 kmTōkamachi Tōkamachi82 kmShiozawa Shiozawa89 kmOjiya Ojiya89 kmMinamiuonuma Minamiuonuma91 kmMuikamachi Muikamachi92 kmNagaoka Nagaoka100 kmUonuma Uonuma101 kmMitsuke Mitsuke111 kmTochio-honchō Tochio-honchō113 kmYoshida-kasugachō Yoshida-kasugachō117 kmSanjō Sanjō117 kmTsubame Tsubame118 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Jōetsu to Itoigawa?

About 44 km by road (37 km in a straight line).

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

About 40min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥650 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).