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Jōetsu → Hiroshima

Niigata → Hiroshima
Straight line604 km
By road741 km
Driving time8h 35min
Fuel cost¥11,020
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Jōetsu and Hiroshima.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car741 km8h 35min
🚲 Bike741 km49h 26min
🚶 On foot695 km144h 47min

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 Hiroshima (Hiroshima) is 604 km in a straight line, or 741 km by road. A car trip takes about 8h 35min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥11,020. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Hiroshima → Jōetsu →

Driving directions · Jōetsu → Hiroshima

  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810.0 km9min
  8. ↰Turn sharp left375 m1min
  9. →Turn right44 m0min
  10. ←Turn left180 m0min
  11. ←Turn left105 m0min
  12. →Turn right1.2 km2min
  13. ↰Turn sharp left268 m0min
  14. ↱Keep right296.0 km3h 1min
  15. ↰Keep left125.4 km1h 22min
  16. ↰Keep left7.3 km8min
  17. ↰Keep left288 m0min
  18. ↱Keep right644 m1min
  19. →Turn right onto 青垣柏原線7316 m0min
  20. →Turn right318 m0min
  21. ←Turn left553 m1min
  22. →Turn right onto 国道175号1758.0 km10min
  23. →Turn right onto 福知山山南線1091.5 km2min
  24. ↑Continue onto 多可柏原線868.0 km7min
  25. ↑Continue322 m0min
  26. ↑Continue onto 多可柏原線861.5 km1min
  27. ↑Continue14.2 km13min
  28. ↑Continue2.7 km3min
  29. ↑Continue onto 大和北条停車場線3692.0 km2min
  30. ↑Continue onto 多可北条線24, 369230 m0min
  31. ↑Continue224 m0min
  32. →Turn right237 m0min
  33. ↰Turn sharp left117 m0min
  34. →Turn right459 m1min
  35. ←Turn left onto 豊富北条線1174.4 km4min
  36. ↑Continue onto 小野香寺線81, 1172.2 km2min
  37. ↰Keep left onto 豊富北条線1171.7 km2min
  38. ↰Keep left607 m1min
  39. →Turn right523 m1min
  40. ↰Keep left onto 西田原姫路線2182.2 km2min
  41. →Turn right onto 西田原姫路線218253 m0min
  42. ↰Turn sharp left2.1 km2min
  43. ↰Keep left772 m1min
  44. ↱Keep right229.1 km2h 38min
  45. ↰Keep left244 m0min
  46. ↰Keep left568 m0min
  47. ←Turn left onto 広島中島線701.2 km1min
  48. →Turn right onto 広島中島線704.4 km4min
  49. →Turn right onto 府中祇園線1521.4 km1min
  50. ←Turn left onto 大内越通り2641.6 km2min
  51. →Turn right onto 大内越通り264276 m0min
  52. →Turn right onto 広島中島線70, 8454 m0min
  53. ←Turn left onto 広島中島線70674 m1min
  54. ↑Continue177 m0min
  55. ↱Turn sharp right onto 比治山通り1.5 km2min
  56. ↑Continue onto 城南通り54, 191224 m0min
  57. ↑Continue364 m0min
  58. ↑Continue onto 城南通り224 m0min
  59. ←Turn left86 m0min
  60. 🏁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
親不知ピアパーク新潟県
越後市振の関新潟県
砺波富山県
三方五湖福井県
若狭おばま福井県
うみんぴあ大飯福井県
丹波おばあちゃんの里兵庫県

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 Hiroshima

Hatsukaichi Hatsukaichi12 kmMiyajima Miyajima16 kmEtajima Etajima18 kmŌno-hara Ōno-hara21 kmKure Kure22 kmHigashihiroshima Higashihiroshima26 kmŌtake Ōtake30 kmAki-takata Aki-takata37 kmTakehara Takehara43 kmMiyoshi Miyoshi58 kmMihara Mihara58 kmInnoshima Innoshima69 kmOnomichi Onomichi69 kmShōbara Shōbara72 kmFuchūchō Fuchūchō75 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Jōetsu to Hiroshima?

About 741 km by road (604 km in a straight line).

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

About 8h 35min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥11,020 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).