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Sado → Sanjō

Niigata → Niigata
Straight line69 km
By road117 km
Driving time4h 4min
Fuel cost¥1,740
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sado and Sanjō.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car117 km4h 4min
🚲 Bike117 km7h 49min
🚶 On foot79 km16h 30min

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 Sado (Niigata) to Sanjō (Niigata) is 69 km in a straight line, or 117 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 4min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,740. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Sanjō → Sado →

Driving directions · Sado → Sanjō

  1. ↑Continue370 m1min
  2. ↰Keep left106 m0min
  3. ↰Keep left215 m0min
  4. ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道350号3509.5 km13min
  5. →Turn right455 m1min
  6. ←Turn left78 m0min
  7. →Turn right onto 国道350号350395 m0min
  8. ←Turn left onto 国道350号350112 m0min
  9. →Turn right262 m0min
  10. ←Turn left69.4 km3h 21min
  11. ←Turn left onto 平成通り64 m0min
  12. →Turn right onto 新潟小須戸三条線1749 m1min
  13. ↖Turn slight left onto 国道116号116, 2892.3 km2min
  14. →Turn right onto 国道116号116, 289671 m1min
  15. ←Turn left onto 国道116号116, 289461 m0min
  16. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  17. ↱Keep right25.9 km16min
  18. ↰Keep left onto 佐渡橋523 m0min
  19. ↰Keep left1.1 km1min
  20. →Turn right onto 111.1 km1min
  21. ↑Continue244 m0min
  22. →Turn right430 m1min
  23. ↰Keep left519 m1min
  24. ↖Turn slight left782 m1min
  25. ←Turn left289 m1min
  26. →Turn right38 m0min
  27. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

芸能とトキの里新潟県
新潟ふるさと村新潟県
燕三条地場産センター新潟県

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

Distances from Sado

Niigata Niigata59 kmJōetsu Jōetsu98 kmNagaoka Nagaoka77 kmKashiwazaki Kashiwazaki75 kmShibata Shibata86 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō72 kmTsubame Tsubame64 kmMitsuke Mitsuke74 kmShirone Shirone65 kmTōkamachi Tōkamachi106 kmOjiya Ojiya90 kmGosen Gosen78 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō68 kmKamo Kamo72 kmMurakami Murakami101 km

Distances from Sanjō

Tsubame Tsubame6 kmKamo Kamo9 kmMitsuke Mitsuke9 kmYoshida-kasugachō Yoshida-kasugachō9 kmMaki Maki16 kmTochio-honchō Tochio-honchō16 kmShirone Shirone18 kmNagaoka Nagaoka21 kmMuramatsu Muramatsu21 kmGosen Gosen23 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō25 kmAgano Agano30 kmNiigata Niigata30 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō32 kmSuibara Suibara36 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sado to Sanjō?

About 117 km by road (69 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Sado to Sanjō?

About 4h 4min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,740 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).