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Sado → Jōetsu

Niigata → Niigata
Straight line98 km
By road208 km
Driving time5h 1min
Fuel cost¥3,080
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sado and Jōetsu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car208 km5h 1min
🚲 Bike208 km13h 50min
🚶 On foot113 km23h 29min

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 Jōetsu (Niigata) is 98 km in a straight line, or 208 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 1min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥3,080. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Jōetsu → Sado →

Driving directions · Sado → Jōetsu

  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 right51.3 km31min
  18. ↰Keep left onto 北陸自動車道E866.0 km45min
  19. ↰Keep left onto 戸野目川橋526 m0min
  20. ↱Keep right906 m1min
  21. ↰Keep left354 m0min
  22. ↰Keep left2.1 km2min
  23. ↰Keep left29 m0min
  24. 🏁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
パティオにいがた新潟県
西山ふるさと公苑新潟県
風の丘米山新潟県
よしかわ杜氏の郷新潟県

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

Distances from Sado

Niigata Niigata59 kmNagaoka Nagaoka77 kmKashiwazaki Kashiwazaki75 kmSanjō Sanjō69 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 Jōetsu

Myoko Myoko15 kmArai Arai16 kmItoigawa Itoigawa37 kmKashiwazaki Kashiwazaki37 kmTōkamachi Tōkamachi47 kmOjiya Ojiya53 kmShiozawa Shiozawa56 kmMinamiuonuma Minamiuonuma57 kmMuikamachi Muikamachi58 kmNagaoka Nagaoka64 kmUonuma Uonuma65 kmMitsuke Mitsuke75 kmTochio-honchō Tochio-honchō76 kmSanjō Sanjō82 kmYoshida-kasugachō Yoshida-kasugachō83 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sado to Jōetsu?

About 208 km by road (98 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 1min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥3,080 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).