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Saitama → Niigata

Saitama → Niigata
Straight line227 km
By road287 km
Driving time3h 50min
Fuel cost¥4,270
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Saitama and Niigata.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car287 km3h 50min
🚲 Bike287 km19h 10min
🚶 On foot261 km54h 28min

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 Saitama (Saitama) to Niigata (Niigata) is 227 km in a straight line, or 287 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 50min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,270. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Niigata → Saitama →

Driving directions · Saitama → Niigata

  1. ↑Continue93 m0min
  2. ←Turn left onto 新方須賀さいたま線2141.5 km2min
  3. ↱Keep right645 m1min
  4. ←Turn left onto さいたま春日部線26.3 km6min
  5. →Turn right44 m0min
  6. →Turn right96 m0min
  7. ←Turn left373 m1min
  8. ↱Turn sharp right onto さいたま鴻巣線573.4 km3min
  9. ←Turn left onto 川越上尾線511.2 km1min
  10. →Turn right onto 平沼中老袋線3393.4 km3min
  11. ↱Keep right onto かわじま中央通り4.4 km5min
  12. ↑Continue onto かわじま中央通り1.5 km2min
  13. →Turn right onto 川島バイパス2548.5 km9min
  14. ↰Keep left344 m0min
  15. ↱Keep right128.0 km1h 36min
  16. ↰Keep left780 m1min
  17. →Turn right onto 三国街道17, 3539.5 km10min
  18. ←Turn left396 m1min
  19. →Turn right onto 石打停車場塩沢線4511.7 km2min
  20. ←Turn left onto 十日町当間塩沢線767.6 km7min
  21. ↗Turn slight right onto 当間土市停車場線3346.9 km7min
  22. →Turn right onto 国道117号11718.6 km16min
  23. ↰Turn sharp left521 m1min
  24. ↖Turn slight left onto 岩沢停車場芋坂線177247 m0min
  25. →Turn right onto 小千谷十日町津南線496.7 km6min
  26. ←Turn left onto 西小千谷バイパス117, 3511.7 km2min
  27. ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道291号291280 m0min
  28. ↰Keep left85 m0min
  29. ↰Keep left145 m0min
  30. ↱Keep right68.1 km42min
  31. ↰Keep left950 m1min
  32. ↱Keep right1.3 km1min
  33. ↰Keep left338 m0min
  34. ↰Keep left471 m0min
  35. ↑Continue onto 新潟黒埼インター線421.0 km1min
  36. ←Turn left493 m1min
  37. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

いちごの里 よしみ埼玉県
おがわまち埼玉県
はなぞの埼玉県
ららん藤岡群馬県
玉村宿群馬県
よしおか温泉群馬県
こもち群馬県
あぐりーむ昭和群馬県

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

Distances from Saitama

Yono Yono3 kmKawaguchi Kawaguchi12 kmTokorozawa Tokorozawa21 kmKawagoe Kawagoe15 kmKoshigaya Koshigaya12 kmSōka Sōka15 kmAgeoshimo Ageoshimo8 kmKasukabe Kasukabe12 kmSayama Sayama23 kmKumagaya Kumagaya35 kmAsaka Asaka13 kmShimotoda Shimotoda11 kmIwatsuki Iwatsuki7 kmFukayachō Fukayachō47 kmSakado Sakado25 km

Distances from Niigata

Kameda-honchō Kameda-honchō9 kmShirone Shirone14 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō14 kmMaki Maki19 kmSuibara Suibara20 kmGosen Gosen22 kmAgano Agano23 kmKamo Kamo25 kmYoshida-kasugachō Yoshida-kasugachō25 kmTsubame Tsubame26 kmMuramatsu Muramatsu26 kmShibata Shibata30 kmSanjō Sanjō30 kmTainai Tainai38 kmMitsuke Mitsuke40 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Saitama to Niigata?

About 287 km by road (227 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Saitama to Niigata?

About 3h 50min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,270 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).