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Saitama → Arai

Saitama → Niigata
Straight line176 km
By road250 km
Driving time3h 27min
Fuel cost¥3,710
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Saitama and Arai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car250 km3h 27min
🚲 Bike250 km16h 40min
🚶 On foot203 km42h 15min

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 Arai (Niigata) is 176 km in a straight line, or 250 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 27min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥3,710. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Arai → Saitama →

Driving directions · Saitama → Arai

  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 right38.8 km26min
  16. ↰Keep left onto 上信越自動車道 and take E18 toward 藤岡, 長野125.4 km1h 37min
  17. ↰Keep left711 m1min
  18. →Turn right onto 長野真田線354.2 km4min
  19. ↑Continue onto 国道117号1173.7 km3min
  20. →Turn right onto 長野県道32号長野停車場線32534 m0min
  21. ↑Continue onto 長野大通り3.2 km4min
  22. ↗Turn slight right onto 長野信濃線3710.2 km9min
  23. ←Turn left132 m0min
  24. →Turn right115 m0min
  25. ←Turn left125 m0min
  26. ↱Turn sharp right196 m0min
  27. ↖Turn slight left onto 長野信濃線376.7 km6min
  28. →Turn right onto 信濃信州新線361.3 km1min
  29. ←Turn left onto 国道18号1822.2 km19min
  30. →Turn right537 m1min
  31. ↰Keep left244 m0min
  32. 🏁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
玉村宿群馬県
ららん藤岡群馬県
甘楽群馬県
しもにた群馬県
みょうぎ群馬県

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 Arai

Myoko Myoko5 kmJōetsu Jōetsu16 kmItoigawa Itoigawa34 kmKashiwazaki Kashiwazaki50 kmTōkamachi Tōkamachi50 kmShiozawa Shiozawa56 kmMinamiuonuma Minamiuonuma58 kmMuikamachi Muikamachi59 kmOjiya Ojiya61 kmUonuma Uonuma71 kmNagaoka Nagaoka75 kmMitsuke Mitsuke86 kmTochio-honchō Tochio-honchō86 kmSanjō Sanjō94 kmYoshida-kasugachō Yoshida-kasugachō96 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Saitama to Arai?

About 250 km by road (176 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 27min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥3,710 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).