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Saitama → Jōetsu

Saitama → Niigata
Straight line187 km
By road239 km
Driving time3h 26min
Fuel cost¥3,550
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Saitama and Jōetsu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car239 km3h 26min
🚲 Bike239 km15h 56min
🚶 On foot215 km44h 52min

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 Jōetsu (Niigata) is 187 km in a straight line, or 239 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 26min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥3,550. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Jōetsu → Saitama →

Driving directions · Saitama → Jōetsu

  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, 3537.3 km8min
  18. ←Turn left onto 国道353号35317.1 km15min
  19. ←Turn left385 m1min
  20. →Turn right272 m0min
  21. ←Turn left onto 国道117号1171.1 km1min
  22. →Turn right onto 県道49 小千谷十日町津南線491.6 km1min
  23. ←Turn left onto 国道353号353363 m0min
  24. →Turn right311 m1min
  25. →Turn right onto 国道353号3537.4 km6min
  26. →Turn right onto 国道353号3535.0 km4min
  27. ←Turn left onto 国道253号253, 35317.3 km16min
  28. →Turn right912 m1min
  29. →Turn right onto 国道253号25311.7 km11min
  30. ←Turn left onto 田屋戸野目線2012.5 km2min
  31. →Turn right2.9 km4min
  32. →Turn right47 m0min
  33. ←Turn left2.2 km2min
  34. ↰Keep left29 m0min
  35. 🏁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 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 Saitama to Jōetsu?

About 239 km by road (187 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 26min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥3,550 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).