Car hire and driving in Jōetsu
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Japan traffic drives on the left. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11185210 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648823 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2807090.
Drives from Jōetsu
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jōetsu to Nagano | Japan | 56 km (35 mi) | about 51 min |
| Jōetsu to Nagaoka | Japan | 64 km (40 mi) | about 58 min |
| Jōetsu to Ueda | Japan | 83 km (52 mi) | about 1 h 16 min |
| Jōetsu to Toyama | Japan | 103 km (64 mi) | about 1 h 35 min |
| Jōetsu to Matsumoto | Japan | 105 km (65 mi) | about 1 h 36 min |
| Jōetsu to Niigata | Japan | 112 km (69 mi) | about 1 h 42 min |
| Jōetsu to Maebashi | Japan | 112 km (70 mi) | about 1 h 43 min |
| Jōetsu to Takasaki | Japan | 114 km (71 mi) | about 1 h 45 min |
| Jōetsu to Takaoka | Japan | 117 km (73 mi) | about 1 h 47 min |
| Jōetsu to Isesaki | Japan | 126 km (78 mi) | about 1 h 55 min |
| Jōetsu to Kiryū | Japan | 128 km (80 mi) | about 1 h 57 min |
| Jōetsu to Ōta | Japan | 138 km (86 mi) | about 2 h 6 min |
| Jōetsu to Tokyo | Japan | 208 km (129 mi) | about 3 h 10 min |
| Jōetsu to Yokohama | Japan | 229 km (142 mi) | about 3 h 29 min |
| Jōetsu to Osaka | Japan | 368 km (228 mi) | about 5 h 36 min |
| Jōetsu to Nagoya | Japan | 249 km (155 mi) | about 3 h 48 min |
| Jōetsu to Sapporo | Japan | 709 km (441 mi) | about 10 h 49 min |
| Jōetsu to Fukuoka | Japan | 811 km (504 mi) | about 12 h 22 min |
| Jōetsu to Kawasaki | Japan | 224 km (139 mi) | about 3 h 25 min |
| Jōetsu to Kobe | Japan | 388 km (241 mi) | about 5 h 55 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Jōetsu?
The left, as everywhere in Japan.
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.