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Yamatokōriyama → Saitama

Nara → Saitama
Straight line381 km
By road486 km
Driving time5h 19min
Fuel cost¥7,230
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Yamatokōriyama and Saitama.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car486 km5h 19min
🚲 Bike486 km32h 26min
🚶 On foot438 km91h 18min

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 Yamatokōriyama (Nara) to Saitama (Saitama) is 381 km in a straight line, or 486 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 19min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,230. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Saitama → Yamatokōriyama →

Driving directions · Yamatokōriyama → Saitama

  1. Continue onto 大和中央道108169 m0min
  2. Make a U-turn onto 大和中央道108348 m0min
  3. Turn right onto 天理斑鳩線10921 m0min
  4. Continue41 m0min
  5. Keep right5.6 km6min
  6. Keep left603 m1min
  7. Turn left onto 天理環状線511.8 km2min
  8. Continue onto 福住横田線1925.2 km5min
  9. Turn left onto 福住横田線192521 m1min
  10. Turn right onto 国道25号2529 m0min
  11. Turn left34.3 km21min
  12. Keep left2.9 km3min
  13. Keep left24.2 km15min
  14. Keep right583 m0min
  15. Keep right28.6 km17min
  16. Keep left281 m0min
  17. Keep right254.9 km2h 32min
  18. Keep left onto 新東名高速道路 and take E1 toward 御殿場, 東京E1A88.9 km59min
  19. Keep left onto 東名高速道路708 m1min
  20. Keep left onto 311311979 m1min
  21. Keep left and take 3 toward 町田, 三軒茶屋4.0 km4min
  22. Keep left and drive toward 調布, 大原, 中央道231 m0min
  23. Turn right11 m0min
  24. Turn sharp left12 m0min
  25. Turn right6.9 km6min
  26. Keep left onto 笹目通り4431.6 km2min
  27. Keep left and drive toward 西東京, 大泉, 目白, 豊玉, 練馬(関越道)3.3 km4min
  28. Keep left234 m0min
  29. Keep left39 m0min
  30. Turn left onto 新座バイパス254924 m1min
  31. Turn right onto 和光インター線88670 m1min
  32. Keep right onto 和光IC toward C34.3 km4min
  33. Keep left427 m0min
  34. Keep left7.4 km5min
  35. Keep right852 m1min
  36. Turn right onto さいたまふじみ野所沢線561.9 km2min
  37. Continue1.6 km2min
  38. Turn right108 m0min
  39. Turn left61 m0min
  40. Turn right88 m0min
  41. Turn right1.2 km1min
  42. Turn right93 m0min
  43. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

針T・R・S奈良県
いが三重県
関宿三重県
もっくる新城愛知県
鳳来三河三石愛知県
宇津ノ谷峠静岡県
玉露の里静岡県
富士川楽座静岡県

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

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Yamatokōriyama to Saitama?

About 486 km by road (381 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 19min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥7,230 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).