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Shimonoseki → Saitama

Yamaguchi → Saitama
Straight line811 km
By road1,010 km
Driving time11h 18min
Fuel cost¥15,010
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Shimonoseki and Saitama.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car1,010 km11h 18min
🚲 Bike1,010 km67h 21min
🚶 On foot932 km194h 14min

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 Shimonoseki (Yamaguchi) to Saitama (Saitama) is 811 km in a straight line, or 1,010 km by road. A car trip takes about 11h 18min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥15,010. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Saitama → Shimonoseki →

Driving directions · Shimonoseki → Saitama

  1. ↑Continue onto 国道491号4914.0 km3min
  2. ←Turn left onto 国道491号491474 m0min
  3. ←Turn left onto 国道491号4912.7 km2min
  4. ↑Continue onto 美祢菊川線2332.9 km3min
  5. ←Turn left onto 美祢菊川線2334.1 km4min
  6. ←Turn left onto 美祢菊川線233, 2664.0 km4min
  7. ←Turn left onto 山陽豊田線65, 233240 m0min
  8. →Turn right onto 美祢菊川線2334.7 km5min
  9. ↑Continue503 m1min
  10. ←Turn left onto 下関美祢線335.0 km5min
  11. ↑Continue onto 国道435号4352.6 km2min
  12. ←Turn left onto 国道435号4351.5 km1min
  13. ↱Keep right284 m0min
  14. ↰Keep left22.4 km14min
  15. ↰Keep left onto 山陽自動車道462.2 km5h 4min
  16. ↰Keep left onto 高槻JCT and take E1, E88, E9 toward 京都1.7 km2min
  17. ↰Keep left onto 名神高速道路 and drive toward 栗東, 名古屋, 第二京阪, 大山崎出口E16.7 km6min
  18. ↰Keep left and drive toward 長岡京, 宇治, 第二京阪, 大山崎出口469 m0min
  19. ↱Keep right and drive toward 宇治, 名古屋, 第二京阪23.5 km20min
  20. ↰Keep left554 m0min
  21. →Turn right91 m0min
  22. ←Turn left onto 千町石山寺辺線106448 m0min
  23. ↑Continue onto 国道1号11.1 km1min
  24. ←Turn left onto 国道1号1836 m1min
  25. ↰Keep left onto 大津能登川長浜線23.6 km3min
  26. →Turn right onto 草津田上インター線342757 m1min
  27. ↰Keep left43.3 km29min
  28. ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A283.3 km2h 49min
  29. ↰Keep left onto 新東名高速道路 and take E1 toward 御殿場, 東京E1A88.9 km59min
  30. ↰Keep left onto 東名高速道路708 m1min
  31. ↰Keep left onto 311311979 m1min
  32. ↰Keep left and take 3 toward 町田, 三軒茶屋4.0 km4min
  33. ↰Keep left and drive toward 調布, 大原, 中央道231 m0min
  34. →Turn right11 m0min
  35. ↰Turn sharp left12 m0min
  36. →Turn right6.9 km6min
  37. ↰Keep left onto 笹目通り4431.6 km2min
  38. ↰Keep left and drive toward 西東京, 大泉, 目白, 豊玉, 練馬（関越道）3.3 km4min
  39. ↰Keep left234 m0min
  40. ↰Keep left39 m0min
  41. ←Turn left onto 新座バイパス254924 m1min
  42. →Turn right onto 和光インター線88670 m1min
  43. ↱Keep right onto 和光IC toward C34.3 km4min
  44. ↰Keep left427 m0min
  45. ↰Keep left7.4 km5min
  46. ↱Keep right852 m1min
  47. →Turn right onto さいたまふじみ野所沢線561.9 km2min
  48. ↑Continue1.6 km2min
  49. →Turn right108 m0min
  50. ←Turn left61 m0min
  51. →Turn right88 m0min
  52. →Turn right1.2 km1min
  53. →Turn right93 m0min
  54. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

きくがわ山口県
潮彩市場防府山口県
ソレーネ周南山口県
あいおい白龍城兵庫県
みき兵庫県
淡河兵庫県
神戸フルーツ・フラワーパーク 大沢兵庫県
いながわ兵庫県

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

Distances from Shimonoseki

Shimonoseki Shimonoseki25 kmUbe Ube34 kmYamaguchi Yamaguchi43 kmHōfu Hōfu54 kmIwakuni Iwakuni112 kmTokuyama Tokuyama76 kmKudamatsu Kudamatsu82 kmHikari Hikari91 kmOnoda Onoda25 kmHagi Hagi46 kmYanai Yanai105 kmOgōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō38 kmNagato Nagato30 kmMine Mine20 kmSanyōonoda Sanyōonoda21 km

Distances from Saitama

Yono Yono3 kmHasuda Hasuda7 kmIwatsuki Iwatsuki7 kmAgeoshimo Ageoshimo8 kmWarabi Warabi10 kmToda Toda10 kmShiki Shiki11 kmShimotoda Shimotoda11 kmFujimi Fujimi11 kmHatogaya-honchō Hatogaya-honchō11 kmKasukabe Kasukabe12 kmKoshigaya Koshigaya12 kmShiraoka Shiraoka12 kmKawaguchi Kawaguchi12 kmAsaka Asaka13 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Shimonoseki to Saitama?

About 1,010 km by road (811 km in a straight line).

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

About 11h 18min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥15,010 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).