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Minamikyushu → Saitama

Kagoshima → Saitama
Straight line990 km
By road1,386 km
Driving time16h 31min
Fuel cost¥20,590
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Minamikyushu and Saitama.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car1,386 km16h 31min
🚲 Bike1,386 km92h 24min
🚶 On foot1,139 km237h 12min

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 Minamikyushu (Kagoshima) to Saitama (Saitama) is 990 km in a straight line, or 1,386 km by road. A car trip takes about 16h 31min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥20,590. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Saitama → Minamikyushu →

Driving directions · Minamikyushu → Saitama

  1. ↑Continue286 m1min
  2. →Turn right57 m0min
  3. ←Turn left48 m0min
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  5. ↱Turn sharp right724 m1min
  6. ←Turn left761 m2min
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  8. ↱Turn sharp right2.2 km4min
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  11. ←Turn left45 m0min
  12. →Turn right onto 谷山知覧線2311.3 km15min
  13. ↰Keep left onto 谷山知覧線231.8 km2min
  14. ↱Keep right onto 玉取迫鹿児島港線(産業道路)2194.6 km5min
  15. ←Turn left onto 玉取迫鹿児島港線2193.4 km4min
  16. ↰Keep left and drive toward 南さつま, 日置, 谷山, 有料道路指宿スカイライン, 頴娃144 m0min
  17. ↱Keep right and drive toward 南さつま, 日置, 谷山7.7 km7min
  18. ↰Keep left and drive toward E3A南九州道225 m0min
  19. ↱Keep right and drive toward 鹿児島市街65 m0min
  20. ←Turn left and drive toward 熊本, 宮崎, 空港240.8 km3h 4min
  21. ↰Keep left598 m1min
  22. ↱Keep right9.2 km8min
  23. →Turn right onto 国道322号322131 m0min
  24. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3224.0 km3min
  25. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号3222.0 km2min
  26. ←Turn left onto 甘木大刀洗バイパス3222.3 km2min
  27. ↰Turn sharp left onto 駅前通り322, 500117 m0min
  28. →Turn right onto 西大通り322, 50022.8 km20min
  29. ←Turn left onto 国道322号322122 m0min
  30. →Turn right onto 国道322号3221.3 km1min
  31. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3222.9 km3min
  32. ↱Keep right onto 田川バイパス3226.3 km5min
  33. ←Turn left onto 八女香春線524.1 km4min
  34. →Turn right onto 国道322号3227.9 km7min
  35. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3221.6 km1min
  36. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号3226.4 km6min
  37. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号322894 m1min
  38. ↰Keep left562 m0min
  39. ↰Keep left29.2 km20min
  40. ↰Keep left628 m1min
  41. ↱Keep right6.2 km5min
  42. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号210.9 km9min
  43. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号2, 931.6 km27min
  44. ↰Keep left onto 22342 m0min
  45. ↑Continue onto 国道2号2144 m0min
  46. ↱Keep right onto 221.6 km2min
  47. ↰Keep left onto 221.8 km2min
  48. ↰Keep left onto 2, 92, 9398 m0min
  49. ↱Keep right217 m0min
  50. ↱Keep right2.5 km2min
  51. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号22.7 km2min
  52. ↰Keep left1.1 km1min
  53. ↱Keep right456.0 km5h 1min
  54. ↰Keep left onto 高槻JCT and take E1, E88, E9 toward 京都1.7 km2min
  55. ↰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
  56. ↰Keep left and drive toward 長岡京, 宇治, 第二京阪, 大山崎出口469 m0min
  57. ↱Keep right and drive toward 宇治, 名古屋, 第二京阪23.5 km20min
  58. ↰Keep left554 m0min
  59. →Turn right91 m0min
  60. ←Turn left onto 千町石山寺辺線106448 m0min
  61. ↑Continue onto 国道1号11.1 km1min
  62. ←Turn left onto 国道1号1836 m1min
  63. ↰Keep left onto 大津能登川長浜線23.6 km3min
  64. →Turn right onto 草津田上インター線342757 m1min
  65. ↰Keep left43.3 km29min
  66. ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A283.3 km2h 49min
  67. ↰Keep left onto 新東名高速道路 and take E1 toward 御殿場, 東京E1A88.9 km59min
  68. ↰Keep left onto 東名高速道路708 m1min
  69. ↰Keep left onto 311311979 m1min
  70. ↰Keep left and take 3 toward 町田, 三軒茶屋4.0 km4min
  71. ↰Keep left and drive toward 調布, 大原, 中央道231 m0min
  72. →Turn right11 m0min
  73. ↰Turn sharp left12 m0min
  74. →Turn right6.9 km6min
  75. ↰Keep left onto 笹目通り4431.6 km2min
  76. ↰Keep left and drive toward 西東京, 大泉, 目白, 豊玉, 練馬（関越道）3.3 km4min
  77. ↰Keep left234 m0min
  78. ↰Keep left39 m0min
  79. ←Turn left onto 新座バイパス254924 m1min
  80. →Turn right onto 和光インター線88670 m1min
  81. ↱Keep right onto 和光IC toward C34.3 km4min
  82. ↰Keep left427 m0min
  83. ↰Keep left7.4 km5min
  84. ↱Keep right852 m1min
  85. →Turn right onto さいたまふじみ野所沢線561.9 km2min
  86. ↑Continue1.6 km2min
  87. →Turn right108 m0min
  88. ←Turn left61 m0min
  89. →Turn right88 m0min
  90. →Turn right1.2 km1min
  91. →Turn right93 m0min
  92. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

えびの宮崎県
坂本熊本県
竜北熊本県
うき熊本県
すいかの里 植木熊本県
きくすい熊本県
おおむた福岡県
くるめ福岡県

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

Distances from Minamikyushu

Kagoshima Kagoshima26 kmKanoya Kanoya38 kmSatsumasendai Satsumasendai54 kmKokubu-matsuki Kokubu-matsuki52 kmHamanoichi Hamanoichi49 kmIzumi Izumi82 kmIbusuki Ibusuki22 kmKushikino Kushikino45 kmIjūin Ijūin31 kmAkune Akune78 kmMakurazaki Makurazaki16 kmKaseda-shirakame Kaseda-shirakame15 kmKajiki Kajiki47 kmŌkuchi-shinohara Ōkuchi-shinohara82 kmSueyoshichō-ninokata Sueyoshichō-ninokata63 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 Minamikyushu to Saitama?

About 1,386 km by road (990 km in a straight line).

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

About 16h 31min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥20,590 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).