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Rikuzentakata → Saitama

Iwate → Saitama
Straight line388 km
By road466 km
Driving time5h 43min
Fuel cost¥6,930
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Rikuzentakata and Saitama.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car466 km5h 43min
🚲 Bike466 km31h 5min
🚶 On foot446 km92h 53min

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 Rikuzentakata (Iwate) to Saitama (Saitama) is 388 km in a straight line, or 466 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 43min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥6,930. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Saitama → Rikuzentakata →

Driving directions · Rikuzentakata → Saitama

  1. ↑Continue onto 国道340号340333 m0min
  2. →Turn right onto 国道343号34312.9 km11min
  3. ←Turn left107 m0min
  4. ←Turn left4.8 km10min
  5. ←Turn left onto 折壁大原線2637.0 km7min
  6. →Turn right onto 折壁停車場線136673 m1min
  7. ↑Continue1.8 km2min
  8. →Turn right onto 国道284号2849.5 km8min
  9. ↱Keep right onto 千厩パイパス2848.4 km7min
  10. ←Turn left onto 弥栄金成線4810.2 km9min
  11. ←Turn left onto 国道342号342416 m0min
  12. →Turn right onto 弥栄金成線485.5 km5min
  13. ←Turn left onto 有壁若柳線1853.0 km3min
  14. →Turn right627 m1min
  15. →Turn right34 m0min
  16. ↰Keep left203 m0min
  17. →Turn right onto 油島栗駒線1861.8 km2min
  18. ↰Turn sharp left907 m2min
  19. ←Turn left39 m0min
  20. ↑Continue66 m0min
  21. →Turn right onto 中田栗駒線4189 m0min
  22. ←Turn left197 m0min
  23. ↱Keep right387.7 km4h 21min
  24. ↰Keep left and drive toward 蓮田SA/スマートIC207 m0min
  25. ↰Keep left45 m0min
  26. ↱Keep right136 m0min
  27. →Turn right94 m0min
  28. →Turn right11 m0min
  29. ←Turn left136 m0min
  30. →Turn right198 m0min
  31. →Turn right67 m0min
  32. →Turn right46 m0min
  33. →Turn right onto 404080 m0min
  34. ↰Turn sharp left180 m0min
  35. →Turn right onto 蓮田岩槻バイパス12252 m0min
  36. ←Turn left281 m1min
  37. →Turn right onto 国道122号旧道9 m0min
  38. ←Turn left158 m0min
  39. ↱Keep right119 m0min
  40. ↑Continue626 m1min
  41. ←Turn left onto 東門前蓮田線3221.3 km1min
  42. →Turn right onto 出戸橋通り1.9 km2min
  43. ←Turn left onto 第二産業道路54.0 km4min
  44. ←Turn left onto 南中野通り207 m0min
  45. →Turn right150 m0min
  46. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

むろね岩手県
かわさき岩手県
三本木宮城県
村田宮城県
国見 あつかしの郷福島県
明治の森・黒磯栃木県
那須野が原博物館栃木県
やいた栃木県

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

Distances from Rikuzentakata

Morioka Morioka83 kmKitakami Kitakami50 kmHanamaki Hanamaki57 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki43 kmMizusawa Mizusawa42 kmMiyako Miyako74 kmKamaishi Kamaishi35 kmŌfunato Ōfunato11 kmTōno Tōno32 kmYamada Yamada56 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi90 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi45 kmIchinohe Ichinohe134 kmKuji Kuji129 kmŌshū Ōshū39 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 Rikuzentakata to Saitama?

About 466 km by road (388 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 43min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥6,930 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).