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Tsuruoka → Yamagata

Yamagata → Yamagata
Straight line72 km
By road94 km
Driving time1h 29min
Fuel cost¥1,390
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Tsuruoka and Yamagata.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car94 km1h 29min
🚲 Bike94 km6h 15min
🚶 On foot83 km17h 16min

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 Tsuruoka (Yamagata) to Yamagata (Yamagata) is 72 km in a straight line, or 94 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 29min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,390. The full driving directions are shown below. Watch for snow and ice in winter (coldest month down to -1.2°C en route). Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Yamagata → Tsuruoka →

Driving directions · Tsuruoka → Yamagata

  1. ↑Continue onto 鶴岡村上線349350 m0min
  2. ←Turn left765 m1min
  3. →Turn right onto たらのき代鶴岡線3502.1 km2min
  4. →Turn right onto 鶴岡東バイパス1127.4 km6min
  5. ←Turn left onto 鶴岡村上線3491.0 km1min
  6. →Turn right onto 余目温海線441.6 km1min
  7. →Turn right162 m0min
  8. ↰Keep left387 m0min
  9. ↑Continue onto 山形自動車道E489.6 km9min
  10. ↖Turn slight left onto 月山道路11220.5 km23min
  11. ↰Keep left325 m0min
  12. ↖Turn slight left onto 月山道路112442 m0min
  13. ↑Continue onto 国道112号11225.3 km22min
  14. →Turn right onto 寒河江西川線262.3 km2min
  15. ↑Continue onto 天童大江線23, 26860 m1min
  16. →Turn right onto 皿沼河北線282284 m0min
  17. ←Turn left onto 皿沼河北線2823.6 km4min
  18. →Turn right onto 国道112号1128.9 km8min
  19. ←Turn left onto 国道112号112917 m1min
  20. →Turn right onto 国道112号1121.3 km1min
  21. ←Turn left onto 国道112号1121.2 km1min
  22. ↑Continue onto 山形山辺線49213 m0min
  23. ↑Continue onto 山形山寺線19212 m0min
  24. ↑Continue930 m1min
  25. →Turn right117 m0min
  26. ↱Turn sharp right425 m1min
  27. →Turn right619 m1min
  28. ↰Keep left279 m0min
  29. ←Turn left onto 十日町山形線2671.1 km1min
  30. →Turn right73 m0min
  31. →Turn right242 m0min
  32. ←Turn left42 m0min
  33. →Turn right50 m0min
  34. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

月山山形県
にしかわ山形県
おおえ山形県
寒河江山形県

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

Distances from Tsuruoka

Sakata Sakata22 kmYonezawa Yonezawa94 kmTendō Tendō63 kmHigashine Higashine59 kmSagae Sagae55 kmShinjō Shinjō42 kmKaminoyama Kaminoyama74 kmNagai Nagai71 kmTakahata Takahata86 kmObanazawa Obanazawa52 kmYuza Yuza34 kmNanyō Nanyō80 kmMurayama Murayama59 km

Distances from Yamagata

Kaminoyama Kaminoyama12 kmTendō Tendō13 kmSagae Sagae18 kmHigashine Higashine23 kmMurayama Murayama27 kmTakahata Takahata30 kmNanyō Nanyō31 kmNagai Nagai32 kmObanazawa Obanazawa41 kmYonezawa Yonezawa42 kmShinjō Shinjō59 kmSakata Sakata88 kmYuza Yuza95 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Tsuruoka to Yamagata?

About 94 km by road (72 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Tsuruoka to Yamagata?

About 1h 29min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,390 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).