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Tsuruoka → Chiba

Yamagata → Chiba
Straight line348 km
By road444 km
Driving time6h 28min
Fuel cost¥6,600
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Tsuruoka and Chiba.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car444 km6h 28min
🚲 Bike444 km29h 36min
🚶 On foot400 km83h 21min

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 Chiba (Chiba) is 348 km in a straight line, or 444 km by road. A car trip takes about 6h 28min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥6,600. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Chiba → Tsuruoka →

Driving directions · Tsuruoka → Chiba

  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 left204 m0min
  12. Turn right onto 大江西川線2711.9 km11min
  13. Turn right12.3 km15min
  14. Turn left onto 白滝宮宿線2892.7 km3min
  15. Turn left onto 白滝宮宿線2897.8 km8min
  16. Turn right onto 長井大江線95.6 km5min
  17. Turn sharp right onto 国道287号2878.6 km7min
  18. Turn right onto 国道287号287, 3489.8 km8min
  19. Turn left onto 国道287号287, 34812.2 km10min
  20. Turn left onto 高畠川西線71.3 km1min
  21. Turn right onto 大塚米沢線242279 m0min
  22. Turn left onto 大塚米沢線2424.1 km4min
  23. Continue onto 大塚米沢線242774 m1min
  24. Turn left onto 米沢北バイパス2873.3 km3min
  25. Keep left79 m0min
  26. Turn slight left onto 舘山バイパス121306 m0min
  27. Turn left251 m0min
  28. Keep left and drive toward 福島, 無料区間35.7 km22min
  29. Keep left136 m0min
  30. Keep right and take E4 toward 東京, 宇都宮67.2 km46min
  31. Keep left237 m0min
  32. Keep left89 m0min
  33. Continue30 m0min
  34. Turn right221 m0min
  35. Turn left600 m1min
  36. Turn right onto 須賀川バイパス44.1 km3min
  37. Keep left77 m0min
  38. Continue1.5 km2min
  39. Turn left966 m1min
  40. Turn right onto 矢吹小野線42492 m0min
  41. Continue onto 棚倉街道446.9 km6min
  42. Turn right onto 棚倉街道1.5 km2min
  43. Turn right onto 棚倉街道44, 7510.1 km9min
  44. Turn right onto 棚倉バイパス118, 2896.1 km5min
  45. Turn right onto 棚倉街道11815.7 km13min
  46. Turn left onto 棚倉街道34928.6 km29min
  47. Continue onto 国道349号中里バイパス3492.0 km3min
  48. Continue onto 棚倉街道34918.9 km17min
  49. Turn right onto 棚倉街道1.5 km2min
  50. Turn right onto 瓜連馬渡線311.4 km1min
  51. Continue onto 県道65号那珂インター線651.1 km1min
  52. Turn left289 m0min
  53. Keep right55.1 km35min
  54. Keep left and take 6 toward 桜土浦, つくば525 m1min
  55. Keep left toward 354757 m1min
  56. Turn left onto 藤沢荒川沖線2011.8 km2min
  57. Turn left onto 学園東大通り55, 201819 m1min
  58. Turn right onto 水戸街道65.5 km6min
  59. Keep left and take 408 toward 成田, 稲敷, 牛久阿見IC613 m1min
  60. Turn right onto 花水木通り148 m0min
  61. Turn left525 m1min
  62. Turn right onto ふれあい通り2721.0 km1min
  63. Continue onto 都市計画道貝塚中根線595 m1min
  64. Keep left onto 女化街道3.2 km4min
  65. Turn right onto 土浦竜ヶ崎線4811.9 km14min
  66. Turn left onto 利根水郷ライン4724 m1min
  67. Turn right114 m0min
  68. Turn left onto 国道356号356972 m1min
  69. Turn slight left onto 千葉竜ヶ崎線旧道3.0 km5min
  70. Turn left onto 千葉ニュータウン北環状線189113 m0min
  71. Turn right onto 千葉竜ヶ崎線バイパス43.6 km3min
  72. Continue onto 県道4号千葉竜ヶ崎線43.2 km3min
  73. Turn right1.0 km1min
  74. Turn right149 m0min
  75. Turn left onto 東京環状163.1 km3min
  76. Keep left onto 東京環状166.2 km7min
  77. Keep left337 m0min
  78. Continue onto 東京環状162.8 km3min
  79. Continue onto 国道126号126613 m1min
  80. Turn left239 m0min
  81. Keep left onto 国道126号1263.6 km3min
  82. Keep left onto 大和橋482 m1min
  83. Continue onto 大網街道20424 m0min
  84. Turn right onto 202072 m0min
  85. Turn left63 m0min
  86. Turn right117 m0min
  87. Turn left23 m0min
  88. 🏁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
白鷹ヤナ公園山形県
川のみなと長井山形県
米沢山形県
はなわ福島県
さとみ茨城県
ひたちおおた茨城県
やちよ千葉県

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

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Tsuruoka to Chiba?

About 444 km by road (348 km in a straight line).

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

About 6h 28min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥6,600 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).