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Tsuruoka → Saitama

Yamagata → Saitama
Straight line313 km
By road417 km
Driving time5h 16min
Fuel cost¥6,190
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Tsuruoka and Saitama.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car417 km5h 16min
🚲 Bike417 km27h 47min
🚶 On foot360 km74h 59min

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 Saitama (Saitama) is 313 km in a straight line, or 417 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 16min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥6,190. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Saitama → Tsuruoka →

Driving directions · Tsuruoka → Saitama

  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245.6 km2h 40min
  31. ↰Keep left and drive toward 蓮田SA/スマートIC207 m0min
  32. ↰Keep left45 m0min
  33. ↱Keep right136 m0min
  34. →Turn right94 m0min
  35. →Turn right11 m0min
  36. ←Turn left136 m0min
  37. →Turn right198 m0min
  38. →Turn right67 m0min
  39. →Turn right46 m0min
  40. →Turn right onto 404080 m0min
  41. ↰Turn sharp left180 m0min
  42. →Turn right onto 蓮田岩槻バイパス12252 m0min
  43. ←Turn left281 m1min
  44. →Turn right onto 国道122号旧道9 m0min
  45. ←Turn left158 m0min
  46. ↱Keep right119 m0min
  47. ↑Continue626 m1min
  48. ←Turn left onto 東門前蓮田線3221.3 km1min
  49. →Turn right onto 出戸橋通り1.9 km2min
  50. ←Turn left onto 第二産業道路54.0 km4min
  51. ←Turn left onto 南中野通り207 m0min
  52. →Turn right150 m0min
  53. 🏁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
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
うつのみや ろまんちっく村栃木県

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

Distances from Tsuruoka

Yamagata Yamagata72 kmSakata 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 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 Tsuruoka to Saitama?

About 417 km by road (313 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 16min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥6,190 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).