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Tokyo → Tsuruoka

Tokyo → Yamagata
Straight line337 km
By road444 km
Driving time5h 41min
Fuel cost¥6,600
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Tokyo and Tsuruoka.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car444 km5h 41min
🚲 Bike444 km29h 37min
🚶 On foot388 km80h 46min

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 Tokyo (Tokyo) to Tsuruoka (Yamagata) is 337 km in a straight line, or 444 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 41min 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: Tsuruoka → Tokyo →

Driving directions · Tokyo → Tsuruoka

  1. ↑Continue14 m0min
  2. ↱Keep right22 m0min
  3. ←Turn left onto 都庁通り3511264 m0min
  4. ←Turn left onto 北通り3505475 m0min
  5. →Turn right127 m0min
  6. ←Turn left28 m0min
  7. →Turn right27 m0min
  8. ↖Turn slight left91 m0min
  9. ↖Turn slight left106 m0min
  10. →Turn right onto 宝橋通り22 m0min
  11. ←Turn left137 m0min
  12. ↱Turn sharp right6.9 km4min
  13. ↰Keep left onto 首都高速5号池袋線5805 m1min
  14. ↱Keep right1.1 km1min
  15. →Turn right81 m0min
  16. →Turn right363 m0min
  17. ←Turn left402 m0min
  18. →Turn right935 m1min
  19. ←Turn left263 m1min
  20. ←Turn left80 m0min
  21. ↑Continue36 m0min
  22. →Turn right onto 弁天通り425 m1min
  23. ↰Keep left onto 弁天通り426 m1min
  24. →Turn right onto 常盤台赤羽線4455.1 km7min
  25. →Turn right onto さいたま鳩ヶ谷線1052.9 km3min
  26. ←Turn left onto 足立川口線239412 m0min
  27. ↱Keep right onto 122122182 m0min
  28. ←Turn left onto 国道298号2984.5 km5min
  29. ↱Keep right256.5 km2h 47min
  30. ↰Keep left and take E13 toward 東北中央道, 米沢, 山形31.6 km20min
  31. ↰Keep left and take 13 toward 米沢中央, 道の駅米沢484 m1min
  32. ←Turn left onto 米沢高畠線1463 m0min
  33. →Turn right onto 米沢バイパス132.7 km2min
  34. ↑Continue965 m1min
  35. ←Turn left onto 舘山バイパス121346 m0min
  36. →Turn right onto 米沢北バイパス2873.4 km3min
  37. →Turn right onto 大塚米沢線2424.9 km5min
  38. →Turn right onto 大塚米沢線242279 m0min
  39. ←Turn left onto 高畠川西線71.3 km1min
  40. →Turn right onto 米沢長井道路28712.2 km10min
  41. →Turn right onto 国道287号287, 3489.8 km8min
  42. ←Turn left onto 国道287号2878.6 km7min
  43. ↰Turn sharp left onto 長井大江線95.6 km5min
  44. ←Turn left onto 白滝宮宿線2897.8 km8min
  45. →Turn right onto 白滝宮宿線2892.7 km3min
  46. →Turn right12.3 km15min
  47. ←Turn left onto 大江西川線2711.9 km11min
  48. ←Turn left216 m0min
  49. ↱Keep right onto 月山道路11220.4 km23min
  50. ↰Keep left431 m1min
  51. ↑Continue onto 山形自動車道E489.1 km9min
  52. ↰Keep left815 m1min
  53. ←Turn left onto 余目温海線441.6 km1min
  54. ←Turn left onto 鶴岡村上線3491.0 km1min
  55. →Turn right onto 国道112号1127.4 km6min
  56. ←Turn left onto たらのき代鶴岡線3502.1 km2min
  57. ←Turn left765 m1min
  58. →Turn right onto 鶴岡村上線349350 m0min
  59. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

川口・あんぎょう埼玉県
みかも栃木県
にしかた栃木県
うつのみや ろまんちっく村栃木県
やいた栃木県
那須野が原博物館栃木県
明治の森・黒磯栃木県
米沢山形県

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

Distances from Tokyo

Hachiōji Hachiōji33 kmMachida Machida27 kmChōfu Chōfu13 kmNishi-Tokyo-shi Nishi-Tokyo-shi14 kmKamirenjaku Kamirenjaku12 kmHino Hino26 kmHigashimurayama Higashimurayama21 kmŌme Ōme42 kmUrayasu Urayasu18 kmMusashino Musashino12 kmKokubunji Kokubunji20 kmTanashichō Tanashichō15 kmFussa Fussa34 kmItsukaichi Itsukaichi43 kmHigashiyamato Higashiyamato25 km

Distances from Tsuruoka

Sakata Sakata22 kmYuza Yuza34 kmShinjō Shinjō42 kmObanazawa Obanazawa52 kmSagae Sagae55 kmMurayama Murayama59 kmHigashine Higashine59 kmTendō Tendō63 kmNagai Nagai71 kmYamagata Yamagata72 kmKaminoyama Kaminoyama74 kmNanyō Nanyō80 kmTakahata Takahata86 kmYonezawa Yonezawa94 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Tokyo to Tsuruoka?

About 444 km by road (337 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 41min 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).