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Tokyo → Sakata

Tokyo → Yamagata
Straight line359 km
By road473 km
Driving time5h 38min
Fuel cost¥7,020
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Tokyo and Sakata.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car473 km5h 38min
🚲 Bike473 km31h 31min
🚶 On foot413 km85h 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 Tokyo (Tokyo) to Sakata (Yamagata) is 359 km in a straight line, or 473 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 38min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,020. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Sakata → Tokyo →

Driving directions · Tokyo → Sakata

  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134.3 km1h 34min
  31. ↰Keep left772 m1min
  32. →Turn right onto 新庄舟形線568.2 km7min
  33. ←Turn left278 m0min
  34. →Turn right463 m1min
  35. ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道47号4723.2 km20min
  36. →Turn right onto 大沼新田清川停車場線3614.7 km5min
  37. ↑Continue onto 国道345号3459.7 km8min
  38. ←Turn left onto 酒田松山線404.8 km4min
  39. ↱Keep right2.4 km2min
  40. →Turn right onto 酒田バイパス7929 m1min
  41. ←Turn left156 m0min
  42. ←Turn left12 m0min
  43. →Turn right120 m0min
  44. 🏁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 Sakata

Yuza Yuza13 kmTsuruoka Tsuruoka22 kmShinjō Shinjō42 kmObanazawa Obanazawa59 kmMurayama Murayama70 kmSagae Sagae71 kmHigashine Higashine71 kmTendō Tendō77 kmYamagata Yamagata88 kmNagai Nagai92 kmKaminoyama Kaminoyama92 kmNanyō Nanyō100 kmTakahata Takahata106 kmYonezawa Yonezawa114 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Tokyo to Sakata?

About 473 km by road (359 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 38min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥7,020 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).