Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Tokyo and Higashine.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 384 km | 4h 38min |
| 🚲 Bike | 384 km | 25h 34min |
| 🚶 On foot | 359 km | 74h 44min |
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 Higashine (Yamagata) is 312 km in a straight line, or 384 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 38min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥5,700. The full driving directions are shown below. Watch for snow and ice in winter (coldest month down to -0.7°C en route). Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.
Driving directions · Tokyo → Higashine
- ↑Continue
- ↱Keep right
- ←Turn left onto 都庁通り3511
- ←Turn left onto 北通り3505
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ↖Turn slight left
- ↖Turn slight left
- →Turn right onto 宝橋通り
- ←Turn left
- ↱Turn sharp right
- ↰Keep left onto 首都高速5号池袋線5
- ↱Keep right
- →Turn right
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- ←Turn left
- ↑Continue
- →Turn right onto 弁天通り
- ↰Keep left onto 弁天通り
- →Turn right onto 常盤台赤羽線445
- →Turn right onto さいたま鳩ヶ谷線105
- ←Turn left onto 足立川口線239
- ↱Keep right onto 122122
- ←Turn left onto 国道298号298
- ↱Keep right
- ↰Keep left and take E13 toward 東北中央道, 米沢, 山形
- ↰Keep left and take 13 toward 米沢中央, 道の駅米沢
- ←Turn left onto 米沢高畠線1
- →Turn right onto 米沢バイパス13
- →Turn right onto 国道13号13
- ↑Continue onto 南陽川西線102
- ↖Turn slight left onto 国道13号13
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right onto 山形上山線51
- →Turn right onto 上山バイパス13
- ↰Keep left
- ↑Continue
- ↑Continue onto 国道458号458
- ↑Continue onto 山形上山線51
- →Turn right onto 十日町山形線267
- ←Turn left onto 十日町山形線267
- ←Turn left onto 山形バイパス13
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left
- ←Turn left onto 国道112号112
- ←Turn left onto 国道112号112
- →Turn right onto 国道112号112
- ←Turn left onto 国道112号112
- →Turn right
- ↑Continue onto 山形天童線22
- ↑Continue
- ↑Continue onto 羽州街道;山形天童線22
- →Turn right onto 山形県道296号新田神町停車場線 (フルーツライン)296
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left onto 山形県道304号中島新田楯岡線304
- ←Turn left onto 山形県道29号尾花沢関山線29, 304
- ←Turn left
- 🏁Arrive at destination
Roadside stations (michi-no-eki) along the route
Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.
Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)
Distances from Tokyo
Frequently asked questions
How far is it from Tokyo to Higashine?
About 384 km by road (312 km in a straight line).
How long does it take to drive from Tokyo to Higashine?
About 4h 38min by car under normal conditions.
How much fuel does the trip cost?
Roughly ¥5,700 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).