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Sōja → Saitama

Okayama → Saitama
Straight line553 km
By road687 km
Driving time7h 53min
Fuel cost¥10,210
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sōja and Saitama.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car687 km7h 53min
🚲 Bike687 km45h 50min
🚶 On foot636 km132h 26min

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 Sōja (Okayama) to Saitama (Saitama) is 553 km in a straight line, or 687 km by road. A car trip takes about 7h 53min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥10,210. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Saitama → Sōja →

Driving directions · Sōja → Saitama

  1. Continue375 m1min
  2. Turn left onto 水別総社線272242 m0min
  3. Turn right onto 国道180号1803.0 km3min
  4. Turn right onto 国道180号180, 4291.3 km1min
  5. Keep left197 m0min
  6. Keep right85 m0min
  7. Keep left14 m0min
  8. Keep right2.8 km2min
  9. Keep left onto 山陽自動車道186.8 km2h 16min
  10. Keep left onto 高槻JCT and take E1, E88, E9 toward 京都1.7 km2min
  11. Keep left onto 名神高速道路 and drive toward 栗東, 名古屋, 第二京阪, 大山崎出口E16.7 km6min
  12. Keep left and drive toward 長岡京, 宇治, 第二京阪, 大山崎出口469 m0min
  13. Keep right and drive toward 宇治, 名古屋, 第二京阪23.5 km20min
  14. Keep left554 m0min
  15. Turn right91 m0min
  16. Turn left onto 千町石山寺辺線106448 m0min
  17. Continue onto 国道1号11.1 km1min
  18. Turn left onto 国道1号1836 m1min
  19. Keep left onto 大津能登川長浜線23.6 km3min
  20. Turn right onto 草津田上インター線342757 m1min
  21. Keep left43.3 km29min
  22. Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A283.3 km2h 49min
  23. Keep left onto 新東名高速道路 and take E1 toward 御殿場, 東京E1A88.9 km59min
  24. Keep left onto 東名高速道路708 m1min
  25. Keep left onto 311311979 m1min
  26. Keep left and take 3 toward 町田, 三軒茶屋4.0 km4min
  27. Keep left and drive toward 調布, 大原, 中央道231 m0min
  28. Turn right11 m0min
  29. Turn sharp left12 m0min
  30. Turn right6.9 km6min
  31. Keep left onto 笹目通り4431.6 km2min
  32. Keep left and drive toward 西東京, 大泉, 目白, 豊玉, 練馬(関越道)3.3 km4min
  33. Keep left234 m0min
  34. Keep left39 m0min
  35. Turn left onto 新座バイパス254924 m1min
  36. Turn right onto 和光インター線88670 m1min
  37. Keep right onto 和光IC toward C34.3 km4min
  38. Keep left427 m0min
  39. Keep left7.4 km5min
  40. Keep right852 m1min
  41. Turn right onto さいたまふじみ野所沢線561.9 km2min
  42. Continue1.6 km2min
  43. Turn right108 m0min
  44. Turn left61 m0min
  45. Turn right88 m0min
  46. Turn right1.2 km1min
  47. Turn right93 m0min
  48. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

あいおい白龍城兵庫県
みき兵庫県
淡河兵庫県
神戸フルーツ・フラワーパーク 大沢兵庫県
こんぜの里りっとう滋賀県
あいの土山滋賀県
菰野三重県
もっくる新城愛知県

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

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sōja to Saitama?

About 687 km by road (553 km in a straight line).

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

About 7h 53min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥10,210 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).