Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Satsumasendai and Tokyo.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 1,297 km | 15h 10min |
| 🚲 Bike | 1,297 km | 86h 28min |
| 🚶 On foot | 1,113 km | 231h 54min |
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 Satsumasendai (Kagoshima) to Tokyo (Tokyo) is 968 km in a straight line, or 1,297 km by road. A car trip takes about 15h 10min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥19,270. The full driving directions are shown below.
Driving directions · Satsumasendai → Tokyo
- ↑Continue
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道3号3
- →Turn right
- ↖Turn slight left
- →Turn right onto 国道267号267
- ←Turn left onto 東郷西方港線339
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left onto 阿久根東郷線46
- →Turn right onto 荒崎田代線368
- ←Turn left onto 国道504号504
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left onto 荒崎田代線368
- →Turn right onto 荒崎田代線368
- →Turn right
- ↰Keep left
- ↑Continue onto 南九州西回り自動車道(出水阿久根道路)E3A
- ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道328号328
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- ↱Keep right
- →Turn right onto 国道3号3
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left onto 国道3号3
- →Turn right
- ↑Continue onto 国道3号3
- ←Turn left
- ↑Continue onto 南九州自動車道(芦北出水道路)E3A
- ↰Keep left
- ↱Keep right
- →Turn right onto 国道322号322
- ←Turn left onto 国道322号322
- ↰Keep left onto 国道322号322
- ←Turn left onto 甘木大刀洗バイパス322
- ↰Turn sharp left onto 駅前通り322, 500
- →Turn right onto 西大通り322, 500
- ←Turn left onto 国道322号322
- →Turn right onto 国道322号322
- ←Turn left onto 国道322号322
- ↱Keep right onto 田川バイパス322
- ←Turn left onto 八女香春線52
- →Turn right onto 国道322号322
- ←Turn left onto 国道322号322
- ↰Keep left onto 国道322号322
- ↰Keep left onto 国道322号322
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left
- ↱Keep right
- ↰Keep left onto 国道2号2
- ↱Keep right onto 国道2号2, 9
- ↰Keep left onto 22
- ↑Continue onto 国道2号2
- ↱Keep right onto 22
- ↰Keep left onto 22
- ↰Keep left onto 2, 92, 9
- ↱Keep right
- ↱Keep right
- ↰Keep left onto 国道2号2
- ↰Keep left
- ↱Keep right
- ↰Keep left onto 高槻JCT and take E1, E88, E9 toward 京都
- ↰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E1
- ↰Keep left and drive toward 長岡京, 宇治, 第二京阪, 大山崎出口
- ↱Keep right and drive toward 宇治, 名古屋, 第二京阪
- ↰Keep left
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left onto 千町石山寺辺線106
- ↑Continue onto 国道1号1
- ←Turn left onto 国道1号1
- ↰Keep left onto 大津能登川長浜線2
- →Turn right onto 草津田上インター線342
- ↰Keep left
- ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A
- ↰Keep left onto 新東名高速道路 and take E1 toward 御殿場, 東京E1A
- ↱Keep right
- ←Turn left onto 317317
- ←Turn left onto 山手通り317
- ↰Keep left onto 山手通り and drive toward 松濤二丁目317
- ←Turn left onto 山手通り317
- ↱Keep right onto 富ヶ谷入口
- ↱Keep right and drive toward 初台南出口
- →Turn right onto 甲州街道20
- ←Turn left onto 公園通り3512
- ↰Keep left
- ↱Turn sharp right onto 南通り3502
- ←Turn left onto 都庁通り3511
- ←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 Satsumasendai
Distances from Tokyo
Frequently asked questions
How far is it from Satsumasendai to Tokyo?
About 1,297 km by road (968 km in a straight line).
How long does it take to drive from Satsumasendai to Tokyo?
About 15h 10min by car under normal conditions.
How much fuel does the trip cost?
Roughly ¥19,270 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).