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Saku → Suwa

Nagano → Nagano
Straight line39 km
By road63 km
Driving time1h 10min
Fuel cost¥940
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Saku and Suwa.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car63 km1h 10min
🚲 Bike63 km4h 13min
🚶 On foot45 km9h 16min

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 Saku (Nagano) to Suwa (Nagano) is 39 km in a straight line, or 63 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 10min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥940. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Suwa → Saku →

Driving directions · Saku → Suwa

  1. ↑Continue101 m0min
  2. ←Turn left211 m0min
  3. →Turn right940 m1min
  4. ↑Continue181 m0min
  5. ←Turn left onto 144144490 m0min
  6. →Turn right onto 佐久甲州街道144300 m0min
  7. ↑Continue onto 国道254号2547.0 km8min
  8. ↰Keep left74 m0min
  9. ←Turn left148 m0min
  10. ←Turn left19 m0min
  11. →Turn right108 m0min
  12. →Turn right3 m0min
  13. ←Turn left302 m1min
  14. →Turn right79 m0min
  15. ↰Keep left172 m0min
  16. ←Turn left1.9 km2min
  17. →Turn right147 m0min
  18. ←Turn left217 m0min
  19. →Turn right203 m0min
  20. →Turn right193 m0min
  21. ↰Keep left80 m0min
  22. ←Turn left onto 中山道142, 2541.1 km1min
  23. ←Turn left onto 雨境望月線1521.9 km2min
  24. ↑Continue onto 152152530 m1min
  25. ←Turn left onto 雨境望月線152251 m0min
  26. ←Turn left onto 1521527.0 km8min
  27. →Turn right onto 雨境望月線1521.6 km2min
  28. →Turn right onto 雨境望月線1522.4 km2min
  29. ↖Turn slight left onto 諏訪白樺湖小諸線406.2 km6min
  30. →Turn right onto ビーナスライン405.1 km7min
  31. ↱Keep right onto ビーナスライン and drive toward 諏訪, 長門14.2 km13min
  32. ↰Turn sharp left1.2 km2min
  33. ↱Keep right274 m1min
  34. ←Turn left onto 諏訪白樺湖小諸線405.9 km6min
  35. ↖Turn slight left onto 諏訪白樺湖小諸線40726 m1min
  36. →Turn right160 m0min
  37. ↑Continue211 m0min
  38. →Turn right31 m0min
  39. ↱Keep right15 m0min
  40. ←Turn left51 m0min
  41. →Turn right6 m0min
  42. ←Turn left73 m0min
  43. →Turn right114 m0min
  44. ←Turn left70 m0min
  45. →Turn right onto 甲州街道20168 m0min
  46. ←Turn left onto 諏訪辰野線50871 m1min
  47. ↰Turn sharp left75 m0min
  48. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

ヘルシーテラス佐久南長野県
ほっとぱ〜く・浅科長野県
女神の里 たてしな長野県

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

Distances from Saku

Nagano Nagano55 kmMatsumoto Matsumoto46 kmUeda Ueda27 kmIida Iida98 kmShiojiri Shiojiri48 kmIna Ina64 kmChino Chino39 kmOkaya Okaya43 kmSuzaka Suzaka50 kmKomoro Komoro12 kmNakano Nakano60 kmHotaka Hotaka56 kmŌmachi Ōmachi64 kmToyoshina Toyoshina53 kmKamimaruko Kamimaruko22 km

Distances from Suwa

Chino Chino6 kmOkaya Okaya6 kmTatsuno Tatsuno12 kmShiojiri Shiojiri15 kmMatsumoto Matsumoto25 kmIna Ina27 kmKamimaruko Kamimaruko34 kmAzumino Azumino34 kmToyoshina Toyoshina35 kmKomagane Komagane39 kmHotaka Hotaka39 kmTōmi Tōmi42 kmKomoro Komoro42 kmUeda Ueda43 kmChikuma Chikuma54 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Saku to Suwa?

About 63 km by road (39 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Saku to Suwa?

About 1h 10min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥940 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).