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Saku → Hotaka

Nagano → Nagano
Straight line56 km
By road69 km
Driving time1h 32min
Fuel cost¥1,030
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Saku and Hotaka.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car69 km1h 32min
🚲 Bike69 km4h 38min
🚶 On foot64 km13h 18min

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 Hotaka (Nagano) is 56 km in a straight line, or 69 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 32min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,030. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Hotaka → Saku →

Driving directions · Saku → Hotaka

  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25410.5 km12min
  8. →Turn right onto 東部望月線166583 m1min
  9. →Turn right48 m0min
  10. ↰Turn sharp left188 m0min
  11. →Turn right89 m0min
  12. →Turn right208 m0min
  13. →Turn right onto 東部望月線166278 m0min
  14. ↑Continue1.3 km2min
  15. ←Turn left onto 牛鹿望月線1481.5 km2min
  16. ↑Continue849 m1min
  17. ↱Keep right1.1 km2min
  18. ←Turn left1.0 km1min
  19. ↑Continue onto 国道254号2543.0 km3min
  20. →Turn right858 m2min
  21. ↰Keep left73 m0min
  22. ↑Continue970 m1min
  23. →Turn right240 m0min
  24. ←Turn left501 m1min
  25. →Turn right681 m1min
  26. →Turn right onto 国道152号152, 2541.9 km2min
  27. ↰Keep left onto 国道254号25428.0 km36min
  28. ←Turn left onto 国道254号254412 m0min
  29. →Turn right onto 国道143号1433.0 km4min
  30. ↰Keep left88 m0min
  31. →Turn right onto 安曇野インター堀金線572.2 km4min
  32. →Turn right275 m0min
  33. ←Turn left247 m0min
  34. →Turn right onto 国道19号19567 m1min
  35. ←Turn left68 m0min
  36. ↱Keep right425 m1min
  37. ←Turn left onto 豊科大天井岳線495851 m1min
  38. ↱Turn sharp right onto 粕矢町田沢停車場線3103.0 km4min
  39. →Turn right onto 国道147号1471.9 km3min
  40. ←Turn left101 m0min
  41. ↑Continue onto 塚原穂高停車場線309406 m1min
  42. ←Turn left16 m0min
  43. ←Turn left7 m0min
  44. ↰Keep left20 m0min
  45. 🏁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
マルメロの駅ながと長野県

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 kmSuwa Suwa39 kmOkaya Okaya43 kmSuzaka Suzaka50 kmKomoro Komoro12 kmNakano Nakano60 kmŌmachi Ōmachi64 kmToyoshina Toyoshina53 kmKamimaruko Kamimaruko22 km

Distances from Hotaka

Toyoshina Toyoshina5 kmAzumino Azumino6 kmMatsumoto Matsumoto14 kmŌmachi Ōmachi18 kmShiojiri Shiojiri28 kmChikuma Chikuma28 kmOkaya Okaya35 kmKamimaruko Kamimaruko35 kmUeda Ueda36 kmSuwa Suwa39 kmHakuba Hakuba40 kmTatsuno Tatsuno41 kmTōmi Tōmi43 kmNagano Nagano44 kmChino Chino46 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Saku to Hotaka?

About 69 km by road (56 km in a straight line).

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

About 1h 32min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,030 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).