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Sakai → Saitama

Ōsaka → Saitama
Straight line408 km
By road518 km
Driving time5h 44min
Fuel cost¥7,700
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sakai and Saitama.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car518 km5h 44min
🚲 Bike518 km34h 34min
🚶 On foot469 km97h 41min

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 Sakai (Ōsaka) to Saitama (Saitama) is 408 km in a straight line, or 518 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 44min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,700. The full driving directions are shown below. Summers are hot (warmest month around 28.1°C); spring and autumn are the most comfortable seasons for this drive.

⇄ Return route: Saitama → Sakai →

Driving directions · Sakai → Saitama

  1. Continue24 m0min
  2. Turn right46 m0min
  3. Turn left78 m0min
  4. Turn right26 m0min
  5. Turn right61 m0min
  6. Turn left onto 国道26号261.0 km1min
  7. Turn right2.6 km3min
  8. Turn left1.5 km2min
  9. Turn sharp left onto 大阪高石線28143 m0min
  10. Turn right32.7 km24min
  11. Keep left603 m1min
  12. Turn left onto 天理環状線511.8 km2min
  13. Continue onto 福住横田線1925.2 km5min
  14. Turn left onto 福住横田線192521 m1min
  15. Turn right onto 国道25号2529 m0min
  16. Turn left34.3 km21min
  17. Keep left2.9 km3min
  18. Keep left24.2 km15min
  19. Keep right583 m0min
  20. Keep right28.6 km17min
  21. Keep left281 m0min
  22. Keep right254.9 km2h 32min
  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.

近つ飛鳥の里太子大阪府
ふたかみパーク當麻奈良県
レスティ 唐古・鍵奈良県
針T・R・S奈良県
いが三重県
関宿三重県
もっくる新城愛知県
鳳来三河三石愛知県

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

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sakai to Saitama?

About 518 km by road (408 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 44min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥7,700 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).