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Kyoto → Saitama

Kyoto → Saitama
Straight line367 km
By road477 km
Driving time5h 16min
Fuel cost¥7,090
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kyoto and Saitama.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car477 km5h 16min
🚲 Bike477 km31h 49min
🚶 On foot422 km87h 51min

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 Kyoto (Kyoto) to Saitama (Saitama) is 367 km in a straight line, or 477 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 16min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,090. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Saitama → Kyoto →

Driving directions · Kyoto → Saitama

  1. Continue onto 出水通り33 m0min
  2. Turn right onto 小川通137 m0min
  3. Turn left onto 下立売通128 m0min
  4. Turn right onto 釜座通276 m0min
  5. Turn left onto 丸太町通1872.1 km3min
  6. Turn right onto 東大路通, 京都市道181号京都環状線181598 m1min
  7. Keep left onto 仁王門通924 m1min
  8. Continue onto 仁王門通, 蹴上高野線1824.7 km5min
  9. Keep right800 m1min
  10. Keep left13.0 km9min
  11. Keep left and take E1A, E23 toward 草津田上, 信楽, 亀山, 伊勢1.5 km1min
  12. Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A43.4 km29min
  13. Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A283.3 km2h 49min
  14. Keep left onto 新東名高速道路 and take E1 toward 御殿場, 東京E1A88.9 km59min
  15. Keep left onto 東名高速道路708 m1min
  16. Keep left onto 311311979 m1min
  17. Keep left and take 3 toward 町田, 三軒茶屋4.0 km4min
  18. Keep left and drive toward 調布, 大原, 中央道231 m0min
  19. Turn right11 m0min
  20. Turn sharp left12 m0min
  21. Turn right6.9 km6min
  22. Keep left onto 笹目通り4431.6 km2min
  23. Keep left and drive toward 西東京, 大泉, 目白, 豊玉, 練馬(関越道)3.3 km4min
  24. Keep left234 m0min
  25. Keep left39 m0min
  26. Turn left onto 新座バイパス254924 m1min
  27. Turn right onto 和光インター線88670 m1min
  28. Keep right onto 和光IC toward C34.3 km4min
  29. Keep left427 m0min
  30. Keep left7.4 km5min
  31. Keep right852 m1min
  32. Turn right onto さいたまふじみ野所沢線561.9 km2min
  33. Continue1.6 km2min
  34. Turn right108 m0min
  35. Turn left61 m0min
  36. Turn right88 m0min
  37. Turn right1.2 km1min
  38. Turn right93 m0min
  39. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

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
鳳来三河三石愛知県
宇津ノ谷峠静岡県
玉露の里静岡県
富士川楽座静岡県

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

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kyoto to Saitama?

About 477 km by road (367 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 16min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥7,090 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).