Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Kikuchi and Saitama.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 1,097 km | 15h 2min |
| 🚲 Bike | 1,097 km | 73h 7min |
| 🚶 On foot | 1,003 km | 209h 1min |
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 Kikuchi (Kumamoto) to Saitama (Saitama) is 872 km in a straight line, or 1,097 km by road. A car trip takes about 15h 2min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥16,300. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.
Driving directions · Kikuchi → Saitama
- ↑Continue
- ←Turn left
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left onto 日生野隈府線203
- ←Turn left
- ↖Turn slight left
- ↱Turn sharp right
- →Turn right
- ↗Turn slight right
- →Turn right onto 国道387号387
- ←Turn left onto 国道387号387
- →Turn right onto 国道387号387, 442
- ↖Turn slight left onto 天瀬阿蘇線12
- ↑Continue onto 栃野西大山線647
- →Turn right onto 国道212号212
- ←Turn left onto 天ヶ瀬阿蘇線12
- →Turn right
- ↰Turn sharp left
- ↗Turn slight right onto 国道210号210
- ←Turn left onto 書曲野田線678
- →Turn right onto 書曲野田線678
- ↑Continue onto 玖珠山国線43, 678
- ←Turn left
- ↱Keep right
- ←Turn left
- ↖Turn slight left onto 国道387号387
- →Turn right
- ↖Turn slight left
- ↱Keep right
- ←Turn left
- ↑Continue onto 下恵良九重線409
- →Turn right onto 国道387号387
- →Turn right onto 国道10号10, 213
- ↰Keep left onto 国道213号213
- ←Turn left onto 竹田津港線522
- ↖Turn slight left
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right onto 徳山新南陽線172
- ←Turn left onto 徳山港線52
- →Turn right onto 遠石江口線
- ←Turn left onto 天王和田線
- →Turn right onto 天王和田線
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left onto 久米線
- ↱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 left onto 東名高速道路
- ↰Keep left onto 311311
- ↰Keep left and take 3 toward 町田, 三軒茶屋
- ↰Keep left and drive toward 調布, 大原, 中央道
- →Turn right
- ↰Turn sharp left
- →Turn right
- ↰Keep left onto 笹目通り443
- ↰Keep left and drive toward 西東京, 大泉, 目白, 豊玉, 練馬(関越道)
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left
- ←Turn left onto 新座バイパス254
- →Turn right onto 和光インター線88
- ↱Keep right onto 和光IC toward C3
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left
- ↱Keep right
- →Turn right onto さいたまふじみ野所沢線56
- ↑Continue
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- →Turn right
- →Turn right
- 🏁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 Kikuchi
Distances from Saitama
Frequently asked questions
How far is it from Kikuchi to Saitama?
About 1,097 km by road (872 km in a straight line).
How long does it take to drive from Kikuchi to Saitama?
About 15h 2min by car under normal conditions.
How much fuel does the trip cost?
Roughly ¥16,300 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).