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Kawaguchi → Hōryūji

Saitama → Nara
Straight line384 km
By road479 km
Driving time5h 17min
Fuel cost¥7,110
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kawaguchi and Hōryūji.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car479 km5h 17min
🚲 Bike479 km31h 55min
🚶 On foot442 km92h 4min

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 Kawaguchi (Saitama) to Hōryūji (Nara) is 384 km in a straight line, or 479 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 17min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,110. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Hōryūji → Kawaguchi →

Driving directions · Kawaguchi → Hōryūji

  1. ↑Continue65 m0min
  2. →Turn right onto 練馬川口線681.6 km1min
  3. ←Turn left555 m1min
  4. →Turn right onto 荒川通り721 m1min
  5. ←Turn left onto 中山道171.5 km2min
  6. →Turn right onto 御成塚通り8 m0min
  7. ↖Turn slight left onto 御成塚通り752 m1min
  8. →Turn right onto 志村坂下通り88 m0min
  9. ←Turn left152 m0min
  10. →Turn right172 m0min
  11. ←Turn left199 m0min
  12. →Turn right onto 環八通り311293 m0min
  13. ↰Keep left223 m0min
  14. ↱Keep right275 m0min
  15. ↰Keep left648 m1min
  16. ↱Keep right51 m0min
  17. ↱Keep right13.2 km12min
  18. ↰Keep left240 m0min
  19. →Turn right10 m0min
  20. ↰Turn sharp left11 m0min
  21. →Turn right3.7 km4min
  22. ↰Keep left1.5 km2min
  23. ↱Turn sharp right53 m0min
  24. ↱Keep right onto 東名高速道路6.4 km5min
  25. ↰Keep left onto 東名高速道路E184 m0min
  26. ↱Keep right51.4 km34min
  27. ↰Keep left onto 東名高速道路（左ルート）E129.9 km20min
  28. ↰Keep left onto 新東名高速道路 and take E1A toward 新東名, 静岡, 名古屋225.4 km2h 12min
  29. ↰Keep left432 m0min
  30. ↰Keep left875 m1min
  31. ↱Keep right29.5 km20min
  32. ↰Keep left391 m0min
  33. ↱Keep right29.0 km18min
  34. ↰Keep left802 m1min
  35. ↱Keep right88 m0min
  36. ↱Keep right23.8 km14min
  37. ↰Keep left3.0 km3min
  38. ↰Keep left34.4 km21min
  39. ↰Keep left341 m0min
  40. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道25号2518 m0min
  41. ←Turn left309 m1min
  42. ↑Continue25 m0min
  43. →Turn right130 m0min
  44. ↑Continue onto 福住横田線1925.2 km5min
  45. ↑Continue onto 天理環状線511.8 km2min
  46. →Turn right onto 国道25号25660 m1min
  47. ←Turn left onto 天理環状線51572 m1min
  48. →Turn right onto 天理環状線51221 m0min
  49. ←Turn left onto 福住横田線192432 m0min
  50. ←Turn left onto 福住横田線1921.6 km2min
  51. ↑Continue onto 国道25号255.6 km7min
  52. ↱Keep right260 m1min
  53. ↗Turn slight right23 m0min
  54. ↱Keep right85 m0min
  55. →Turn right8 m0min
  56. ←Turn left123 m0min
  57. ←Turn left25 m0min
  58. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

山北神奈川県
ふじおやま静岡県
富士川楽座静岡県
宇津ノ谷峠静岡県
玉露の里静岡県
鳳来三河三石愛知県
もっくる新城愛知県
関宿三重県

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

Distances from Kawaguchi

Saitama Saitama12 kmYono Yono11 kmTokorozawa Tokorozawa22 kmKawagoe Kawagoe23 kmKoshigaya Koshigaya12 kmSōka Sōka9 kmAgeoshimo Ageoshimo20 kmKasukabe Kasukabe20 kmSayama Sayama27 kmKumagaya Kumagaya47 kmAsaka Asaka10 kmShimotoda Shimotoda3 kmIwatsuki Iwatsuki18 kmFukayachō Fukayachō58 kmSakado Sakado34 km

Distances from Hōryūji

Yamatokōriyama Yamatokōriyama3 kmTawaramoto Tawaramoto8 kmIkoma Ikoma9 kmKashiba Kashiba9 kmTenri Tenri9 kmNara-shi Nara-shi10 kmYamato-Takada Yamato-Takada11 kmKashihara-shi Kashihara-shi13 kmKatsuragi Katsuragi15 kmSakurai Sakurai16 kmGose Gose18 kmHaibara-akanedai Haibara-akanedai21 kmŌuda Ōuda24 kmYoshino-chō Yoshino-chō26 kmGojō Gojō29 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kawaguchi to Hōryūji?

About 479 km by road (384 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Kawaguchi to Hōryūji?

About 5h 17min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥7,110 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).