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Kanazawa → Saitama

Ishikawa → Saitama
Straight line283 km
By road384 km
Driving time5h 40min
Fuel cost¥5,700
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kanazawa and Saitama.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car384 km5h 40min
🚲 Bike384 km25h 35min
🚶 On foot325 km67h 49min

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 Kanazawa (Ishikawa) to Saitama (Saitama) is 283 km in a straight line, or 384 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 40min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥5,700. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Saitama → Kanazawa →

Driving directions · Kanazawa → Saitama

  1. ↑Continue43 m0min
  2. ←Turn left45 m0min
  3. ←Turn left onto 金沢外環状道路(海側幹線)483 m1min
  4. →Turn right onto 石川県道60号金沢田鶴浜線601.3 km1min
  5. ←Turn left onto 国道8号84.0 km4min
  6. ↱Keep right26.8 km16min
  7. ↰Keep left738 m1min
  8. →Turn right onto 国道359号359235 m0min
  9. ↖Turn slight left1.2 km1min
  10. →Turn right onto 国道359号3592.4 km2min
  11. ↑Continue onto 砺波東バイパス3593.4 km3min
  12. ↑Continue onto 国道359号3596.9 km6min
  13. →Turn right onto 富山庄川線59524 m0min
  14. ↑Continue onto 下瀬小倉線2202.6 km3min
  15. ↑Continue onto 国道472号472729 m1min
  16. →Turn right onto 国道472号4723.6 km3min
  17. ←Turn left1.2 km1min
  18. ↑Continue onto 砺波細入線25240 m0min
  19. →Turn right onto 砺波細入線257.8 km7min
  20. →Turn right onto 国道41号41, 3602.9 km2min
  21. ↑Continue466 m1min
  22. ←Turn left366 m0min
  23. →Turn right onto 東猪谷富山線188947 m1min
  24. →Turn right60 m0min
  25. ←Turn left262 m0min
  26. ↖Turn slight left onto 猪谷楡原道路41, 36025.2 km22min
  27. ←Turn left onto 国道471号47125.5 km22min
  28. →Turn right onto 国道471号47110.0 km9min
  29. ↑Continue onto 中部縦貫自動車道(安房峠道路)E675.6 km3min
  30. ↑Continue onto 国道158号15836.6 km33min
  31. ←Turn left105 m0min
  32. ←Turn left115 m0min
  33. ↰Keep left338 m1min
  34. ←Turn left onto 松本環状高家線48180 m0min
  35. →Turn right3.7 km5min
  36. ↑Continue onto 松本環状高家線482.6 km3min
  37. →Turn right onto 高家バイパス14731.2 km39min
  38. ←Turn left onto 荻窪丸子線1742.9 km4min
  39. →Turn right onto 荻窪丸子線174550 m1min
  40. ←Turn left onto 国道152号1521.9 km2min
  41. ↑Continue onto 丸子東部インター線815.7 km6min
  42. →Turn right onto 羽毛山大日向線4221.3 km1min
  43. ←Turn left onto 丸子北御牧東部線16716 m0min
  44. →Turn right onto 羽毛山大日向線4221.9 km2min
  45. ←Turn left397 m0min
  46. ↑Continue onto 諏訪白樺湖小諸線405.6 km5min
  47. ←Turn left onto 諏訪白樺湖小諸線401.8 km2min
  48. ↑Continue1.7 km2min
  49. ↑Continue onto 馬瀬口小諸線13437 m0min
  50. ↗Turn slight right619 m1min
  51. ↖Turn slight left onto 国道141号141219 m0min
  52. →Turn right onto 小諸中込線139577 m1min
  53. ←Turn left101 m0min
  54. →Turn right onto 借宿小諸線137901 m1min
  55. ←Turn left onto 借宿小諸線1371.0 km1min
  56. →Turn right onto 国道141号141, 1422.4 km2min
  57. ←Turn left812 m1min
  58. ↰Keep left271 m0min
  59. ↱Keep right71.1 km53min
  60. ↱Keep right onto 上信越自動車道39.4 km27min
  61. ↰Keep left and take 254 toward 東松山, 熊谷524 m0min
  62. ↱Keep right212 m0min
  63. ↰Keep left8.9 km10min
  64. ←Turn left onto かわじま中央通り964 m1min
  65. ↑Continue onto かわじま中央通り475 m1min
  66. ↑Continue onto かわじま中央通り4.4 km5min
  67. ↖Turn slight left onto 平沼中老袋線3393.4 km3min
  68. ←Turn left onto 川越上尾線511.2 km1min
  69. →Turn right onto さいたま鴻巣線573.4 km3min
  70. ↰Turn sharp left373 m1min
  71. →Turn right96 m0min
  72. ←Turn left44 m0min
  73. ←Turn left onto さいたま春日部線26.3 km6min
  74. →Turn right645 m1min
  75. ↰Keep left1.5 km2min
  76. →Turn right93 m0min
  77. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

砺波富山県
細入富山県
宙ドーム・神岡岐阜県
奥飛騨温泉郷上宝岐阜県
風穴の里長野県
みまき長野県
雷電くるみの里長野県
みょうぎ群馬県

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

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kanazawa to Saitama?

About 384 km by road (283 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 40min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥5,700 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).