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Iwakuni → Saitama

Yamaguchi → Saitama
Straight line704 km
By road869 km
Driving time9h 47min
Fuel cost¥12,910
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Iwakuni and Saitama.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car869 km9h 47min
🚲 Bike869 km57h 56min
🚶 On foot809 km168h 35min

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 Iwakuni (Yamaguchi) to Saitama (Saitama) is 704 km in a straight line, or 869 km by road. A car trip takes about 9h 47min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥12,910. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Saitama → Iwakuni →

Driving directions · Iwakuni → Saitama

  1. Continue229 m0min
  2. Turn left onto 国道188号188, 1899.5 km10min
  3. Keep left588 m1min
  4. Keep right366.1 km4h 7min
  5. Keep left onto 高槻JCT and take E1, E88, E9 toward 京都1.7 km2min
  6. 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E16.7 km6min
  7. Keep left and drive toward 長岡京, 宇治, 第二京阪, 大山崎出口469 m0min
  8. Keep right and drive toward 宇治, 名古屋, 第二京阪23.5 km20min
  9. Keep left554 m0min
  10. Turn right91 m0min
  11. Turn left onto 千町石山寺辺線106448 m0min
  12. Continue onto 国道1号11.1 km1min
  13. Turn left onto 国道1号1836 m1min
  14. Keep left onto 大津能登川長浜線23.6 km3min
  15. Turn right onto 草津田上インター線342757 m1min
  16. Keep left43.3 km29min
  17. Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A283.3 km2h 49min
  18. Keep left onto 新東名高速道路 and take E1 toward 御殿場, 東京E1A88.9 km59min
  19. Keep left onto 東名高速道路708 m1min
  20. Keep left onto 311311979 m1min
  21. Keep left and take 3 toward 町田, 三軒茶屋4.0 km4min
  22. Keep left and drive toward 調布, 大原, 中央道231 m0min
  23. Turn right11 m0min
  24. Turn sharp left12 m0min
  25. Turn right6.9 km6min
  26. Keep left onto 笹目通り4431.6 km2min
  27. Keep left and drive toward 西東京, 大泉, 目白, 豊玉, 練馬(関越道)3.3 km4min
  28. Keep left234 m0min
  29. Keep left39 m0min
  30. Turn left onto 新座バイパス254924 m1min
  31. Turn right onto 和光インター線88670 m1min
  32. Keep right onto 和光IC toward C34.3 km4min
  33. Keep left427 m0min
  34. Keep left7.4 km5min
  35. Keep right852 m1min
  36. Turn right onto さいたまふじみ野所沢線561.9 km2min
  37. Continue1.6 km2min
  38. Turn right108 m0min
  39. Turn left61 m0min
  40. Turn right88 m0min
  41. Turn right1.2 km1min
  42. Turn right93 m0min
  43. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

クロスロードみつぎ広島県
あいおい白龍城兵庫県
みき兵庫県
淡河兵庫県
神戸フルーツ・フラワーパーク 大沢兵庫県
いながわ兵庫県
こんぜの里りっとう滋賀県
あいの土山滋賀県

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

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Iwakuni to Saitama?

About 869 km by road (704 km in a straight line).

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

About 9h 47min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥12,910 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).