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Hōfu → Saitama

Yamaguchi → Saitama
Straight line765 km
By road940 km
Driving time10h 26min
Fuel cost¥13,970
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Hōfu and Saitama.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car940 km10h 26min
🚲 Bike940 km62h 41min
🚶 On foot879 km183h 13min

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 Hōfu (Yamaguchi) to Saitama (Saitama) is 765 km in a straight line, or 940 km by road. A car trip takes about 10h 26min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥13,970. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Saitama → Hōfu →

Driving directions · Hōfu → Saitama

  1. ↑Continue90 m0min
  2. ←Turn left206 m0min
  3. ←Turn left211 m0min
  4. →Turn right278 m0min
  5. ←Turn left onto 防府停車場向島線185, 186206 m0min
  6. →Turn right onto 防府停車場大藪線186359 m0min
  7. ↑Continue onto 防府停車場線541.4 km1min
  8. ↑Continue onto 国道262号26234 m0min
  9. →Turn right onto 国道2号2507 m0min
  10. ↱Keep right444.3 km4h 54min
  11. ↰Keep left onto 高槻JCT and take E1, E88, E9 toward 京都1.7 km2min
  12. ↰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
  13. ↰Keep left and drive toward 長岡京, 宇治, 第二京阪, 大山崎出口469 m0min
  14. ↱Keep right and drive toward 宇治, 名古屋, 第二京阪23.5 km20min
  15. ↰Keep left554 m0min
  16. →Turn right91 m0min
  17. ←Turn left onto 千町石山寺辺線106448 m0min
  18. ↑Continue onto 国道1号11.1 km1min
  19. ←Turn left onto 国道1号1836 m1min
  20. ↰Keep left onto 大津能登川長浜線23.6 km3min
  21. →Turn right onto 草津田上インター線342757 m1min
  22. ↰Keep left43.3 km29min
  23. ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A283.3 km2h 49min
  24. ↰Keep left onto 新東名高速道路 and take E1 toward 御殿場, 東京E1A88.9 km59min
  25. ↰Keep left onto 東名高速道路708 m1min
  26. ↰Keep left onto 311311979 m1min
  27. ↰Keep left and take 3 toward 町田, 三軒茶屋4.0 km4min
  28. ↰Keep left and drive toward 調布, 大原, 中央道231 m0min
  29. →Turn right11 m0min
  30. ↰Turn sharp left12 m0min
  31. →Turn right6.9 km6min
  32. ↰Keep left onto 笹目通り4431.6 km2min
  33. ↰Keep left and drive toward 西東京, 大泉, 目白, 豊玉, 練馬（関越道）3.3 km4min
  34. ↰Keep left234 m0min
  35. ↰Keep left39 m0min
  36. ←Turn left onto 新座バイパス254924 m1min
  37. →Turn right onto 和光インター線88670 m1min
  38. ↱Keep right onto 和光IC toward C34.3 km4min
  39. ↰Keep left427 m0min
  40. ↰Keep left7.4 km5min
  41. ↱Keep right852 m1min
  42. →Turn right onto さいたまふじみ野所沢線561.9 km2min
  43. ↑Continue1.6 km2min
  44. →Turn right108 m0min
  45. ←Turn left61 m0min
  46. →Turn right88 m0min
  47. →Turn right1.2 km1min
  48. →Turn right93 m0min
  49. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

潮彩市場防府山口県
ソレーネ周南山口県
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

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

Distances from Hōfu

Shimonoseki Shimonoseki58 kmUbe Ube31 kmYamaguchi Yamaguchi17 kmIwakuni Iwakuni62 kmTokuyama Tokuyama23 kmKudamatsu Kudamatsu28 kmHikari Hikari37 kmOnoda Onoda36 kmHagi Hagi41 kmYanai Yanai52 kmOgōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō16 kmNagato Nagato50 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki54 kmMine Mine36 kmSanyōonoda Sanyōonoda38 km

Distances from Saitama

Yono Yono3 kmHasuda Hasuda7 kmIwatsuki Iwatsuki7 kmAgeoshimo Ageoshimo8 kmWarabi Warabi10 kmToda Toda10 kmShiki Shiki11 kmShimotoda Shimotoda11 kmFujimi Fujimi11 kmHatogaya-honchō Hatogaya-honchō11 kmKasukabe Kasukabe12 kmKoshigaya Koshigaya12 kmShiraoka Shiraoka12 kmKawaguchi Kawaguchi12 kmAsaka Asaka13 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Hōfu to Saitama?

About 940 km by road (765 km in a straight line).

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

About 10h 26min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥13,970 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).