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Ōtsuchi → Saitama

Iwate → Saitama
Straight line432 km
By road522 km
Driving time6h 39min
Fuel cost¥7,760
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Ōtsuchi and Saitama.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car522 km6h 39min
🚲 Bike522 km34h 48min
🚶 On foot497 km103h 30min

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 Ōtsuchi (Iwate) to Saitama (Saitama) is 432 km in a straight line, or 522 km by road. A car trip takes about 6h 39min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,760. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Saitama → Ōtsuchi →

Driving directions · Ōtsuchi → Saitama

  1. ↑Continue onto 大槌小国線2680 m0min
  2. →Turn right377 m0min
  3. ↰Keep left53.0 km48min
  4. ↰Keep left438 m0min
  5. ↑Continue onto 国道45号458.6 km10min
  6. →Turn right297 m0min
  7. ←Turn left41.6 km35min
  8. ↰Keep left324 m0min
  9. ↖Turn slight left378 m0min
  10. →Turn right onto 国道45号4520.6 km23min
  11. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道342号342131 m0min
  12. ←Turn left onto 涌谷津山線612.3 km2min
  13. ←Turn left246 m0min
  14. ↱Keep right36.8 km26min
  15. ↰Keep left804 m1min
  16. ↰Keep left27 m0min
  17. ↖Turn slight left onto 国道346号346101 m0min
  18. ↗Turn slight right onto 国道45号45, 34620 m0min
  19. →Turn right108 m0min
  20. ↖Turn slight left375 m1min
  21. →Turn right onto 宮城県道8号仙台松島線8, 9387 m0min
  22. ←Turn left onto 小牛田松島線1463.3 km3min
  23. →Turn right onto 宮城県道144号赤沼松島線1441.7 km2min
  24. ←Turn left227 m0min
  25. ↰Keep left3.5 km3min
  26. ↰Keep left619 m1min
  27. →Turn right onto 宮城県道8号仙台松島線810.9 km10min
  28. ↰Keep left onto 天還前下河原線354 m1min
  29. ↗Turn slight right onto 天還前下河原線84 m0min
  30. ↰Turn sharp left toward 8167 m0min
  31. ↑Continue onto 宮城県道8号仙台松島線8314 m0min
  32. →Turn right onto 国道45号45, 346313 m0min
  33. ←Turn left1.1 km1min
  34. ↑Continue onto 荒浜原町線137623 m1min
  35. →Turn right onto 新寺通358 m0min
  36. ←Turn left266 m0min
  37. ↑Continue225 m0min
  38. ↑Continue255 m0min
  39. →Turn right211 m0min
  40. ←Turn left onto 荒井荒町線23550 m0min
  41. ↑Continue onto 穀町285 m0min
  42. →Turn right onto 閻魔堂横丁49 m0min
  43. ←Turn left327 m0min
  44. ←Turn left onto 昭和市電通り55 m0min
  45. →Turn right onto 舟丁103 m0min
  46. →Turn right8.1 km7min
  47. ↰Keep left385 m0min
  48. ↰Keep left311.2 km3h 27min
  49. ↰Keep left and drive toward 蓮田SA/スマートIC207 m0min
  50. ↰Keep left45 m0min
  51. ↱Keep right136 m0min
  52. →Turn right94 m0min
  53. →Turn right11 m0min
  54. ←Turn left136 m0min
  55. →Turn right198 m0min
  56. →Turn right67 m0min
  57. →Turn right46 m0min
  58. →Turn right onto 404080 m0min
  59. ↰Turn sharp left180 m0min
  60. →Turn right onto 蓮田岩槻バイパス12252 m0min
  61. ←Turn left281 m1min
  62. →Turn right onto 国道122号旧道9 m0min
  63. ←Turn left158 m0min
  64. ↱Keep right119 m0min
  65. ↑Continue626 m1min
  66. ←Turn left onto 東門前蓮田線3221.3 km1min
  67. →Turn right onto 出戸橋通り1.9 km2min
  68. ←Turn left onto 第二産業道路54.0 km4min
  69. ←Turn left onto 南中野通り207 m0min
  70. →Turn right150 m0min
  71. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

さんりく岩手県
高田松原岩手県
大谷海岸宮城県
津山宮城県
上品の郷宮城県
村田宮城県
国見 あつかしの郷福島県
明治の森・黒磯栃木県

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

Distances from Ōtsuchi

Morioka Morioka74 kmKitakami Kitakami68 kmHanamaki Hanamaki67 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki83 kmMizusawa Mizusawa71 kmMiyako Miyako31 kmKamaishi Kamaishi10 kmŌfunato Ōfunato36 kmTōno Tōno32 kmYamada Yamada12 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi87 kmIchinohe Ichinohe108 kmKuji Kuji92 kmŌshū Ōshū68 kmHachimantai Hachimantai89 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 Ōtsuchi to Saitama?

About 522 km by road (432 km in a straight line).

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

About 6h 39min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥7,760 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).