Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Ōfunato and Saitama.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 477 km | 5h 59min |
| 🚲 Bike | 477 km | 31h 50min |
| 🚶 On foot | 455 km | 94h 48min |
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 Ōfunato (Iwate) to Saitama (Saitama) is 396 km in a straight line, or 477 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 59min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,090. The full driving directions are shown below.
Driving directions · Ōfunato → Saitama
- ↑Continue
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left onto 大船渡バイパス45
- →Turn right
- ↰Keep left
- ↑Continue onto 三陸自動車道, 高田道路E45
- ↰Keep left
- ↑Continue onto 国道45号45
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- ↰Keep left
- ↖Turn slight left
- →Turn right onto 国道45号45
- ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道342号342
- ←Turn left onto 涌谷津山線61
- ←Turn left
- ↱Keep right
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left
- ↖Turn slight left onto 国道346号346
- ↗Turn slight right onto 国道45号45, 346
- →Turn right
- ↖Turn slight left
- →Turn right onto 宮城県道8号仙台松島線8, 9
- ←Turn left onto 小牛田松島線146
- →Turn right onto 宮城県道144号赤沼松島線144
- ←Turn left
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left
- →Turn right onto 宮城県道8号仙台松島線8
- ↰Keep left onto 天還前下河原線
- ↗Turn slight right onto 天還前下河原線
- ↰Turn sharp left toward 8
- ↑Continue onto 宮城県道8号仙台松島線8
- →Turn right onto 国道45号45, 346
- ←Turn left
- ↑Continue onto 荒浜原町線137
- →Turn right onto 新寺通
- ←Turn left
- ↑Continue
- ↑Continue
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left onto 荒井荒町線235
- ↑Continue onto 穀町
- →Turn right onto 閻魔堂横丁
- ←Turn left
- ←Turn left onto 昭和市電通り
- →Turn right onto 舟丁
- →Turn right
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left and drive toward 蓮田SA/スマートIC
- ↰Keep left
- ↱Keep right
- →Turn right
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- →Turn right
- →Turn right
- →Turn right onto 4040
- ↰Turn sharp left
- →Turn right onto 蓮田岩槻バイパス122
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right onto 国道122号旧道
- ←Turn left
- ↱Keep right
- ↑Continue
- ←Turn left onto 東門前蓮田線322
- →Turn right onto 出戸橋通り
- ←Turn left onto 第二産業道路5
- ←Turn left onto 南中野通り
- →Turn right
- 🏁Arrive at destination
Roadside stations (michi-no-eki) along the route
Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.
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
那須野が原博物館栃木県
Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)
Distances from Ōfunato
Morioka Morioka85 kmKitakami Kitakami57 kmHanamaki Hanamaki62 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki53 kmMizusawa Mizusawa51 kmMiyako Miyako67 kmKamaishi Kamaishi26 kmTōno Tōno32 kmYamada Yamada48 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi94 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi36 kmIchinohe Ichinohe133 kmKuji Kuji124 kmŌshū Ōshū48 kmHachimantai Hachimantai105 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 Ōfunato to Saitama?
About 477 km by road (396 km in a straight line).
How long does it take to drive from Ōfunato to Saitama?
About 5h 59min by car under normal conditions.
How much fuel does the trip cost?
Roughly ¥7,090 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).