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Obanazawa → Saitama

Yamagata → Saitama
Straight line307 km
By road376 km
Driving time4h 21min
Fuel cost¥5,580
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Obanazawa and Saitama.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car376 km4h 21min
🚲 Bike376 km25h 2min
🚶 On foot353 km73h 28min

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 Obanazawa (Yamagata) to Saitama (Saitama) is 307 km in a straight line, or 376 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 21min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥5,580. The full driving directions are shown below. Watch for snow and ice in winter (coldest month down to -0.2°C en route). Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Saitama → Obanazawa →

Driving directions · Obanazawa → Saitama

  1. ↑Continue20 m0min
  2. →Turn right75 m0min
  3. ←Turn left53 m0min
  4. →Turn right48 m0min
  5. ←Turn left81 m0min
  6. →Turn right onto 尾花沢最上線28374 m0min
  7. ↑Continue onto 東根尾花沢線1204.9 km4min
  8. →Turn right onto 東根尾花沢線120165 m0min
  9. ↑Continue onto 大石田土生田線189478 m0min
  10. ←Turn left546 m0min
  11. ↑Continue onto 東北中央自動車道E1336.9 km23min
  12. ↰Keep left297 m0min
  13. ↰Keep left106 m0min
  14. ↰Keep left265 m0min
  15. ←Turn left263 m0min
  16. →Turn right onto 山形白鷹線17683 m1min
  17. ←Turn left onto 国道458号4588.7 km7min
  18. →Turn right onto 国道458号458378 m0min
  19. →Turn right onto 国道458号4584.3 km4min
  20. ↑Continue846 m1min
  21. ↖Turn slight left2.5 km2min
  22. ←Turn left onto 山形上山線512.3 km2min
  23. ←Turn left141 m0min
  24. →Turn right19 m0min
  25. ←Turn left onto 上山バイパス136.6 km6min
  26. →Turn right81 m0min
  27. ↖Turn slight left onto 南陽川西線1021.4 km1min
  28. ↑Continue onto 国道399号3992.0 km2min
  29. ↑Continue onto 国道13号1310.4 km9min
  30. ↰Keep left112 m0min
  31. ↖Turn slight left onto 米沢バイパス132.7 km2min
  32. ↰Turn sharp left onto 米沢高畠線1526 m0min
  33. →Turn right and take 13 toward 米沢中央, 道の駅米沢31.4 km19min
  34. ↰Keep left136 m0min
  35. ↱Keep right and take E4 toward 東京, 宇都宮245.6 km2h 40min
  36. ↰Keep left and drive toward 蓮田SA/スマートIC207 m0min
  37. ↰Keep left45 m0min
  38. ↱Keep right136 m0min
  39. →Turn right94 m0min
  40. →Turn right11 m0min
  41. ←Turn left136 m0min
  42. →Turn right198 m0min
  43. →Turn right67 m0min
  44. →Turn right46 m0min
  45. →Turn right onto 404080 m0min
  46. ↰Turn sharp left180 m0min
  47. →Turn right onto 蓮田岩槻バイパス12252 m0min
  48. ←Turn left281 m1min
  49. →Turn right onto 国道122号旧道9 m0min
  50. ←Turn left158 m0min
  51. ↱Keep right119 m0min
  52. ↑Continue626 m1min
  53. ←Turn left onto 東門前蓮田線3221.3 km1min
  54. →Turn right onto 出戸橋通り1.9 km2min
  55. ←Turn left onto 第二産業道路54.0 km4min
  56. ←Turn left onto 南中野通り207 m0min
  57. →Turn right150 m0min
  58. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

むらやま山形県
河北山形県
米沢山形県
明治の森・黒磯栃木県
那須野が原博物館栃木県
やいた栃木県
うつのみや ろまんちっく村栃木県
にしかた栃木県

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

Distances from Obanazawa

Yamagata Yamagata41 kmSakata Sakata59 kmTsuruoka Tsuruoka52 kmYonezawa Yonezawa81 kmTendō Tendō28 kmHigashine Higashine18 kmSagae Sagae28 kmShinjō Shinjō19 kmKaminoyama Kaminoyama51 kmNagai Nagai64 kmTakahata Takahata69 kmYuza Yuza62 kmNanyō Nanyō67 kmMurayama Murayama15 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 Obanazawa to Saitama?

About 376 km by road (307 km in a straight line).

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

About 4h 21min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥5,580 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).