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Kitakami → Saitama

Iwate → Saitama
Straight line396 km
By road458 km
Driving time5h 21min
Fuel cost¥6,800
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kitakami and Saitama.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car458 km5h 21min
🚲 Bike458 km30h 31min
🚶 On foot456 km94h 59min

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 Kitakami (Iwate) to Saitama (Saitama) is 396 km in a straight line, or 458 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 21min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥6,800. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Saitama → Kitakami →

Driving directions · Kitakami → Saitama

  1. ↑Continue114 m0min
  2. ←Turn left51 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 北上停車場線112276 m0min
  4. ←Turn left onto 相去飯豊線2541.4 km1min
  5. ↑Continue803 m1min
  6. →Turn right321 m0min
  7. ←Turn left onto 北上バイパス411.0 km9min
  8. ↰Keep left726 m1min
  9. ↰Keep left17.3 km12min
  10. ↰Keep left552 m0min
  11. ↱Keep right755 m1min
  12. →Turn right onto 花巻平泉線37182 m0min
  13. ↑Continue onto 三日町瀬原線3004.8 km5min
  14. →Turn right onto 町道祗園線184 m0min
  15. ⟳At roundabout, take exit 2 onto 町道祗園線337 m0min
  16. ↰Keep left409.0 km4h 36min
  17. ↰Keep left and drive toward 蓮田SA/スマートIC207 m0min
  18. ↰Keep left45 m0min
  19. ↱Keep right136 m0min
  20. →Turn right94 m0min
  21. →Turn right11 m0min
  22. ←Turn left136 m0min
  23. →Turn right198 m0min
  24. →Turn right67 m0min
  25. →Turn right46 m0min
  26. →Turn right onto 404080 m0min
  27. ↰Turn sharp left180 m0min
  28. →Turn right onto 蓮田岩槻バイパス12252 m0min
  29. ←Turn left281 m1min
  30. →Turn right onto 国道122号旧道9 m0min
  31. ←Turn left158 m0min
  32. ↱Keep right119 m0min
  33. ↑Continue626 m1min
  34. ←Turn left onto 東門前蓮田線3221.3 km1min
  35. →Turn right onto 出戸橋通り1.9 km2min
  36. ←Turn left onto 第二産業道路54.0 km4min
  37. ←Turn left onto 南中野通り207 m0min
  38. →Turn right150 m0min
  39. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

平泉岩手県
三本木宮城県
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
やいた栃木県
うつのみや ろまんちっく村栃木県

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

Distances from Kitakami

Morioka Morioka46 kmHanamaki Hanamaki11 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki41 kmMizusawa Mizusawa17 kmMiyako Miyako82 kmKamaishi Kamaishi65 kmŌfunato Ōfunato57 kmTōno Tōno36 kmYamada Yamada75 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi47 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi68 kmIchinohe Ichinohe105 kmKuji Kuji115 kmŌshū Ōshū17 kmHachimantai Hachimantai69 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 Kitakami to Saitama?

About 458 km by road (396 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 21min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥6,800 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).