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Higashine → Chiba

Yamagata → Chiba
Straight line316 km
By road383 km
Driving time5h 28min
Fuel cost¥5,690
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Higashine and Chiba.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car383 km5h 28min
🚲 Bike383 km25h 31min
🚶 On foot364 km75h 49min

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 Higashine (Yamagata) to Chiba (Chiba) is 316 km in a straight line, or 383 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 28min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥5,690. The full driving directions are shown below. Watch for snow and ice in winter (coldest month down to -0.7°C en route). Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Chiba → Higashine →

Driving directions · Higashine → Chiba

  1. ↑Continue200 m0min
  2. →Turn right onto 山形県道29号尾花沢関山線29, 30440 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 山形県道304号中島新田楯岡線304666 m1min
  4. →Turn right8 m0min
  5. ←Turn left1.0 km1min
  6. →Turn right56 m0min
  7. ←Turn left2.0 km2min
  8. →Turn right onto 山形県道296号新田神町停車場線 (フルーツライン)296766 m1min
  9. ←Turn left onto 山形県道120号東根尾花沢線 (羽州街道)1207.1 km7min
  10. ↑Continue2.5 km3min
  11. ↖Turn slight left onto 山形県道22号線227.5 km7min
  12. ↑Continue1.3 km1min
  13. ↑Continue onto 下原山形停車場線2711.6 km2min
  14. ↰Keep left472 m1min
  15. ↗Turn slight right onto 国道112号1122.2 km2min
  16. ↱Keep right3.8 km3min
  17. →Turn right onto 十日町山形線2671.0 km1min
  18. →Turn right onto 十日町山形線267649 m1min
  19. ←Turn left onto 山形上山線51725 m1min
  20. ↱Keep right onto 山形上山線51991 m1min
  21. ↑Continue onto 国道458号4584.3 km4min
  22. ↑Continue846 m1min
  23. ↖Turn slight left2.5 km2min
  24. ←Turn left onto 山形上山線512.3 km2min
  25. ←Turn left141 m0min
  26. →Turn right19 m0min
  27. ←Turn left onto 上山バイパス136.6 km6min
  28. →Turn right81 m0min
  29. ↖Turn slight left onto 南陽川西線1021.4 km1min
  30. ↑Continue onto 国道399号3992.0 km2min
  31. ↑Continue onto 国道13号1310.4 km9min
  32. ↰Keep left112 m0min
  33. ↖Turn slight left onto 米沢バイパス132.7 km2min
  34. ↰Turn sharp left onto 米沢高畠線1526 m0min
  35. →Turn right and take 13 toward 米沢中央, 道の駅米沢31.4 km19min
  36. ↰Keep left136 m0min
  37. ↱Keep right and take E4 toward 東京, 宇都宮67.2 km46min
  38. ↰Keep left237 m0min
  39. ↰Keep left89 m0min
  40. ↑Continue30 m0min
  41. →Turn right221 m0min
  42. ←Turn left600 m1min
  43. →Turn right onto 須賀川バイパス44.1 km3min
  44. ↰Keep left77 m0min
  45. ↑Continue1.5 km2min
  46. ←Turn left966 m1min
  47. →Turn right onto 矢吹小野線42492 m0min
  48. ↑Continue onto 棚倉街道446.9 km6min
  49. →Turn right onto 棚倉街道1.5 km2min
  50. →Turn right onto 棚倉街道44, 7510.1 km9min
  51. →Turn right onto 棚倉バイパス118, 2896.1 km5min
  52. →Turn right onto 棚倉街道11815.7 km13min
  53. ←Turn left onto 棚倉街道34928.6 km29min
  54. ↑Continue onto 国道349号中里バイパス3492.0 km3min
  55. ↑Continue onto 棚倉街道34918.9 km17min
  56. →Turn right onto 棚倉街道1.5 km2min
  57. →Turn right onto 瓜連馬渡線311.4 km1min
  58. ↑Continue onto 県道65号那珂インター線651.1 km1min
  59. ←Turn left289 m0min
  60. ↱Keep right55.1 km35min
  61. ↰Keep left and take 6 toward 桜土浦, つくば525 m1min
  62. ↰Keep left toward 354757 m1min
  63. ←Turn left onto 藤沢荒川沖線2011.8 km2min
  64. ←Turn left onto 学園東大通り55, 201819 m1min
  65. →Turn right onto 水戸街道65.5 km6min
  66. ↰Keep left and take 408 toward 成田, 稲敷, 牛久阿見IC613 m1min
  67. →Turn right onto 花水木通り148 m0min
  68. ←Turn left525 m1min
  69. →Turn right onto ふれあい通り2721.0 km1min
  70. ↑Continue onto 都市計画道貝塚中根線595 m1min
  71. ↰Keep left onto 女化街道3.2 km4min
  72. →Turn right onto 土浦竜ヶ崎線4811.9 km14min
  73. ←Turn left onto 利根水郷ライン4724 m1min
  74. →Turn right114 m0min
  75. ←Turn left onto 国道356号356972 m1min
  76. ↖Turn slight left onto 千葉竜ヶ崎線旧道3.0 km5min
  77. ←Turn left onto 千葉ニュータウン北環状線189113 m0min
  78. →Turn right onto 千葉竜ヶ崎線バイパス43.6 km3min
  79. ↑Continue onto 県道4号千葉竜ヶ崎線43.2 km3min
  80. →Turn right1.0 km1min
  81. →Turn right149 m0min
  82. ←Turn left onto 東京環状163.1 km3min
  83. ↰Keep left onto 東京環状166.2 km7min
  84. ↰Keep left337 m0min
  85. ↑Continue onto 東京環状162.8 km3min
  86. ↑Continue onto 国道126号126613 m1min
  87. ←Turn left239 m0min
  88. ↰Keep left onto 国道126号1263.6 km3min
  89. ↰Keep left onto 大和橋482 m1min
  90. ↑Continue onto 大網街道20424 m0min
  91. →Turn right onto 202072 m0min
  92. ←Turn left63 m0min
  93. →Turn right117 m0min
  94. ←Turn left23 m0min
  95. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

天童温泉山形県
米沢山形県
はなわ福島県
さとみ茨城県
ひたちおおた茨城県
やちよ千葉県

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

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Higashine to Chiba?

About 383 km by road (316 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Higashine to Chiba?

About 5h 28min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥5,690 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).