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Higashine → Saitama

Yamagata → Saitama
Straight line289 km
By road356 km
Driving time4h 16min
Fuel cost¥5,280
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Higashine and Saitama.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car356 km4h 16min
🚲 Bike356 km23h 43min
🚶 On foot332 km69h 12min

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 Saitama (Saitama) is 289 km in a straight line, or 356 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 16min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥5,280. 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: Saitama → Higashine →

Driving directions · Higashine → Saitama

  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245.6 km2h 40min
  38. ↰Keep left and drive toward 蓮田SA/スマートIC207 m0min
  39. ↰Keep left45 m0min
  40. ↱Keep right136 m0min
  41. →Turn right94 m0min
  42. →Turn right11 m0min
  43. ←Turn left136 m0min
  44. →Turn right198 m0min
  45. →Turn right67 m0min
  46. →Turn right46 m0min
  47. →Turn right onto 404080 m0min
  48. ↰Turn sharp left180 m0min
  49. →Turn right onto 蓮田岩槻バイパス12252 m0min
  50. ←Turn left281 m1min
  51. →Turn right onto 国道122号旧道9 m0min
  52. ←Turn left158 m0min
  53. ↱Keep right119 m0min
  54. ↑Continue626 m1min
  55. ←Turn left onto 東門前蓮田線3221.3 km1min
  56. →Turn right onto 出戸橋通り1.9 km2min
  57. ←Turn left onto 第二産業道路54.0 km4min
  58. ←Turn left onto 南中野通り207 m0min
  59. →Turn right150 m0min
  60. 🏁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
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
みかも栃木県

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

Distances from Higashine

Yamagata Yamagata23 kmSakata Sakata71 kmTsuruoka Tsuruoka59 kmYonezawa Yonezawa64 kmTendō Tendō10 kmSagae Sagae13 kmShinjō Shinjō37 kmKaminoyama Kaminoyama34 kmNagai Nagai49 kmTakahata Takahata52 kmObanazawa Obanazawa18 kmYuza Yuza76 kmNanyō Nanyō51 kmMurayama Murayama4 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 Higashine to Saitama?

About 356 km by road (289 km in a straight line).

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

About 4h 16min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥5,280 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).