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Takanosu → Saitama

Akita → Saitama
Straight line483 km
By road600 km
Driving time7h 25min
Fuel cost¥8,910
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Takanosu and Saitama.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car600 km7h 25min
🚲 Bike600 km39h 58min
🚶 On foot556 km115h 50min

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 Takanosu (Akita) to Saitama (Saitama) is 483 km in a straight line, or 600 km by road. A car trip takes about 7h 25min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,910. The full driving directions are shown below. Watch for snow and ice in winter (coldest month down to -1.9°C en route). Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Saitama → Takanosu →

Driving directions · Takanosu → Saitama

  1. ↑Continue62 m0min
  2. ←Turn left5 m0min
  3. →Turn right193 m0min
  4. ←Turn left87 m0min
  5. →Turn right4.0 km5min
  6. →Turn right onto 国道105号1059.2 km8min
  7. ←Turn left onto 国道105号10579.2 km1h 8min
  8. →Turn right onto 国道105号105, 341508 m0min
  9. ←Turn left onto 国道105号1053.5 km3min
  10. ←Turn left123 m0min
  11. ←Turn left262 m0min
  12. ←Turn left onto 角館六郷線1117.8 km16min
  13. ←Turn left onto 角館六郷線112.0 km2min
  14. ←Turn left onto 国道13号1314.6 km13min
  15. ←Turn left1.3 km2min
  16. ↱Keep right onto 国道13号13, 34226.3 km23min
  17. ↱Turn sharp right3.2 km4min
  18. ↰Keep left222 m0min
  19. →Turn right onto 国道13号13, 108, 34411.5 km10min
  20. ↑Continue8.7 km5min
  21. ↑Continue onto 国道13号13, 34410.8 km9min
  22. →Turn right onto 赤坂真室川線319119 m0min
  23. ←Turn left378 m0min
  24. ↑Continue onto 泉田道路73.6 km45min
  25. ↰Keep left297 m0min
  26. ↰Keep left106 m0min
  27. ↰Keep left265 m0min
  28. ←Turn left263 m0min
  29. →Turn right onto 山形白鷹線17683 m1min
  30. ←Turn left onto 国道458号4588.7 km7min
  31. →Turn right onto 国道458号458378 m0min
  32. →Turn right onto 国道458号4584.3 km4min
  33. ↑Continue846 m1min
  34. ↖Turn slight left2.5 km2min
  35. ←Turn left onto 山形上山線512.3 km2min
  36. ←Turn left141 m0min
  37. →Turn right19 m0min
  38. ←Turn left onto 上山バイパス136.6 km6min
  39. →Turn right81 m0min
  40. ↖Turn slight left onto 南陽川西線1021.4 km1min
  41. ↑Continue onto 国道399号3992.0 km2min
  42. ↑Continue onto 国道13号1310.4 km9min
  43. ↰Keep left112 m0min
  44. ↖Turn slight left onto 米沢バイパス132.7 km2min
  45. ↰Turn sharp left onto 米沢高畠線1526 m0min
  46. →Turn right and take 13 toward 米沢中央, 道の駅米沢31.4 km19min
  47. ↰Keep left136 m0min
  48. ↱Keep right and take E4 toward 東京, 宇都宮245.6 km2h 40min
  49. ↰Keep left and drive toward 蓮田SA/スマートIC207 m0min
  50. ↰Keep left45 m0min
  51. ↱Keep right136 m0min
  52. →Turn right94 m0min
  53. →Turn right11 m0min
  54. ←Turn left136 m0min
  55. →Turn right198 m0min
  56. →Turn right67 m0min
  57. →Turn right46 m0min
  58. →Turn right onto 404080 m0min
  59. ↰Turn sharp left180 m0min
  60. →Turn right onto 蓮田岩槻バイパス12252 m0min
  61. ←Turn left281 m1min
  62. →Turn right onto 国道122号旧道9 m0min
  63. ←Turn left158 m0min
  64. ↱Keep right119 m0min
  65. ↑Continue626 m1min
  66. ←Turn left onto 東門前蓮田線3221.3 km1min
  67. →Turn right onto 出戸橋通り1.9 km2min
  68. ←Turn left onto 第二産業道路54.0 km4min
  69. ←Turn left onto 南中野通り207 m0min
  70. →Turn right150 m0min
  71. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

たかのす秋田県
大館能代空港秋田県
あに秋田県
雁の里せんなん秋田県
十文字秋田県
おがち秋田県
尾花沢山形県
むらやま山形県

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

Distances from Takanosu

Akita Akita60 kmŌdate Ōdate17 kmNoshiro Noshiro29 kmYokote Yokote102 kmŌmagari Ōmagari87 kmHanawa Hanawa36 kmYuzawa Yuzawa118 kmTennō Tennō49 kmKakunodatemachi Kakunodatemachi73 kmNikaho Nikaho112 kmDaisen Daisen88 kmOga Oga59 kmYurihonjō Yurihonjō96 kmKatagami Katagami50 kmKita-Akita Kita-Akita3 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 Takanosu to Saitama?

About 600 km by road (483 km in a straight line).

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

About 7h 25min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,910 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).