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Kuji → Saitama

Iwate → Saitama
Straight line510 km
By road614 km
Driving time7h 19min
Fuel cost¥9,130
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kuji and Saitama.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car614 km7h 19min
🚲 Bike614 km40h 58min
🚶 On foot587 km122h 14min

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 Kuji (Iwate) to Saitama (Saitama) is 510 km in a straight line, or 614 km by road. A car trip takes about 7h 19min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥9,130. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Saitama → Kuji →

Driving directions · Kuji → Saitama

  1. ↑Continue168 m0min
  2. ←Turn left35 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 久慈岩泉線778 m0min
  4. ←Turn left onto 国道281号28141.1 km35min
  5. →Turn right onto 国道281号28131.3 km27min
  6. ←Turn left onto 岩手平舘線171.2 km1min
  7. ←Turn left onto 岩手平舘線172.0 km2min
  8. ↑Continue1.2 km1min
  9. ↑Continue onto 国道4号4, 2812.8 km2min
  10. ←Turn left891 m1min
  11. ↑Continue onto 藪川川口線158483 m0min
  12. ↑Continue onto 岩手川口停車場線1571.1 km1min
  13. ←Turn left onto 岩手川口バイパス4, 2814.2 km4min
  14. ←Turn left onto 好摩停車場線129850 m1min
  15. ↑Continue onto 渋民田頭線3014.3 km4min
  16. →Turn right onto 国道4号4, 2815.7 km5min
  17. ↰Keep left1.1 km1min
  18. ↰Keep left90.2 km58min
  19. ↰Keep left552 m0min
  20. ↱Keep right755 m1min
  21. →Turn right onto 花巻平泉線37182 m0min
  22. ↑Continue onto 三日町瀬原線3004.8 km5min
  23. →Turn right onto 町道祗園線184 m0min
  24. ⟳At roundabout, take exit 2 onto 町道祗園線337 m0min
  25. ↰Keep left409.0 km4h 36min
  26. ↰Keep left and drive toward 蓮田SA/スマートIC207 m0min
  27. ↰Keep left45 m0min
  28. ↱Keep right136 m0min
  29. →Turn right94 m0min
  30. →Turn right11 m0min
  31. ←Turn left136 m0min
  32. →Turn right198 m0min
  33. →Turn right67 m0min
  34. →Turn right46 m0min
  35. →Turn right onto 404080 m0min
  36. ↰Turn sharp left180 m0min
  37. →Turn right onto 蓮田岩槻バイパス12252 m0min
  38. ←Turn left281 m1min
  39. →Turn right onto 国道122号旧道9 m0min
  40. ←Turn left158 m0min
  41. ↱Keep right119 m0min
  42. ↑Continue626 m1min
  43. ←Turn left onto 東門前蓮田線3221.3 km1min
  44. →Turn right onto 出戸橋通り1.9 km2min
  45. ←Turn left onto 第二産業道路54.0 km4min
  46. ←Turn left onto 南中野通り207 m0min
  47. →Turn right150 m0min
  48. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

くじ岩手県
白樺の里やまがた岩手県
くずまき高原岩手県
石神の丘岩手県
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

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

Distances from Kuji

Morioka Morioka76 kmKitakami Kitakami115 kmHanamaki Hanamaki106 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki152 kmMizusawa Mizusawa129 kmMiyako Miyako62 kmKamaishi Kamaishi102 kmŌfunato Ōfunato124 kmTōno Tōno99 kmYamada Yamada82 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi87 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi92 kmIchinohe Ichinohe41 kmŌshū Ōshū128 kmHachimantai Hachimantai63 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 Kuji to Saitama?

About 614 km by road (510 km in a straight line).

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

About 7h 19min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥9,130 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).