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Shonai Airport → Saitama

Yamagata → Saitama
Straight line323 km
By road429 km
Driving time5h 29min
Fuel cost¥6,380
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Shonai Airport and Saitama.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car429 km5h 29min
🚲 Bike429 km28h 37min
🚶 On foot371 km77h 22min

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 Shonai Airport (Yamagata) to Saitama (Saitama) is 323 km in a straight line, or 429 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 29min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥6,380. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Saitama → Shonai Airport →

Driving directions · Shonai Airport → Saitama

  1. Continue490 m1min
  2. Turn left1.4 km2min
  3. Turn right onto 酒田鶴岡線381.7 km2min
  4. Turn sharp left onto 余目加茂線431.1 km1min
  5. Turn right onto 面野山鶴岡線3325.7 km6min
  6. Turn right onto 面野山鶴岡線332881 m1min
  7. Continue onto 鶴岡村上線3491.2 km1min
  8. Turn left onto 鶴岡羽黒線47438 m0min
  9. Turn right onto 南銀座通り426 m1min
  10. Continue onto たらのき代鶴岡線3502.4 km2min
  11. Turn right onto 鶴岡東バイパス1127.4 km6min
  12. Turn left onto 鶴岡村上線3491.0 km1min
  13. Turn right onto 余目温海線441.6 km1min
  14. Turn right162 m0min
  15. Keep left387 m0min
  16. Continue onto 山形自動車道E489.6 km9min
  17. Turn slight left onto 月山道路11220.5 km23min
  18. Keep left204 m0min
  19. Turn right onto 大江西川線2711.9 km11min
  20. Turn right12.3 km15min
  21. Turn left onto 白滝宮宿線2892.7 km3min
  22. Turn left onto 白滝宮宿線2897.8 km8min
  23. Turn right onto 長井大江線95.6 km5min
  24. Turn sharp right onto 国道287号2878.6 km7min
  25. Turn right onto 国道287号287, 3489.8 km8min
  26. Turn left onto 国道287号287, 34812.2 km10min
  27. Turn left onto 高畠川西線71.3 km1min
  28. Turn right onto 大塚米沢線242279 m0min
  29. Turn left onto 大塚米沢線2424.1 km4min
  30. Continue onto 大塚米沢線242774 m1min
  31. Turn left onto 米沢北バイパス2873.3 km3min
  32. Keep left79 m0min
  33. Turn slight left onto 舘山バイパス121306 m0min
  34. Turn left251 m0min
  35. Keep left and drive toward 福島, 無料区間35.7 km22min
  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.

庄内みかわ山形県
月山山形県
白鷹ヤナ公園山形県
川のみなと長井山形県
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

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

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Shonai Airport to Saitama?

About 429 km by road (323 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Shonai Airport to Saitama?

About 5h 29min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥6,380 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).