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Ōshū → Saitama

Iwate → Saitama
Straight line383 km
By road441 km
Driving time5h 9min
Fuel cost¥6,550
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Ōshū and Saitama.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car441 km5h 9min
🚲 Bike441 km29h 23min
🚶 On foot440 km91h 45min

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 Ōshū (Iwate) to Saitama (Saitama) is 383 km in a straight line, or 441 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 9min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥6,550. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Saitama → Ōshū →

Driving directions · Ōshū → Saitama

  1. ↑Continue67 m0min
  2. ←Turn left145 m0min
  3. ↱Keep right417 m1min
  4. →Turn right onto 国道397号3971.3 km1min
  5. ←Turn left onto 水沢バイパス47.5 km6min
  6. →Turn right onto 新城馬口沢線2432.8 km3min
  7. ←Turn left onto 新城馬口沢線24354 m0min
  8. →Turn right onto 新城馬口沢線2431.4 km1min
  9. →Turn right onto 前沢バイパス42.5 km2min
  10. →Turn right onto 花巻平泉線37182 m0min
  11. ↑Continue onto 三日町瀬原線3004.8 km5min
  12. →Turn right onto 町道祗園線184 m0min
  13. ⟳At roundabout, take exit 2 onto 町道祗園線337 m0min
  14. ↰Keep left409.0 km4h 36min
  15. ↰Keep left and drive toward 蓮田SA/スマートIC207 m0min
  16. ↰Keep left45 m0min
  17. ↱Keep right136 m0min
  18. →Turn right94 m0min
  19. →Turn right11 m0min
  20. ←Turn left136 m0min
  21. →Turn right198 m0min
  22. →Turn right67 m0min
  23. →Turn right46 m0min
  24. →Turn right onto 404080 m0min
  25. ↰Turn sharp left180 m0min
  26. →Turn right onto 蓮田岩槻バイパス12252 m0min
  27. ←Turn left281 m1min
  28. →Turn right onto 国道122号旧道9 m0min
  29. ←Turn left158 m0min
  30. ↱Keep right119 m0min
  31. ↑Continue626 m1min
  32. ←Turn left onto 東門前蓮田線3221.3 km1min
  33. →Turn right onto 出戸橋通り1.9 km2min
  34. ←Turn left onto 第二産業道路54.0 km4min
  35. ←Turn left onto 南中野通り207 m0min
  36. →Turn right150 m0min
  37. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

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
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

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

Distances from Ōshū

Morioka Morioka62 kmKitakami Kitakami17 kmHanamaki Hanamaki28 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki25 kmMizusawa Mizusawa3 kmMiyako Miyako87 kmKamaishi Kamaishi62 kmŌfunato Ōfunato48 kmTōno Tōno37 kmYamada Yamada77 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi64 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi68 kmIchinohe Ichinohe121 kmKuji Kuji128 kmHachimantai Hachimantai85 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 Ōshū to Saitama?

About 441 km by road (383 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 9min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥6,550 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).