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Kita-Akita → Saitama

Akita → Saitama
Straight line481 km
By road596 km
Driving time7h 22min
Fuel cost¥8,860
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kita-Akita and Saitama.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car596 km7h 22min
🚲 Bike596 km39h 44min
🚶 On foot553 km115h 18min

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 Kita-Akita (Akita) to Saitama (Saitama) is 481 km in a straight line, or 596 km by road. A car trip takes about 7h 22min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,860. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Saitama → Kita-Akita →

Driving directions · Kita-Akita → Saitama

  1. ↑Continue122 m0min
  2. →Turn right318 m1min
  3. ↰Turn sharp left22 m0min
  4. ↱Turn sharp right onto 鷹巣バイパス1059.6 km8min
  5. ←Turn left onto 国道105号10579.2 km1h 8min
  6. →Turn right onto 国道105号105, 341508 m0min
  7. ←Turn left onto 国道105号1053.5 km3min
  8. ←Turn left123 m0min
  9. ←Turn left262 m0min
  10. ←Turn left onto 角館六郷線1117.8 km16min
  11. ←Turn left onto 角館六郷線112.0 km2min
  12. ←Turn left onto 国道13号1314.6 km13min
  13. ←Turn left1.3 km2min
  14. ↱Keep right onto 国道13号13, 34226.3 km23min
  15. ↱Turn sharp right3.2 km4min
  16. ↰Keep left222 m0min
  17. →Turn right onto 国道13号13, 108, 34411.5 km10min
  18. ↑Continue8.7 km5min
  19. ↑Continue onto 国道13号13, 34410.8 km9min
  20. →Turn right onto 赤坂真室川線319119 m0min
  21. ←Turn left378 m0min
  22. ↑Continue onto 泉田道路73.6 km45min
  23. ↰Keep left297 m0min
  24. ↰Keep left106 m0min
  25. ↰Keep left265 m0min
  26. ←Turn left263 m0min
  27. →Turn right onto 山形白鷹線17683 m1min
  28. ←Turn left onto 国道458号4588.7 km7min
  29. →Turn right onto 国道458号458378 m0min
  30. →Turn right onto 国道458号4584.3 km4min
  31. ↑Continue846 m1min
  32. ↖Turn slight left2.5 km2min
  33. ←Turn left onto 山形上山線512.3 km2min
  34. ←Turn left141 m0min
  35. →Turn right19 m0min
  36. ←Turn left onto 上山バイパス136.6 km6min
  37. →Turn right81 m0min
  38. ↖Turn slight left onto 南陽川西線1021.4 km1min
  39. ↑Continue onto 国道399号3992.0 km2min
  40. ↑Continue onto 国道13号1310.4 km9min
  41. ↰Keep left112 m0min
  42. ↖Turn slight left onto 米沢バイパス132.7 km2min
  43. ↰Turn sharp left onto 米沢高畠線1526 m0min
  44. →Turn right and take 13 toward 米沢中央, 道の駅米沢31.4 km19min
  45. ↰Keep left136 m0min
  46. ↱Keep right and take E4 toward 東京, 宇都宮245.6 km2h 40min
  47. ↰Keep left and drive toward 蓮田SA/スマートIC207 m0min
  48. ↰Keep left45 m0min
  49. ↱Keep right136 m0min
  50. →Turn right94 m0min
  51. →Turn right11 m0min
  52. ←Turn left136 m0min
  53. →Turn right198 m0min
  54. →Turn right67 m0min
  55. →Turn right46 m0min
  56. →Turn right onto 404080 m0min
  57. ↰Turn sharp left180 m0min
  58. →Turn right onto 蓮田岩槻バイパス12252 m0min
  59. ←Turn left281 m1min
  60. →Turn right onto 国道122号旧道9 m0min
  61. ←Turn left158 m0min
  62. ↱Keep right119 m0min
  63. ↑Continue626 m1min
  64. ←Turn left onto 東門前蓮田線3221.3 km1min
  65. →Turn right onto 出戸橋通り1.9 km2min
  66. ←Turn left onto 第二産業道路54.0 km4min
  67. ←Turn left onto 南中野通り207 m0min
  68. →Turn right150 m0min
  69. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

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
河北山形県

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

Distances from Kita-Akita

Akita Akita59 kmŌdate Ōdate16 kmNoshiro Noshiro31 kmYokote Yokote99 kmŌmagari Ōmagari84 kmHanawa Hanawa33 kmYuzawa Yuzawa115 kmTennō Tennō49 kmTakanosu Takanosu3 kmKakunodatemachi Kakunodatemachi70 kmNikaho Nikaho110 kmDaisen Daisen85 kmOga Oga59 kmYurihonjō Yurihonjō95 kmKatagami Katagami49 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 Kita-Akita to Saitama?

About 596 km by road (481 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Kita-Akita to Saitama?

About 7h 22min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,860 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).