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Saitama → Arao

Saitama → Kumamoto
Straight line904 km
By road1,149 km
Driving time13h 34min
Fuel cost¥17,070
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Saitama and Arao.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car1,149 km13h 34min
🚲 Bike1,149 km76h 37min
🚶 On foot1,040 km216h 38min

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 Saitama (Saitama) to Arao (Kumamoto) is 904 km in a straight line, or 1,149 km by road. A car trip takes about 13h 34min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥17,070. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Arao → Saitama →

Driving directions · Saitama → Arao

  1. Continue93 m0min
  2. Turn left onto 新方須賀さいたま線2141.2 km1min
  3. Turn left88 m0min
  4. Turn left61 m0min
  5. Turn right108 m0min
  6. Turn left1.6 km2min
  7. Turn slight left onto 新方須賀さいたま線214890 m1min
  8. Keep right8.5 km5min
  9. Keep left603 m1min
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  12. Turn left onto 新座バイパス254891 m1min
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  15. Continue onto 4414411.8 km2min
  16. Keep right onto 環八通り3116.7 km6min
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  23. Keep right onto 東名高速道路6.4 km5min
  24. Keep left onto 東名高速道路E184 m0min
  25. Keep right51.4 km34min
  26. Keep left onto 東名高速道路(左ルート)E129.9 km20min
  27. Keep left onto 新東名高速道路 and take E1A toward 新東名, 静岡, 名古屋225.4 km2h 12min
  28. Keep left432 m0min
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  30. Keep right101.7 km1h 7min
  31. Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A828 m1min
  32. Keep left and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪296 m0min
  33. Keep right and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪2.9 km2min
  34. Keep left and take E88, E89 toward 宇治, 奈良, 大阪, 関西空港, 瀬田東, 石山404 m0min
  35. Keep right26.7 km22min
  36. Keep left and drive toward 大阪, 吹田7.6 km6min
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  44. Continue onto 国道2号242.9 km37min
  45. Keep right onto 国道2号25.8 km5min
  46. Keep right onto 国道2号25.5 km9min
  47. Turn slight right458 m1min
  48. Continue onto 国道199号1999.2 km12min
  49. Keep left1.9 km2min
  50. Turn left onto 国道10号10322 m0min
  51. Keep right712 m1min
  52. Continue onto 北方バイパス3223.4 km3min
  53. Continue onto 国道322号3224.5 km4min
  54. Turn right onto 国道322号3228.0 km7min
  55. Turn right onto 国道322号3227.9 km7min
  56. Turn left onto 八女香春線524.1 km4min
  57. Turn right onto 田川バイパス3226.3 km5min
  58. Continue onto 国道322号3222.9 km3min
  59. Turn right onto 国道322号3221.3 km1min
  60. Turn left onto 国道322号322122 m0min
  61. Turn right onto 国道322号32222.8 km20min
  62. Turn left onto 駅前通り322, 500117 m0min
  63. Turn sharp right onto 千代丸通り322, 5002.3 km2min
  64. Turn right onto 国道322号3225.0 km4min
  65. Turn left onto 上高橋善導寺停車場線7401.0 km1min
  66. Keep right onto 中川北野線7413.5 km3min
  67. Keep right onto 久留米筑紫野線53, 812.3 km2min
  68. Turn right onto 久留米筑紫野線53, 739124 m0min
  69. Turn left onto 久留米筑紫野線53, 739427 m0min
  70. Turn right onto 豊田北野線739183 m0min
  71. Turn left onto 久留米筑紫野線旧道1.2 km1min
  72. Turn right onto 久留米筑紫野線53127 m0min
  73. Turn left onto 久留米筑紫野線53304 m0min
  74. Keep left onto 浮羽草野久留米線151185 m0min
  75. Continue onto 久留米筑後線86655 m1min
  76. Turn right onto 久留米筑後線86, 750100 m0min
  77. Turn sharp left onto 久留米筑後線86607 m1min
  78. Turn left onto 久留米筑後線86, 800239 m0min
  79. Turn right onto 久留米筑後線861.4 km1min
  80. Turn right onto 久留米筑後線86, 752176 m0min
  81. Turn left onto 久留米筑後線861.5 km1min
  82. Turn left onto 国道3号3, 32573 m0min
  83. Turn right onto 久留米筑後線862.9 km3min
  84. Turn left onto 久留米筑後線86673 m1min
  85. Turn left onto 国道209号2095.3 km5min
  86. Turn right215 m0min
  87. Turn left251 m1min
  88. Continue395 m0min
  89. Turn left92 m0min
  90. Turn left onto 筑後城島線70647 m0min
  91. Turn right onto 柳川筑後線7031.6 km2min
  92. Turn right onto 柳川筑後線703, 71688 m0min
  93. Turn left175 m0min
  94. Keep left onto 柳川筑後線703, 7911.3 km1min
  95. Continue onto 八女瀬高線96, 791982 m1min
  96. Continue onto 富久瀬高線7911.9 km2min
  97. Keep right onto 国道209号2096.9 km6min
  98. Continue onto 国道208号208, 209207 m0min
  99. Turn right onto 黒崎開濃施線7801.9 km2min
  100. Continue onto 大牟田川副線181.3 km1min
  101. Turn left onto 大牟田川副線1855 m0min
  102. Turn right298 m0min
  103. Continue onto 有明海沿岸道路2088.3 km5min
  104. Turn sharp left onto 三池港線736314 m0min
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  106. Turn right onto 国道389号389, 5012.4 km2min
  107. Turn left703 m1min
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  109. Turn left297 m1min
  110. Turn sharp right36 m0min
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  112. Keep right255 m1min
  113. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

山北神奈川県
ふじおやま静岡県
富士川楽座静岡県
鳳来三河三石愛知県
もっくる新城愛知県
菰野三重県
あいの土山滋賀県
こんぜの里りっとう滋賀県

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

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Saitama to Arao?

About 1,149 km by road (904 km in a straight line).

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

About 13h 34min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥17,070 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).