Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Saitama and Kai.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 136 km | 2h 4min |
| 🚲 Bike | 136 km | 9h 5min |
| 🚶 On foot | 122 km | 25h 28min |
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 Kai (Yamanashi) is 106 km in a straight line, or 136 km by road. A car trip takes about 2h 4min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥2,020. The full driving directions are shown below.
Driving directions · Saitama → Kai
- ↑Continue
- ←Turn left onto 新方須賀さいたま線214
- ↱Keep right
- ←Turn left onto さいたま春日部線2
- ↱Keep right
- ↖Turn slight left onto 川越日高線15
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- ↗Turn slight right
- ↑Continue
- ↑Continue
- ↰Keep left
- ↑Continue onto 東京環状16
- ←Turn left
- ↑Continue onto 中新田入間川線340
- ←Turn left onto 中新田入間川線340
- ←Turn left onto 東京環状16
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left onto 中央自動車道 and take E20 toward 中央道, 新宿, 甲府
- ↱Keep right onto 中央自動車道 and take E20 toward 河口湖, 甲府
- ↱Keep right onto 中央自動車道右ルートE20
- ↰Keep left and drive toward 勝沼, 山梨市, 塩山
- ↰Keep left
- →Turn right onto 和戸通り140
- ↰Turn sharp left onto 城東バイパス411
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left onto 城東通り411
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left onto 甲府韮崎線6
- ←Turn left
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ↰Turn sharp left
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- 🏁Arrive at destination
Roadside stations (michi-no-eki) along the route
Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.
つる山梨県
甲斐大和山梨県
Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)
Distances from Saitama
Yono Yono3 kmKawaguchi Kawaguchi12 kmTokorozawa Tokorozawa21 kmKawagoe Kawagoe15 kmKoshigaya Koshigaya12 kmSōka Sōka15 kmAgeoshimo Ageoshimo8 kmKasukabe Kasukabe12 kmSayama Sayama23 kmKumagaya Kumagaya35 kmAsaka Asaka13 kmShimotoda Shimotoda11 kmIwatsuki Iwatsuki7 kmFukayachō Fukayachō47 kmSakado Sakado25 km
Distances from Kai
Ryūō Ryūō4 kmKōfu Kōfu6 kmNirasaki Nirasaki6 kmKofu Kofu7 kmMinami-Alps Minami-Alps9 kmChūō Chūō10 kmIsawa Isawa12 kmFuefuki Fuefuki13 kmYamanashi Yamanashi17 kmHokuto Hokuto20 kmEnzan Enzan20 kmKōshū Kōshū24 kmFujikawaguchiko Fujikawaguchiko27 kmFuji-yoshida Fuji-yoshida35 kmFujiyoshida Fujiyoshida38 km
Frequently asked questions
How far is it from Saitama to Kai?
About 136 km by road (106 km in a straight line).
How long does it take to drive from Saitama to Kai?
About 2h 4min by car under normal conditions.
How much fuel does the trip cost?
Roughly ¥2,020 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).