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Saitama → Tsuruoka

Saitama → Yamagata
Straight line313 km
By road418 km
Driving time5h 15min
Fuel cost¥6,210
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Saitama and Tsuruoka.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car418 km5h 15min
🚲 Bike418 km27h 51min
🚶 On foot360 km74h 59min

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 Tsuruoka (Yamagata) is 313 km in a straight line, or 418 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 15min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥6,210. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Tsuruoka → Saitama →

Driving directions · Saitama → Tsuruoka

  1. ↑Continue93 m0min
  2. →Turn right onto 新方須賀さいたま線214828 m1min
  3. ↰Keep left139 m0min
  4. ↑Continue31 m0min
  5. ↑Continue230 m0min
  6. ←Turn left onto さいたま幸手線653.2 km3min
  7. →Turn right320 m0min
  8. →Turn right onto 東大宮バイパス16149 m0min
  9. ↰Keep left674 m1min
  10. ↰Keep left250.7 km2h 43min
  11. ↰Keep left and take E13 toward 東北中央道, 米沢, 山形31.6 km20min
  12. ↰Keep left and take 13 toward 米沢中央, 道の駅米沢484 m1min
  13. ←Turn left onto 米沢高畠線1463 m0min
  14. →Turn right onto 米沢バイパス132.7 km2min
  15. ↑Continue965 m1min
  16. ←Turn left onto 舘山バイパス121346 m0min
  17. →Turn right onto 米沢北バイパス2873.4 km3min
  18. →Turn right onto 大塚米沢線2424.9 km5min
  19. →Turn right onto 大塚米沢線242279 m0min
  20. ←Turn left onto 高畠川西線71.3 km1min
  21. →Turn right onto 米沢長井道路28712.2 km10min
  22. →Turn right onto 国道287号287, 3489.8 km8min
  23. ←Turn left onto 国道287号2878.6 km7min
  24. ↰Turn sharp left onto 長井大江線95.6 km5min
  25. ←Turn left onto 白滝宮宿線2897.8 km8min
  26. →Turn right onto 白滝宮宿線2892.7 km3min
  27. →Turn right12.3 km15min
  28. ←Turn left onto 大江西川線2711.9 km11min
  29. ←Turn left216 m0min
  30. ↱Keep right onto 月山道路11220.4 km23min
  31. ↰Keep left431 m1min
  32. ↑Continue onto 山形自動車道E489.1 km9min
  33. ↰Keep left815 m1min
  34. ←Turn left onto 余目温海線441.6 km1min
  35. ←Turn left onto 鶴岡村上線3491.0 km1min
  36. →Turn right onto 国道112号1127.4 km6min
  37. ←Turn left onto たらのき代鶴岡線3502.1 km2min
  38. ←Turn left765 m1min
  39. →Turn right onto 鶴岡村上線349350 m0min
  40. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

みかも栃木県
にしかた栃木県
うつのみや ろまんちっく村栃木県
やいた栃木県
那須野が原博物館栃木県
明治の森・黒磯栃木県
米沢山形県
川のみなと長井山形県

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 Tsuruoka

Sakata Sakata22 kmYuza Yuza34 kmShinjō Shinjō42 kmObanazawa Obanazawa52 kmSagae Sagae55 kmMurayama Murayama59 kmHigashine Higashine59 kmTendō Tendō63 kmNagai Nagai71 kmYamagata Yamagata72 kmKaminoyama Kaminoyama74 kmNanyō Nanyō80 kmTakahata Takahata86 kmYonezawa Yonezawa94 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Saitama to Tsuruoka?

About 418 km by road (313 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 15min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥6,210 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).