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Saitama → Tennō

Saitama → Akita
Straight line444 km
By road560 km
Driving time6h 43min
Fuel cost¥8,320
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Saitama and Tennō.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car560 km6h 43min
🚲 Bike560 km37h 19min
🚶 On foot511 km106h 29min

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 Tennō (Akita) is 444 km in a straight line, or 560 km by road. A car trip takes about 6h 43min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,320. The full driving directions are shown below. Watch for snow and ice in winter (coldest month down to -0.1°C en route). Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Tennō → Saitama →

Driving directions · Saitama → Tennō

  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151.9 km1h 44min
  12. →Turn right onto 赤坂真室川線319174 m0min
  13. ←Turn left onto 国道13号1310.8 km9min
  14. ↑Continue8.7 km5min
  15. ↑Continue onto 国道13号13, 3448.9 km8min
  16. ↱Turn sharp right245 m0min
  17. ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道108号10851.8 km45min
  18. →Turn right onto 本荘西目線431.7 km2min
  19. ←Turn left onto 国道107号107, 3981.5 km1min
  20. →Turn right334 m0min
  21. ↰Keep left21.3 km16min
  22. ↰Keep left1.0 km1min
  23. ←Turn left onto 雄和岩城線44985 m1min
  24. →Turn right onto 国道7号75.4 km5min
  25. →Turn right onto 秋田天王線564.8 km4min
  26. →Turn right onto 国道7号73.9 km3min
  27. ↰Keep left5.5 km5min
  28. ←Turn left onto 臨海バイパス7, 101, 2854.1 km4min
  29. ←Turn left44 m0min
  30. ↱Keep right2.9 km3min
  31. ↑Continue onto 秋田天王線56873 m1min
  32. →Turn right onto 秋田天王線5610.3 km9min
  33. ↑Continue onto 国道101号1013.8 km3min
  34. →Turn right115 m0min
  35. ←Turn left1.7 km2min
  36. →Turn right654 m1min
  37. ←Turn left105 m0min
  38. 🏁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
河北山形県

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 Tennō

Katagami Katagami4 kmOga Oga11 kmAkita Akita24 kmNoshiro Noshiro35 kmKita-Akita Kita-Akita49 kmTakanosu Takanosu49 kmYurihonjō Yurihonjō57 kmKakunodatemachi Kakunodatemachi62 kmŌdate Ōdate65 kmŌmagari Ōmagari67 kmDaisen Daisen68 kmSemboku Semboku70 kmNikaho Nikaho70 kmHanawa Hanawa77 kmKazuno Kazuno78 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Saitama to Tennō?

About 560 km by road (444 km in a straight line).

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

About 6h 43min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,320 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).