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Saitama → Shimonoseki

Saitama → Yamaguchi
Straight line822 km
By road1,022 km
Driving time38h 52min
Fuel cost¥15,190
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Saitama and Shimonoseki.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car1,022 km38h 52min
🚲 Bike1,022 km68h 9min
🚶 On foot946 km196h 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 Shimonoseki (Yamaguchi) is 822 km in a straight line, or 1,022 km by road. A car trip takes about 38h 52min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥15,190. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Shimonoseki → Saitama →

Driving directions · Saitama → Shimonoseki

  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
  10. ↱Keep right4.5 km4min
  11. ↰Keep left980 m1min
  12. ←Turn left onto 新座バイパス254891 m1min
  13. →Turn right3.0 km4min
  14. ↰Keep left235 m0min
  15. ↑Continue onto 4414411.8 km2min
  16. ↱Keep right onto 環八通り3116.7 km6min
  17. ↰Keep left240 m0min
  18. →Turn right10 m0min
  19. ↰Turn sharp left11 m0min
  20. →Turn right3.7 km4min
  21. ↰Keep left1.5 km2min
  22. ↱Turn sharp right53 m0min
  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
  29. ↰Keep left875 m1min
  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
  37. ↰Keep left252.3 km2h 59min
  38. ↰Keep left1.3 km1min
  39. ↱Keep right3.4 km2min
  40. ↰Keep left197 m0min
  41. ↱Keep right53.1 km32min
  42. ↑Continue onto 西瀬戸自動車道, 瀬戸内しまなみ海道E761.0 km1min
  43. ↰Keep left215 m0min
  44. ↱Keep right912 m1min
  45. →Turn right onto 国道317号3171.4 km1min
  46. ↰Turn sharp left onto 大西波止浜港線155.8 km5min
  47. →Turn right onto 大西波止浜港線152.2 km2min
  48. →Turn right onto 国道196号19618.3 km16min
  49. ↑Continue onto 湯山北条線1795.2 km5min
  50. ↑Continue onto 平田北条線3474.4 km4min
  51. →Turn right740 m1min
  52. →Turn right262 m1min
  53. →Turn right551 m1min
  54. ←Turn left91 m0min
  55. →Turn right34 m0min
  56. →Turn right62 m0min
  57. ↖Turn slight left94 m0min
  58. →Turn right39 m0min
  59. ←Turn left59 m0min
  60. ←Turn left43 m0min
  61. ↑Continue438 m1min
  62. →Turn right onto 松山港内宮線393.8 km3min
  63. ↱Keep right188 m1min
  64. →Turn right35 m0min
  65. ↰Keep left onto 松山小倉フェリー（松山―小倉）174.6 km29h 6min
  66. 🏁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
宇津ノ谷峠静岡県
玉露の里静岡県
鳳来三河三石愛知県
もっくる新城愛知県
菰野三重県

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 Shimonoseki

Sanyōonoda Sanyōonoda21 kmOnoda Onoda22 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki25 kmUbe Ube28 kmMine Mine36 kmOgōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō45 kmNagato Nagato53 kmYamaguchi Yamaguchi54 kmHōfu Hōfu58 kmHagi Hagi66 kmTokuyama Tokuyama81 kmShūnan Shūnan82 kmKudamatsu Kudamatsu85 kmHikari Hikari92 kmYanai Yanai108 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Saitama to Shimonoseki?

About 1,022 km by road (822 km in a straight line).

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

About 38h 52min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥15,190 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).