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Saitama → Nakano

Saitama → Nagano
Straight line149 km
By road205 km
Driving time3h 0min
Fuel cost¥3,040
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Saitama and Nakano.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car205 km3h 0min
🚲 Bike205 km13h 39min
🚶 On foot171 km35h 36min

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 Nakano (Nagano) is 149 km in a straight line, or 205 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 0min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥3,040. The full driving directions are shown below. Watch for snow and ice in winter (coldest month down to -0.3°C en route). Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Nakano → Saitama →

Driving directions · Saitama → Nakano

  1. ↑Continue93 m0min
  2. ←Turn left onto 新方須賀さいたま線2141.5 km2min
  3. ↱Keep right645 m1min
  4. ←Turn left onto さいたま春日部線26.3 km6min
  5. →Turn right44 m0min
  6. →Turn right96 m0min
  7. ←Turn left373 m1min
  8. ↱Turn sharp right onto さいたま鴻巣線573.4 km3min
  9. ←Turn left onto 川越上尾線511.2 km1min
  10. →Turn right onto 平沼中老袋線3393.4 km3min
  11. ↱Keep right onto かわじま中央通り4.4 km5min
  12. ↑Continue onto かわじま中央通り1.5 km2min
  13. →Turn right onto 川島バイパス2548.5 km9min
  14. ↰Keep left344 m0min
  15. ↱Keep right64.4 km43min
  16. ↰Keep left645 m1min
  17. ↰Keep left2.5 km3min
  18. ↰Keep left onto Shibukawa Bypass969 m1min
  19. ↖Turn slight left onto 三国街道2911.5 km1min
  20. ←Turn left onto 長野街道1.0 km1min
  21. ←Turn left onto 国道353号35315.1 km13min
  22. ↖Turn slight left onto 中之条バイパス3532.1 km2min
  23. ↑Continue onto 日本ロマンチック街道14511.3 km10min
  24. →Turn right onto 上信自動車道1454.9 km5min
  25. ↰Keep left onto 145145645 m1min
  26. ↑Continue onto 八ッ場バイパス1451.5 km2min
  27. ↰Keep left onto 145145294 m0min
  28. →Turn right onto 林岩下線3753.8 km5min
  29. ↑Continue onto 長野街道4062.6 km4min
  30. →Turn right onto 日本ロマンチック街道2929.7 km8min
  31. ←Turn left onto 志賀草津道路29237.1 km32min
  32. ↱Turn sharp right1.2 km4min
  33. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道292号29210.9 km9min
  34. ←Turn left onto 長野県道29号中野豊野線29587 m1min
  35. →Turn right102 m0min
  36. ←Turn left9 m0min
  37. →Turn right315 m1min
  38. ←Turn left51 m0min
  39. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

いちごの里 よしみ埼玉県
おがわまち埼玉県
はなぞの埼玉県
ららん藤岡群馬県
玉村宿群馬県
よしおか温泉群馬県
こもち群馬県
おのこ群馬県

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 Nakano

Iiyama Iiyama11 kmSuzaka Suzaka12 kmNagano Nagano20 kmChikuma Chikuma35 kmUeda Ueda39 kmTōmi Tōmi44 kmHakuba Hakuba45 kmKomoro Komoro49 kmKamimaruko Kamimaruko49 kmŌmachi Ōmachi53 kmSaku Saku60 kmHotaka Hotaka63 kmToyoshina Toyoshina65 kmAzumino Azumino67 kmMatsumoto Matsumoto68 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Saitama to Nakano?

About 205 km by road (149 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 0min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥3,040 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).