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Saitama → Nagano

Saitama → Nagano
Straight line156 km
By road205 km
Driving time2h 46min
Fuel cost¥3,050
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Saitama and Nagano.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car205 km2h 46min
🚲 Bike205 km13h 41min
🚶 On foot179 km37h 17min

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 Nagano (Nagano) is 156 km in a straight line, or 205 km by road. A car trip takes about 2h 46min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥3,050. The full driving directions are shown below. Watch for snow and ice in winter (coldest month down to -0.8°C en route). Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Nagano → Saitama →

Driving directions · Saitama → Nagano

  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 right38.8 km26min
  16. ↰Keep left onto 上信越自動車道 and take E18 toward 藤岡, 長野125.4 km1h 37min
  17. ↰Keep left711 m1min
  18. →Turn right onto 長野真田線354.2 km4min
  19. ↑Continue onto 国道117号1174.5 km4min
  20. →Turn right onto 昭和通り19115 m0min
  21. 🏁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
玉村宿群馬県
ららん藤岡群馬県
甘楽群馬県
しもにた群馬県
みょうぎ群馬県

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 Nagano

Suzaka Suzaka12 kmChikuma Chikuma16 kmNakano Nakano20 kmIiyama Iiyama28 kmUeda Ueda29 kmHakuba Hakuba29 kmŌmachi Ōmachi33 kmTōmi Tōmi36 kmKamimaruko Kamimaruko38 kmKomoro Komoro43 kmHotaka Hotaka44 kmToyoshina Toyoshina46 kmAzumino Azumino48 kmMatsumoto Matsumoto50 kmSaku Saku55 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Saitama to Nagano?

About 205 km by road (156 km in a straight line).

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

About 2h 46min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥3,050 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).