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Saitama → Hōryūji

Saitama → Nara
Straight line384 km
By road489 km
Driving time5h 25min
Fuel cost¥7,270
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Saitama and Hōryūji.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car489 km5h 25min
🚲 Bike489 km32h 38min
🚶 On foot441 km91h 54min

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 Hōryūji (Nara) is 384 km in a straight line, or 489 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 25min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,270. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Hōryūji → Saitama →

Driving directions · Saitama → Hōryūji

  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 right29.5 km20min
  31. ↰Keep left391 m0min
  32. ↱Keep right29.0 km18min
  33. ↰Keep left802 m1min
  34. ↱Keep right88 m0min
  35. ↱Keep right23.8 km14min
  36. ↰Keep left3.0 km3min
  37. ↰Keep left34.4 km21min
  38. ↰Keep left341 m0min
  39. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道25号2518 m0min
  40. ←Turn left309 m1min
  41. ↑Continue25 m0min
  42. →Turn right130 m0min
  43. ↑Continue onto 福住横田線1925.2 km5min
  44. ↑Continue onto 天理環状線511.8 km2min
  45. →Turn right onto 国道25号25660 m1min
  46. ←Turn left onto 天理環状線51572 m1min
  47. →Turn right onto 天理環状線51221 m0min
  48. ←Turn left onto 福住横田線192432 m0min
  49. ←Turn left onto 福住横田線1921.6 km2min
  50. ↑Continue onto 国道25号255.6 km7min
  51. ↱Keep right260 m1min
  52. ↗Turn slight right23 m0min
  53. ↱Keep right85 m0min
  54. →Turn right8 m0min
  55. ←Turn left123 m0min
  56. ←Turn left25 m0min
  57. 🏁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
関宿三重県

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 Hōryūji

Yamatokōriyama Yamatokōriyama3 kmTawaramoto Tawaramoto8 kmIkoma Ikoma9 kmKashiba Kashiba9 kmTenri Tenri9 kmNara-shi Nara-shi10 kmYamato-Takada Yamato-Takada11 kmKashihara-shi Kashihara-shi13 kmKatsuragi Katsuragi15 kmSakurai Sakurai16 kmGose Gose18 kmHaibara-akanedai Haibara-akanedai21 kmŌuda Ōuda24 kmYoshino-chō Yoshino-chō26 kmGojō Gojō29 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Saitama to Hōryūji?

About 489 km by road (384 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 25min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥7,270 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).