JapanRoutes
Japan › Saitama › Saitama → Ōtsuchi

Saitama → Ōtsuchi

Saitama → Iwate
Straight line432 km
By road524 km
Driving time6h 37min
Fuel cost¥7,780
Plan another route
Type a city name and pick it from the list

Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Saitama and Ōtsuchi.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car524 km6h 37min
🚲 Bike524 km34h 56min
🚶 On foot497 km103h 30min

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 Ōtsuchi (Iwate) is 432 km in a straight line, or 524 km by road. A car trip takes about 6h 37min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,780. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Ōtsuchi → Saitama →

Driving directions · Saitama → Ōtsuchi

  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 left316.4 km3h 31min
  11. ↰Keep left473 m0min
  12. ↰Keep left189 m0min
  13. ↱Keep right123 m0min
  14. ↱Keep right8.1 km7min
  15. ↱Keep right500 m1min
  16. ←Turn left774 m1min
  17. ↑Continue onto 荒井荒町線23550 m0min
  18. →Turn right211 m0min
  19. ←Turn left255 m0min
  20. →Turn right onto 連坊小路368 m0min
  21. ←Turn left1.0 km1min
  22. ↑Continue1.1 km1min
  23. →Turn right onto 国道45号45, 346313 m0min
  24. ←Turn left onto 宮城県道8号仙台松島線8731 m1min
  25. →Turn right onto 宮城県道8号仙台松島線810.3 km9min
  26. ↰Keep left onto 宮城県道8号仙台松島線85.2 km5min
  27. →Turn right onto 宮城県道144号赤沼松島線1441.9 km2min
  28. ←Turn left onto 小牛田松島線1463.3 km3min
  29. →Turn right onto 宮城県道8号仙台松島線8, 9387 m0min
  30. ←Turn left375 m1min
  31. ↱Keep right67 m0min
  32. ←Turn left125 m0min
  33. ←Turn left onto 国道346号34641 m0min
  34. →Turn right226 m0min
  35. ↰Keep left36.6 km26min
  36. ↰Keep left648 m1min
  37. →Turn right onto 涌谷津山線612.3 km2min
  38. →Turn right onto 国道342号342131 m0min
  39. ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道45号4520.6 km23min
  40. ←Turn left378 m0min
  41. ↱Keep right71 m0min
  42. →Turn right35.2 km30min
  43. ↑Continue onto 三陸自動車道, 唐桑道路E456.2 km5min
  44. ↰Keep left470 m0min
  45. →Turn right345 m0min
  46. ←Turn left onto 国道45号45, 2848.6 km10min
  47. ↰Keep left527 m0min
  48. ↑Continue onto 三陸自動車道, 高田道路E4552.8 km48min
  49. ↰Keep left838 m1min
  50. ←Turn left onto 大槌小国線2680 m0min
  51. 🏁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
国見 あつかしの郷福島県
村田宮城県

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 Ōtsuchi

Kamaishi Kamaishi10 kmYamada Yamada12 kmMiyako Miyako31 kmTōno Tōno32 kmŌfunato Ōfunato36 kmRikuzentakata Rikuzentakata45 kmHanamaki Hanamaki67 kmŌshū Ōshū68 kmKitakami Kitakami68 kmMizusawa Mizusawa71 kmMorioka Morioka74 kmTakizawa Takizawa82 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki83 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi87 kmHachimantai Hachimantai89 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Saitama to Ōtsuchi?

About 524 km by road (432 km in a straight line).

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

About 6h 37min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥7,780 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).