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Saitama → Kitakami

Saitama → Iwate
Straight line396 km
By road460 km
Driving time5h 18min
Fuel cost¥6,830
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Saitama and Kitakami.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car460 km5h 18min
🚲 Bike460 km30h 38min
🚶 On foot456 km94h 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 Kitakami (Iwate) is 396 km in a straight line, or 460 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 18min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥6,830. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kitakami → Saitama →

Driving directions · Saitama → Kitakami

  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 left438.8 km4h 58min
  11. ↰Keep left916 m1min
  12. ↰Keep left11.2 km10min
  13. →Turn right331 m0min
  14. ←Turn left803 m1min
  15. ↑Continue onto 相去飯豊線2541.4 km1min
  16. →Turn right onto 北上停車場線112, 254276 m0min
  17. ←Turn left51 m0min
  18. →Turn right114 m0min
  19. 🏁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 Kitakami

Hanamaki Hanamaki11 kmŌshū Ōshū17 kmMizusawa Mizusawa17 kmTōno Tōno36 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki41 kmMorioka Morioka46 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi47 kmRikuzentakata Rikuzentakata50 kmŌfunato Ōfunato57 kmTakizawa Takizawa58 kmKamaishi Kamaishi65 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi68 kmHachimantai Hachimantai69 kmYamada Yamada75 kmMiyako Miyako82 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Saitama to Kitakami?

About 460 km by road (396 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 18min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥6,830 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).