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Saitama → Kaminoyama

Saitama → Yamagata
Straight line255 km
By road321 km
Driving time3h 39min
Fuel cost¥4,770
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Saitama and Kaminoyama.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car321 km3h 39min
🚲 Bike321 km21h 24min
🚶 On foot294 km61h 13min

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 Kaminoyama (Yamagata) is 255 km in a straight line, or 321 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 39min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,770. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kaminoyama → Saitama →

Driving directions · Saitama → Kaminoyama

  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 left250.7 km2h 43min
  11. ↰Keep left and take E13 toward 東北中央道, 米沢, 山形31.6 km20min
  12. ↰Keep left and take 13 toward 米沢中央, 道の駅米沢484 m1min
  13. ←Turn left onto 米沢高畠線1463 m0min
  14. →Turn right onto 米沢バイパス132.7 km2min
  15. →Turn right onto 国道13号1312.6 km11min
  16. ↑Continue onto 南陽川西線1021.6 km2min
  17. ↖Turn slight left onto 国道13号136.5 km6min
  18. →Turn right19 m0min
  19. ←Turn left141 m0min
  20. →Turn right onto 山形上山線512.3 km2min
  21. →Turn right onto 上山バイパス132.1 km2min
  22. ↰Keep left375 m0min
  23. ↑Continue846 m1min
  24. ↑Continue onto 国道458号4581.9 km2min
  25. →Turn right389 m0min
  26. ↑Continue onto 上山七ヶ宿線13567 m1min
  27. ↰Turn sharp left onto 狸森上山線10492 m0min
  28. 🏁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
米沢山形県

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 Kaminoyama

Yamagata Yamagata12 kmTakahata Takahata18 kmNanyō Nanyō19 kmNagai Nagai22 kmTendō Tendō24 kmSagae Sagae24 kmYonezawa Yonezawa30 kmHigashine Higashine34 kmMurayama Murayama37 kmObanazawa Obanazawa51 kmShinjō Shinjō67 kmTsuruoka Tsuruoka74 kmSakata Sakata92 kmYuza Yuza101 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Saitama to Kaminoyama?

About 321 km by road (255 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 39min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,770 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).