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Saitama → Higashine

Saitama → Yamagata
Straight line289 km
By road357 km
Driving time4h 13min
Fuel cost¥5,310
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Saitama and Higashine.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car357 km4h 13min
🚲 Bike357 km23h 49min
🚶 On foot332 km69h 12min

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 Higashine (Yamagata) is 289 km in a straight line, or 357 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 13min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥5,310. The full driving directions are shown below. Watch for snow and ice in winter (coldest month down to -0.7°C en route). Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Higashine → Saitama →

Driving directions · Saitama → Higashine

  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4584.3 km4min
  25. ↑Continue onto 山形上山線511.7 km2min
  26. →Turn right onto 十日町山形線267660 m1min
  27. ←Turn left onto 十日町山形線267996 m1min
  28. ←Turn left onto 山形バイパス133.4 km3min
  29. ↰Keep left396 m0min
  30. ↰Keep left67 m0min
  31. ←Turn left onto 国道112号1124.6 km4min
  32. ←Turn left onto 国道112号112204 m0min
  33. →Turn right onto 国道112号112270 m0min
  34. ←Turn left onto 国道112号112305 m0min
  35. →Turn right368 m0min
  36. ↑Continue onto 山形天童線227.5 km7min
  37. ↑Continue2.5 km3min
  38. ↑Continue onto 羽州街道；山形天童線227.1 km7min
  39. →Turn right onto 山形県道296号新田神町停車場線 (フルーツライン)296766 m1min
  40. ←Turn left2.0 km2min
  41. →Turn right56 m0min
  42. ←Turn left1.0 km1min
  43. →Turn right8 m0min
  44. ←Turn left onto 山形県道304号中島新田楯岡線304666 m1min
  45. ←Turn left onto 山形県道29号尾花沢関山線29, 30440 m0min
  46. ←Turn left200 m0min
  47. 🏁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
天童温泉山形県

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 Higashine

Murayama Murayama4 kmTendō Tendō10 kmSagae Sagae13 kmObanazawa Obanazawa18 kmYamagata Yamagata23 kmKaminoyama Kaminoyama34 kmShinjō Shinjō37 kmNagai Nagai49 kmNanyō Nanyō51 kmTakahata Takahata52 kmTsuruoka Tsuruoka59 kmYonezawa Yonezawa64 kmSakata Sakata71 kmYuza Yuza76 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Saitama to Higashine?

About 357 km by road (289 km in a straight line).

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

About 4h 13min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥5,310 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).