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Saitama → Kuji

Saitama → Iwate
Straight line510 km
By road617 km
Driving time7h 16min
Fuel cost¥9,160
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Saitama and Kuji.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car617 km7h 16min
🚲 Bike617 km41h 6min
🚶 On foot587 km122h 14min

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 Kuji (Iwate) is 510 km in a straight line, or 617 km by road. A car trip takes about 7h 16min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥9,160. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kuji → Saitama →

Driving directions · Saitama → Kuji

  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 left511.8 km5h 43min
  11. ↰Keep left1.5 km1min
  12. ↰Keep left6.0 km5min
  13. ←Turn left onto 渋民田頭線3014.3 km4min
  14. ↑Continue onto 好摩停車場線129850 m1min
  15. →Turn right onto 国道4号4, 2814.2 km4min
  16. →Turn right onto 岩手川口停車場線1571.1 km1min
  17. ↑Continue onto 藪川川口線158483 m0min
  18. ↑Continue891 m1min
  19. →Turn right onto 岩手川口バイパス4, 2812.8 km2min
  20. ↱Keep right1.2 km1min
  21. ↑Continue onto 岩手平舘線172.0 km2min
  22. →Turn right onto 岩手平舘線171.2 km1min
  23. →Turn right onto 国道281号28131.3 km27min
  24. ←Turn left onto 国道281号281, 34041.1 km35min
  25. →Turn right onto 久慈岩泉線778 m0min
  26. ←Turn left35 m0min
  27. →Turn right168 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
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 Kuji

Ninohe Ninohe40 kmIchinohe Ichinohe41 kmMiyako Miyako62 kmHachimantai Hachimantai63 kmTakizawa Takizawa69 kmMorioka Morioka76 kmYamada Yamada82 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi87 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi92 kmTōno Tōno99 kmKamaishi Kamaishi102 kmHanamaki Hanamaki106 kmKitakami Kitakami115 kmŌfunato Ōfunato124 kmŌshū Ōshū128 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Saitama to Kuji?

About 617 km by road (510 km in a straight line).

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

About 7h 16min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥9,160 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).