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Saitama → Ōshū

Saitama → Iwate
Straight line383 km
By road442 km
Driving time5h 7min
Fuel cost¥6,570
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Saitama and Ōshū.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car442 km5h 7min
🚲 Bike442 km29h 29min
🚶 On foot440 km91h 45min

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 Ōshū (Iwate) is 383 km in a straight line, or 442 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 7min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥6,570. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Ōshū → Saitama →

Driving directions · Saitama → Ōshū

  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 left414.3 km4h 40min
  11. ↰Keep left837 m1min
  12. ⟳At roundabout, take exit 1 onto 町道祗園線201 m0min
  13. ←Turn left onto 三日町瀬原線3004.8 km5min
  14. ↑Continue onto 花巻平泉線37171 m0min
  15. ←Turn left onto 国道4号42.4 km2min
  16. ↰Keep left1.5 km2min
  17. ←Turn left onto 新城馬口沢線24354 m0min
  18. →Turn right onto 新城馬口沢線2432.8 km3min
  19. ↑Continue onto 新城馬口沢線2437.6 km6min
  20. →Turn right onto 国道397号3971.3 km1min
  21. ←Turn left417 m1min
  22. ↖Turn slight left145 m0min
  23. →Turn right67 m0min
  24. 🏁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 Ōshū

Mizusawa Mizusawa3 kmKitakami Kitakami17 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki25 kmHanamaki Hanamaki28 kmTōno Tōno37 kmRikuzentakata Rikuzentakata39 kmŌfunato Ōfunato48 kmKamaishi Kamaishi62 kmMorioka Morioka62 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi64 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi68 kmTakizawa Takizawa74 kmYamada Yamada77 kmHachimantai Hachimantai85 kmMiyako Miyako87 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Saitama to Ōshū?

About 442 km by road (383 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 7min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥6,570 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).