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Saitama → Nikaho

Saitama → Akita
Straight line374 km
By road488 km
Driving time5h 51min
Fuel cost¥7,250
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Saitama and Nikaho.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car488 km5h 51min
🚲 Bike488 km32h 32min
🚶 On foot431 km89h 43min

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 Nikaho (Akita) is 374 km in a straight line, or 488 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 51min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,250. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Nikaho → Saitama →

Driving directions · Saitama → Nikaho

  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134.3 km1h 34min
  12. ↰Keep left772 m1min
  13. →Turn right onto 新庄舟形線568.2 km7min
  14. ←Turn left278 m0min
  15. →Turn right463 m1min
  16. ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道47号4723.2 km20min
  17. →Turn right onto 大沼新田清川停車場線3614.7 km5min
  18. ↑Continue onto 国道345号3457.4 km6min
  19. →Turn right onto 酒田松山線4076 m0min
  20. ←Turn left onto 酒田松山線401.9 km2min
  21. ↑Continue1.1 km1min
  22. ←Turn left43 m0min
  23. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道345号3457.6 km7min
  24. ↑Continue onto 国道344号344, 345582 m0min
  25. ↑Continue onto 国道345号3454.8 km4min
  26. ↑Continue onto 国道345号旧道886 m1min
  27. ←Turn left onto 酒田遊佐線60437 m0min
  28. →Turn right onto 酒田遊佐線60312 m0min
  29. ↑Continue onto 十里塚遊佐線3751.4 km1min
  30. ↑Continue428 m1min
  31. ←Turn left126 m0min
  32. →Turn right onto 国道345号3454.3 km4min
  33. →Turn right onto 国道7号7, 34525.7 km23min
  34. ←Turn left282 m0min
  35. →Turn right onto 小出金浦線290452 m0min
  36. ←Turn left1.6 km2min
  37. →Turn right18 m0min
  38. ←Turn left267 m1min
  39. 🏁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
河北山形県

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 Nikaho

Yurihonjō Yurihonjō17 kmYuzawa Yuzawa50 kmŌmagari Ōmagari51 kmDaisen Daisen51 kmAkita Akita52 kmYokote Yokote53 kmKakunodatemachi Kakunodatemachi65 kmOga Oga67 kmKatagami Katagami68 kmTennō Tennō70 kmSemboku Semboku85 kmNoshiro Noshiro105 kmKita-Akita Kita-Akita110 kmTakanosu Takanosu112 kmŌdate Ōdate123 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Saitama to Nikaho?

About 488 km by road (374 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 51min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥7,250 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).