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Saitama → Arashiyama

Saitama → Kyoto
Straight line374 km
By road485 km
Driving time5h 24min
Fuel cost¥7,200
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Saitama and Arashiyama.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car485 km5h 24min
🚲 Bike485 km32h 19min
🚶 On foot430 km89h 30min

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 Arashiyama (Kyoto) is 374 km in a straight line, or 485 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 24min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,200. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Arashiyama → Saitama →

Driving directions · Saitama → Arashiyama

  1. ↑Continue93 m0min
  2. ←Turn left onto 新方須賀さいたま線2141.2 km1min
  3. ←Turn left88 m0min
  4. ←Turn left61 m0min
  5. →Turn right108 m0min
  6. ←Turn left1.6 km2min
  7. ↖Turn slight left onto 新方須賀さいたま線214890 m1min
  8. ↱Keep right8.5 km5min
  9. ↰Keep left603 m1min
  10. ↱Keep right4.5 km4min
  11. ↰Keep left980 m1min
  12. ←Turn left onto 新座バイパス254891 m1min
  13. →Turn right3.0 km4min
  14. ↰Keep left235 m0min
  15. ↑Continue onto 4414411.8 km2min
  16. ↱Keep right onto 環八通り3116.7 km6min
  17. ↰Keep left240 m0min
  18. →Turn right10 m0min
  19. ↰Turn sharp left11 m0min
  20. →Turn right3.7 km4min
  21. ↰Keep left1.5 km2min
  22. ↱Turn sharp right53 m0min
  23. ↱Keep right onto 東名高速道路6.4 km5min
  24. ↰Keep left onto 東名高速道路E184 m0min
  25. ↱Keep right51.4 km34min
  26. ↰Keep left onto 東名高速道路（左ルート）E129.9 km20min
  27. ↰Keep left onto 新東名高速道路 and take E1A toward 新東名, 静岡, 名古屋225.4 km2h 12min
  28. ↰Keep left432 m0min
  29. ↰Keep left875 m1min
  30. ↱Keep right101.7 km1h 7min
  31. ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A828 m1min
  32. ↰Keep left and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪296 m0min
  33. ↱Keep right and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪13.3 km9min
  34. ↰Keep left and drive toward 京都東出口、山科788 m1min
  35. ↱Keep right194 m0min
  36. ↱Keep right329 m0min
  37. ↑Continue onto 三条通1435.6 km6min
  38. ←Turn left onto 東大路通143641 m1min
  39. →Turn right onto 四条通1867.2 km8min
  40. →Turn right onto 嵯峨野西梅津線133167 m0min
  41. →Turn right onto 嵯峨野西梅津線133331 m0min
  42. ↖Turn slight left342 m1min
  43. →Turn right onto 宇多野嵐山山田線291.4 km1min
  44. ↑Continue onto 宇多野嵐山山田線29225 m0min
  45. →Turn right onto 宇多野嵐山山田線29131 m0min
  46. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

Roadside stations (michi-no-eki) along the route

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

山北神奈川県
ふじおやま静岡県
富士川楽座静岡県
宇津ノ谷峠静岡県
玉露の里静岡県
鳳来三河三石愛知県
もっくる新城愛知県
菰野三重県

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 Arashiyama

Mukō Mukō6 kmKyoto Kyoto7 kmKamigyō-ku Kamigyō-ku7 kmKameoka Kameoka9 kmNagaoka Nagaoka9 kmYawata Yawata16 kmUji Uji18 kmNantan Nantan20 kmJōyō Jōyō22 kmTanabe Tanabe23 kmKyōtanabe Kyōtanabe25 kmKizugawa Kizugawa34 kmAyabe Ayabe50 kmMaizuru Maizuru58 kmFukuchiyama Fukuchiyama60 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Saitama to Arashiyama?

About 485 km by road (374 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 24min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥7,200 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).