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Arashiyama → Saitama

Kyoto → Saitama
Straight line374 km
By road484 km
Driving time5h 22min
Fuel cost¥7,200
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Arashiyama and Saitama.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car484 km5h 22min
🚲 Bike484 km32h 18min
🚶 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 Arashiyama (Kyoto) to Saitama (Saitama) is 374 km in a straight line, or 484 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 22min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,200. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Saitama → Arashiyama →

Driving directions · Arashiyama → Saitama

  1. ↑Continue onto 宇多野嵐山山田線29131 m0min
  2. ←Turn left onto 宇多野嵐山山田線29225 m0min
  3. ↑Continue onto 三条通1121.4 km1min
  4. ←Turn left342 m1min
  5. ↗Turn slight right onto 嵯峨野西梅津線133331 m0min
  6. ←Turn left onto 嵯峨野西梅津線133167 m0min
  7. ←Turn left onto 四条通1867.2 km7min
  8. ←Turn left onto 東大路通143643 m1min
  9. →Turn right onto 三条通1439 m0min
  10. ↗Turn slight right onto 三条通1435.5 km5min
  11. ↱Keep right800 m1min
  12. ↰Keep left13.0 km9min
  13. ↰Keep left and take E1A, E23 toward 草津田上, 信楽, 亀山, 伊勢1.5 km1min
  14. ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A43.4 km29min
  15. ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A283.3 km2h 49min
  16. ↰Keep left onto 新東名高速道路 and take E1 toward 御殿場, 東京E1A88.9 km59min
  17. ↰Keep left onto 東名高速道路708 m1min
  18. ↰Keep left onto 311311979 m1min
  19. ↰Keep left and take 3 toward 町田, 三軒茶屋4.0 km4min
  20. ↰Keep left and drive toward 調布, 大原, 中央道231 m0min
  21. →Turn right11 m0min
  22. ↰Turn sharp left12 m0min
  23. →Turn right6.9 km6min
  24. ↰Keep left onto 笹目通り4431.6 km2min
  25. ↰Keep left and drive toward 西東京, 大泉, 目白, 豊玉, 練馬（関越道）3.3 km4min
  26. ↰Keep left234 m0min
  27. ↰Keep left39 m0min
  28. ←Turn left onto 新座バイパス254924 m1min
  29. →Turn right onto 和光インター線88670 m1min
  30. ↱Keep right onto 和光IC toward C34.3 km4min
  31. ↰Keep left427 m0min
  32. ↰Keep left7.4 km5min
  33. ↱Keep right852 m1min
  34. →Turn right onto さいたまふじみ野所沢線561.9 km2min
  35. ↑Continue1.6 km2min
  36. →Turn right108 m0min
  37. ←Turn left61 m0min
  38. →Turn right88 m0min
  39. →Turn right1.2 km1min
  40. →Turn right93 m0min
  41. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

こんぜの里りっとう滋賀県
あいの土山滋賀県
菰野三重県
もっくる新城愛知県
鳳来三河三石愛知県
玉露の里静岡県
宇津ノ谷峠静岡県
富士川楽座静岡県

Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)

Distances from Arashiyama

Kyoto Kyoto7 kmUji Uji18 kmKameoka Kameoka9 kmMaizuru Maizuru58 kmKamigyō-ku Kamigyō-ku7 kmYawata Yawata16 kmFukuchiyama Fukuchiyama60 kmTanabe Tanabe23 kmMukō Mukō6 kmAyabe Ayabe50 kmMiyazu Miyazu73 kmNagaoka Nagaoka9 kmKizugawa Kizugawa34 kmJōyō Jōyō22 kmKyōtanabe Kyōtanabe25 km

Distances from Saitama

Yono Yono3 kmHasuda Hasuda7 kmIwatsuki Iwatsuki7 kmAgeoshimo Ageoshimo8 kmWarabi Warabi10 kmToda Toda10 kmShiki Shiki11 kmShimotoda Shimotoda11 kmFujimi Fujimi11 kmHatogaya-honchō Hatogaya-honchō11 kmKasukabe Kasukabe12 kmKoshigaya Koshigaya12 kmShiraoka Shiraoka12 kmKawaguchi Kawaguchi12 kmAsaka Asaka13 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Arashiyama to Saitama?

About 484 km by road (374 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 22min 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).