Cheapest€37.19
- East Japan Railway Company EJ415606:492h 28m09:17Sendai StationSaitama-Shintoshin Station
Door to door 3h 12mCO2 10.8 kgChanges 0Refundable
Traveling from Sendai to Saitama costs €37.19 at the cheapest and takes 3h door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 326 km. Cheapest is by Train, fastest is by Train.
At a glance
- Distance
- 326 km
- Fastest
- 3h
- Average
- 3h 9m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €37.19
- CO2 per passenger
- 10.8 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 28, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 3h 12m | 2h 28m | 44m | €46.54 | 10.8 kg | 5 |
- 3h 12mFastest, by Train
- €46.54Cheapest, by Train
- 10.8 kgLowest CO2, by Train
- 326 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
| Operator | Service | Departs | Arrives | Takes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JR1 changes | はやぶさ30号 | 08:10 | 09:23 | 1h 13m |
| JR1 changes | はやぶさ390号 | 08:19 | 09:36 | 1h 17m |
| JR1 changes | こまち32号 | 08:32 | 09:44 | 1h 12m |
| JR1 changes | はやぶさ62号 | 08:57 | 10:13 | 1h 16m |
| JR1 changes | はやぶさ110号 | 09:22 | 10:35 | 1h 13m |
| JR1 changes | こまち34号 | 09:31 | 10:45 | 1h 14m |
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Sendai to Saitama | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 | FriSep 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | €91.64 | €82.84 | €56.99 | €72.94 | €62.49 | €77.34 | €63.04 | €58.09 | €54.24 | €46.54 | €52.59 | €48.19 | €61.94 | €47.64 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €37.19
The trip ends at Saitama-Shintoshin Station. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.
Rooms within reach of Saitama-Shintoshin Station
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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When to book Sendai to Saitama
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €52.5990 days
- €29.4960 days
- €33.8845 days
- €34.4430 days
- €53.1421 days
- €47.6414 days
- €63.047 days
- €56.993 days
- €91.641 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €29.49.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 211 percent. The most expensive point is €91.64, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €54.24Sun
- €46.54Mon
- €52.59Tue
- €48.19Wed
- €61.94Thu
- €53.14Fri
- €58.09Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €72.94Sep
- €41.59Oct
- €44.34Nov
- €39.94Dec
- €44.89Jan
- €30.59Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 326 km against 283 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Chiba, Suginami, Iwaki, Utsunomiya. The gap between arriving and leaving is 53 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 18 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Sendai at 06:49 and the last at 07:30, across 5 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Sendai
Rail
- Sendai Station
- Sendaikō Station
- Sendai Futō Station
Bus
- 宮城交通 泉営業所
- 仙台市営バス霞目車庫
Saitama
Rail
- Saitama-Shintoshin Station
- Saitama New Urban Transit Ōmiya Station
- Omiya Yard
Bus
- Saitama-Shintoshin Bus Terminal
- 東武バス回転場
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 East Japan Railway Company | €37.19 | 3h | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €32.00 | 86% |
| Taxes | €3.20 | 9% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 5% |
| Total you pay | €37.19 | 100% |
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Baggage storage near Saitama-Shintoshin Station
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Sendai to Saitama
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Sendai to Saitama?
The fastest journey from Sendai to Saitama takes 3h door to door, of which 2h 28m is spent moving, on the Train. Most services take around 3h 9m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Sendai to Saitama?
The cheapest fare from Sendai to Saitama is €37.19, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €53.69. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Sendai to Saitama?
The cheapest way from Sendai to Saitama is by Train, at €46.54 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 3h 12m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Sendai to Saitama?
Fares from Sendai to Saitama bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €29.49. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 211 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Sendai to Saitama?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Sendai to Saitama, at €46.54. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 28, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Sendai to Saitama?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Sendai to Saitama, at €30.59 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Sendai to Saitama?
1 operators sell services from Sendai to Saitama across 1 modes: East Japan Railway Company. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Sendai to Saitama?
20 percent of the services we sell from Sendai to Saitama are direct. The rest connect at Chiba, Suginami, Iwaki, Utsunomiya, with about 53 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Sendai to Saitama use?
Services from Sendai to Saitama by Train leave from Sendai Station and arrive at Saitama-Shintoshin Station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Sendai to Saitama?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Sendai to Saitama allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Sendai to Saitama on September 11, 2026: 326 km of route against 283 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €37.19, and 3h door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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What to book in Saitama before you go
Day trips that leave Saitama in the morning and cover a good part of Japan by evening.
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