Saturn's average distance from the Sun is about 9.58 astronomical units (AU). One AU is the average Earth–Sun distance, so Saturn orbits nearly ten times farther from the Sun than Earth does.
Because Saturn follows an elliptical rather than perfectly circular orbit, its distance changes during each revolution. It comes closest to the Sun at roughly 9.20 AU and reaches about 9.96 AU at its farthest point. The 9.58 AU figure is the standard average value used in astronomy and trivia references.
At that distance, sunlight is much weaker than it is at Earth. Saturn receives only about one percent as much solar energy per unit area as Earth, helping explain its frigid cloud tops and long orbital period. Saturn takes approximately 29.5 Earth years to complete one orbit.
A common mix-up is confusing Saturn's distance with its orbital period: 9.58 AU describes how far it is from the Sun, while 29.5 years describes how long its year lasts.