Appropximate distances from center of Saturn to selected region:

"Sherpherd moons" include Atlas (Volkov), Pan (iZulu), Pandora (Gate), and Prometheus (Marseilles). Telesto (Bright) and Thethys (Goodwinhead) are in same orbit, but Bright is at Tethys's L4 point.

cloud tops:58,000 km
edge of A ring / shepherd moons:137,000 km
Epimetheus / Janus (12 Commons):151,000 km
Mimas (Harmonious Anarchy):185,000 km
Enceledus (Profunda):238,000 km
Telesto (Bright) / Tehtys (Goodwinhead):295,000 km
Dione (Long Array):377,000 km
Rhea (Kronous Cluster):527,000 km
Titan:1,220,000 km
Iapetus:3,560,000 km
Kiviuq (monks):11,100,000 km

Hohmann transfer times: upper bound travel times.

Unless a high-impulse craft (AM rocket, fusion rocket, plasma rocket) is trying to save fuel, said craft will almost certainly be able to make this trip is less time! Low-impulse craft (MH chemical rocket, HO chemical rocket) may be limited to making Hohmann transfers to save fuel.

cloud topsring / shepherdE/JMimasEnceledusTethys / TelestoDioneRheaTitanIapetusKiviuq
cloud topsN/A4 hours, 19 minutes4 hours, 47 minutes6 hours, 0 minutes8 hours, 4 minutes10 hours, 30 minutes14 hours, 22 minutes22 hours, 25 minutes72 hours, 23 minutes344 hours, 45 minutes1867 hours, 10 minutes
ring / shepherd4 hours, 19 minutesN/A7 hours, 45 minutes9 hours, 9 minuntes11 hours, 30 minutes14 hours, 13 minutes18 hours, 28 minutes27 hours, 6 minutes79 hours, 11 minutes356 hours, 6 minutes1887 hours, 2 minutes
E/J4 hours, 47 minutes7 hours, 45 minutesN/A
Mimas6 hours, 0 minutes9 hours, 9 minutesN/A
Enceledus8 hours, 4 minutes11 hours, 30 minuntesN/A
Tethys / Telesto10 hours, 30 minutes14 hours, 13 minutesN/A
Dione14 hours, 22 minutes18 hours, 28 minutesN/A
Rhea22 hours, 25 minutes27 hours, 6 minutesN/A
Titan72 hours, 23 minutes79 hours, 11 minutesN/A
Iapetus344 hours, 45 minutes356 hours, 6 minutesN/A
Kiviuq1867 hours, 10 minutes1887 hours, 2 minutesN/A

Naive lower bound:

assume craft does continuous thrust (prograde for first half, retrograde for second half). This is time it takes to cover linear distance that is minimum distance between these two bodies. Assume it's not actually affected by gravity. (Like I said, "naive"). Of course real travel time will take longer. (Fusion rocket time. Divide time by 2 to find AM rocket time. Multiply by 2.25 to find plasma rocket time.)

cloud topsring / shepherdE/JMimasEnceledusTethys / TelestoDioneRheaTitanIapetusKiviuq
cloud topsN/A4hours, 59minutes5 hours, 24 minutes6 hours, 20 minutes7 hours, 32 minutes8 hours, 38 minutes10 hours, 1 minute12 hours, 10 minutes19 hours, 8 minutes33 hours, 13 minutes58 hours, 58 minutes
ring / shepherd4hours, 59minutesN/A2 hours, 6 minutes3 hours, 53 minutes5 hours, 38 minutes7 hours, 3 minutes8 hours, 42 minutes11 hours, 5 minutes18 hours, 28 minutes32 hours, 50 minutes58 hours, 46 minutes
E/J5 hours, 24 minutes2 hours, 6 minutesN/A18 hours, 21 minutes
Mimas6 hours, 20 minutes3 hours, 53 minutesN/A18 hours, 3 minutes
Enceledus7 hours, 32 minutes5 hours, 38 minutesN/A17 hours, 35 minuutes
Tethys / Telesto8 hours, 38 minutes7 hours, 3 minutesN/A17 hours, 4 minutes
Dione10 hours, 1 minute8 hours, 42 minutesN/A16 hours, 18 minutes
Rhea12 hours, 10 minutes11 hours, 5 minutesN/A14 hours, 46 minutes
Titan19 hours, 8 minutes18 hours, 28 minutes18 hours, 21 minutes18 hours, 3 minutes17 hours, 35 minutes17 hours, 4 minutes16 hours, 18 minutes14 hours, 46 minutesN/A27 hours, 9 minutes55 hours, 47 minutes
Iapetus33 hours, 13 minutes32 hours, 50 minutes27 hours, 9 minutesN/A
Kiviuq58 hours, 58 minutes58 hours, 46 minutes55 hours, 47 minutesN/A

Light lag. (one-way time) (lower bound/upper bound)

cloud topsring / shepherdE/JMimasEnceledusTethys / TelestoDioneRheaTitanIapetusKiviuq
cloud topsN/A0.26 seconds / 0.31 seconds0.42 seconds0.60 seconds0.79 seconds1.1 seconds1.6 seconds3.9 seconds12 seconds37 seconds
ring / shepherd0.26 seconds / N/A
E/J0.31 secondsN/A
Mimas0.42 secondsN/A
Enceledus0.60 secondsN/A
Tethys / Telesto0.79 secondsN/A
Dione1.1 secondsN/A
Rhea1.6 secondsN/A
Titan3.9 secondsN/A
Iapetus12 secondsN/A
Kiviuq37 secondsN/A

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