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Shimonoseki → Kawasaki

Yamaguchi → Kanagawa
Straight line809 km
By road981 km
Driving time10h 56min
Fuel cost¥14,580
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Shimonoseki and Kawasaki.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car981 km10h 56min
🚲 Bike981 km65h 25min
🚶 On foot930 km193h 46min

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 Shimonoseki (Yamaguchi) to Kawasaki (Kanagawa) is 809 km in a straight line, or 981 km by road. A car trip takes about 10h 56min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥14,580. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kawasaki → Shimonoseki →

Driving directions · Shimonoseki → Kawasaki

  1. ↑Continue onto 国道491号4914.0 km3min
  2. ←Turn left onto 国道491号491474 m0min
  3. ←Turn left onto 国道491号4912.7 km2min
  4. ↑Continue onto 美祢菊川線2332.9 km3min
  5. ←Turn left onto 美祢菊川線2334.1 km4min
  6. ←Turn left onto 美祢菊川線233, 2664.0 km4min
  7. ←Turn left onto 山陽豊田線65, 233240 m0min
  8. →Turn right onto 美祢菊川線2334.7 km5min
  9. ↑Continue503 m1min
  10. ←Turn left onto 下関美祢線335.0 km5min
  11. ↑Continue onto 国道435号4352.6 km2min
  12. ←Turn left onto 国道435号4351.5 km1min
  13. ↱Keep right284 m0min
  14. ↰Keep left22.4 km14min
  15. ↰Keep left onto 山陽自動車道462.2 km5h 4min
  16. ↰Keep left onto 高槻JCT and take E1, E88, E9 toward 京都1.7 km2min
  17. ↰Keep left onto 名神高速道路 and drive toward 栗東, 名古屋, 第二京阪, 大山崎出口E16.7 km6min
  18. ↰Keep left and drive toward 長岡京, 宇治, 第二京阪, 大山崎出口469 m0min
  19. ↱Keep right and drive toward 宇治, 名古屋, 第二京阪23.5 km20min
  20. ↰Keep left554 m0min
  21. →Turn right91 m0min
  22. ←Turn left onto 千町石山寺辺線106448 m0min
  23. ↑Continue onto 国道1号11.1 km1min
  24. ←Turn left onto 国道1号1836 m1min
  25. ↰Keep left onto 大津能登川長浜線23.6 km3min
  26. →Turn right onto 草津田上インター線342757 m1min
  27. ↰Keep left43.3 km29min
  28. ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A283.3 km2h 49min
  29. ↰Keep left onto 新東名高速道路 and take E1 toward 御殿場, 東京E1A76.0 km51min
  30. ↰Keep left318 m0min
  31. ↱Keep right15.1 km16min
  32. ↰Keep left3.1 km3min
  33. ↱Keep right onto 首都高速神奈川1号横羽線K11.8 km2min
  34. ←Turn left onto 鋼管通り650 m1min
  35. →Turn right226 m0min
  36. ←Turn left46 m0min
  37. →Turn right75 m0min
  38. ←Turn left onto 新川通り10156 m0min
  39. ↱Turn sharp right onto 水門通り35 m0min
  40. ←Turn left143 m0min
  41. →Turn right26 m0min
  42. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

きくがわ山口県
潮彩市場防府山口県
ソレーネ周南山口県
クロスロードみつぎ広島県
あいおい白龍城兵庫県
淡河兵庫県
神戸フルーツ・フラワーパーク 大沢兵庫県
こんぜの里りっとう滋賀県

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

Distances from Shimonoseki

Shimonoseki Shimonoseki25 kmUbe Ube34 kmYamaguchi Yamaguchi43 kmHōfu Hōfu54 kmIwakuni Iwakuni112 kmTokuyama Tokuyama76 kmKudamatsu Kudamatsu82 kmHikari Hikari91 kmOnoda Onoda25 kmHagi Hagi46 kmYanai Yanai105 kmOgōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō38 kmNagato Nagato30 kmMine Mine20 kmSanyōonoda Sanyōonoda21 km

Distances from Kawasaki

Yokohama Yokohama11 kmYamato Yamato25 kmMinamirinkan Minamirinkan25 kmYokosuka Yokosuka27 kmKamakura Kamakura28 kmAyase Ayase28 kmZushi Zushi28 kmFujisawa Fujisawa29 kmZama Zama30 kmHayama Hayama30 kmEbina Ebina31 kmAtsugi Atsugi33 kmChigasaki Chigasaki35 kmIsehara Isehara39 kmHiratsuka Hiratsuka41 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Shimonoseki to Kawasaki?

About 981 km by road (809 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Shimonoseki to Kawasaki?

About 10h 56min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥14,580 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).