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Ako → Kawasaki

Hyōgo → Kanagawa
Straight line493 km
By road596 km
Driving time6h 40min
Fuel cost¥8,860
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Ako and Kawasaki.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car596 km6h 40min
🚲 Bike596 km39h 46min
🚶 On foot567 km118h 8min

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 Ako (Hyōgo) to Kawasaki (Kanagawa) is 493 km in a straight line, or 596 km by road. A car trip takes about 6h 40min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,860. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kawasaki → Ako →

Driving directions · Ako → Kawasaki

  1. Continue17 m0min
  2. Turn left39 m0min
  3. Turn right10 m0min
  4. Turn right677 m1min
  5. Continue onto 岡山赤穂線96319 m0min
  6. Turn right541 m0min
  7. Keep right131.2 km1h 31min
  8. Keep left onto 高槻JCT and take E1, E88, E9 toward 京都1.7 km2min
  9. 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
  10. Keep left and drive toward 長岡京, 宇治, 第二京阪, 大山崎出口469 m0min
  11. Keep right and drive toward 宇治, 名古屋, 第二京阪23.5 km20min
  12. Keep left554 m0min
  13. Turn right91 m0min
  14. Turn left onto 千町石山寺辺線106448 m0min
  15. Continue onto 国道1号11.1 km1min
  16. Turn left onto 国道1号1836 m1min
  17. Keep left onto 大津能登川長浜線23.6 km3min
  18. Turn right onto 草津田上インター線342757 m1min
  19. Keep left43.3 km29min
  20. Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A283.3 km2h 49min
  21. Keep left onto 新東名高速道路 and take E1 toward 御殿場, 東京E1A76.0 km51min
  22. Keep left318 m0min
  23. Keep right15.1 km16min
  24. Keep left3.1 km3min
  25. Keep right onto 首都高速神奈川1号横羽線K11.8 km2min
  26. Turn left onto 鋼管通り650 m1min
  27. Turn right226 m0min
  28. Turn left46 m0min
  29. Turn right75 m0min
  30. Turn left onto 新川通り10156 m0min
  31. Turn sharp right onto 水門通り35 m0min
  32. Turn left143 m0min
  33. Turn right26 m0min
  34. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

あいおい白龍城兵庫県
みき兵庫県
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
あいの土山滋賀県
菰野三重県
もっくる新城愛知県

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

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Ako to Kawasaki?

About 596 km by road (493 km in a straight line).

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

About 6h 40min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,860 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).