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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).