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Rikuzentakata → Kawasaki

Iwate → Kanagawa
Straight line425 km
By road496 km
Driving time6h 32min
Fuel cost¥7,370
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Rikuzentakata and Kawasaki.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car496 km6h 32min
🚲 Bike496 km33h 3min
🚶 On foot488 km101h 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 Rikuzentakata (Iwate) to Kawasaki (Kanagawa) is 425 km in a straight line, or 496 km by road. A car trip takes about 6h 32min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,370. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kawasaki → Rikuzentakata →

Driving directions · Rikuzentakata → Kawasaki

  1. ↑Continue onto 国道340号3401.7 km1min
  2. →Turn right160 m0min
  3. ↰Keep left1.3 km3min
  4. →Turn right onto 国道340号340, 3432.3 km2min
  5. →Turn right onto 国道45号45, 2842.3 km3min
  6. →Turn right297 m0min
  7. ←Turn left41.6 km35min
  8. ↰Keep left324 m0min
  9. ↖Turn slight left378 m0min
  10. →Turn right onto 国道45号4520.6 km23min
  11. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道342号342131 m0min
  12. ←Turn left onto 涌谷津山線612.3 km2min
  13. ←Turn left246 m0min
  14. ↱Keep right36.8 km26min
  15. ↰Keep left804 m1min
  16. ↰Keep left27 m0min
  17. ↖Turn slight left onto 国道346号346101 m0min
  18. ↗Turn slight right onto 国道45号45, 34620 m0min
  19. →Turn right108 m0min
  20. ↖Turn slight left375 m1min
  21. →Turn right onto 宮城県道8号仙台松島線8, 9387 m0min
  22. ←Turn left onto 小牛田松島線1463.3 km3min
  23. →Turn right onto 宮城県道144号赤沼松島線1441.7 km2min
  24. ←Turn left227 m0min
  25. ↰Keep left108.9 km1h 26min
  26. ↰Keep left313 m0min
  27. ←Turn left232.1 km2h 46min
  28. ↰Keep left and drive toward 八潮南513 m1min
  29. ↑Continue onto 平方東京線1021.3 km1min
  30. ↑Continue onto 平方東京線（区道）1023.1 km3min
  31. ↱Keep right887 m1min
  32. ←Turn left343 m0min
  33. →Turn right onto 江北橋通り467304 m1min
  34. ←Turn left39 m0min
  35. ↖Turn slight left onto 日光街道42.7 km3min
  36. ↰Keep left onto 日光街道42.6 km3min
  37. ↱Keep right onto 首都高速1号上野線15.1 km3min
  38. ↰Keep left onto 首都高速都心環状線3.0 km2min
  39. ↰Keep left onto 首都高速1号羽田線11.6 km2min
  40. ↱Keep right470 m0min
  41. ↱Keep right onto 首都高速道路5.1 km5min
  42. ↱Keep right443 m0min
  43. →Turn right onto 湾岸通り3166.9 km7min
  44. ↰Keep left onto 第一京浜15334 m0min
  45. ↰Turn sharp left onto 大師道409579 m1min
  46. ↱Keep right onto 富士見鶴見駅線518 m1min
  47. ↖Turn slight left675 m1min
  48. ←Turn left329 m1min
  49. →Turn right285 m1min
  50. ←Turn left26 m0min
  51. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

高田松原岩手県
大谷海岸宮城県
津山宮城県
上品の郷宮城県
ならは福島県
ひたちおおた茨城県

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

Distances from Rikuzentakata

Morioka Morioka83 kmKitakami Kitakami50 kmHanamaki Hanamaki57 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki43 kmMizusawa Mizusawa42 kmMiyako Miyako74 kmKamaishi Kamaishi35 kmŌfunato Ōfunato11 kmTōno Tōno32 kmYamada Yamada56 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi90 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi45 kmIchinohe Ichinohe134 kmKuji Kuji129 kmŌshū Ōshū39 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 Rikuzentakata to Kawasaki?

About 496 km by road (425 km in a straight line).

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

About 6h 32min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥7,370 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).