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Tsuruoka → Kawasaki

Yamagata → Kanagawa
Straight line356 km
By road466 km
Driving time5h 56min
Fuel cost¥6,920
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Tsuruoka and Kawasaki.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car466 km5h 56min
🚲 Bike466 km31h 3min
🚶 On foot409 km85h 15min

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 Tsuruoka (Yamagata) to Kawasaki (Kanagawa) is 356 km in a straight line, or 466 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 56min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥6,920. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kawasaki → Tsuruoka →

Driving directions · Tsuruoka → Kawasaki

  1. ↑Continue onto 鶴岡村上線349350 m0min
  2. ←Turn left765 m1min
  3. →Turn right onto たらのき代鶴岡線3502.1 km2min
  4. →Turn right onto 鶴岡東バイパス1127.4 km6min
  5. ←Turn left onto 鶴岡村上線3491.0 km1min
  6. →Turn right onto 余目温海線441.6 km1min
  7. →Turn right162 m0min
  8. ↰Keep left387 m0min
  9. ↑Continue onto 山形自動車道E489.6 km9min
  10. ↖Turn slight left onto 月山道路11220.5 km23min
  11. ↰Keep left204 m0min
  12. →Turn right onto 大江西川線2711.9 km11min
  13. →Turn right12.3 km15min
  14. ←Turn left onto 白滝宮宿線2892.7 km3min
  15. ←Turn left onto 白滝宮宿線2897.8 km8min
  16. →Turn right onto 長井大江線95.6 km5min
  17. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道287号2878.6 km7min
  18. →Turn right onto 国道287号287, 3489.8 km8min
  19. ←Turn left onto 国道287号287, 34812.2 km10min
  20. ←Turn left onto 高畠川西線71.3 km1min
  21. →Turn right onto 大塚米沢線242279 m0min
  22. ←Turn left onto 大塚米沢線2424.1 km4min
  23. ↑Continue onto 大塚米沢線242774 m1min
  24. ←Turn left onto 米沢北バイパス2873.3 km3min
  25. ↰Keep left79 m0min
  26. ↖Turn slight left onto 舘山バイパス121306 m0min
  27. ←Turn left251 m0min
  28. ↰Keep left and drive toward 福島, 無料区間35.7 km22min
  29. ↰Keep left136 m0min
  30. ↱Keep right and take E4 toward 東京, 宇都宮256.5 km2h 48min
  31. ↰Keep left9.4 km9min
  32. ↱Keep right572 m0min
  33. ←Turn left onto 第二産業道路5811.9 km11min
  34. ↗Turn slight right onto 尾竹橋通り313100 m0min
  35. ←Turn left228 m0min
  36. ↖Turn slight left onto 言問通り319421 m0min
  37. →Turn right onto 昭和通り436 m0min
  38. ↱Keep right onto 首都高速1号上野線15.1 km3min
  39. ↰Keep left onto 首都高速都心環状線3.0 km2min
  40. ↰Keep left onto 首都高速1号羽田線11.6 km2min
  41. ↱Keep right470 m0min
  42. ↱Keep right onto 首都高速道路5.1 km5min
  43. ↱Keep right443 m0min
  44. →Turn right onto 湾岸通り3166.9 km7min
  45. ↰Keep left onto 第一京浜15334 m0min
  46. ↰Turn sharp left onto 大師道409579 m1min
  47. ↱Keep right onto 富士見鶴見駅線518 m1min
  48. ↖Turn slight left675 m1min
  49. ←Turn left329 m1min
  50. →Turn right285 m1min
  51. ←Turn left26 m0min
  52. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

月山山形県
白鷹ヤナ公園山形県
川のみなと長井山形県
米沢山形県
明治の森・黒磯栃木県
那須野が原博物館栃木県
やいた栃木県
うつのみや ろまんちっく村栃木県

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

Distances from Tsuruoka

Yamagata Yamagata72 kmSakata Sakata22 kmYonezawa Yonezawa94 kmTendō Tendō63 kmHigashine Higashine59 kmSagae Sagae55 kmShinjō Shinjō42 kmKaminoyama Kaminoyama74 kmNagai Nagai71 kmTakahata Takahata86 kmObanazawa Obanazawa52 kmYuza Yuza34 kmNanyō Nanyō80 kmMurayama Murayama59 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 Tsuruoka to Kawasaki?

About 466 km by road (356 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 56min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥6,920 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).