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Shōbu → Kawasaki

Saitama → Kanagawa
Straight line62 km
By road71 km
Driving time1h 7min
Fuel cost¥1,060
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Shōbu and Kawasaki.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car71 km1h 7min
🚲 Bike71 km4h 45min
🚶 On foot71 km14h 45min

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 Shōbu (Saitama) to Kawasaki (Kanagawa) is 62 km in a straight line, or 71 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 7min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,060. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kawasaki → Shōbu →

Driving directions · Shōbu → Kawasaki

  1. ↑Continue128 m0min
  2. ←Turn left onto 川越栗橋線12190 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 北根菖蒲線313362 m0min
  4. →Turn right onto さいたま菖蒲線5527 m1min
  5. ↑Continue onto 国道122号旧道2.7 km3min
  6. ←Turn left onto 騎西菖蒲バイパス1227.5 km8min
  7. ↰Turn sharp left195 m0min
  8. ↗Turn slight right onto 蓮田杉戸線154492 m1min
  9. →Turn right646 m1min
  10. →Turn right144 m0min
  11. ←Turn left10.5 km7min
  12. ↰Keep left9.4 km9min
  13. ↱Keep right572 m0min
  14. ←Turn left onto 第二産業道路5811.9 km11min
  15. ↗Turn slight right onto 尾竹橋通り313100 m0min
  16. ←Turn left228 m0min
  17. ↖Turn slight left onto 言問通り319421 m0min
  18. →Turn right onto 昭和通り436 m0min
  19. ↱Keep right onto 首都高速1号上野線15.1 km3min
  20. ↰Keep left onto 首都高速都心環状線3.0 km2min
  21. ↰Keep left onto 首都高速1号羽田線11.6 km2min
  22. ↱Keep right470 m0min
  23. ↱Keep right onto 首都高速道路5.1 km5min
  24. ↱Keep right443 m0min
  25. →Turn right onto 湾岸通り3166.9 km7min
  26. ↰Keep left onto 第一京浜15334 m0min
  27. ↰Turn sharp left onto 大師道409579 m1min
  28. ↱Keep right onto 富士見鶴見駅線518 m1min
  29. ↖Turn slight left675 m1min
  30. ←Turn left329 m1min
  31. →Turn right285 m1min
  32. ←Turn left26 m0min
  33. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

川口・あんぎょう埼玉県

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

Distances from Shōbu

Saitama Saitama18 kmYono Yono21 kmKawaguchi Kawaguchi31 kmTokorozawa Tokorozawa32 kmKawagoe Kawagoe20 kmKoshigaya Koshigaya26 kmSōka Sōka31 kmAgeoshimo Ageoshimo11 kmKasukabe Kasukabe16 kmSayama Sayama29 kmKumagaya Kumagaya20 kmAsaka Asaka29 kmShimotoda Shimotoda29 kmIwatsuki Iwatsuki14 kmFukayachō Fukayachō32 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 Shōbu to Kawasaki?

About 71 km by road (62 km in a straight line).

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

About 1h 7min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,060 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).