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Shimabara → Kawasaki

Nagasaki → Kanagawa
Straight line912 km
By road1,181 km
Driving time14h 10min
Fuel cost¥17,550
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Shimabara and Kawasaki.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car1,181 km14h 10min
🚲 Bike1,181 km78h 45min
🚶 On foot1,048 km218h 24min

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 Shimabara (Nagasaki) to Kawasaki (Kanagawa) is 912 km in a straight line, or 1,181 km by road. A car trip takes about 14h 10min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥17,550. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kawasaki → Shimabara →

Driving directions · Shimabara → Kawasaki

  1. ↑Continue91 m0min
  2. ←Turn left50 m0min
  3. →Turn right1.8 km2min
  4. ↑Continue118 m0min
  5. ←Turn left21.0 km42min
  6. →Turn right onto 熊本港線514.4 km4min
  7. ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道501号50111.7 km10min
  8. ↱Keep right onto 国道501号5014.9 km4min
  9. ↑Continue onto 熊本玉名線1, 1136.1 km6min
  10. ←Turn left onto 寺田岱明線347320 m0min
  11. ↑Continue onto 玉名八女線4, 16278 m0min
  12. →Turn right1.0 km1min
  13. →Turn right onto 玉名八女線旧道1.1 km1min
  14. ←Turn left onto 玉名八女線48.6 km8min
  15. ↗Turn slight right onto 大牟田植木線3, 4690 m1min
  16. ←Turn left onto 玉名八女線43.8 km3min
  17. ←Turn left onto 国道443号4431.9 km2min
  18. ←Turn left77 m0min
  19. →Turn right onto 南関大牟田北線10, 291.2 km1min
  20. →Turn right350 m0min
  21. ↰Keep left29.4 km20min
  22. ↰Keep left598 m1min
  23. ↱Keep right9.2 km8min
  24. →Turn right onto 国道322号322131 m0min
  25. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3224.0 km3min
  26. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号3222.0 km2min
  27. ←Turn left onto 甘木大刀洗バイパス3222.3 km2min
  28. ↰Turn sharp left onto 駅前通り322, 500117 m0min
  29. →Turn right onto 西大通り322, 50022.8 km20min
  30. ←Turn left onto 国道322号322122 m0min
  31. →Turn right onto 国道322号3221.3 km1min
  32. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3222.9 km3min
  33. ↱Keep right onto 田川バイパス3226.3 km5min
  34. ←Turn left onto 八女香春線524.1 km4min
  35. →Turn right onto 国道322号3227.9 km7min
  36. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3221.6 km1min
  37. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号3226.4 km6min
  38. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号322894 m1min
  39. ↰Keep left562 m0min
  40. ↰Keep left29.2 km20min
  41. ↰Keep left628 m1min
  42. ↱Keep right6.2 km5min
  43. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号210.9 km9min
  44. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号2, 931.6 km27min
  45. ↰Keep left onto 22342 m0min
  46. ↑Continue onto 国道2号2144 m0min
  47. ↱Keep right onto 221.6 km2min
  48. ↰Keep left onto 221.8 km2min
  49. ↰Keep left onto 2, 92, 9398 m0min
  50. ↱Keep right217 m0min
  51. ↱Keep right2.5 km2min
  52. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号22.7 km2min
  53. ↰Keep left1.1 km1min
  54. ↱Keep right456.0 km5h 1min
  55. ↰Keep left onto 高槻JCT and take E1, E88, E9 toward 京都1.7 km2min
  56. ↰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
  57. ↰Keep left and drive toward 長岡京, 宇治, 第二京阪, 大山崎出口469 m0min
  58. ↱Keep right and drive toward 宇治, 名古屋, 第二京阪23.5 km20min
  59. ↰Keep left554 m0min
  60. →Turn right91 m0min
  61. ←Turn left onto 千町石山寺辺線106448 m0min
  62. ↑Continue onto 国道1号11.1 km1min
  63. ←Turn left onto 国道1号1836 m1min
  64. ↰Keep left onto 大津能登川長浜線23.6 km3min
  65. →Turn right onto 草津田上インター線342757 m1min
  66. ↰Keep left43.3 km29min
  67. ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A283.3 km2h 49min
  68. ↰Keep left onto 新東名高速道路 and take E1 toward 御殿場, 東京E1A76.0 km51min
  69. ↰Keep left318 m0min
  70. ↱Keep right15.1 km16min
  71. ↰Keep left3.1 km3min
  72. ↱Keep right onto 首都高速神奈川1号横羽線K11.8 km2min
  73. ←Turn left onto 鋼管通り650 m1min
  74. →Turn right226 m0min
  75. ←Turn left46 m0min
  76. →Turn right75 m0min
  77. ←Turn left onto 新川通り10156 m0min
  78. ↱Turn sharp right onto 水門通り35 m0min
  79. ←Turn left143 m0min
  80. →Turn right26 m0min
  81. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

みずなし本陣ふかえ長崎県
きくすい熊本県
おおむた福岡県
みやま福岡県
くるめ福岡県
うすい福岡県
おおとう桜街道福岡県
香春福岡県

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

Distances from Shimabara

Nagasaki Nagasaki45 kmSasebo Sasebo74 kmIsahaya Isahaya31 kmŌmura Ōmura42 kmObita Obita45 kmTogitsu Togitsu49 kmFukuechō Fukuechō143 kmHirado Hirado100 kmMatsuura Matsuura88 kmTsushima Tsushima187 kmIki Iki126 kmGotō Gotō146 kmMinamishimabara Minamishimabara15 kmSaikai Saikai68 kmUnzen Unzen11 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 Shimabara to Kawasaki?

About 1,181 km by road (912 km in a straight line).

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

About 14h 10min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥17,550 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).