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Sakai → Kawasaki

Ōsaka → Kanagawa
Straight line400 km
By road489 km
Driving time5h 22min
Fuel cost¥7,270
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sakai and Kawasaki.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car489 km5h 22min
🚲 Bike489 km32h 38min
🚶 On foot460 km95h 56min

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 Sakai (Ōsaka) to Kawasaki (Kanagawa) is 400 km in a straight line, or 489 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 22min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,270. The full driving directions are shown below. Summers are hot (warmest month around 28.1°C); spring and autumn are the most comfortable seasons for this drive.

⇄ Return route: Kawasaki → Sakai →

Driving directions · Sakai → Kawasaki

  1. Continue24 m0min
  2. Turn right46 m0min
  3. Turn left78 m0min
  4. Turn right26 m0min
  5. Turn right61 m0min
  6. Turn left onto 国道26号261.0 km1min
  7. Turn right2.6 km3min
  8. Turn left1.5 km2min
  9. Turn sharp left onto 大阪高石線28143 m0min
  10. Turn right32.7 km24min
  11. Keep left603 m1min
  12. Turn left onto 天理環状線511.8 km2min
  13. Continue onto 福住横田線1925.2 km5min
  14. Turn left onto 福住横田線192521 m1min
  15. Turn right onto 国道25号2529 m0min
  16. Turn left34.3 km21min
  17. Keep left2.9 km3min
  18. Keep left24.2 km15min
  19. Keep right583 m0min
  20. Keep right28.6 km17min
  21. Keep left281 m0min
  22. Keep right254.9 km2h 32min
  23. Keep left onto 新東名高速道路 and take E1 toward 御殿場, 東京E1A76.0 km51min
  24. Keep left318 m0min
  25. Keep right15.1 km16min
  26. Keep left3.1 km3min
  27. Keep right onto 首都高速神奈川1号横羽線K11.8 km2min
  28. Turn left onto 鋼管通り650 m1min
  29. Turn right226 m0min
  30. Turn left46 m0min
  31. Turn right75 m0min
  32. Turn left onto 新川通り10156 m0min
  33. Turn sharp right onto 水門通り35 m0min
  34. Turn left143 m0min
  35. Turn right26 m0min
  36. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

ふたかみパーク當麻奈良県
針T・R・S奈良県
いが三重県
関宿三重県
もっくる新城愛知県
鳳来三河三石愛知県
宇津ノ谷峠静岡県
玉露の里静岡県

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

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sakai to Kawasaki?

About 489 km by road (400 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 22min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥7,270 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).