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Nagoya → Kanazawa

Aichi → Ishikawa
Straight line160 km
By road218 km
Driving time2h 57min
Fuel cost¥3,240
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Nagoya and Kanazawa.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car218 km2h 57min
🚲 Bike218 km14h 31min
🚶 On foot184 km38h 17min

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 Nagoya (Aichi) to Kanazawa (Ishikawa) is 160 km in a straight line, or 218 km by road. A car trip takes about 2h 57min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥3,240. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kanazawa → Nagoya →

Driving directions · Nagoya → Kanazawa

  1. ↑Continue onto 出来町通215946 m1min
  2. ↗Turn slight right onto 国道22号22595 m1min
  3. →Turn right onto 江川線1.5 km1min
  4. ←Turn left onto 環状線610 m1min
  5. ↑Continue onto 環状線13.7 km12min
  6. ↰Keep left onto 2222296 m0min
  7. ↰Keep left onto 2222307 m0min
  8. ↰Keep left onto 2222283 m0min
  9. ←Turn left onto 2222429 m0min
  10. ←Turn left onto 名岐バイパス22254 m0min
  11. ←Turn left onto 名岐バイパス22479 m1min
  12. ↰Keep left onto 2222713 m1min
  13. ↰Keep left193 m0min
  14. →Turn right onto 県道一宮川島線15022 m0min
  15. ↰Keep left onto 名岐バイパス2210.3 km10min
  16. ↰Keep left onto 国道156号156504 m0min
  17. ←Turn left onto 国道248号248877 m1min
  18. →Turn right onto 岐阜各務原線152154 m0min
  19. ←Turn left onto 岐阜各務原線152220 m0min
  20. ↰Keep left onto 岐阜各務原線152783 m1min
  21. ↖Turn slight left onto 岐阜各務原線1521.2 km1min
  22. ↱Turn sharp right402 m0min
  23. ←Turn left onto 上白金真砂線287296 m0min
  24. →Turn right onto 国道157号157, 303293 m0min
  25. ↑Continue onto 忠節橋通り911.7 km2min
  26. ←Turn left onto 岐阜美山線911.6 km1min
  27. →Turn right onto 岐阜美山線91531 m0min
  28. ↗Turn slight right onto 岐阜大野線78376 m0min
  29. ←Turn left onto 岐阜大野線784.0 km4min
  30. ↑Continue onto 金原上西郷線1674.1 km4min
  31. ↑Continue onto 関本巣線797.9 km7min
  32. →Turn right onto 国道157号15713.7 km12min
  33. ←Turn left164 m0min
  34. →Turn right onto 藤橋根尾線27012.1 km12min
  35. →Turn right onto クツ尾山之神橋41728.9 km25min
  36. ↱Keep right1.1 km2min
  37. ↱Keep right onto 国道476号4765.9 km5min
  38. ↑Continue onto 白粟バイパス476836 m1min
  39. ↖Turn slight left onto 国道476号4763.4 km3min
  40. ↑Continue onto 武生美山線25.3 km5min
  41. ←Turn left onto 奈良瀬境寺バイパス1586.4 km5min
  42. ↑Continue onto 国道158号1584.6 km4min
  43. ↰Keep left257 m0min
  44. ↰Keep left72.6 km44min
  45. ↰Keep left468 m0min
  46. ↱Keep right230 m0min
  47. ↑Continue41 m0min
  48. →Turn right onto 松任宇ノ気線85.0 km5min
  49. ↑Continue onto 金沢外環状道路（海側幹線）1.1 km1min
  50. ←Turn left45 m0min
  51. →Turn right43 m0min
  52. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

富有柿の里いとぬき岐阜県
織部の里・もとす岐阜県
うすずみ桜の里・ねお岐阜県
一乗谷あさくら水の駅福井県
めぐみ白山石川県

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

Distances from Nagoya

Toyohashi Toyohashi63 kmToyota Toyota25 kmOkazaki Okazaki35 kmKasugai Kasugai9 kmIchinomiya Ichinomiya16 kmAnjō Anjō29 kmKomaki Komaki11 kmKariya Kariya23 kmSeto Seto19 kmToyokawa Toyokawa61 kmHanda Handa33 kmNishio Nishio37 kmInazawa Inazawa14 kmKōnan Kōnan17 kmGamagōri Gamagōri49 km

Distances from Kanazawa

Nonoichi Nonoichi7 kmMatsutō Matsutō10 kmHakusan Hakusan13 kmTsubata Tsubata14 kmTsurugi-asahimachi Tsurugi-asahimachi17 kmKahoku Kahoku19 kmNomi Nomi20 kmKomatsu Komatsu27 kmHakui Hakui35 kmKaga Kaga42 kmNanao Nanao59 kmWajima Wajima93 kmSuzu Suzu109 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Nagoya to Kanazawa?

About 218 km by road (160 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Nagoya to Kanazawa?

About 2h 57min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥3,240 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).