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Maki → Kawasaki

Niigata → Kanagawa
Straight line259 km
By road314 km
Driving time4h 12min
Fuel cost¥4,660
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Maki and Kawasaki.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car314 km4h 12min
🚲 Bike314 km20h 55min
🚶 On foot297 km61h 58min

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 Maki (Niigata) to Kawasaki (Kanagawa) is 259 km in a straight line, or 314 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 12min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,660. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kawasaki → Maki →

Driving directions · Maki → Kawasaki

  1. ↑Continue54 m0min
  2. →Turn right36 m0min
  3. ←Turn left51 m0min
  4. →Turn right76 m0min
  5. ←Turn left99 m0min
  6. →Turn right145 m0min
  7. ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道460号4601.4 km1min
  8. ↑Continue103 m0min
  9. ↑Continue1.0 km2min
  10. ↑Continue onto 国道460号4602.5 km2min
  11. ↑Continue254 m0min
  12. ↱Keep right53.5 km34min
  13. ↰Keep left570 m0min
  14. ↱Keep right62 m0min
  15. ↰Keep left onto 国道291号291370 m0min
  16. ↱Turn sharp right onto 西小千谷バイパス117, 351, 4031.7 km2min
  17. →Turn right onto 小千谷十日町津南線496.7 km6min
  18. ←Turn left onto 岩沢停車場芋坂線177247 m0min
  19. ↱Keep right521 m1min
  20. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道117号11718.6 km16min
  21. ←Turn left onto 当間土市停車場線3346.9 km7min
  22. ↖Turn slight left onto 十日町当間塩沢線767.6 km7min
  23. →Turn right onto 石打停車場塩沢線4511.7 km2min
  24. ←Turn left396 m1min
  25. →Turn right onto 三国街道179.5 km10min
  26. ←Turn left335 m0min
  27. ↱Keep right169.0 km2h 6min
  28. ↱Turn sharp right1.8 km2min
  29. ↱Keep right onto 環八通り3116.7 km6min
  30. ↰Keep left240 m0min
  31. →Turn right10 m0min
  32. ↰Turn sharp left11 m0min
  33. →Turn right3.7 km4min
  34. ↰Keep left4.5 km5min
  35. ↰Keep left196 m0min
  36. ↱Keep right onto 3113113.3 km4min
  37. ↰Keep left onto 環八通り and drive toward 中原街道311175 m0min
  38. ↑Continue onto 環八通り and drive toward 中原街道3113.0 km3min
  39. ↰Keep left and take R1 toward 第二京浜259 m0min
  40. ↱Keep right onto 第二京浜11.9 km2min
  41. ←Turn left onto 小向本通り573 m1min
  42. ↑Continue onto 多摩沿線道路923 m1min
  43. ↱Keep right onto 府中街道9657 m1min
  44. ←Turn left onto 駅前本町線921 m0min
  45. →Turn right onto 駅前本町線993 m0min
  46. ←Turn left onto 市役所通り913 m0min
  47. →Turn right206 m0min
  48. ←Turn left onto 新川通り1011.8 km2min
  49. ←Turn left63 m0min
  50. ↱Turn sharp right174 m0min
  51. ↰Turn sharp left45 m0min
  52. →Turn right26 m0min
  53. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

燕三条地場産センター新潟県
パティオにいがた新潟県
ちぢみの里おぢや新潟県
クロス10十日町新潟県
南魚沼新潟県
みなかみ水紀行館群馬県
月夜野矢瀬親水公園群馬県
あぐりーむ昭和群馬県

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

Distances from Maki

Niigata Niigata19 kmJōetsu Jōetsu88 kmNagaoka Nagaoka34 kmKashiwazaki Kashiwazaki52 kmSanjō Sanjō16 kmShibata Shibata45 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō22 kmTsubame Tsubame10 kmMitsuke Mitsuke25 kmShirone Shirone12 kmTōkamachi Tōkamachi69 kmOjiya Ojiya51 kmGosen Gosen25 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō24 kmKamo Kamo16 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 Maki to Kawasaki?

About 314 km by road (259 km in a straight line).

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

About 4h 12min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,660 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).