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Kure → Kawasaki

Hiroshima → Kanagawa
Straight line667 km
By road796 km
Driving time9h 7min
Fuel cost¥11,830
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kure and Kawasaki.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car796 km9h 7min
🚲 Bike796 km53h 4min
🚶 On foot767 km159h 52min

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 Kure (Hiroshima) to Kawasaki (Kanagawa) is 667 km in a straight line, or 796 km by road. A car trip takes about 9h 7min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥11,830. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kawasaki → Kure →

Driving directions · Kure → Kawasaki

  1. ↑Continue301 m1min
  2. ←Turn left59 m0min
  3. →Turn right159 m0min
  4. ←Turn left56 m0min
  5. ↰Keep left36 m0min
  6. ↗Turn slight right161 m0min
  7. →Turn right35 m0min
  8. ↗Turn slight right1.7 km2min
  9. →Turn right194 m0min
  10. ↑Continue395 m0min
  11. →Turn right134 m0min
  12. ←Turn left147 m0min
  13. →Turn right234 m0min
  14. ↱Keep right226 m0min
  15. ↱Keep right315 m1min
  16. ↱Keep right215 m0min
  17. ↗Turn slight right87 m0min
  18. ↱Keep right238 m0min
  19. →Turn right3.8 km5min
  20. →Turn right onto 呉環状線663.8 km3min
  21. →Turn right240 m0min
  22. ↰Keep left317 m0min
  23. ↑Continue onto 東広島呉自動車道E7523.8 km20min
  24. ↰Keep left548 m0min
  25. ↑Continue onto 山陽自動車道295.2 km3h 24min
  26. ↰Keep left onto 高槻JCT and take E1, E88, E9 toward 京都1.7 km2min
  27. ↰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
  28. ↰Keep left and drive toward 長岡京, 宇治, 第二京阪, 大山崎出口469 m0min
  29. ↱Keep right and drive toward 宇治, 名古屋, 第二京阪23.5 km20min
  30. ↰Keep left554 m0min
  31. →Turn right91 m0min
  32. ←Turn left onto 千町石山寺辺線106448 m0min
  33. ↑Continue onto 国道1号11.1 km1min
  34. ←Turn left onto 国道1号1836 m1min
  35. ↰Keep left onto 大津能登川長浜線23.6 km3min
  36. →Turn right onto 草津田上インター線342757 m1min
  37. ↰Keep left43.3 km29min
  38. ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A283.3 km2h 49min
  39. ↰Keep left onto 新東名高速道路 and take E1 toward 御殿場, 東京E1A76.0 km51min
  40. ↰Keep left318 m0min
  41. ↱Keep right15.1 km16min
  42. ↰Keep left3.1 km3min
  43. ↱Keep right onto 首都高速神奈川1号横羽線K11.8 km2min
  44. ←Turn left onto 鋼管通り650 m1min
  45. →Turn right226 m0min
  46. ←Turn left46 m0min
  47. →Turn right75 m0min
  48. ←Turn left onto 新川通り10156 m0min
  49. ↱Turn sharp right onto 水門通り35 m0min
  50. ←Turn left143 m0min
  51. →Turn right26 m0min
  52. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

あいおい白龍城兵庫県
みき兵庫県
淡河兵庫県
神戸フルーツ・フラワーパーク 大沢兵庫県
こんぜの里りっとう滋賀県
あいの土山滋賀県
菰野三重県
もっくる新城愛知県

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

Distances from Kure

Hiroshima Hiroshima22 kmFukuyama Fukuyama79 kmOnomichi Onomichi62 kmMihara Mihara51 kmHatsukaichi Hatsukaichi25 kmFuchūchō Fuchūchō72 kmKannabechō-yahiro Kannabechō-yahiro86 kmMiyoshi Miyoshi68 kmTakehara Takehara34 kmŌtake Ōtake32 kmŌno-hara Ōno-hara28 kmInnoshima Innoshima57 kmShin’ichi Shin’ichi74 kmShōbara Shōbara80 kmMiyajima Miyajima24 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 Kure to Kawasaki?

About 796 km by road (667 km in a straight line).

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

About 9h 7min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥11,830 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).