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Kawasaki → Tsuruoka

Kanagawa → Yamagata
Straight line356 km
By road464 km
Driving time6h 1min
Fuel cost¥6,900
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kawasaki and Tsuruoka.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car464 km6h 1min
🚲 Bike464 km30h 58min
🚶 On foot409 km85h 15min

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 Kawasaki (Kanagawa) to Tsuruoka (Yamagata) is 356 km in a straight line, or 464 km by road. A car trip takes about 6h 1min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥6,900. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Tsuruoka → Kawasaki →

Driving directions · Kawasaki → Tsuruoka

  1. Continue26 m0min
  2. Turn left45 m0min
  3. Turn sharp right174 m0min
  4. Turn sharp left73 m0min
  5. Turn right onto 新川通り101908 m1min
  6. Turn right126 m0min
  7. Keep right607 m1min
  8. Turn left121 m0min
  9. Turn right onto 第一京浜1544 m0min
  10. Keep left6.9 km7min
  11. Keep right106 m0min
  12. Keep right6.1 km6min
  13. Keep right3.5 km3min
  14. Keep right onto 海岸通り3161.1 km1min
  15. Keep left onto 昭和通り316453 m0min
  16. Keep left onto 昭和通り316437 m0min
  17. Keep left onto 昭和通り3161.3 km1min
  18. Keep right1.8 km2min
  19. Keep right451 m0min
  20. Turn left31 m0min
  21. Continue onto 入谷口通り660 m1min
  22. Turn left onto 入谷口通り389 m1min
  23. Turn left onto 言問通り319159 m0min
  24. Keep left237 m0min
  25. Turn right onto 尾竹橋通り313120 m0min
  26. Turn sharp left onto 尾久橋通り588.1 km7min
  27. Turn left38 m0min
  28. Turn right547 m1min
  29. Turn left onto 舎人公園通り156 m0min
  30. Turn right679 m1min
  31. Turn left onto 舎人公園北通り147 m0min
  32. Turn right onto 足立川口線 and drive toward 鳩ヶ谷239379 m0min
  33. Keep left onto 鳩ヶ谷街道1062.0 km2min
  34. Keep right973 m1min
  35. Turn right onto さいたま鳩ヶ谷線1052.6 km3min
  36. Turn left onto 足立川口線239412 m0min
  37. Keep right onto 122122182 m0min
  38. Turn left onto 国道298号2984.5 km5min
  39. Keep right256.5 km2h 47min
  40. Keep left and take E13 toward 東北中央道, 米沢, 山形31.6 km20min
  41. Keep left and take 13 toward 米沢中央, 道の駅米沢484 m1min
  42. Turn left onto 米沢高畠線1463 m0min
  43. Turn right onto 米沢バイパス132.7 km2min
  44. Continue965 m1min
  45. Turn left onto 舘山バイパス121346 m0min
  46. Turn right onto 米沢北バイパス2873.4 km3min
  47. Turn right onto 大塚米沢線2424.9 km5min
  48. Turn right onto 大塚米沢線242279 m0min
  49. Turn left onto 高畠川西線71.3 km1min
  50. Turn right onto 米沢長井道路28712.2 km10min
  51. Turn right onto 国道287号287, 3489.8 km8min
  52. Turn left onto 国道287号2878.6 km7min
  53. Turn sharp left onto 長井大江線95.6 km5min
  54. Turn left onto 白滝宮宿線2897.8 km8min
  55. Turn right onto 白滝宮宿線2892.7 km3min
  56. Turn right12.3 km15min
  57. Turn left onto 大江西川線2711.9 km11min
  58. Turn left216 m0min
  59. Keep right onto 月山道路11220.4 km23min
  60. Keep left431 m1min
  61. Continue onto 山形自動車道E489.1 km9min
  62. Keep left815 m1min
  63. Turn left onto 余目温海線441.6 km1min
  64. Turn left onto 鶴岡村上線3491.0 km1min
  65. Turn right onto 国道112号1127.4 km6min
  66. Turn left onto たらのき代鶴岡線3502.1 km2min
  67. Turn left765 m1min
  68. Turn right onto 鶴岡村上線349350 m0min
  69. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

川口・あんぎょう埼玉県
みかも栃木県
にしかた栃木県
うつのみや ろまんちっく村栃木県
やいた栃木県
那須野が原博物館栃木県
明治の森・黒磯栃木県
米沢山形県

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

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kawasaki to Tsuruoka?

About 464 km by road (356 km in a straight line).

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

About 6h 1min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥6,900 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).