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Kawasaki → Shimonoseki

Kanagawa → Yamaguchi
Straight line819 km
By road994 km
Driving time38h 32min
Fuel cost¥14,760
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kawasaki and Shimonoseki.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car994 km38h 32min
🚲 Bike994 km66h 14min
🚶 On foot942 km196h 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 Shimonoseki (Yamaguchi) is 819 km in a straight line, or 994 km by road. A car trip takes about 38h 32min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥14,760. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Shimonoseki → Kawasaki →

Driving directions · Kawasaki → Shimonoseki

  1. ↑Continue26 m0min
  2. ←Turn left143 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 水門通り35 m0min
  4. →Turn right onto 新川通り10116 m0min
  5. ←Turn left46 m0min
  6. ←Turn left89 m0min
  7. →Turn right226 m0min
  8. ←Turn left onto 鋼管通り661 m1min
  9. →Turn right onto 産業道路61.4 km2min
  10. ↱Keep right2.7 km3min
  11. ↰Keep left and take E83, E1, K7 toward 第三京浜, 東名15.2 km17min
  12. ↰Keep left960 m2min
  13. ↱Keep right onto 東名高速道路E144.1 km29min
  14. ↰Keep left onto 東名高速道路（左ルート）E129.9 km20min
  15. ↰Keep left onto 新東名高速道路 and take E1A toward 新東名, 静岡, 名古屋225.4 km2h 12min
  16. ↰Keep left432 m0min
  17. ↰Keep left875 m1min
  18. ↱Keep right101.7 km1h 7min
  19. ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A828 m1min
  20. ↰Keep left and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪296 m0min
  21. ↱Keep right and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪2.9 km2min
  22. ↰Keep left and take E88, E89 toward 宇治, 奈良, 大阪, 関西空港, 瀬田東, 石山404 m0min
  23. ↱Keep right26.7 km22min
  24. ↰Keep left and drive toward 大阪, 吹田7.6 km6min
  25. ↰Keep left252.3 km2h 59min
  26. ↰Keep left1.3 km1min
  27. ↱Keep right3.4 km2min
  28. ↰Keep left197 m0min
  29. ↱Keep right53.1 km32min
  30. ↑Continue onto 西瀬戸自動車道, 瀬戸内しまなみ海道E761.0 km1min
  31. ↰Keep left215 m0min
  32. ↱Keep right912 m1min
  33. →Turn right onto 国道317号3171.4 km1min
  34. ↰Turn sharp left onto 大西波止浜港線155.8 km5min
  35. →Turn right onto 大西波止浜港線152.2 km2min
  36. →Turn right onto 国道196号19618.3 km16min
  37. ↑Continue onto 湯山北条線1795.2 km5min
  38. ↑Continue onto 平田北条線3474.4 km4min
  39. →Turn right740 m1min
  40. →Turn right262 m1min
  41. →Turn right551 m1min
  42. ←Turn left91 m0min
  43. →Turn right34 m0min
  44. →Turn right62 m0min
  45. ↖Turn slight left94 m0min
  46. →Turn right39 m0min
  47. ←Turn left59 m0min
  48. ←Turn left43 m0min
  49. ↑Continue438 m1min
  50. →Turn right onto 松山港内宮線393.8 km3min
  51. ↱Keep right188 m1min
  52. →Turn right35 m0min
  53. ↰Keep left onto 松山小倉フェリー（松山―小倉）174.6 km29h 6min
  54. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

山北神奈川県
ふじおやま静岡県
富士川楽座静岡県
宇津ノ谷峠静岡県
鳳来三河三石愛知県
もっくる新城愛知県
菰野三重県
あいの土山滋賀県

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

Distances from Kawasaki

Yokohama Yokohama11 kmYokosuka Yokosuka27 kmFujisawa Fujisawa29 kmHiratsuka Hiratsuka41 kmChigasaki Chigasaki35 kmAtsugi Atsugi33 kmMinamirinkan Minamirinkan25 kmOdawara Odawara59 kmHadano Hadano48 kmKamakura Kamakura28 kmZama Zama30 kmIsehara Isehara39 kmZushi Zushi28 kmMiura Miura43 kmŌiso Ōiso43 km

Distances from Shimonoseki

Sanyōonoda Sanyōonoda21 kmOnoda Onoda22 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki25 kmUbe Ube28 kmMine Mine36 kmOgōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō45 kmNagato Nagato53 kmYamaguchi Yamaguchi54 kmHōfu Hōfu58 kmHagi Hagi66 kmTokuyama Tokuyama81 kmShūnan Shūnan82 kmKudamatsu Kudamatsu85 kmHikari Hikari92 kmYanai Yanai108 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kawasaki to Shimonoseki?

About 994 km by road (819 km in a straight line).

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

About 38h 32min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥14,760 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).