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Kawasaki → Sakata

Kanagawa → Yamagata
Straight line378 km
By road493 km
Driving time5h 58min
Fuel cost¥7,320
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kawasaki and Sakata.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car493 km5h 58min
🚲 Bike493 km32h 52min
🚶 On foot434 km90h 28min

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 Sakata (Yamagata) is 378 km in a straight line, or 493 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 58min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,320. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Sakata → Kawasaki →

Driving directions · Kawasaki → Sakata

  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134.3 km1h 34min
  41. ↰Keep left772 m1min
  42. →Turn right onto 新庄舟形線568.2 km7min
  43. ←Turn left278 m0min
  44. →Turn right463 m1min
  45. ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道47号4723.2 km20min
  46. →Turn right onto 大沼新田清川停車場線3614.7 km5min
  47. ↑Continue onto 国道345号3459.7 km8min
  48. ←Turn left onto 酒田松山線404.8 km4min
  49. ↱Keep right2.4 km2min
  50. →Turn right onto 酒田バイパス7929 m1min
  51. ←Turn left156 m0min
  52. ←Turn left12 m0min
  53. →Turn right120 m0min
  54. 🏁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)

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 Sakata

Yuza Yuza13 kmTsuruoka Tsuruoka22 kmShinjō Shinjō42 kmObanazawa Obanazawa59 kmMurayama Murayama70 kmSagae Sagae71 kmHigashine Higashine71 kmTendō Tendō77 kmYamagata Yamagata88 kmNagai Nagai92 kmKaminoyama Kaminoyama92 kmNanyō Nanyō100 kmTakahata Takahata106 kmYonezawa Yonezawa114 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kawasaki to Sakata?

About 493 km by road (378 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 58min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥7,320 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).