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Kawasaki → Ōtsu

Kanagawa → Shiga
Straight line354 km
By road437 km
Driving time4h 44min
Fuel cost¥6,490
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kawasaki and Ōtsu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car437 km4h 44min
🚲 Bike437 km29h 8min
🚶 On foot407 km84h 50min

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 Ōtsu (Shiga) is 354 km in a straight line, or 437 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 44min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥6,490. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Ōtsu → Kawasaki →

Driving directions · Kawasaki → Ōtsu

  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10.0 km7min
  22. ↰Keep left900 m1min
  23. ↰Keep left105 m0min
  24. ↖Turn slight left onto 大津インター線56392 m0min
  25. ←Turn left469 m1min
  26. 🏁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
玉露の里静岡県
鳳来三河三石愛知県
もっくる新城愛知県
菰野三重県

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 Ōtsu

Kusatsu Kusatsu9 kmRittō Rittō13 kmMoriyama Moriyama13 kmYasu Yasu18 kmKitahama Kitahama19 kmKonan Konan21 kmŌmihachiman Ōmihachiman25 kmKōka Kōka27 kmMinakuchichō-matoba Minakuchichō-matoba28 kmYoukaichi Youkaichi33 kmHino Hino35 kmHigashiōmi Higashiōmi38 kmHikone Hikone45 kmTakashima Takashima48 kmMaibara Maibara52 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kawasaki to Ōtsu?

About 437 km by road (354 km in a straight line).

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

About 4h 44min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥6,490 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).