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Kawasaki → Nikkō

Kanagawa → Tochigi
Straight line137 km
By road163 km
Driving time2h 14min
Fuel cost¥2,430
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kawasaki and Nikkō.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car163 km2h 14min
🚲 Bike163 km10h 54min
🚶 On foot157 km32h 48min

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 Nikkō (Tochigi) is 137 km in a straight line, or 163 km by road. A car trip takes about 2h 14min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥2,430. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Nikkō → Kawasaki →

Driving directions · Kawasaki → Nikkō

  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 right74.6 km45min
  40. ↰Keep left224 m0min
  41. ↱Keep right187 m0min
  42. ←Turn left585 m1min
  43. ←Turn left onto 国道293号2936.4 km5min
  44. →Turn right onto 国道293号293174 m0min
  45. ←Turn left onto 日光西街道352833 m1min
  46. ↗Turn slight right onto 例幣使街道293, 3526.0 km9min
  47. ↱Keep right1.8 km2min
  48. →Turn right onto 例幣使街道121, 352499 m0min
  49. →Turn right onto 例幣使街道121, 35214.3 km12min
  50. ←Turn left284 m0min
  51. ↰Keep left9.0 km8min
  52. ↰Keep left773 m1min
  53. ←Turn left211 m0min
  54. ↑Continue onto 鹿沼日光線14446 m0min
  55. →Turn right onto 鹿沼日光線14164 m0min
  56. ←Turn left157 m0min
  57. →Turn right onto 栗山日光線16951 m0min
  58. ←Turn left179 m0min
  59. →Turn right26 m0min
  60. ←Turn left24 m0min
  61. 🏁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
日光栃木県

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 Nikkō

Imaichi Imaichi7 kmKanuma Kanuma25 kmYaita Yaita29 kmUtsunomiya Utsunomiya31 kmUjiie Ujiie32 kmSakura Sakura33 kmŌtawara Ōtawara39 kmMibu Mibu41 kmTochigi Tochigi42 kmNasushiobara Nasushiobara42 kmTanuma Tanuma43 kmShimotsuke Shimotsuke44 kmKaminokawa Kaminokawa44 kmKuroiso Kuroiso46 kmSano Sano48 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kawasaki to Nikkō?

About 163 km by road (137 km in a straight line).

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

About 2h 14min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥2,430 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).