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Kawasaki → Himeji

Kanagawa → Hyōgo
Straight line462 km
By road564 km
Driving time6h 22min
Fuel cost¥8,380
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kawasaki and Himeji.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car564 km6h 22min
🚲 Bike564 km37h 35min
🚶 On foot532 km110h 46min

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 Himeji (Hyōgo) is 462 km in a straight line, or 564 km by road. A car trip takes about 6h 22min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,380. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Himeji → Kawasaki →

Driving directions · Kawasaki → Himeji

  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 left93.7 km1h 5min
  26. ↰Keep left910 m2min
  27. ↰Keep left528 m1min
  28. →Turn right1.6 km3min
  29. →Turn right1.3 km2min
  30. ↗Turn slight right onto 国道372号372252 m0min
  31. ←Turn left onto 国道312号3121.2 km2min
  32. ↖Turn slight left onto 姫路環状線5161.0 km1min
  33. ↑Continue onto 白浜姫路停車場線402, 516246 m0min
  34. ←Turn left onto 白浜姫路停車場線40256 m0min
  35. →Turn right305 m0min
  36. 🏁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 Himeji

Shirahamachō-usazakiminami Shirahamachō-usazakiminami4 kmTakasago Takasago10 kmYonedacho Sendo Yonedacho Sendo12 kmKakogawachō-honmachi Kakogawachō-honmachi13 kmTatsuno Tatsuno14 kmTatsunochō-tominaga Tatsunochō-tominaga15 kmKakogawa Kakogawa17 kmKasai Kasai18 kmAioi Aioi21 kmOno Ono22 kmShisō Shisō22 kmYamazakichō-nakabirose Yamazakichō-nakabirose25 kmMiki Miki26 kmYashiro Yashiro27 kmKariya Kariya29 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kawasaki to Himeji?

About 564 km by road (462 km in a straight line).

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

About 6h 22min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,380 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).