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Kawasaki → Hikone

Kanagawa → Shiga
Straight line316 km
By road410 km
Driving time4h 29min
Fuel cost¥6,100
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kawasaki and Hikone.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car410 km4h 29min
🚲 Bike410 km27h 21min
🚶 On foot363 km75h 36min

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 Hikone (Shiga) is 316 km in a straight line, or 410 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 29min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥6,100. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Hikone → Kawasaki →

Driving directions · Kawasaki → Hikone

  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204.8 km1h 57min
  16. ↰Keep left308 m0min
  17. ↱Keep right21.1 km16min
  18. ↰Keep left440 m0min
  19. ↰Keep left688 m1min
  20. ↰Keep left121 m0min
  21. ↰Keep left732 m1min
  22. ↰Keep left onto 東山通60423 m0min
  23. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道302号302259 m0min
  24. ↱Keep right16.6 km10min
  25. ↰Keep left735 m1min
  26. →Turn right onto 国道22号線225.8 km5min
  27. ↰Keep left590 m1min
  28. ↰Keep left57.3 km36min
  29. ↰Keep left1.4 km1min
  30. →Turn right onto 国道306号306, 307337 m0min
  31. ←Turn left134 m0min
  32. ←Turn left162 m0min
  33. →Turn right32 m0min
  34. ←Turn left59 m0min
  35. ↗Turn slight right879 m1min
  36. ←Turn left86 m0min
  37. →Turn right244 m0min
  38. ↱Keep right142 m0min
  39. ←Turn left99 m0min
  40. ↱Turn sharp right394 m0min
  41. ←Turn left777 m1min
  42. 🏁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

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 Hikone

Maibara Maibara8 kmNagahama Nagahama15 kmYoukaichi Youkaichi16 kmHigashiōmi Higashiōmi16 kmŌmihachiman Ōmihachiman19 kmYasu Yasu27 kmHino Hino28 kmTakashima Takashima28 kmKōka Kōka31 kmKonan Konan31 kmKitahama Kitahama32 kmMoriyama Moriyama32 kmMinakuchichō-matoba Minakuchichō-matoba32 kmRittō Rittō34 kmKusatsu Kusatsu37 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kawasaki to Hikone?

About 410 km by road (316 km in a straight line).

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

About 4h 29min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

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