Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Kawasaki and Hamada.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 860 km | 10h 19min |
| 🚲 Bike | 860 km | 57h 18min |
| 🚶 On foot | 801 km | 166h 54min |
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 Hamada (Shimane) is 697 km in a straight line, or 860 km by road. A car trip takes about 10h 19min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥12,770. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.
Driving directions · Kawasaki → Hamada
- ↑Continue
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right onto 水門通り
- →Turn right onto 新川通り101
- ←Turn left
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left onto 鋼管通り
- →Turn right onto 産業道路6
- ↱Keep right
- ↰Keep left and take E83, E1, K7 toward 第三京浜, 東名
- ↰Keep left
- ↱Keep right onto 東名高速道路E1
- ↰Keep left onto 東名高速道路(左ルート)E1
- ↰Keep left onto 新東名高速道路 and take E1A toward 新東名, 静岡, 名古屋
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left
- ↱Keep right
- ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A
- ↰Keep left and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪
- ↱Keep right and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪
- ↰Keep left and take E88, E89 toward 宇治, 奈良, 大阪, 関西空港, 瀬田東, 石山
- ↱Keep right
- ↰Keep left and drive toward 大阪, 吹田
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left
- ↑Continue onto 尾道自動車道E54
- ↰Keep left
- ←Turn left onto 国道432号432
- →Turn right
- →Turn right onto 世羅甲田線52
- ↑Continue onto 吉舎豊栄線28, 52
- ↑Continue onto 世羅甲田線52
- →Turn right
- ↰Keep left
- →Turn right onto 世羅甲田線52
- →Turn right onto 国道375号375
- ←Turn left onto 世羅甲田線52
- ↑Continue onto 世羅甲田線52
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- ↱Turn sharp right
- ↑Continue onto 5252
- ←Turn left onto 5252
- ↑Continue onto 下北甲田線179
- ←Turn left onto 浅塚吉田線320
- ←Turn left onto 浅塚吉田線320
- ←Turn left onto 三次美土里線64
- →Turn right onto 吉田邑南線6
- ←Turn left
- ←Turn left onto 国道433号433, 434
- →Turn right onto 国道433号433, 434
- →Turn right
- →Turn right onto 新庄千代田線311
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right onto 国道261号261
- ←Turn left
- ↱Keep right
- ↰Keep left
- ←Turn left onto 弥栄旭インター線52
- ↱Turn sharp right onto 浜田八重可部線5
- ⟳At roundabout, take exit 1 onto 浜田八重可部線
- →Turn right onto 国道186号186
- ↰Keep left
- ↑Continue onto 山陰自動車道E9
- ↰Keep left
- ←Turn left
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- 🏁Arrive at destination
Roadside stations (michi-no-eki) along the route
Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.
Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)
Distances from Kawasaki
Frequently asked questions
How far is it from Kawasaki to Hamada?
About 860 km by road (697 km in a straight line).
How long does it take to drive from Kawasaki to Hamada?
About 10h 19min by car under normal conditions.
How much fuel does the trip cost?
Roughly ¥12,770 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).