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Kawasaki → Arai

Kanagawa → Niigata
Straight line212 km
By road289 km
Driving time3h 55min
Fuel cost¥4,290
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kawasaki and Arai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car289 km3h 55min
🚲 Bike289 km19h 16min
🚶 On foot244 km50h 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 Arai (Niigata) is 212 km in a straight line, or 289 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 55min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,290. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Arai → Kawasaki →

Driving directions · Kawasaki → Arai

  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 right358 m0min
  8. ←Turn left onto 富士見通り132254 m0min
  9. ↑Continue onto 市役所通り9480 m0min
  10. →Turn right onto 市役所通り913 m0min
  11. ←Turn left onto 府中街道9794 m1min
  12. ←Turn left onto 府中街道409324 m0min
  13. ↱Keep right onto 多摩沿線道路608 m1min
  14. ↰Keep left onto 小向本通り584 m1min
  15. ↱Turn sharp right onto 第二京浜11.9 km2min
  16. ↰Keep left3.0 km3min
  17. ↰Keep left and drive toward 中原街道3.5 km4min
  18. ↰Keep left and drive toward 目黒通り4.6 km5min
  19. ↰Keep left and take 3 toward 町田, 三軒茶屋4.0 km4min
  20. ↰Keep left and drive toward 調布, 大原, 中央道231 m0min
  21. →Turn right11 m0min
  22. ↰Turn sharp left12 m0min
  23. →Turn right6.9 km6min
  24. ↰Keep left onto 笹目通り4431.6 km2min
  25. ↰Keep left and drive toward 西東京, 大泉, 目白, 豊玉, 練馬（関越道）277 m0min
  26. ↰Turn sharp left onto 目白通り24193 m0min
  27. ↱Keep right onto 目白通り and drive toward 外環, 関越道241.0 km1min
  28. ↱Keep right onto 関越自動車道E1777.9 km53min
  29. ↰Keep left onto 上信越自動車道 and take E18 toward 藤岡, 長野125.4 km1h 37min
  30. ↰Keep left711 m1min
  31. →Turn right onto 長野真田線354.2 km4min
  32. ↑Continue onto 国道117号1173.7 km3min
  33. →Turn right onto 長野県道32号長野停車場線32534 m0min
  34. ↑Continue onto 長野大通り3.2 km4min
  35. ↗Turn slight right onto 長野信濃線3710.2 km9min
  36. ←Turn left132 m0min
  37. →Turn right115 m0min
  38. ←Turn left125 m0min
  39. ↱Turn sharp right196 m0min
  40. ↖Turn slight left onto 長野信濃線376.7 km6min
  41. →Turn right onto 信濃信州新線361.3 km1min
  42. ←Turn left onto 国道18号1822.2 km19min
  43. →Turn right537 m1min
  44. ↰Keep left244 m0min
  45. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

Roadside stations (michi-no-eki) along the route

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

おがわまち埼玉県
はなぞの埼玉県
玉村宿群馬県
ららん藤岡群馬県
甘楽群馬県
しもにた群馬県
みょうぎ群馬県
みまき長野県

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 Arai

Myoko Myoko5 kmJōetsu Jōetsu16 kmItoigawa Itoigawa34 kmKashiwazaki Kashiwazaki50 kmTōkamachi Tōkamachi50 kmShiozawa Shiozawa56 kmMinamiuonuma Minamiuonuma58 kmMuikamachi Muikamachi59 kmOjiya Ojiya61 kmUonuma Uonuma71 kmNagaoka Nagaoka75 kmMitsuke Mitsuke86 kmTochio-honchō Tochio-honchō86 kmSanjō Sanjō94 kmYoshida-kasugachō Yoshida-kasugachō96 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kawasaki to Arai?

About 289 km by road (212 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 55min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,290 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).