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Kawasaki → Yamagata

Kanagawa → Yamagata
Straight line307 km
By road381 km
Driving time4h 37min
Fuel cost¥5,660
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kawasaki and Yamagata.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car381 km4h 37min
🚲 Bike381 km25h 25min
🚶 On foot353 km73h 32min

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 Yamagata (Yamagata) is 307 km in a straight line, or 381 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 37min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥5,660. The full driving directions are shown below. Watch for snow and ice in winter (coldest month down to -1.2°C en route). Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Yamagata → Kawasaki →

Driving directions · Kawasaki → Yamagata

  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 right256.5 km2h 47min
  40. ↰Keep left and take E13 toward 東北中央道, 米沢, 山形31.6 km20min
  41. ↰Keep left and take 13 toward 米沢中央, 道の駅米沢484 m1min
  42. ←Turn left onto 米沢高畠線1463 m0min
  43. →Turn right onto 米沢バイパス132.7 km2min
  44. →Turn right onto 国道13号1312.6 km11min
  45. ↑Continue onto 南陽川西線1021.6 km2min
  46. ↖Turn slight left onto 国道13号136.5 km6min
  47. →Turn right19 m0min
  48. ←Turn left141 m0min
  49. →Turn right onto 山形上山線512.3 km2min
  50. →Turn right onto 上山バイパス132.1 km2min
  51. ↰Keep left375 m0min
  52. ↑Continue846 m1min
  53. ↑Continue onto 国道458号4584.3 km4min
  54. ↑Continue onto 山形上山線511.7 km2min
  55. →Turn right onto 十日町山形線267660 m1min
  56. ←Turn left onto 十日町山形線267996 m1min
  57. ←Turn left onto 山形バイパス136.9 km6min
  58. ↰Keep left230 m0min
  59. ↱Keep right48 m0min
  60. →Turn right onto 国道286号286921 m1min
  61. →Turn right97 m0min
  62. ←Turn left504 m2min
  63. →Turn right50 m0min
  64. 🏁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
うつのみや ろまんちっく村栃木県
やいた栃木県
那須野が原博物館栃木県
明治の森・黒磯栃木県
米沢山形県

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 Yamagata

Kaminoyama Kaminoyama12 kmTendō Tendō13 kmSagae Sagae18 kmHigashine Higashine23 kmMurayama Murayama27 kmTakahata Takahata30 kmNanyō Nanyō31 kmNagai Nagai32 kmObanazawa Obanazawa41 kmYonezawa Yonezawa42 kmShinjō Shinjō59 kmTsuruoka Tsuruoka72 kmSakata Sakata88 kmYuza Yuza95 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kawasaki to Yamagata?

About 381 km by road (307 km in a straight line).

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

About 4h 37min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥5,660 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).