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Kawasaki → Ōtsuchi

Kanagawa → Iwate
Straight line469 km
By road551 km
Driving time7h 21min
Fuel cost¥8,180
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kawasaki and Ōtsuchi.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car551 km7h 21min
🚲 Bike551 km36h 42min
🚶 On foot539 km112h 18min

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 Ōtsuchi (Iwate) is 469 km in a straight line, or 551 km by road. A car trip takes about 7h 21min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,180. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Ōtsuchi → Kawasaki →

Driving directions · Kawasaki → Ōtsuchi

  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316987 m1min
  18. ↱Keep right50 m0min
  19. ↗Turn slight right onto 江戸通り6, 143.1 km3min
  20. ↱Turn sharp right9 m0min
  21. ↖Turn slight left onto 浅草通り463219 m0min
  22. ←Turn left282 m0min
  23. ↰Turn sharp left onto 墨堤通り461996 m1min
  24. ↰Keep left4.3 km5min
  25. ↱Keep right onto 首都高速6号三郷線6233.0 km2h 46min
  26. ↰Keep left267 m0min
  27. ↰Keep left51.3 km48min
  28. ↰Keep left62.9 km42min
  29. ↰Keep left634 m1min
  30. →Turn right onto 宮城県道144号赤沼松島線1441.7 km2min
  31. ←Turn left onto 小牛田松島線1463.3 km3min
  32. →Turn right onto 宮城県道8号仙台松島線8, 9387 m0min
  33. ←Turn left375 m1min
  34. ↱Keep right67 m0min
  35. ←Turn left125 m0min
  36. ←Turn left onto 国道346号34641 m0min
  37. →Turn right226 m0min
  38. ↰Keep left36.6 km26min
  39. ↰Keep left648 m1min
  40. →Turn right onto 涌谷津山線612.3 km2min
  41. →Turn right onto 国道342号342131 m0min
  42. ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道45号4520.6 km23min
  43. ←Turn left378 m0min
  44. ↱Keep right71 m0min
  45. →Turn right35.2 km30min
  46. ↑Continue onto 三陸自動車道, 唐桑道路E456.2 km5min
  47. ↰Keep left470 m0min
  48. →Turn right345 m0min
  49. ←Turn left onto 国道45号45, 2848.6 km10min
  50. ↰Keep left527 m0min
  51. ↑Continue onto 三陸自動車道, 高田道路E4552.8 km48min
  52. ↰Keep left838 m1min
  53. ←Turn left onto 大槌小国線2680 m0min
  54. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

ひたちおおた茨城県
ならは福島県
上品の郷宮城県
津山宮城県
大谷海岸宮城県
高田松原岩手県
さんりく岩手県

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 Ōtsuchi

Kamaishi Kamaishi10 kmYamada Yamada12 kmMiyako Miyako31 kmTōno Tōno32 kmŌfunato Ōfunato36 kmRikuzentakata Rikuzentakata45 kmHanamaki Hanamaki67 kmŌshū Ōshū68 kmKitakami Kitakami68 kmMizusawa Mizusawa71 kmMorioka Morioka74 kmTakizawa Takizawa82 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki83 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi87 kmHachimantai Hachimantai89 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kawasaki to Ōtsuchi?

About 551 km by road (469 km in a straight line).

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

About 7h 21min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,180 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).