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Kawasaki → Hitachi

Kanagawa → Ibaraki
Straight line146 km
By road162 km
Driving time2h 7min
Fuel cost¥2,410
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kawasaki and Hitachi.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car162 km2h 7min
🚲 Bike162 km10h 48min
🚶 On foot168 km35h 3min

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 Hitachi (Ibaraki) is 146 km in a straight line, or 162 km by road. A car trip takes about 2h 7min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥2,410. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Hitachi → Kawasaki →

Driving directions · Kawasaki → Hitachi

  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6127.9 km1h 31min
  26. ↰Keep left302 m0min
  27. ↱Keep right878 m1min
  28. ↰Keep left139 m0min
  29. ↖Turn slight left76 m0min
  30. ↑Continue570 m1min
  31. ↰Turn sharp left331 m1min
  32. ↱Keep right209 m0min
  33. ←Turn left73 m0min
  34. →Turn right177 m0min
  35. ←Turn left50 m0min
  36. →Turn right184 m0min
  37. ←Turn left134 m0min
  38. →Turn right148 m0min
  39. ↗Turn slight right73 m0min
  40. 🏁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

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 Hitachi

Hitachi-ota Hitachi-ota12 kmTakahagi Takahagi14 kmFunaishikawa Funaishikawa17 kmŌmiya Ōmiya22 kmHitachiomiya Hitachiomiya22 kmKitaibaraki Kitaibaraki23 kmHitachi-Naka Hitachi-Naka25 kmKatsuta Katsuta26 kmŌarai Ōarai32 kmDaigo Daigo33 kmMito Mito33 kmOkunoya Okunoya41 kmTomobe Tomobe42 kmKasama Kasama42 kmOmitama Omitama45 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kawasaki to Hitachi?

About 162 km by road (146 km in a straight line).

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

About 2h 7min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥2,410 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).