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Kawasaki → Higashine

Kanagawa → Yamagata
Straight line330 km
By road404 km
Driving time4h 58min
Fuel cost¥6,000
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kawasaki and Higashine.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car404 km4h 58min
🚲 Bike404 km26h 55min
🚶 On foot379 km79h 2min

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 Higashine (Yamagata) is 330 km in a straight line, or 404 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 58min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥6,000. The full driving directions are shown below. Watch for snow and ice in winter (coldest month down to -0.7°C en route). Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Higashine → Kawasaki →

Driving directions · Kawasaki → Higashine

  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133.4 km3min
  58. ↰Keep left396 m0min
  59. ↰Keep left67 m0min
  60. ←Turn left onto 国道112号1124.6 km4min
  61. ←Turn left onto 国道112号112204 m0min
  62. →Turn right onto 国道112号112270 m0min
  63. ←Turn left onto 国道112号112305 m0min
  64. →Turn right368 m0min
  65. ↑Continue onto 山形天童線227.5 km7min
  66. ↑Continue2.5 km3min
  67. ↑Continue onto 羽州街道；山形天童線227.1 km7min
  68. →Turn right onto 山形県道296号新田神町停車場線 (フルーツライン)296766 m1min
  69. ←Turn left2.0 km2min
  70. →Turn right56 m0min
  71. ←Turn left1.0 km1min
  72. →Turn right8 m0min
  73. ←Turn left onto 山形県道304号中島新田楯岡線304666 m1min
  74. ←Turn left onto 山形県道29号尾花沢関山線29, 30440 m0min
  75. ←Turn left200 m0min
  76. 🏁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 Higashine

Murayama Murayama4 kmTendō Tendō10 kmSagae Sagae13 kmObanazawa Obanazawa18 kmYamagata Yamagata23 kmKaminoyama Kaminoyama34 kmShinjō Shinjō37 kmNagai Nagai49 kmNanyō Nanyō51 kmTakahata Takahata52 kmTsuruoka Tsuruoka59 kmYonezawa Yonezawa64 kmSakata Sakata71 kmYuza Yuza76 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kawasaki to Higashine?

About 404 km by road (330 km in a straight line).

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

About 4h 58min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥6,000 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).