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Kawasaki → Kōya

Kanagawa → Wakayama
Straight line401 km
By road515 km
Driving time5h 51min
Fuel cost¥7,640
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kawasaki and Kōya.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car515 km5h 51min
🚲 Bike515 km34h 18min
🚶 On foot461 km95h 58min

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 Kōya (Wakayama) is 401 km in a straight line, or 515 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 51min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,640. The full driving directions are shown below. Watch for snow and ice in winter (coldest month down to -0.5°C en route). Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kōya → Kawasaki →

Driving directions · Kawasaki → Kōya

  1. ↑Continue26 m0min
  2. ←Turn left143 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 水門通り35 m0min
  4. →Turn right onto 新川通り10116 m0min
  5. ←Turn left46 m0min
  6. ←Turn left89 m0min
  7. →Turn right226 m0min
  8. ←Turn left onto 鋼管通り661 m1min
  9. →Turn right onto 産業道路61.4 km2min
  10. ↱Keep right2.7 km3min
  11. ↰Keep left and take E83, E1, K7 toward 第三京浜, 東名15.2 km17min
  12. ↰Keep left960 m2min
  13. ↱Keep right onto 東名高速道路E144.1 km29min
  14. ↰Keep left onto 東名高速道路（左ルート）E129.9 km20min
  15. ↰Keep left onto 新東名高速道路 and take E1A toward 新東名, 静岡, 名古屋225.4 km2h 12min
  16. ↰Keep left432 m0min
  17. ↰Keep left875 m1min
  18. ↱Keep right29.5 km20min
  19. ↰Keep left391 m0min
  20. ↱Keep right29.0 km18min
  21. ↰Keep left802 m1min
  22. ↱Keep right88 m0min
  23. ↱Keep right23.8 km14min
  24. ↰Keep left3.0 km3min
  25. ↰Keep left29.4 km18min
  26. ↰Keep left609 m1min
  27. ↑Continue648 m1min
  28. ←Turn left onto 桜井都祁線385.4 km5min
  29. ↱Turn sharp right910 m2min
  30. →Turn right487 m1min
  31. ↱Turn sharp right onto 大和高田桜井線501.1 km1min
  32. ←Turn left71 m0min
  33. →Turn right208 m0min
  34. ↰Turn sharp left onto 大和高田桜井線507.5 km7min
  35. ←Turn left onto 国道169号169852 m1min
  36. ↱Keep right onto 桜井バイパス1691.9 km2min
  37. →Turn right onto 中和幹線1053.7 km4min
  38. ←Turn left onto 国道24号241.3 km1min
  39. →Turn right onto 国道24号24188 m0min
  40. ←Turn left onto 国道24号24836 m1min
  41. →Turn right onto 国道24号242.0 km2min
  42. ↰Keep left onto 国道165号768 m1min
  43. ←Turn left onto 橿原バイパス24168 m0min
  44. ↱Keep right484 m0min
  45. ↑Continue onto 京奈和自動車道E2419.1 km13min
  46. ↰Keep left549 m0min
  47. ←Turn left onto 国道24号24494 m0min
  48. →Turn right onto 国道24号24, 3702.2 km2min
  49. ←Turn left onto 山内恋野線104747 m1min
  50. →Turn right onto 橋本五條線552.4 km2min
  51. ↰Turn sharp left237 m0min
  52. →Turn right245 m0min
  53. →Turn right226 m0min
  54. ←Turn left266 m1min
  55. ↱Turn sharp right74 m0min
  56. ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道371号37111.8 km10min
  57. →Turn right onto 国道371号3717.5 km6min
  58. ←Turn left onto 高野天川線53, 734672 m1min
  59. ↰Keep left868 m2min
  60. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

山北神奈川県
ふじおやま静岡県
富士川楽座静岡県
宇津ノ谷峠静岡県
鳳来三河三石愛知県
もっくる新城愛知県
関宿三重県
いが三重県

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 Kōya

Hashimoto Hashimoto12 kmKinokawa Kinokawa21 kmIwade Iwade28 kmKainan Kainan38 kmWakayama Wakayama42 kmMinato Minato43 kmArida Arida49 kmGobō Gobō56 kmTanabe Tanabe58 kmShingū Shingū63 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kawasaki to Kōya?

About 515 km by road (401 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 51min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥7,640 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).