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Kainan → Kawasaki

Wakayama → Kanagawa
Straight line438 km
By road539 km
Driving time6h 4min
Fuel cost¥8,010
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kainan and Kawasaki.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car539 km6h 4min
🚲 Bike539 km35h 56min
🚶 On foot504 km104h 55min

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 Kainan (Wakayama) to Kawasaki (Kanagawa) is 438 km in a straight line, or 539 km by road. A car trip takes about 6h 4min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,010. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kawasaki → Kainan →

Driving directions · Kainan → Kawasaki

  1. Continue64 m0min
  2. Turn sharp left115 m0min
  3. Turn right onto 国道370号3703.6 km3min
  4. Continue onto 阪井バイパス370767 m1min
  5. Turn left39 m0min
  6. Turn right onto 国道370号3701.8 km2min
  7. Turn left onto 国道424号42411.2 km10min
  8. Turn right409 m1min
  9. Turn left onto かつらぎ桃山線3847 m1min
  10. Turn right onto 国道424号4241.9 km2min
  11. Turn left onto 国道424号4241.3 km1min
  12. Turn right onto 和歌山打田線14637 m1min
  13. Keep right onto 岩出バイパス24142 m0min
  14. Continue onto 国道24号246.5 km6min
  15. Keep right onto 国道24号24, 4805.1 km4min
  16. Turn left1.2 km1min
  17. Keep left343 m0min
  18. Turn sharp right onto 京奈和自動車道E2436.9 km24min
  19. Turn right21 m0min
  20. Continue onto 国道165号24, 165888 m1min
  21. Keep left onto 国道165号1651.9 km2min
  22. Turn left onto 国道24号24, 165, 166809 m1min
  23. Turn right onto 国道24号24188 m0min
  24. Turn left onto 国道24号241.3 km1min
  25. Turn right onto 中和幹線1053.7 km4min
  26. Turn left onto 桜井バイパス1691.8 km2min
  27. Continue onto 国道169号169852 m1min
  28. Turn right onto 大和高田桜井線507.5 km7min
  29. Turn sharp right208 m0min
  30. Turn left71 m0min
  31. Turn right onto 大和高田桜井線501.1 km1min
  32. Turn sharp left487 m1min
  33. Turn left910 m2min
  34. Turn sharp left onto 桜井都祁線385.4 km5min
  35. Turn right157 m0min
  36. Keep left491 m1min
  37. Turn slight left195 m0min
  38. Keep right29.3 km18min
  39. Keep left2.9 km3min
  40. Keep left24.2 km15min
  41. Keep right583 m0min
  42. Keep right28.6 km17min
  43. Keep left281 m0min
  44. Keep right254.9 km2h 32min
  45. Keep left onto 新東名高速道路 and take E1 toward 御殿場, 東京E1A76.0 km51min
  46. Keep left318 m0min
  47. Keep right15.1 km16min
  48. Keep left3.1 km3min
  49. Keep right onto 首都高速神奈川1号横羽線K11.8 km2min
  50. Turn left onto 鋼管通り650 m1min
  51. Turn right226 m0min
  52. Turn left46 m0min
  53. Turn right75 m0min
  54. Turn left onto 新川通り10156 m0min
  55. Turn sharp right onto 水門通り35 m0min
  56. Turn left143 m0min
  57. Turn right26 m0min
  58. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

青洲の里和歌山県
紀の川万葉の里和歌山県
かつらぎ西和歌山県
くしがきの里和歌山県
柿の郷くどやま和歌山県
針T・R・S奈良県
いが三重県
関宿三重県

Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kainan to Kawasaki?

About 539 km by road (438 km in a straight line).

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

About 6h 4min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,010 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).