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Kainan → Hiroshima

Wakayama → Hiroshima
Straight line255 km
By road399 km
Driving time4h 57min
Fuel cost¥5,930
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kainan and Hiroshima.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car399 km4h 57min
🚲 Bike399 km26h 36min
🚶 On foot294 km61h 10min

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 Hiroshima (Hiroshima) is 255 km in a straight line, or 399 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 57min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥5,930. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Hiroshima → Kainan →

Driving directions · Kainan → Hiroshima

  1. ↑Continue64 m0min
  2. ↰Turn sharp left115 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 国道370号3701.5 km1min
  4. ←Turn left onto 海南金屋線18234 m0min
  5. ←Turn left onto 海南金屋線1875 m0min
  6. →Turn right24.0 km17min
  7. ↰Keep left1.5 km1min
  8. →Turn right onto 自然田鳥取線261119 m0min
  9. ↑Continue onto 和歌山貝塚線644.1 km4min
  10. ←Turn left onto 大苗代岡田浦停車場線252881 m1min
  11. →Turn right onto 泉佐野岩出線636.0 km5min
  12. ←Turn left511 m1min
  13. →Turn right onto 大阪臨海線29713 m1min
  14. ↰Keep left onto 泉佐野北入口29.0 km23min
  15. ↱Keep right onto 阪神高速5号湾岸線510.3 km9min
  16. ↰Keep left onto 尼崎末広出口5-0712.6 km16min
  17. ↰Keep left onto 尼崎宝塚線4262 m0min
  18. ↱Keep right656 m1min
  19. ↰Keep left13.8 km12min
  20. ↰Keep left onto 神戸JCTE2984 m1min
  21. ↰Keep left onto 神戸JCTE2278.8 km3h 10min
  22. ↰Keep left244 m0min
  23. ↰Keep left568 m0min
  24. ←Turn left onto 広島中島線701.2 km1min
  25. →Turn right onto 広島中島線704.4 km4min
  26. →Turn right onto 府中祇園線1521.4 km1min
  27. ←Turn left onto 大内越通り2641.6 km2min
  28. →Turn right onto 大内越通り264276 m0min
  29. →Turn right onto 広島中島線70, 8454 m0min
  30. ←Turn left onto 広島中島線70674 m1min
  31. ↑Continue177 m0min
  32. ↱Turn sharp right onto 比治山通り1.5 km2min
  33. ↑Continue onto 城南通り54, 191224 m0min
  34. ↑Continue364 m0min
  35. ↑Continue onto 城南通り224 m0min
  36. ←Turn left86 m0min
  37. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

ねごろ歴史の丘和歌山県
根来さくらの里和歌山県
神戸フルーツ・フラワーパーク 大沢兵庫県
淡河兵庫県
みき兵庫県
あいおい白龍城兵庫県
クロスロードみつぎ広島県

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

Distances from Kainan

Minato Minato9 kmWakayama Wakayama10 kmTanabe Tanabe49 kmHashimoto Hashimoto41 kmIwade Iwade14 kmShingū Shingū85 kmGobō Gobō30 kmKōya Kōya38 kmArida Arida12 kmKinokawa Kinokawa22 km

Distances from Hiroshima

Hatsukaichi Hatsukaichi12 kmMiyajima Miyajima16 kmEtajima Etajima18 kmŌno-hara Ōno-hara21 kmKure Kure22 kmHigashihiroshima Higashihiroshima26 kmŌtake Ōtake30 kmAki-takata Aki-takata37 kmTakehara Takehara43 kmMiyoshi Miyoshi58 kmMihara Mihara58 kmInnoshima Innoshima69 kmOnomichi Onomichi69 kmShōbara Shōbara72 kmFuchūchō Fuchūchō75 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kainan to Hiroshima?

About 399 km by road (255 km in a straight line).

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

About 4h 57min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥5,930 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).