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Iwakuni → Kawasaki

Yamaguchi → Kanagawa
Straight line700 km
By road840 km
Driving time9h 25min
Fuel cost¥12,480
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Iwakuni and Kawasaki.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car840 km9h 25min
🚲 Bike840 km56h 0min
🚶 On foot805 km167h 43min

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 Iwakuni (Yamaguchi) to Kawasaki (Kanagawa) is 700 km in a straight line, or 840 km by road. A car trip takes about 9h 25min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥12,480. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kawasaki → Iwakuni →

Driving directions · Iwakuni → Kawasaki

  1. ↑Continue229 m0min
  2. ←Turn left onto 国道188号188, 1899.5 km10min
  3. ↰Keep left588 m1min
  4. ↱Keep right366.1 km4h 7min
  5. ↰Keep left onto 高槻JCT and take E1, E88, E9 toward 京都1.7 km2min
  6. ↰Keep left onto 名神高速道路 and drive toward 栗東, 名古屋, 第二京阪, 大山崎出口E16.7 km6min
  7. ↰Keep left and drive toward 長岡京, 宇治, 第二京阪, 大山崎出口469 m0min
  8. ↱Keep right and drive toward 宇治, 名古屋, 第二京阪23.5 km20min
  9. ↰Keep left554 m0min
  10. →Turn right91 m0min
  11. ←Turn left onto 千町石山寺辺線106448 m0min
  12. ↑Continue onto 国道1号11.1 km1min
  13. ←Turn left onto 国道1号1836 m1min
  14. ↰Keep left onto 大津能登川長浜線23.6 km3min
  15. →Turn right onto 草津田上インター線342757 m1min
  16. ↰Keep left43.3 km29min
  17. ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A283.3 km2h 49min
  18. ↰Keep left onto 新東名高速道路 and take E1 toward 御殿場, 東京E1A76.0 km51min
  19. ↰Keep left318 m0min
  20. ↱Keep right15.1 km16min
  21. ↰Keep left3.1 km3min
  22. ↱Keep right onto 首都高速神奈川1号横羽線K11.8 km2min
  23. ←Turn left onto 鋼管通り650 m1min
  24. →Turn right226 m0min
  25. ←Turn left46 m0min
  26. →Turn right75 m0min
  27. ←Turn left onto 新川通り10156 m0min
  28. ↱Turn sharp right onto 水門通り35 m0min
  29. ←Turn left143 m0min
  30. →Turn right26 m0min
  31. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

クロスロードみつぎ広島県
あいおい白龍城兵庫県
みき兵庫県
淡河兵庫県
神戸フルーツ・フラワーパーク 大沢兵庫県
こんぜの里りっとう滋賀県
あいの土山滋賀県
菰野三重県

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

Distances from Iwakuni

Shimonoseki Shimonoseki120 kmUbe Ube93 kmYamaguchi Yamaguchi69 kmHōfu Hōfu62 kmTokuyama Tokuyama39 kmKudamatsu Kudamatsu37 kmHikari Hikari34 kmOnoda Onoda97 kmHagi Hagi78 kmYanai Yanai24 kmOgōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō76 kmNagato Nagato97 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki112 kmMine Mine92 kmSanyōonoda Sanyōonoda99 km

Distances from Kawasaki

Yokohama Yokohama11 kmYamato Yamato25 kmMinamirinkan Minamirinkan25 kmYokosuka Yokosuka27 kmKamakura Kamakura28 kmAyase Ayase28 kmZushi Zushi28 kmFujisawa Fujisawa29 kmZama Zama30 kmHayama Hayama30 kmEbina Ebina31 kmAtsugi Atsugi33 kmChigasaki Chigasaki35 kmIsehara Isehara39 kmHiratsuka Hiratsuka41 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Iwakuni to Kawasaki?

About 840 km by road (700 km in a straight line).

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

About 9h 25min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥12,480 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).