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Ibusuki → Kawasaki

Kagoshima → Kanagawa
Straight line966 km
By road1,371 km
Driving time16h 27min
Fuel cost¥20,360
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Ibusuki and Kawasaki.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car1,371 km16h 27min
🚲 Bike1,371 km91h 23min
🚶 On foot1,111 km231h 30min

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 Ibusuki (Kagoshima) to Kawasaki (Kanagawa) is 966 km in a straight line, or 1,371 km by road. A car trip takes about 16h 27min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥20,360. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kawasaki → Ibusuki →

Driving directions · Ibusuki → Kawasaki

  1. Continue90 m0min
  2. Turn right onto 下里湊宮ヶ浜線238750 m1min
  3. Turn left212 m0min
  4. Turn right359 m0min
  5. Keep left707 m1min
  6. Turn left1.8 km2min
  7. Turn right onto 国道226号22627.5 km39min
  8. Keep right onto 玉取迫鹿児島港線(産業道路)2194.6 km5min
  9. Turn left onto 玉取迫鹿児島港線2193.4 km4min
  10. Keep left and drive toward 南さつま, 日置, 谷山, 有料道路指宿スカイライン, 頴娃144 m0min
  11. Keep right and drive toward 南さつま, 日置, 谷山7.7 km7min
  12. Keep left and drive toward E3A南九州道225 m0min
  13. Keep right and drive toward 鹿児島市街65 m0min
  14. Turn left and drive toward 熊本, 宮崎, 空港240.8 km3h 4min
  15. Keep left598 m1min
  16. Keep right9.2 km8min
  17. Turn right onto 国道322号322131 m0min
  18. Turn left onto 国道322号3224.0 km3min
  19. Keep left onto 国道322号3222.0 km2min
  20. Turn left onto 甘木大刀洗バイパス3222.3 km2min
  21. Turn sharp left onto 駅前通り322, 500117 m0min
  22. Turn right onto 西大通り322, 50022.8 km20min
  23. Turn left onto 国道322号322122 m0min
  24. Turn right onto 国道322号3221.3 km1min
  25. Turn left onto 国道322号3222.9 km3min
  26. Keep right onto 田川バイパス3226.3 km5min
  27. Turn left onto 八女香春線524.1 km4min
  28. Turn right onto 国道322号3227.9 km7min
  29. Turn left onto 国道322号3221.6 km1min
  30. Keep left onto 国道322号3226.4 km6min
  31. Keep left onto 国道322号322894 m1min
  32. Keep left562 m0min
  33. Keep left29.2 km20min
  34. Keep left628 m1min
  35. Keep right6.2 km5min
  36. Keep left onto 国道2号210.9 km9min
  37. Keep right onto 国道2号2, 931.6 km27min
  38. Keep left onto 22342 m0min
  39. Continue onto 国道2号2144 m0min
  40. Keep right onto 221.6 km2min
  41. Keep left onto 221.8 km2min
  42. Keep left onto 2, 92, 9398 m0min
  43. Keep right217 m0min
  44. Keep right2.5 km2min
  45. Keep left onto 国道2号22.7 km2min
  46. Keep left1.1 km1min
  47. Keep right456.0 km5h 1min
  48. Keep left onto 高槻JCT and take E1, E88, E9 toward 京都1.7 km2min
  49. 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
  50. Keep left and drive toward 長岡京, 宇治, 第二京阪, 大山崎出口469 m0min
  51. Keep right and drive toward 宇治, 名古屋, 第二京阪23.5 km20min
  52. Keep left554 m0min
  53. Turn right91 m0min
  54. Turn left onto 千町石山寺辺線106448 m0min
  55. Continue onto 国道1号11.1 km1min
  56. Turn left onto 国道1号1836 m1min
  57. Keep left onto 大津能登川長浜線23.6 km3min
  58. Turn right onto 草津田上インター線342757 m1min
  59. Keep left43.3 km29min
  60. Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A283.3 km2h 49min
  61. Keep left onto 新東名高速道路 and take E1 toward 御殿場, 東京E1A76.0 km51min
  62. Keep left318 m0min
  63. Keep right15.1 km16min
  64. Keep left3.1 km3min
  65. Keep right onto 首都高速神奈川1号横羽線K11.8 km2min
  66. Turn left onto 鋼管通り650 m1min
  67. Turn right226 m0min
  68. Turn left46 m0min
  69. Turn right75 m0min
  70. Turn left onto 新川通り10156 m0min
  71. Turn sharp right onto 水門通り35 m0min
  72. Turn left143 m0min
  73. Turn right26 m0min
  74. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

いぶすき鹿児島県
喜入鹿児島県
えびの宮崎県
坂本熊本県
竜北熊本県
うき熊本県
すいかの里 植木熊本県
きくすい熊本県

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

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Ibusuki to Kawasaki?

About 1,371 km by road (966 km in a straight line).

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

About 16h 27min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥20,360 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).