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Arai → Kawasaki

Niigata → Kanagawa
Straight line212 km
By road289 km
Driving time3h 56min
Fuel cost¥4,300
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Arai and Kawasaki.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car289 km3h 56min
🚲 Bike289 km19h 17min
🚶 On foot244 km50h 46min

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 Arai (Niigata) to Kawasaki (Kanagawa) is 212 km in a straight line, or 289 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 56min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,300. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kawasaki → Arai →

Driving directions · Arai → Kawasaki

  1. ↑Continue244 m0min
  2. ↗Turn slight right537 m1min
  3. ←Turn left onto 上新バイパス1820.8 km18min
  4. ↰Keep left onto 国道18号181.4 km1min
  5. →Turn right onto 信濃信州新線361.3 km1min
  6. ←Turn left onto 長野信濃線376.7 km6min
  7. ↗Turn slight right196 m0min
  8. ↰Turn sharp left125 m0min
  9. →Turn right115 m0min
  10. ←Turn left132 m0min
  11. →Turn right onto 長野信濃線3710.2 km9min
  12. ↰Keep left3.2 km4min
  13. ↑Continue onto 長野県道32号長野停車場線32544 m0min
  14. ←Turn left onto 県庁通り191.8 km2min
  15. ↰Keep left onto 県庁通り1171.9 km2min
  16. ↑Continue onto 長野真田線354.1 km4min
  17. ↰Keep left353 m0min
  18. ↱Keep right5.9 km4min
  19. ↰Keep left onto 上信越自動車道E18118.6 km1h 32min
  20. ↱Keep right onto 上信越自動車道80.6 km56min
  21. ↱Turn sharp right1.8 km2min
  22. ↱Keep right onto 環八通り3116.7 km6min
  23. ↰Keep left240 m0min
  24. →Turn right10 m0min
  25. ↰Turn sharp left11 m0min
  26. →Turn right3.7 km4min
  27. ↰Keep left4.5 km5min
  28. ↰Keep left196 m0min
  29. ↱Keep right onto 3113113.3 km4min
  30. ↰Keep left onto 環八通り and drive toward 中原街道311175 m0min
  31. ↑Continue onto 環八通り and drive toward 中原街道3113.0 km3min
  32. ↰Keep left and take R1 toward 第二京浜259 m0min
  33. ↱Keep right onto 第二京浜11.9 km2min
  34. ←Turn left onto 小向本通り573 m1min
  35. ↑Continue onto 多摩沿線道路923 m1min
  36. ↱Keep right onto 府中街道9657 m1min
  37. ←Turn left onto 駅前本町線921 m0min
  38. →Turn right onto 駅前本町線993 m0min
  39. ←Turn left onto 市役所通り913 m0min
  40. →Turn right206 m0min
  41. ←Turn left onto 新川通り1011.8 km2min
  42. ←Turn left63 m0min
  43. ↱Turn sharp right174 m0min
  44. ↰Turn sharp left45 m0min
  45. →Turn right26 m0min
  46. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

あらい新潟県
しなの長野県
上田 道と川の駅長野県
みまき長野県
雷電くるみの里長野県
みょうぎ群馬県
しもにた群馬県
甘楽群馬県

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

Distances from Arai

Niigata Niigata120 kmJōetsu Jōetsu16 kmNagaoka Nagaoka75 kmKashiwazaki Kashiwazaki50 kmSanjō Sanjō94 kmShibata Shibata144 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō119 kmTsubame Tsubame96 kmMitsuke Mitsuke86 kmShirone Shirone110 kmTōkamachi Tōkamachi50 kmOjiya Ojiya61 kmGosen Gosen117 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō125 kmKamo Kamo103 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 Arai to Kawasaki?

About 289 km by road (212 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 56min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,300 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).