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Hikari → Kawasaki

Yamaguchi → Kanagawa
Straight line730 km
By road878 km
Driving time9h 47min
Fuel cost¥13,040
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Hikari and Kawasaki.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car878 km9h 47min
🚲 Bike878 km58h 32min
🚶 On foot840 km174h 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 Hikari (Yamaguchi) to Kawasaki (Kanagawa) is 730 km in a straight line, or 878 km by road. A car trip takes about 9h 47min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥13,040. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kawasaki → Hikari →

Driving directions · Hikari → Kawasaki

  1. ↑Continue60 m0min
  2. →Turn right47 m0min
  3. ←Turn left163 m0min
  4. →Turn right640 m1min
  5. ←Turn left onto 光柳井線222.0 km2min
  6. →Turn right onto 光玖珂線1441.3 km1min
  7. ←Turn left131 m0min
  8. ↖Turn slight left455 m1min
  9. →Turn right onto 徳山光線87.2 km7min
  10. ←Turn left onto 徳山光線8144 m0min
  11. ↰Turn sharp left750 m1min
  12. ↰Keep left401.4 km4h 28min
  13. ↰Keep left onto 高槻JCT and take E1, E88, E9 toward 京都1.7 km2min
  14. ↰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
  15. ↰Keep left and drive toward 長岡京, 宇治, 第二京阪, 大山崎出口469 m0min
  16. ↱Keep right and drive toward 宇治, 名古屋, 第二京阪23.5 km20min
  17. ↰Keep left554 m0min
  18. →Turn right91 m0min
  19. ←Turn left onto 千町石山寺辺線106448 m0min
  20. ↑Continue onto 国道1号11.1 km1min
  21. ←Turn left onto 国道1号1836 m1min
  22. ↰Keep left onto 大津能登川長浜線23.6 km3min
  23. →Turn right onto 草津田上インター線342757 m1min
  24. ↰Keep left43.3 km29min
  25. ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A283.3 km2h 49min
  26. ↰Keep left onto 新東名高速道路 and take E1 toward 御殿場, 東京E1A76.0 km51min
  27. ↰Keep left318 m0min
  28. ↱Keep right15.1 km16min
  29. ↰Keep left3.1 km3min
  30. ↱Keep right onto 首都高速神奈川1号横羽線K11.8 km2min
  31. ←Turn left onto 鋼管通り650 m1min
  32. →Turn right226 m0min
  33. ←Turn left46 m0min
  34. →Turn right75 m0min
  35. ←Turn left onto 新川通り10156 m0min
  36. ↱Turn sharp right onto 水門通り35 m0min
  37. ←Turn left143 m0min
  38. →Turn right26 m0min
  39. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

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
もっくる新城愛知県

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

Distances from Hikari

Shimonoseki Shimonoseki92 kmUbe Ube65 kmYamaguchi Yamaguchi51 kmHōfu Hōfu37 kmIwakuni Iwakuni34 kmTokuyama Tokuyama16 kmKudamatsu Kudamatsu9 kmOnoda Onoda71 kmHagi Hagi70 kmYanai Yanai15 kmOgōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō53 kmNagato Nagato84 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki91 kmMine Mine72 kmSanyōonoda Sanyōonoda73 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 Hikari to Kawasaki?

About 878 km by road (730 km in a straight line).

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

About 9h 47min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥13,040 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).