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Kitakami → Kawasaki

Iwate → Kanagawa
Straight line436 km
By road491 km
Driving time6h 20min
Fuel cost¥7,290
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kitakami and Kawasaki.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car491 km6h 20min
🚲 Bike491 km32h 44min
🚶 On foot501 km104h 27min

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 Kitakami (Iwate) to Kawasaki (Kanagawa) is 436 km in a straight line, or 491 km by road. A car trip takes about 6h 20min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,290. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kawasaki → Kitakami →

Driving directions · Kitakami → Kawasaki

  1. ↑Continue114 m0min
  2. ←Turn left51 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 北上停車場線112276 m0min
  4. ←Turn left onto 相去飯豊線2541.4 km1min
  5. ↑Continue803 m1min
  6. →Turn right321 m0min
  7. ←Turn left onto 北上バイパス411.0 km9min
  8. ↰Keep left726 m1min
  9. ↰Keep left17.3 km12min
  10. ↰Keep left552 m0min
  11. ↱Keep right755 m1min
  12. →Turn right onto 花巻平泉線37182 m0min
  13. ↑Continue onto 三日町瀬原線3004.8 km5min
  14. →Turn right onto 町道祗園線184 m0min
  15. ⟳At roundabout, take exit 2 onto 町道祗園線337 m0min
  16. ↰Keep left78.4 km53min
  17. ↰Keep left580 m0min
  18. ↱Keep right900 m1min
  19. ↰Keep left7.2 km7min
  20. ↰Keep left onto 愛宕上杉通4.7 km6min
  21. ↰Keep left onto 広瀬河畔通2731.3 km1min
  22. →Turn right onto あすと長町大通り線2731.7 km2min
  23. ↖Turn slight left onto 奥州街道2736.9 km7min
  24. ←Turn left onto 奥州街道27336 m0min
  25. →Turn right onto 仙台バイパス4, 61.4 km2min
  26. ←Turn left onto 仙台館腰線258327 m0min
  27. →Turn right onto 仙台館腰線258342 m0min
  28. ←Turn left onto 仙台空港線20628 m1min
  29. →Turn right257 m0min
  30. ↰Keep left78.0 km1h 4min
  31. ↰Keep left313 m0min
  32. ←Turn left232.1 km2h 46min
  33. ↰Keep left and drive toward 八潮南513 m1min
  34. ↑Continue onto 平方東京線1021.3 km1min
  35. ↑Continue onto 平方東京線（区道）1023.1 km3min
  36. ↱Keep right887 m1min
  37. ←Turn left343 m0min
  38. →Turn right onto 江北橋通り467304 m1min
  39. ←Turn left39 m0min
  40. ↖Turn slight left onto 日光街道42.7 km3min
  41. ↰Keep left onto 日光街道42.6 km3min
  42. ↱Keep right onto 首都高速1号上野線15.1 km3min
  43. ↰Keep left onto 首都高速都心環状線3.0 km2min
  44. ↰Keep left onto 首都高速1号羽田線11.6 km2min
  45. ↱Keep right470 m0min
  46. ↱Keep right onto 首都高速道路5.1 km5min
  47. ↱Keep right443 m0min
  48. →Turn right onto 湾岸通り3166.9 km7min
  49. ↰Keep left onto 第一京浜15334 m0min
  50. ↰Turn sharp left onto 大師道409579 m1min
  51. ↱Keep right onto 富士見鶴見駅線518 m1min
  52. ↖Turn slight left675 m1min
  53. ←Turn left329 m1min
  54. →Turn right285 m1min
  55. ←Turn left26 m0min
  56. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

平泉岩手県
三本木宮城県
ならは福島県
ひたちおおた茨城県

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

Distances from Kitakami

Morioka Morioka46 kmHanamaki Hanamaki11 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki41 kmMizusawa Mizusawa17 kmMiyako Miyako82 kmKamaishi Kamaishi65 kmŌfunato Ōfunato57 kmTōno Tōno36 kmYamada Yamada75 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi47 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi68 kmIchinohe Ichinohe105 kmKuji Kuji115 kmŌshū Ōshū17 kmHachimantai Hachimantai69 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 Kitakami to Kawasaki?

About 491 km by road (436 km in a straight line).

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

About 6h 20min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥7,290 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).