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Higashine → Kawasaki

Yamagata → Kanagawa
Straight line330 km
By road405 km
Driving time4h 55min
Fuel cost¥6,010
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Higashine and Kawasaki.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car405 km4h 55min
🚲 Bike405 km26h 58min
🚶 On foot379 km79h 2min

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 Higashine (Yamagata) to Kawasaki (Kanagawa) is 330 km in a straight line, or 405 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 55min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥6,010. The full driving directions are shown below. Watch for snow and ice in winter (coldest month down to -0.7°C en route). Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kawasaki → Higashine →

Driving directions · Higashine → Kawasaki

  1. ↑Continue200 m0min
  2. →Turn right onto 山形県道29号尾花沢関山線29, 30440 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 山形県道304号中島新田楯岡線304666 m1min
  4. →Turn right8 m0min
  5. ←Turn left1.0 km1min
  6. →Turn right56 m0min
  7. ←Turn left2.0 km2min
  8. →Turn right onto 山形県道296号新田神町停車場線 (フルーツライン)296766 m1min
  9. ←Turn left onto 山形県道120号東根尾花沢線 (羽州街道)1207.1 km7min
  10. ↑Continue2.5 km3min
  11. ↖Turn slight left onto 山形県道22号線227.5 km7min
  12. ↑Continue1.3 km1min
  13. ↑Continue onto 下原山形停車場線2711.6 km2min
  14. ↰Keep left472 m1min
  15. ↗Turn slight right onto 国道112号1122.2 km2min
  16. ↱Keep right3.8 km3min
  17. →Turn right onto 十日町山形線2671.0 km1min
  18. →Turn right onto 十日町山形線267649 m1min
  19. ←Turn left onto 山形上山線51725 m1min
  20. ↱Keep right onto 山形上山線51991 m1min
  21. ↑Continue onto 国道458号4584.3 km4min
  22. ↑Continue846 m1min
  23. ↖Turn slight left2.5 km2min
  24. ←Turn left onto 山形上山線512.3 km2min
  25. ←Turn left141 m0min
  26. →Turn right19 m0min
  27. ←Turn left onto 上山バイパス136.6 km6min
  28. →Turn right81 m0min
  29. ↖Turn slight left onto 南陽川西線1021.4 km1min
  30. ↑Continue onto 国道399号3992.0 km2min
  31. ↑Continue onto 国道13号1310.4 km9min
  32. ↰Keep left112 m0min
  33. ↖Turn slight left onto 米沢バイパス132.7 km2min
  34. ↰Turn sharp left onto 米沢高畠線1526 m0min
  35. →Turn right and take 13 toward 米沢中央, 道の駅米沢31.4 km19min
  36. ↰Keep left136 m0min
  37. ↱Keep right and take E4 toward 東京, 宇都宮256.5 km2h 48min
  38. ↰Keep left9.4 km9min
  39. ↱Keep right572 m0min
  40. ←Turn left onto 第二産業道路5811.9 km11min
  41. ↗Turn slight right onto 尾竹橋通り313100 m0min
  42. ←Turn left228 m0min
  43. ↖Turn slight left onto 言問通り319421 m0min
  44. →Turn right onto 昭和通り436 m0min
  45. ↱Keep right onto 首都高速1号上野線15.1 km3min
  46. ↰Keep left onto 首都高速都心環状線3.0 km2min
  47. ↰Keep left onto 首都高速1号羽田線11.6 km2min
  48. ↱Keep right470 m0min
  49. ↱Keep right onto 首都高速道路5.1 km5min
  50. ↱Keep right443 m0min
  51. →Turn right onto 湾岸通り3166.9 km7min
  52. ↰Keep left onto 第一京浜15334 m0min
  53. ↰Turn sharp left onto 大師道409579 m1min
  54. ↱Keep right onto 富士見鶴見駅線518 m1min
  55. ↖Turn slight left675 m1min
  56. ←Turn left329 m1min
  57. →Turn right285 m1min
  58. ←Turn left26 m0min
  59. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

天童温泉山形県
米沢山形県
明治の森・黒磯栃木県
那須野が原博物館栃木県
やいた栃木県
うつのみや ろまんちっく村栃木県
にしかた栃木県
みかも栃木県

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

Distances from Higashine

Yamagata Yamagata23 kmSakata Sakata71 kmTsuruoka Tsuruoka59 kmYonezawa Yonezawa64 kmTendō Tendō10 kmSagae Sagae13 kmShinjō Shinjō37 kmKaminoyama Kaminoyama34 kmNagai Nagai49 kmTakahata Takahata52 kmObanazawa Obanazawa18 kmYuza Yuza76 kmNanyō Nanyō51 kmMurayama Murayama4 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 Higashine to Kawasaki?

About 405 km by road (330 km in a straight line).

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

About 4h 55min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥6,010 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).