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Kawasaki · Japan

Car hire and driving in Kawasaki

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Japan traffic drives on the left. Picking up at HND means 7 km (4 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11185210 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648823 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2807090.

Drives from Kawasaki

Car rental from Kawasaki: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Kawasaki to MusashinoJapan25 km (16 mi)about 23 min
Kawasaki to KitaJapan26 km (16 mi)about 24 min
Kawasaki to TamaJapan26 km (16 mi)about 24 min
Kawasaki to KatsushikaJapan27 km (16 mi)about 24 min
Kawasaki to YokosukaJapan27 km (17 mi)about 24 min
Kawasaki to FuchūJapan27 km (17 mi)about 25 min
Kawasaki to KoganeiJapan27 km (17 mi)about 25 min
Kawasaki to Nishi-Tokyo-shiJapan28 km (17 mi)about 26 min
Kawasaki to KamakuraJapan28 km (17 mi)about 26 min
Kawasaki to FujisawaJapan29 km (18 mi)about 26 min
Kawasaki to ZamaJapan30 km (18 mi)about 27 min
Kawasaki to KokubunjiJapan30 km (18 mi)about 27 min
Kawasaki to OsakaJapan394 km (245 mi)about 6 h 1 min
Kawasaki to NagoyaJapan258 km (160 mi)about 3 h 56 min
Kawasaki to SapporoJapan851 km (529 mi)about 12 h 58 min
Kawasaki to FukuokaJapan878 km (545 mi)about 13 h 23 min
Kawasaki to KobeJapan423 km (263 mi)about 6 h 27 min
Kawasaki to KyotoJapan364 km (226 mi)about 5 h 33 min
Kawasaki to SaitamaJapan43 km (27 mi)about 40 min
Kawasaki to HiroshimaJapan674 km (419 mi)about 10 h 16 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

ExpediaCar hire from the major suppliers, and the one to look at if the flight or hotel is already booked there. Part of Expedia Group.Check car hire on Expedia (opens www.expedia.com in a new tab)
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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Kawasaki?

The left, as everywhere in Japan.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.