Vancouver, British Columbia, to Nagasaki, Japan...

Directions by car, according to Google maps. Take note of directions number 12 and 26.

Driving directions to Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan
12,284 km – about 35 days 2 hours

Vancouver, BC
1. Head south on Granville St toward W 10th Ave
6.1 km

2. Turn left at W 70th Ave
0.7 km

3. Turn right at HWY-99 S/Oak St
Continue to follow HWY-99 S
Entering United States (Washington)

41.0 km

4. Continue on I-5 S
171 km

5. Take exit 169 for NE 45th St
1.0 km

6. Merge onto 5th Ave NE
0.5 km

7. 5th Ave NE turns right and becomes NE 42nd St
0.4 km

8. Turn left at 1st Ave NE
0.4 km

9. Slight right at N Pacific St
0.4 km

10. Turn left at N 36th St
80 m

11. Slight right at N Northlake Way
0.8 km

12. Kayak across the Pacific Ocean
Entering Hawaii

4,436 km

13. Slight right at Turtle Bay Hilton
0.2 km

14. Turn left at Kuilima Dr
0.8 km

15. Turn right at HI-83
16.9 km

16. Continue on Joseph P Leong Hwy
3.0 km

17. Slight right at HI-99/N Kamehameha Hwy
Continue to follow N Kamehameha Hwy

13.8 km

18. Merge onto I-H2 S via the ramp to Honolulu
13.2 km

19. Merge onto I-H1 E
7.2 km

20. Take exit 13B to merge onto I-H201 E
7.6 km

21. Continue on I-H1 E
6.1 km

22. Take exit 23 for Punahou St
0.3 km

23. Turn right at Punahou St
0.2 km

24. Turn right at S Beretania St
0.2 km

25. Turn left at Kalakaua Ave
3.0 km

26. Kayak across the Pacific Ocean
Entering Japan

6,243 km

27. Continue straight
0.5 km

28. Turn right
56 m

29. Turn left toward 県道263号線
0.3 km

30. Turn left toward 県道263号線
0.3 km

31. Turn right at 県道263号線
0.4 km

32. Slight left to stay on 県道263号線
61 m

33. Turn left to stay on 県道263号線
0.4 km

34. Turn right at 国道125号線
0.7 km

35. Turn left at 国道354号線
0.6 km

36. Slight left to stay on 国道354号線
3.3 km

37. Turn right to stay on 国道354号線
1.6 km

38. Take the ramp to 常磐自動車道
Toll road

0.5 km

39. Keep left at the fork, follow signs for 東京 and merge onto 常磐自動車道
Toll road

38.3 km

40. Take exit 三郷ＪＣＴ toward 首都高・銀座・湾岸線
Toll road

1.2 km

41. Merge onto 首都高速6号三郷線
Toll road

9.2 km

42. Take exit 小菅ＪＣＴ toward 湾岸線・銀座
Toll road

0.6 km

43. Merge onto 首都高速中央環状線
Toll road

0.7 km

44. Take exit 堀切ＪＣＴ on the right toward 銀座・箱崎
Toll road

0.5 km

45. Merge onto 首都高速6号向島線
Toll road

8.7 km

46. Take exit 江戸橋ＪＣＴ toward 新宿・北池袋
Toll road

0.6 km

47. Merge onto 首都高速都心環状線
Toll road

6.2 km

48. Take exit 谷町ＪＣＴ on the right toward 東名・渋谷
Toll road

0.4 km

49. Merge onto 首都高速3号渋谷線
Toll road

11.1 km

50. Continue on 東名高速道路
Toll road

304 km

51. Take exit 豊田ＪＣＴ toward 東海環状・伊勢湾岸道・豊田東・四日市
Toll road

0.5 km

52. Keep right at the fork, follow signs for 伊勢湾岸道・四日市 and merge onto 伊勢湾岸自動車道
Toll road

31.8 km

53. Take the ramp onto 伊勢湾岸自動車道
Toll road

19.5 km

54. Take exit 四日市ＪＣＴ toward 東名阪道・大阪・伊勢道
Toll road

0.9 km

55. Merge onto 東名阪自動車道
Toll road

22.2 km

56. Take exit 亀山ＪＣＴ toward 新名神・京都・大阪
Toll road

0.9 km

57. Merge onto 新名神高速道路
Toll road

49.8 km

58. Take exit 草津ＪＣＴ toward 草津ＰＡ・名神・京滋・京都・大阪
Toll road

0.3 km

59. Take exit 草津ＰＡ on the right toward 名神
Toll road

0.8 km

60. Merge onto 名神高速道路
Toll road

48.5 km

61. Take exit 吹田ＪＣＴ toward 中国道・山陽道・宝塚・岡山
Toll road

1.8 km

62. Merge onto 中国自動車道
Toll road

30.3 km

63. Take exit 神戸ＪＣＴ toward 山陽道・岡山・徳島
Toll road

1.4 km

64. Merge onto 山陽自動車道
Toll road

309 km

65. Take exit 廿日市ＪＣＴ toward 山陽道・岩国・北九州
Toll road

1.2 km

66. Merge onto 広島岩国道路
Toll road

11.9 km

67. Take the ramp onto 山陽自動車道
Toll road

95.6 km

68. Take exit 山口ＪＣＴ to merge onto 中国自動車道
Toll road

65.2 km

69. Continue on 関門橋
Toll road

9.5 km

70. Continue on 九州自動車道 (signs for 九州道・福岡・熊本)
Toll road

95.1 km

71. Take exit 鳥栖ＪＣＴ toward 大分道・大分・長崎道・長崎・佐賀
Toll road

0.5 km

72. Keep right at the fork, follow signs for 長崎道・長崎・佐賀 and merge onto 長崎自動車道
Toll road

117 km

73. Take exit 高速長崎芒塚ＩＣ toward 県道116号線
Toll road

1.0 km

74. Turn left at 県道116号線 (signs for 長崎市街)
2.6 km

75. Turn left at 国道34号線/日見バイパス
Continue to follow 国道34号線

2.6 km

76. Turn right at 桜町通り
0.1 km

Nagasaki, Nagasaki
Japan

These directions are for planning purposes only. You may find that construction projects, traffic, weather, or other events may cause conditions to differ from the map results, and you should plan your route accordingly. You must obey all signs or notices regarding your route.

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nevada said:

As long as you read the instructions all the way through before you leave and pack the right stuff, you're okay. But if you're one of those "I'll deal with it when I get there" types, you could be in for a long swim. Twice. lol

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My son says they changed the directions, and that they really used to say you should swim. But I'm wondering if that's true, because I chose the "by car" option, and I'm thinking perhaps the swimming comes up if you're walking.

Hmm...

The scientist in me is going to try this out. Back in a minute...

No swimming. They still recommend kayaking. But here's what it says at the beginning:

Walking directions are in beta.
Use caution – This route may be missing sidewalks or pedestrian paths.

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Um, yeah. I'd say so...

maestrowork said:

"Kayak across the Pacific..."

So, how long did Google say it will take?

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I think the walking trip takes about 135 days or something like that. The driving trip 35. Which seems to imply that you can only drive about four times as fast as you can walk. However, the kayaking trip is the same amount of hours, and that's the lion's share of the journey.