How to use

• Search My Route

  • Q1.What is a Search My Route?

    The route and required time on the Metropolitan Expressway from a point of departure of your choice to the destination are provided based on real-time traffic information. Furthermore, on highways other than the Metropolitan Expressway managed by other companies, the required time based on speed limits is provided. Use together with the Traffic Conditions Map for road congestion and traffic control conditions.

    Q2.How should I use real-time route search effectively?

    Use as criteria for route selection.

    Fastest route

    Fastest route is always displayed in the route search results. The route with the fastest drive time.
    

    Shortest route

    The route with the shortest driving distance.
    

    Route with transits (if designated)

    Only displayed when the transit location is designated. A customized route with a maximum of 3 designated transit locations.

    Route through the Inner Circular Route
    Route through the Central Circular Route

    Displayed when the Inner Circular Route (ICR) from the northbound outer Central Circular Route (CCR) and the route via the Central Circular Route (CCR) compete, and for the long distance travel route passing through the southbound outer Central Circular Route (CCR).
    Use as criteria for comparatively choosing the ICR and CCR route.

• Using "Search My Route"

  • Q3.How should I specify route search criteria?

    ● Specify in "Search by Map"

    Choose the "Search by Map" tab, then hover the mouse over the [O] at entry/exit to display the available entry/exit direction marks. Click the [O] on entry/exit point or above the balloon [ ] mark of the part connecting with highways other than the Metropolitan Expressway to choose the point of departure, destination, and transit location.
    

    ● Enter entry/exit points

    Assign via direct input in the column next to the point of departure and destination. Enter the name of the entry/exit point or part of the name you want to search in Kanji or Hiragana.
    

    ● Specify in "Search by Name"

    Select the "Search by Name" tab, then click the entry/exit point button on the locations classified alphabetically to choose the point of departure or destination.
    

    ● Specify in "Search by Network"

    Select the "Search by Network" tab, then click the button for each route starting from the Inner Circular Route to expand the entry/exit point button on the relevant route, and choose the point of departure or destination.
    

    ● Specify in "Search by Address"

    Select the "Search by Address" tab, and enter a part of the name you want to search in Kanji, Hiragana, or Katakana in the text box. (Example) Tokyo, Roppongi Click the "search with entered keyword" button to display possible facility names in the search results list. This allows for assigning the names which met the search criteria as a point of departure or destination. The search range is largely the capital area shown on the route map (Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, Saitama, Ibaraki).
    

    ● Specify in "Search by Entrance & Exit Number"

    Select the “Search by Entrance & Exit Number” tab for entrance and exits of the Metropolitan Expressway.Click on the button for your applicable route, for example the Inner Circular Route, and entrance/exit numbers for the selected route will be displayed, allowing you to select departure/arrival/transit points. You can also search by entering the entrance/exit number directly to the departure/arrival/transit points.
    

    ● Vehicle Type

    Choose regular vehicles or large vehicles. A route search specifying KK routes as the point of departure, destination, or transit location cannot be performed for large vehicles. They are also not allowed to pass.

    Q4.What are routes with designated transit location?

    Routes with a specified transit location pass through designated transit locations on the main route, and have the shortest required time. The transit locations go in the order of transit location 1 → transit location 2 → transit location 3. If the destination cannot be reached by going through the transit locations in order, the following comment is displayed without displaying a route with designated transit location.
    

    "No routes were found that pass through the transit point."

    *Points with designated transit location can be chosen by entry/exit point name, and can be designated regardless of the entrance/exit direction. Furthermore, since connections with highways other than the Metropolitan Expressway cannot be chosen as a transit location, choose a nearby entry/exit point instead.
    

    Q5.How to use the "⇔" button

    Click "⇔" to swap the point of departure and destination designated in the search criteria. Designation of a transit location will continue in reverse even when searching by "⇔".

• About search results

  • Q6.Criteria for using adjacent entry/exit points

    Some entry/exit points on the Metropolitan Expressway can only be used in one direction. For example, since the Sankeien exit on the Bayshore Route can only be used eastbound, you cannot get off in the Tokyo direction. If the destination cannot be reached from the point of departure using the Metropolitan Expressway (including nearby connection roads on the map), it will display a route using an adjacent entry/exit point.

    Q7.How to view "Route description"

    Click on "view route details" in the route description on the left side of the search results page to expand the detailed route from the point of departure to the destination, and display a route outline from the point of departure to the destination, from start to end. The time displayed on the left is for JCT (junction) or time required to pass through an important transit location, and the time displayed at the center shows the time required to cross a particular section of the route.

    Q8.The meaning of green, orange, red, and gray displayed on the map

    The color display shown on the map indicates the following traffic conditions.
    ■Green - Smooth
    (40km/h and above)
    ■Orange - Congested
    (between 20km/h and 40km/h)
    ■Red - Traffic jam
    (less than 20km/h)
    ■Gray - Roads other than the Metropolitan Expressway

• Caution and related sites

  Unavailable nearby entry/exit points

  The exit in the direction of travel may not be available even if the combination of entrance and exit are geographically close, on grounds of road structure or restrictions based on the Road Traffic Act.
  

  About cases where the departure and destination are the same

  If the departure and destination are identical , the search will not be displayed .
  

  About required time

  This service provides the required time based on real-time road traffic information in the Metropolitan Expressway section.
  Road traffic information provided by this service is basically updated every 1 minutes after receiving information provided by the Japan Road Traffic Information Center (henceforth, JARTIC).
  Therefore, the following info may differ from actual traffic control and road/traffic conditions.
  1. There is a delay of a few minutes before actual traffic control and road/traffic conditions are provided on this site as road traffic information.
  2. Traffic controls and road/traffic conditions at the time of display may differ from the current on-site conditions due to changes in traffic conditions.
  Furthermore, on highways other than the Metropolitan Expressway managed by other companies, the required time based on speed limits is provided.

  Closed entry/exit points for tollbooth construction

  Some entry/exit points are unavailable for a long time to facilitate safe tollbooth construction.

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