〜から〜までどのくらい~ kara ~ made dono kurai
Kara made dono kurai (〜から〜までどのくらい) means “ask travel time or distance”.
How long does it take from Tokyo to Beijing?
ask travel time or distance
In the course
How it works
Before a trip, you may want to know how long it takes. Look at the arrow and question mark between the two cities.
から marks the starting point; まで marks the destination: leaving Tokyo and arriving in Beijing.
Add どのくらいですか after the two places to ask roughly how long the journey takes.
四時間 means a duration of four hours; 四時 means four o’clock. Answer a question about travel time with a duration.
くらい after a number means “about.” ぐらい has the same meaning; you do not need to be exact to the minute.
This question can also ask how far apart two places are. For distance, answer in units such as kilometers.
どこ asks “where”; どのくらい asks about an amount or extent. Here, we want to know how far or how long the journey is.
In the conversation, 大阪から東京は makes the Osaka-to-Tokyo journey the topic. It also asks how long that journey takes.
Example sentences
- 東京toukyouからkara北京pekinまでmadeどのdonoくらいkuraiですdesuか。ka
How long does it take from Tokyo to Beijing?
In a conversation
- A東京から北京までどのくらいですか。
A: How long does it take from Tokyo to Beijing?
- B飛行機で四時間くらい
Check yourself
Level 1 · Recognise
Which sentence is correct?
Level 1 · Recognise
Listen and choose the meaning
Level 2 · Build
Put the words in order
How long is it from Tokyo to Osaka?
Level 3 · Use
What goes in the blank?
中国 どのぐらいかかりますか。
About how long does it take from China to Japan?
More grammar in this theme
- 〜から〜までどのくらいask travel time or distance
