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Sakai → Kobe

Fukui → Hyōgo
Straight line186 km
By road231 km
Driving time3h 7min
Fuel cost¥3,420
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sakai and Kobe.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car231 km3h 7min
🚲 Bike231 km15h 22min
🚶 On foot214 km44h 32min

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 Sakai (Fukui) to Kobe (Hyōgo) is 186 km in a straight line, or 231 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 7min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥3,420. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kobe → Sakai →

Driving directions · Sakai → Kobe

  1. ↑Continue onto 春江川西線102688 m1min
  2. →Turn right onto 福井加賀線54.7 km4min
  3. ↰Keep left onto 森田停車場中角線126473 m0min
  4. ←Turn left onto 森田停車場中角線126775 m1min
  5. ↑Continue168 m0min
  6. →Turn right onto 福井丸岡線301.1 km1min
  7. ↰Keep left2.7 km3min
  8. ↑Continue onto 福井停車場米松線128386 m0min
  9. →Turn right onto 国道8号81.8 km2min
  10. ↰Keep left onto 国道8号8387 m0min
  11. ←Turn left onto 国道158号1582.1 km2min
  12. ↰Keep left482 m0min
  13. ↱Keep right50.7 km31min
  14. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  15. ↰Keep left and take 8, 27 toward 舞鶴, 大津, 三方五湖, 小浜1.4 km1min
  16. ↱Keep right onto 敦賀バイパス8, 1614.7 km4min
  17. ↱Keep right onto 国道161号16117.7 km15min
  18. ←Turn left onto 海津今津線547.2 km7min
  19. ↑Continue onto 安曇川今津線3332.4 km2min
  20. →Turn right onto 高島大津線558720 m1min
  21. ↰Keep left onto 国道161号16140.1 km31min
  22. ↱Keep right onto 西大津バイパス16111.2 km10min
  23. ↱Keep right616 m1min
  24. ↰Keep left563 m0min
  25. ↱Keep right16.3 km14min
  26. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路 and drive toward 吹田, 大阪E119.6 km16min
  27. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路E122.7 km18min
  28. ↑Continue onto 名神高速道路 and take 3 toward 神戸E112.7 km15min
  29. ↰Keep left and drive toward 摩耶, HAT神戸390 m0min
  30. →Turn right onto 摩耶埠頭線491123 m0min
  31. ←Turn left onto 国道2号2, 1713.7 km5min
  32. →Turn right onto 鯉川筋316 m0min
  33. ←Turn left onto 生田新道313 m0min
  34. →Turn right onto 生田北１３６号線111 m0min
  35. ↰Turn sharp left69 m0min
  36. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

西山公園福井県
マキノ追坂峠滋賀県
しんあさひ風車村滋賀県
藤樹の里あどがわ滋賀県
妹子の郷滋賀県
びわ湖大橋米プラザ滋賀県

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

Distances from Sakai

Fukui-shi Fukui-shi10 kmTakefu Takefu27 kmTsuruga Tsuruga57 kmSabae Sabae22 kmOno Ono32 kmMaruoka Maruoka7 kmObama Obama83 kmKatsuyama Katsuyama29 kmMikuni Mikuni9 kmAsahi Asahi20 kmAwara Awara8 kmEchizen Echizen29 km

Distances from Kobe

Ashiya Ashiya12 kmNishinomiya-hama Nishinomiya-hama14 kmAkashi Akashi17 kmTakarazuka Takarazuka20 kmAmagasaki Amagasaki22 kmSandachō Sandachō22 kmMiki Miki22 kmItami Itami22 kmKawanishi Kawanishi26 kmSanda Sanda29 kmOno Ono29 kmKawanishi Kawanishi29 kmKakogawa Kakogawa29 kmKatō Katō30 kmYashiro Yashiro32 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sakai to Kobe?

About 231 km by road (186 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Sakai to Kobe?

About 3h 7min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥3,420 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).