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Echizen → Kobe

Fukui → Hyōgo
Straight line160 km
By road197 km
Driving time2h 44min
Fuel cost¥2,930
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Echizen and Kobe.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car197 km2h 44min
🚲 Bike197 km13h 8min
🚶 On foot184 km38h 22min

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 Echizen (Fukui) to Kobe (Hyōgo) is 160 km in a straight line, or 197 km by road. A car trip takes about 2h 44min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥2,930. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kobe → Echizen →

Driving directions · Echizen → Kobe

  1. ↑Continue63 m0min
  2. ←Turn left247 m0min
  3. →Turn right204 m0min
  4. ↰Turn sharp left6.4 km6min
  5. ←Turn left onto 池田南条線203393 m0min
  6. →Turn right483 m1min
  7. →Turn right25.2 km15min
  8. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  9. ↰Keep left and take 8, 27 toward 舞鶴, 大津, 三方五湖, 小浜1.4 km1min
  10. ↱Keep right onto 敦賀バイパス8, 1614.7 km4min
  11. ↱Keep right onto 国道161号16117.7 km15min
  12. ←Turn left onto 海津今津線547.2 km7min
  13. ↑Continue onto 安曇川今津線3332.4 km2min
  14. →Turn right onto 高島大津線558720 m1min
  15. ↰Keep left onto 国道161号16140.1 km31min
  16. ↱Keep right onto 西大津バイパス16111.2 km10min
  17. ↱Keep right616 m1min
  18. ↰Keep left563 m0min
  19. ↱Keep right16.3 km14min
  20. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路 and drive toward 吹田, 大阪E119.6 km16min
  21. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路E122.7 km18min
  22. ↑Continue onto 名神高速道路 and take 3 toward 神戸E112.7 km15min
  23. ↰Keep left and drive toward 摩耶, HAT神戸390 m0min
  24. →Turn right onto 摩耶埠頭線491123 m0min
  25. ←Turn left onto 国道2号2, 1713.7 km5min
  26. →Turn right onto 鯉川筋316 m0min
  27. ←Turn left onto 生田新道313 m0min
  28. →Turn right onto 生田北１３６号線111 m0min
  29. ↰Turn sharp left69 m0min
  30. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

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 Echizen

Fukui-shi Fukui-shi20 kmTakefu Takefu2 kmTsuruga Tsuruga29 kmSabae Sabae7 kmOno Ono30 kmMaruoka Maruoka31 kmObama Obama58 kmKatsuyama Katsuyama36 kmMikuni Mikuni37 kmAsahi Asahi11 kmAwara Awara38 kmSakai Sakai29 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 Echizen to Kobe?

About 197 km by road (160 km in a straight line).

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

About 2h 44min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥2,930 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).