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Shirakawa → Kobe

Fukushima → Hyōgo
Straight line531 km
By road670 km
Driving time9h 20min
Fuel cost¥9,960
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Shirakawa and Kobe.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car670 km9h 20min
🚲 Bike670 km44h 41min
🚶 On foot610 km127h 9min

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 Shirakawa (Fukushima) to Kobe (Hyōgo) is 531 km in a straight line, or 670 km by road. A car trip takes about 9h 20min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥9,960. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kobe → Shirakawa →

Driving directions · Shirakawa → Kobe

  1. ↑Continue393 m1min
  2. ↑Continue220 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 白河石川線114.4 km4min
  4. ↑Continue onto 旧陸羽街道410 m0min
  5. ↗Turn slight right94 m0min
  6. ←Turn left204 m0min
  7. ↑Continue onto 白河羽鳥線371.1 km1min
  8. →Turn right551 m1min
  9. ←Turn left onto 国道4号43.1 km3min
  10. ↰Keep left305 m0min
  11. ↱Keep right107.5 km1h 12min
  12. ↰Keep left onto 北関東自動車道E5054.8 km37min
  13. ↱Keep right onto 関越自動車道2.2 km2min
  14. ↰Keep left904 m1min
  15. ↰Keep left5.5 km7min
  16. ↑Continue onto 国道354号3541.2 km2min
  17. ↱Keep right onto 国道406号406384 m1min
  18. ↰Keep left onto 高崎安中渋川線261.6 km1min
  19. ←Turn left38 m0min
  20. →Turn right onto 豊岡バイパス184.5 km5min
  21. ↰Keep left351 m0min
  22. ↖Turn slight left onto 松井田中宿線21768 m0min
  23. ↱Keep right10.6 km14min
  24. ↰Keep left247 m0min
  25. ↖Turn slight left onto 八本松松井田線12230 m0min
  26. →Turn right341 m0min
  27. ↖Turn slight left onto 松井田バイパス183.0 km4min
  28. ←Turn left onto 松井田下仁田線51679 m1min
  29. ←Turn left256 m0min
  30. ↰Keep left33.5 km28min
  31. ↰Keep left511 m0min
  32. ↱Keep right73 m0min
  33. ↗Turn slight right405 m0min
  34. ←Turn left79 m0min
  35. ↑Continue134 m0min
  36. ↖Turn slight left88 m0min
  37. ←Turn left onto 国道141号141, 1421.3 km1min
  38. →Turn right680 m1min
  39. →Turn right onto 中山道44592 m1min
  40. ←Turn left394 m0min
  41. ←Turn left52 m0min
  42. →Turn right748 m1min
  43. →Turn right onto 小諸中込線13925 m0min
  44. ↖Turn slight left1.0 km1min
  45. →Turn right32 m0min
  46. ←Turn left onto 下仁田浅科線445.5 km6min
  47. ↗Turn slight right onto 中山道142, 254864 m1min
  48. →Turn right onto 東部望月線166583 m1min
  49. →Turn right48 m0min
  50. ↰Turn sharp left188 m0min
  51. →Turn right89 m0min
  52. →Turn right208 m0min
  53. →Turn right onto 東部望月線166278 m0min
  54. ↑Continue1.3 km2min
  55. ←Turn left onto 牛鹿望月線1481.5 km2min
  56. ↑Continue849 m1min
  57. ↱Keep right1.1 km2min
  58. ←Turn left1.0 km1min
  59. ←Turn left onto 中山道1423.7 km5min
  60. ↱Turn sharp right49 m0min
  61. ↰Turn sharp left18 m0min
  62. ↰Keep left137 m0min
  63. ↱Turn sharp right onto 中山道1422.5 km3min
  64. ↑Continue onto 中山道1421.2 km2min
  65. →Turn right onto 国道142号142491 m1min
  66. →Turn right3.2 km4min
  67. ←Turn left72 m0min
  68. →Turn right onto 国道142号1427.4 km10min
  69. ↰Keep left onto 国道142号1426.4 km9min
  70. ↑Continue onto 中山道1426.8 km9min
  71. ←Turn left onto 中山道142821 m1min
  72. →Turn right onto 国道142号142118 m0min
  73. ←Turn left onto 国道142号1422.3 km2min
  74. →Turn right onto 下諏訪岡谷バイパス202.6 km3min
  75. ↰Keep left464 m0min
  76. ↰Keep left3.7 km3min
  77. ↱Keep right133.7 km1h 52min
  78. ↰Keep left855 m1min
  79. ←Turn left197 m0min
  80. →Turn right onto 大西瑞浪線3521.2 km1min
  81. ←Turn left19 m0min
  82. ↖Turn slight left236 m0min
  83. ↗Turn slight right onto 武並土岐多治見線4211.7 km2min
  84. ↑Continue onto 土岐市停車場細野線691.8 km2min
  85. ↑Continue onto 武並土岐多治見線4211.4 km1min
  86. ←Turn left33.8 km29min
  87. →Turn right onto 国道19号192.0 km2min
  88. ←Turn left onto 伏見通19, 221.2 km1min
  89. ↱Turn sharp right onto 若宮大通57 m0min
  90. ↱Keep right30.1 km18min
  91. ↰Keep left284 m0min
  92. ↱Keep right72.0 km47min
  93. ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A828 m1min
  94. ↰Keep left and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪296 m0min
  95. ↱Keep right and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪2.9 km2min
  96. ↰Keep left and take E88, E89 toward 宇治, 奈良, 大阪, 関西空港, 瀬田東, 石山404 m0min
  97. ↱Keep right26.7 km22min
  98. ↰Keep left and drive toward 大阪, 吹田18.2 km15min
  99. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路E122.7 km18min
  100. ↑Continue onto 名神高速道路 and take 3 toward 神戸E112.7 km15min
  101. ↰Keep left and drive toward 摩耶, HAT神戸390 m0min
  102. →Turn right onto 摩耶埠頭線491123 m0min
  103. ←Turn left onto 国道2号2, 1713.7 km5min
  104. →Turn right onto 鯉川筋316 m0min
  105. ←Turn left onto 生田新道313 m0min
  106. →Turn right onto 生田北１３６号線111 m0min
  107. ↰Turn sharp left69 m0min
  108. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

明治の森・黒磯栃木県
那須野が原博物館栃木県
やいた栃木県
うつのみや ろまんちっく村栃木県
にしかた栃木県
どまんなか たぬま栃木県
玉村宿群馬県
みょうぎ群馬県

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

Distances from Shirakawa

Iwaki Iwaki56 kmKōriyama Kōriyama33 kmFukushima Fukushima72 kmSukagawa Sukagawa21 kmKitakata Kitakata69 kmNihommatsu Nihommatsu54 kmHobaramachi Hobaramachi82 kmFunehikimachi-funehiki Funehikimachi-funehiki46 kmMotomiya Motomiya46 kmNamie Namie77 kmYanagawamachi-saiwaichō Yanagawamachi-saiwaichō87 kmMiharu Miharu40 kmIshikawa Ishikawa17 kmInawashiro Inawashiro51 kmDate Date80 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 Shirakawa to Kobe?

About 670 km by road (531 km in a straight line).

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

About 9h 20min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥9,960 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).