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Soo → Kobe

Kagoshima → Hyōgo
Straight line516 km
By road645 km
Driving time13h 34min
Fuel cost¥9,590
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Soo and Kobe.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car645 km13h 34min
🚲 Bike645 km43h 1min
🚶 On foot594 km123h 40min

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 Soo (Kagoshima) to Kobe (Hyōgo) is 516 km in a straight line, or 645 km by road. A car trip takes about 13h 34min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥9,590. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kobe → Soo →

Driving directions · Soo → Kobe

  1. ↑Continue370 m1min
  2. ←Turn left35 m0min
  3. →Turn right143 m0min
  4. ←Turn left44 m0min
  5. →Turn right onto 曽於広域農道（そお街道）417 m1min
  6. ←Turn left2.2 km3min
  7. ↑Continue onto 末吉財部線500251 m0min
  8. ↑Continue onto 国道269号2696.7 km10min
  9. →Turn right onto 国道10号10, 26910.1 km13min
  10. ↰Keep left626 m1min
  11. ↱Keep right and drive toward 宮崎27.5 km21min
  12. ↰Keep left and drive toward 延岡, 大分, 清武南248 m0min
  13. ↰Keep left and drive toward 延岡, 大分648 m1min
  14. ↑Continue onto 東九州自動車道E10157.6 km1h 58min
  15. ↰Keep left469 m0min
  16. ↑Continue onto 東九州自動車道E109.3 km9min
  17. ↰Keep left1.0 km1min
  18. ←Turn left onto 臼津バイパス2175.2 km5min
  19. →Turn right onto 大分臼杵線211.3 km1min
  20. ←Turn left66 m0min
  21. →Turn right129 m0min
  22. ←Turn left onto 大分臼杵線21, 331.2 km1min
  23. →Turn right onto 臼杵坂ノ市線旧道863 m1min
  24. ↑Continue onto 臼杵坂ノ市線旧道907 m1min
  25. ↰Keep left onto 臼杵坂ノ市線旧道1.5 km2min
  26. →Turn right onto 下ノ江バイパス21713.4 km14min
  27. ↰Keep left onto 国道217号2173.7 km3min
  28. ↱Turn sharp right30.5 km5h 4min
  29. →Turn right85 m0min
  30. →Turn right onto 佐田岬三崎線25633.8 km29min
  31. ←Turn left onto 国道378号37844.5 km38min
  32. →Turn right onto 伊予市道稲荷中村線454 m1min
  33. ←Turn left onto 国道56号56800 m1min
  34. →Turn right693 m1min
  35. ↱Keep right442 m0min
  36. ↑Continue onto 松山自動車道, 四国縦貫自動車道E5694.2 km1h 8min
  37. ↰Keep left onto 高知自動車道2.1 km2min
  38. ↱Keep right onto 徳島自動車道42.8 km39min
  39. ↰Keep left587 m1min
  40. →Turn right onto 国道438号438244 m0min
  41. ↰Turn sharp left805 m1min
  42. ←Turn left onto 鳴門池田線122.3 km3min
  43. ↑Continue onto 鳴門池田線125.0 km5min
  44. ←Turn left onto 鳴門池田線124.8 km4min
  45. ←Turn left onto 鳴門池田線1210.2 km9min
  46. ↑Continue onto 鳴門池田線1210.0 km9min
  47. ←Turn left onto 鳴門池田線127.3 km7min
  48. ↑Continue onto 徳島引田線1, 122.0 km3min
  49. ↑Continue onto 鳴門池田線12154 m0min
  50. ←Turn left onto 板野インター線229527 m1min
  51. ↱Keep right90.4 km1h 2min
  52. ↰Keep left and take E93 toward 第二神明方面, 姫路, 神戸, 大阪459 m1min
  53. ↰Keep left and drive toward 垂水, 出口56 m0min
  54. ↱Keep right and drive toward 垂水, 出口712 m1min
  55. ←Turn left onto 長坂垂水線4887 m0min
  56. ↑Make a U-turn onto 長坂垂水線488244 m0min
  57. ↰Keep left onto 多井畑名谷線307 m1min
  58. ←Turn left onto 神戸加古川姫路線654.0 km5min
  59. ↱Keep right onto 獅子堀清水谷線9 m0min
  60. ↑Continue3.7 km4min
  61. ↱Keep right onto 阪神高速31号神戸山手線 and drive toward 神戸長田311.0 km2min
  62. ←Turn left onto 上沢線3.6 km5min
  63. ↑Continue onto 山手幹線508 m1min
  64. ↱Turn sharp right onto 生田北１３６号線18 m0min
  65. →Turn right69 m0min
  66. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

都城宮崎県
山之口宮崎県
田野宮崎県
高岡宮崎県
つの宮崎県
日向宮崎県
北川はゆま宮崎県
北浦宮崎県

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

Distances from Soo

Kagoshima Kagoshima43 kmKanoya Kanoya32 kmSatsumasendai Satsumasendai68 kmKokubu-matsuki Kokubu-matsuki23 kmHamanoichi Hamanoichi26 kmIzumi Izumi76 kmIbusuki Ibusuki56 kmKushikino Kushikino69 kmIjūin Ijūin56 kmAkune Akune85 kmMakurazaki Makurazaki77 kmKaseda-shirakame Kaseda-shirakame69 kmKajiki Kajiki32 kmŌkuchi-shinohara Ōkuchi-shinohara58 kmSueyoshichō-ninokata Sueyoshichō-ninokata2 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 Soo to Kobe?

About 645 km by road (516 km in a straight line).

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

About 13h 34min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥9,590 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).