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Kōshi → Kobe

Kumamoto → Hyōgo
Straight line453 km
By road645 km
Driving time7h 56min
Fuel cost¥9,580
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kōshi and Kobe.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car645 km7h 56min
🚲 Bike645 km42h 59min
🚶 On foot521 km108h 37min

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 Kōshi (Kumamoto) to Kobe (Hyōgo) is 453 km in a straight line, or 645 km by road. A car trip takes about 7h 56min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥9,580. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kobe → Kōshi →

Driving directions · Kōshi → Kobe

  1. ↑Continue285 m1min
  2. ←Turn left onto 大津植木線30714 m1min
  3. →Turn right onto 大津植木線306.7 km6min
  4. ←Turn left121 m0min
  5. ←Turn left56.6 km38min
  6. ↰Keep left598 m1min
  7. ↱Keep right9.2 km8min
  8. →Turn right onto 国道322号322131 m0min
  9. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3224.0 km3min
  10. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号3222.0 km2min
  11. ←Turn left onto 甘木大刀洗バイパス3222.3 km2min
  12. ↰Turn sharp left onto 駅前通り322, 500117 m0min
  13. →Turn right onto 西大通り322, 50022.8 km20min
  14. ←Turn left onto 国道322号322122 m0min
  15. →Turn right onto 国道322号3221.3 km1min
  16. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3222.9 km3min
  17. ↱Keep right onto 田川バイパス3226.3 km5min
  18. ←Turn left onto 八女香春線524.1 km4min
  19. →Turn right onto 国道322号3227.9 km7min
  20. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3221.6 km1min
  21. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号3226.4 km6min
  22. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号322894 m1min
  23. ↰Keep left562 m0min
  24. ↰Keep left29.2 km20min
  25. ↰Keep left628 m1min
  26. ↱Keep right6.2 km5min
  27. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号210.9 km9min
  28. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号2, 931.6 km27min
  29. ↰Keep left onto 22342 m0min
  30. ↑Continue onto 国道2号2144 m0min
  31. ↱Keep right onto 221.6 km2min
  32. ↰Keep left onto 221.8 km2min
  33. ↰Keep left onto 2, 92, 9398 m0min
  34. ↱Keep right217 m0min
  35. ↱Keep right2.5 km2min
  36. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号22.7 km2min
  37. ↰Keep left1.1 km1min
  38. ↱Keep right385.3 km4h 13min
  39. ↰Keep left780 m1min
  40. ↰Keep left1.8 km2min
  41. ←Turn left580 m1min
  42. →Turn right onto 三木宍粟線23348 m0min
  43. ←Turn left onto 加古川三田線201.7 km2min
  44. ↱Turn sharp right577 m1min
  45. ←Turn left1.0 km1min
  46. ←Turn left84 m0min
  47. →Turn right13 m0min
  48. ←Turn left onto 神戸三木線2214.4 km19min
  49. ←Turn left onto 明石神戸宝塚線16, 22744 m1min
  50. ↱Keep right631 m1min
  51. ↰Keep left89 m0min
  52. ←Turn left297 m0min
  53. →Turn right onto 神戸三木線22601 m1min
  54. ↰Keep left4.7 km6min
  55. ←Turn left onto 菊水鵯越線ー１32 m0min
  56. →Turn right onto 菊水鵯越線ー１62 m0min
  57. ←Turn left58 m0min
  58. ←Turn left47 m0min
  59. →Turn right21 m0min
  60. ←Turn left109 m0min
  61. ←Turn left onto 夢野第２３号線83 m0min
  62. ←Turn left onto 夢野第１２号線5 m0min
  63. →Turn right47 m0min
  64. →Turn right onto 夢野第２６号線9 m0min
  65. ←Turn left onto 夢野第１号線139 m0min
  66. ↑Continue onto 湊方面第５６号線－１186 m0min
  67. ↱Turn sharp right onto 湊方面第６０号線9 m0min
  68. ↰Turn sharp left96 m0min
  69. →Turn right onto 湊方面第１１１号線65 m0min
  70. ←Turn left onto 大同熊野線12 m0min
  71. ←Turn left onto 山麓線8 m0min
  72. →Turn right onto 大同熊野線176 m0min
  73. →Turn right6 m0min
  74. ←Turn left onto 湊方面第４４号線230 m0min
  75. →Turn right onto 夢野石井橋線164 m0min
  76. ←Turn left30 m0min
  77. →Turn right onto 荒田線340 m0min
  78. ←Turn left onto 大倉山線753 m1min
  79. ↰Keep left onto 山手幹線579 m1min
  80. ↑Continue onto 山手幹線508 m1min
  81. ↱Turn sharp right onto 生田北１３６号線18 m0min
  82. →Turn right69 m0min
  83. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

泗水熊本県
すいかの里 植木熊本県
きくすい熊本県
おおむた福岡県
みやま福岡県
くるめ福岡県
うすい福岡県
おおとう桜街道福岡県

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

Distances from Kōshi

Kumamoto Kumamoto12 kmHonmachi Honmachi46 kmTamana Tamana20 kmHondomachi-hondo Hondomachi-hondo75 kmUto Uto25 kmHitoyoshi Hitoyoshi75 kmYamaga Yamaga16 kmUekimachi-mōno Uekimachi-mōno8 kmŌzu Ōzu9 kmMinamata Minamata83 kmAso Aso29 kmKikuchi Kikuchi11 kmMatsubase Matsubase29 kmUshibukamachi Ushibukamachi105 kmAmakusa Amakusa73 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 Kōshi to Kobe?

About 645 km by road (453 km in a straight line).

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

About 7h 56min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥9,580 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).