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Rikuzentakata → Kobe

Iwate → Hyōgo
Straight line747 km
By road935 km
Driving time11h 51min
Fuel cost¥13,890
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Rikuzentakata and Kobe.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car935 km11h 51min
🚲 Bike935 km62h 20min
🚶 On foot859 km179h 0min

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 Rikuzentakata (Iwate) to Kobe (Hyōgo) is 747 km in a straight line, or 935 km by road. A car trip takes about 11h 51min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥13,890. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kobe → Rikuzentakata →

Driving directions · Rikuzentakata → Kobe

  1. Continue onto 国道340号340333 m0min
  2. Turn right onto 国道343号34312.9 km11min
  3. Turn left107 m0min
  4. Turn left4.8 km10min
  5. Turn left onto 折壁大原線2637.0 km7min
  6. Turn right onto 折壁停車場線136673 m1min
  7. Continue1.8 km2min
  8. Turn right onto 国道284号2849.5 km8min
  9. Keep right onto 千厩パイパス2848.4 km7min
  10. Turn left onto 弥栄金成線4810.2 km9min
  11. Turn left onto 国道342号342416 m0min
  12. Turn right onto 弥栄金成線485.5 km5min
  13. Turn left onto 有壁若柳線1853.0 km3min
  14. Turn right627 m1min
  15. Turn right34 m0min
  16. Keep left203 m0min
  17. Turn right onto 油島栗駒線1861.8 km2min
  18. Turn sharp left907 m2min
  19. Turn left39 m0min
  20. Continue66 m0min
  21. Turn right onto 中田栗駒線4189 m0min
  22. Turn left197 m0min
  23. Keep right70.7 km49min
  24. Keep left455 m0min
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  28. Continue onto 県道仙台村田線31160 m0min
  29. Turn right onto 県道仙台村田線315.2 km5min
  30. Turn right onto 秋保通28617.1 km15min
  31. Continue807 m1min
  32. Keep right24.9 km21min
  33. Keep left327 m0min
  34. Keep left749 m1min
  35. Turn slight left onto 国道286号2862.4 km2min
  36. Keep left7.2 km6min
  37. Turn right onto 十日町山形線2671.0 km1min
  38. Turn right onto 十日町山形線267649 m1min
  39. Turn left onto 山形上山線51725 m1min
  40. Keep right onto 山形上山線51991 m1min
  41. Continue onto 国道458号4584.3 km4min
  42. Continue846 m1min
  43. Turn slight left2.5 km2min
  44. Turn left onto 山形上山線512.3 km2min
  45. Turn left141 m0min
  46. Turn right19 m0min
  47. Turn left onto 上山バイパス134.7 km4min
  48. Turn right3.8 km5min
  49. Turn right onto 赤湯宮内線246620 m1min
  50. Turn left175 m0min
  51. Turn sharp right onto 国道399号3993.1 km3min
  52. Turn right onto 国道113号1137.4 km6min
  53. Turn right onto 国道113号11355.9 km49min
  54. Turn left1.1 km1min
  55. Turn left onto 国道290号29024.1 km21min
  56. Turn left onto 新発田バイパス7, 2901.6 km1min
  57. Turn left onto 国道290号2901.6 km1min
  58. Turn right onto 国道290号290343 m0min
  59. Turn left onto 国道290号29015.4 km13min
  60. Turn right onto 国道49号49, 460, 459527 m0min
  61. Turn left onto 国道460号460187 m0min
  62. Turn right onto 国道460号46011.8 km10min
  63. Continue477 m1min
  64. Continue368 m1min
  65. Turn right65 m0min
  66. Turn sharp left182 m0min
  67. Turn sharp left100 m0min
  68. Turn right onto 国道460号4607.1 km6min
  69. Turn left onto 白根バイパス8, 1716.5 km14min
  70. Turn sharp right onto 国道289号289288 m0min
  71. Turn right249 m0min
  72. Keep left25.2 km15min
  73. Keep left onto 北陸自動車道E8375.1 km3h 53min
  74. Keep left1.2 km1min
  75. Keep left and take 8, 27 toward 舞鶴, 大津, 三方五湖, 小浜1.4 km1min
  76. Keep right onto 敦賀バイパス8, 1614.7 km4min
  77. Keep right onto 国道161号16117.7 km15min
  78. Turn left onto 海津今津線547.2 km7min
  79. Continue onto 安曇川今津線3332.4 km2min
  80. Turn right onto 高島大津線558720 m1min
  81. Keep left onto 国道161号16140.1 km31min
  82. Keep right onto 西大津バイパス16111.2 km10min
  83. Keep right616 m1min
  84. Keep left563 m0min
  85. Keep right16.3 km14min
  86. Keep right onto 名神高速道路 and drive toward 吹田, 大阪E119.6 km16min
  87. Keep right onto 名神高速道路E122.7 km18min
  88. Continue onto 名神高速道路 and take 3 toward 神戸E112.7 km15min
  89. Keep left and drive toward 摩耶, HAT神戸390 m0min
  90. Turn right onto 摩耶埠頭線491123 m0min
  91. Turn left onto 国道2号2, 1713.7 km5min
  92. Turn right onto 鯉川筋316 m0min
  93. Turn left onto 生田新道313 m0min
  94. Turn right onto 生田北136号線111 m0min
  95. Turn sharp left69 m0min
  96. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

むろね岩手県
かわさき岩手県
三本木宮城県
いいで山形県
白い森おぐに山形県
関川新潟県
花夢里にいつ新潟県
燕三条地場産センター新潟県

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

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Rikuzentakata to Kobe?

About 935 km by road (747 km in a straight line).

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

About 11h 51min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥13,890 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).