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Tsuruoka → Kobe

Yamagata → Hyōgo
Straight line609 km
By road731 km
Driving time8h 48min
Fuel cost¥10,860
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Tsuruoka and Kobe.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car731 km8h 48min
🚲 Bike731 km48h 44min
🚶 On foot701 km145h 57min

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 Tsuruoka (Yamagata) to Kobe (Hyōgo) is 609 km in a straight line, or 731 km by road. A car trip takes about 8h 48min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥10,860. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kobe → Tsuruoka →

Driving directions · Tsuruoka → Kobe

  1. ↑Continue onto 鶴岡村上線349295 m0min
  2. ←Turn left3.9 km5min
  3. →Turn right34 m0min
  4. ↰Turn sharp left onto 羽州浜街道332671 m1min
  5. ←Turn left onto 鶴岡バイパス71.4 km1min
  6. ↰Keep left1.5 km2min
  7. ↑Continue onto 日本海東北自動車道（無料区間）E711.7 km11min
  8. ↰Keep left347 m0min
  9. ←Turn left onto 菅野代堅苔沢線61794 m1min
  10. ↖Turn slight left553 m1min
  11. ←Turn left onto 国道7号722.9 km20min
  12. →Turn right onto 国道345号34533.2 km28min
  13. ←Turn left onto 国道345号3451.0 km1min
  14. →Turn right onto 国道345号3451.5 km1min
  15. ←Turn left onto 瀬波バイパス34535.5 km30min
  16. →Turn right onto 国道113号113, 3452.1 km2min
  17. ←Turn left onto 横土居バイパス113, 3451.7 km1min
  18. ←Turn left onto 県道46号新潟中央環状線46488 m0min
  19. →Turn right19.5 km17min
  20. ↱Keep right onto 新潟バイパス8, 171.2 km1min
  21. ↱Keep right51.3 km31min
  22. ↰Keep left onto 北陸自動車道E8375.1 km3h 53min
  23. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  24. ↰Keep left and take 8, 27 toward 舞鶴, 大津, 三方五湖, 小浜1.4 km1min
  25. ↱Keep right onto 敦賀バイパス8, 1614.7 km4min
  26. ↱Keep right onto 国道161号16117.7 km15min
  27. ←Turn left onto 海津今津線547.2 km7min
  28. ↑Continue onto 安曇川今津線3332.4 km2min
  29. →Turn right onto 高島大津線558720 m1min
  30. ↰Keep left onto 国道161号16140.1 km31min
  31. ↱Keep right onto 西大津バイパス16111.2 km10min
  32. ↱Keep right616 m1min
  33. ↰Keep left563 m0min
  34. ↱Keep right16.3 km14min
  35. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路 and drive toward 吹田, 大阪E119.6 km16min
  36. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路E122.7 km18min
  37. ↑Continue onto 名神高速道路 and take 3 toward 神戸E112.7 km15min
  38. ↰Keep left and drive toward 摩耶, HAT神戸390 m0min
  39. →Turn right onto 摩耶埠頭線491123 m0min
  40. ←Turn left onto 国道2号2, 1713.7 km5min
  41. →Turn right onto 鯉川筋316 m0min
  42. ←Turn left onto 生田新道313 m0min
  43. →Turn right onto 生田北１３６号線111 m0min
  44. ↰Turn sharp left69 m0min
  45. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

あつみ山形県
笹川流れ新潟県
神林新潟県
豊栄新潟県
新潟ふるさと村新潟県
燕三条地場産センター新潟県
パティオにいがた新潟県
西山ふるさと公苑新潟県

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

Distances from Tsuruoka

Yamagata Yamagata72 kmSakata Sakata22 kmYonezawa Yonezawa94 kmTendō Tendō63 kmHigashine Higashine59 kmSagae Sagae55 kmShinjō Shinjō42 kmKaminoyama Kaminoyama74 kmNagai Nagai71 kmTakahata Takahata86 kmObanazawa Obanazawa52 kmYuza Yuza34 kmNanyō Nanyō80 kmMurayama Murayama59 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 Tsuruoka to Kobe?

About 731 km by road (609 km in a straight line).

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

About 8h 48min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥10,860 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).