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Tochio-honchō → Kobe

Niigata → Hyōgo
Straight line461 km
By road562 km
Driving time6h 34min
Fuel cost¥8,350
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Tochio-honchō and Kobe.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car562 km6h 34min
🚲 Bike562 km37h 27min
🚶 On foot531 km110h 33min

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 Tochio-honchō (Niigata) to Kobe (Hyōgo) is 461 km in a straight line, or 562 km by road. A car trip takes about 6h 34min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,350. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kobe → Tochio-honchō →

Driving directions · Tochio-honchō → Kobe

  1. ↑Continue38 m0min
  2. ↑Continue onto 本町通り9, 1980 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 9950 m0min
  4. ←Turn left onto 表町通り91.2 km1min
  5. ←Turn left onto 242488 m0min
  6. →Turn right onto 国道351号35115.9 km14min
  7. ↱Turn sharp right297 m0min
  8. ←Turn left722 m1min
  9. →Turn right679 m1min
  10. ↑Continue3.6 km2min
  11. ↰Keep left onto 北陸自動車道E8375.1 km3h 53min
  12. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  13. ↰Keep left and take 8, 27 toward 舞鶴, 大津, 三方五湖, 小浜1.4 km1min
  14. ↱Keep right onto 敦賀バイパス8, 1614.7 km4min
  15. ↱Keep right onto 国道161号16117.7 km15min
  16. ←Turn left onto 海津今津線547.2 km7min
  17. ↑Continue onto 安曇川今津線3332.4 km2min
  18. →Turn right onto 高島大津線558720 m1min
  19. ↰Keep left onto 国道161号16140.1 km31min
  20. ↱Keep right onto 西大津バイパス16111.2 km10min
  21. ↱Keep right616 m1min
  22. ↰Keep left563 m0min
  23. ↱Keep right16.3 km14min
  24. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路 and drive toward 吹田, 大阪E119.6 km16min
  25. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路E122.7 km18min
  26. ↑Continue onto 名神高速道路 and take 3 toward 神戸E112.7 km15min
  27. ↰Keep left and drive toward 摩耶, HAT神戸390 m0min
  28. →Turn right onto 摩耶埠頭線491123 m0min
  29. ←Turn left onto 国道2号2, 1713.7 km5min
  30. →Turn right onto 鯉川筋316 m0min
  31. ←Turn left onto 生田新道313 m0min
  32. →Turn right onto 生田北１３６号線111 m0min
  33. ↰Turn sharp left69 m0min
  34. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

R290とちお新潟県
西山ふるさと公苑新潟県
風の丘米山新潟県
よしかわ杜氏の郷新潟県
うみてらす名立新潟県
能生新潟県
親不知ピアパーク新潟県
越後市振の関新潟県

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

Distances from Tochio-honchō

Niigata Niigata46 kmJōetsu Jōetsu76 kmNagaoka Nagaoka13 kmKashiwazaki Kashiwazaki41 kmSanjō Sanjō16 kmShibata Shibata61 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō38 kmTsubame Tsubame22 kmMitsuke Mitsuke8 kmShirone Shirone32 kmTōkamachi Tōkamachi43 kmOjiya Ojiya26 kmGosen Gosen32 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō45 kmKamo Kamo21 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 Tochio-honchō to Kobe?

About 562 km by road (461 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Tochio-honchō to Kobe?

About 6h 34min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,350 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).