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Sōka → Kobe

Saitama → Hyōgo
Straight line438 km
By road540 km
Driving time6h 14min
Fuel cost¥8,020
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sōka and Kobe.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car540 km6h 14min
🚲 Bike540 km36h 0min
🚶 On foot503 km104h 52min

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 Sōka (Saitama) to Kobe (Hyōgo) is 438 km in a straight line, or 540 km by road. A car trip takes about 6h 14min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,020. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kobe → Sōka →

Driving directions · Sōka → Kobe

  1. Continue30 m0min
  2. Turn right onto 男女土橋通り1.1 km1min
  3. Turn left onto 草加神社通り539 m1min
  4. Turn right onto 日光街道496.8 km7min
  5. Keep left onto 日光街道43.0 km3min
  6. Keep left onto 日光街道43.7 km4min
  7. Keep right onto 中央通り437, 4521.3 km2min
  8. Turn right onto 蔵前橋通り203 m0min
  9. Turn sharp left onto 昌平橋通り452472 m0min
  10. Continue onto 外堀通り405411 m1min
  11. Turn right onto 靖国通り3022.0 km2min
  12. Turn left onto 内堀通り4011.2 km1min
  13. Continue onto 内堀通り, 半蔵門20451 m0min
  14. Keep right4.7 km4min
  15. Turn right onto 六本木通り246667 m1min
  16. Keep right onto 玉川通り and drive toward 三軒茶屋2465.0 km4min
  17. Keep right onto 旧大山街道426732 m1min
  18. Continue onto 瀬田貫井線4271.1 km1min
  19. Turn right onto 用賀中道通り79 m0min
  20. Turn left onto 用賀一条通り589 m1min
  21. Keep right299 m0min
  22. Keep right onto 東名高速道路6.4 km5min
  23. Keep left onto 東名高速道路E184 m0min
  24. Keep right51.4 km34min
  25. Keep left onto 東名高速道路(左ルート)E129.9 km20min
  26. Keep left onto 新東名高速道路 and take E1A toward 新東名, 静岡, 名古屋225.4 km2h 12min
  27. Keep left432 m0min
  28. Keep left875 m1min
  29. Keep right101.7 km1h 7min
  30. Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A828 m1min
  31. Keep left and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪296 m0min
  32. Keep right and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪2.9 km2min
  33. Keep left and take E88, E89 toward 宇治, 奈良, 大阪, 関西空港, 瀬田東, 石山404 m0min
  34. Keep right26.7 km22min
  35. Keep left and drive toward 大阪, 吹田18.2 km15min
  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.

山北神奈川県
ふじおやま静岡県
富士川楽座静岡県
宇津ノ谷峠静岡県
鳳来三河三石愛知県
もっくる新城愛知県
菰野三重県
あいの土山滋賀県

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

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sōka to Kobe?

About 540 km by road (438 km in a straight line).

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

About 6h 14min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,020 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).