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Shōbara → Kobe

Hiroshima → Hyōgo
Straight line199 km
By road256 km
Driving time3h 48min
Fuel cost¥3,810
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Shōbara and Kobe.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car256 km3h 48min
🚲 Bike256 km17h 6min
🚶 On foot228 km47h 34min

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 Shōbara (Hiroshima) to Kobe (Hyōgo) is 199 km in a straight line, or 256 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 48min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥3,810. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kobe → Shōbara →

Driving directions · Shōbara → Kobe

  1. ↑Continue onto 庄原バイパス183, 432521 m0min
  2. →Turn right onto 国道432号432270 m0min
  3. →Turn right231 m0min
  4. ↰Keep left189.4 km2h 31min
  5. ↰Keep left400 m0min
  6. →Turn right onto 三木宍粟線231.6 km1min
  7. ↱Keep right onto 久畑香呂線4093.7 km4min
  8. →Turn right onto 久畑香呂線409107 m0min
  9. ←Turn left onto 中寺北条線410567 m1min
  10. →Turn right1.5 km2min
  11. →Turn right765 m1min
  12. ←Turn left onto 小野香寺線814.9 km4min
  13. →Turn right onto 小野香寺線815.4 km5min
  14. →Turn right onto 高砂北条線43, 81332 m1min
  15. ←Turn left523 m1min
  16. ←Turn left64 m0min
  17. ↱Keep right5 m0min
  18. →Turn right293 m1min
  19. →Turn right74 m0min
  20. ←Turn left116 m0min
  21. ↖Turn slight left onto 国道372号372743 m1min
  22. →Turn right onto 小野香寺線815.7 km5min
  23. →Turn right onto 小野香寺線81, 3492.0 km2min
  24. ←Turn left onto 小野香寺線81, 349445 m0min
  25. ↑Continue onto 市場多井田線349416 m0min
  26. →Turn right onto 市場多井田線3492.5 km3min
  27. ↗Turn slight right342 m1min
  28. →Turn right onto 三木宍粟線23333 m1min
  29. ←Turn left384 m0min
  30. →Turn right678 m1min
  31. ↰Keep left onto 国道175号175270 m0min
  32. ←Turn left onto 三木宍粟線231.5 km3min
  33. ↰Keep left2.1 km3min
  34. →Turn right onto 加古川三田線2061 m0min
  35. ←Turn left onto 三木三田線38787 m1min
  36. ←Turn left onto 三木三田線385.3 km6min
  37. →Turn right256 m1min
  38. →Turn right onto 神戸加東線8512.1 km16min
  39. ←Turn left onto 阪神高速32号新神戸トンネル326.9 km8min
  40. ↰Keep left onto 阪神高速32号新神戸トンネル32759 m1min
  41. →Turn right onto 新神戸停車場線30780 m1min
  42. ↱Keep right onto 山手幹線870 m1min
  43. ↑Continue onto 山手幹線337 m0min
  44. ←Turn left onto 生田北１３６号線8 m0min
  45. →Turn right69 m0min
  46. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

リストアステーション広島県
遊YOUさろん東城広島県
鯉が窪岡山県
醍醐の里岡山県
久米の里岡山県
彩菜茶屋岡山県
宿場町ひらふく兵庫県
みき兵庫県

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

Distances from Shōbara

Hiroshima Hiroshima72 kmFukuyama Fukuyama52 kmKure Kure80 kmOnomichi Onomichi51 kmMihara Mihara50 kmHatsukaichi Hatsukaichi84 kmFuchūchō Fuchūchō37 kmKannabechō-yahiro Kannabechō-yahiro49 kmMiyoshi Miyoshi16 kmTakehara Takehara58 kmŌtake Ōtake102 kmŌno-hara Ōno-hara93 kmInnoshima Innoshima65 kmShin’ichi Shin’ichi40 kmMiyajima Miyajima88 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 Shōbara to Kobe?

About 256 km by road (199 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 48min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥3,810 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).