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Shirone → Kobe

Niigata → Hyōgo
Straight line485 km
By road581 km
Driving time6h 43min
Fuel cost¥8,630
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Shirone and Kobe.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car581 km6h 43min
🚲 Bike581 km38h 44min
🚶 On foot557 km116h 7min

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 Shirone (Niigata) to Kobe (Hyōgo) is 485 km in a straight line, or 581 km by road. A car trip takes about 6h 43min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,630. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kobe → Shirone →

Driving directions · Shirone → Kobe

  1. ↑Continue47 m0min
  2. ↱Keep right24 m0min
  3. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道460号460646 m1min
  4. ↰Turn sharp left158 m0min
  5. →Turn right onto 白根バイパス8, 1715.2 km13min
  6. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道289号289288 m0min
  7. →Turn right249 m0min
  8. ↰Keep left25.2 km15min
  9. ↰Keep left onto 北陸自動車道E8375.1 km3h 53min
  10. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  11. ↰Keep left and take 8, 27 toward 舞鶴, 大津, 三方五湖, 小浜1.4 km1min
  12. ↱Keep right onto 敦賀バイパス8, 1614.7 km4min
  13. ↱Keep right onto 国道161号16117.7 km15min
  14. ←Turn left onto 海津今津線547.2 km7min
  15. ↑Continue onto 安曇川今津線3332.4 km2min
  16. →Turn right onto 高島大津線558720 m1min
  17. ↰Keep left onto 国道161号16140.1 km31min
  18. ↱Keep right onto 西大津バイパス16111.2 km10min
  19. ↱Keep right616 m1min
  20. ↰Keep left563 m0min
  21. ↱Keep right16.3 km14min
  22. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路 and drive toward 吹田, 大阪E119.6 km16min
  23. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路E122.7 km18min
  24. ↑Continue onto 名神高速道路 and take 3 toward 神戸E112.7 km15min
  25. ↰Keep left and drive toward 摩耶, HAT神戸390 m0min
  26. →Turn right onto 摩耶埠頭線491123 m0min
  27. ←Turn left onto 国道2号2, 1713.7 km5min
  28. →Turn right onto 鯉川筋316 m0min
  29. ←Turn left onto 生田新道313 m0min
  30. →Turn right onto 生田北１３６号線111 m0min
  31. ↰Turn sharp left69 m0min
  32. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

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
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

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

Distances from Shirone

Niigata Niigata14 kmJōetsu Jōetsu98 kmNagaoka Nagaoka38 kmKashiwazaki Kashiwazaki61 kmSanjō Sanjō18 kmShibata Shibata34 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō10 kmTsubame Tsubame14 kmMitsuke Mitsuke27 kmTōkamachi Tōkamachi74 kmOjiya Ojiya55 kmGosen Gosen13 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō14 kmKamo Kamo11 kmMurakami Murakami66 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 Shirone to Kobe?

About 581 km by road (485 km in a straight line).

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

About 6h 43min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,630 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).