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Shiozawa → Kobe

Niigata → Hyōgo
Straight line421 km
By road546 km
Driving time6h 38min
Fuel cost¥8,110
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Shiozawa and Kobe.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car546 km6h 38min
🚲 Bike546 km36h 25min
🚶 On foot484 km100h 46min

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 Shiozawa (Niigata) to Kobe (Hyōgo) is 421 km in a straight line, or 546 km by road. A car trip takes about 6h 38min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,110. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kobe → Shiozawa →

Driving directions · Shiozawa → Kobe

  1. ↑Continue onto 仲田塩沢線365121 m0min
  2. →Turn right onto 十日町塩沢線82804 m1min
  3. ←Turn left onto 十日町塩沢線822.9 km3min
  4. →Turn right166 m1min
  5. →Turn right onto 十日町塩沢線8213.8 km13min
  6. →Turn right onto 国道117号1171.2 km1min
  7. ←Turn left onto 国道253号2532.8 km2min
  8. ←Turn left onto 国道253号25332.1 km29min
  9. →Turn right912 m1min
  10. →Turn right onto 国道253号25311.7 km11min
  11. ←Turn left onto 田屋戸野目線2012.5 km2min
  12. →Turn right2.9 km4min
  13. →Turn right47 m0min
  14. ←Turn left72 m0min
  15. ↰Keep left693 m1min
  16. ↰Keep left478 m0min
  17. ↰Keep left308.9 km3h 8min
  18. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  19. ↰Keep left and take 8, 27 toward 舞鶴, 大津, 三方五湖, 小浜1.4 km1min
  20. ↱Keep right onto 敦賀バイパス8, 1614.7 km4min
  21. ↱Keep right onto 国道161号16117.7 km15min
  22. ←Turn left onto 海津今津線547.2 km7min
  23. ↑Continue onto 安曇川今津線3332.4 km2min
  24. →Turn right onto 高島大津線558720 m1min
  25. ↰Keep left onto 国道161号16140.1 km31min
  26. ↱Keep right onto 西大津バイパス16111.2 km10min
  27. ↱Keep right616 m1min
  28. ↰Keep left563 m0min
  29. ↱Keep right16.3 km14min
  30. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路 and drive toward 吹田, 大阪E119.6 km16min
  31. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路E122.7 km18min
  32. ↑Continue onto 名神高速道路 and take 3 toward 神戸E112.7 km15min
  33. ↰Keep left and drive toward 摩耶, HAT神戸390 m0min
  34. →Turn right onto 摩耶埠頭線491123 m0min
  35. ←Turn left onto 国道2号2, 1713.7 km5min
  36. →Turn right onto 鯉川筋316 m0min
  37. ←Turn left onto 生田新道313 m0min
  38. →Turn right onto 生田北１３６号線111 m0min
  39. ↰Turn sharp left69 m0min
  40. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

クロス10十日町新潟県
まつだいふるさと会館新潟県
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
砺波富山県
めぐみ白山石川県

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

Distances from Shiozawa

Niigata Niigata96 kmJōetsu Jōetsu56 kmNagaoka Nagaoka46 kmKashiwazaki Kashiwazaki45 kmSanjō Sanjō65 kmShibata Shibata110 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō88 kmTsubame Tsubame70 kmMitsuke Mitsuke56 kmShirone Shirone82 kmTōkamachi Tōkamachi13 kmOjiya Ojiya30 kmGosen Gosen82 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō96 kmKamo Kamo72 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 Shiozawa to Kobe?

About 546 km by road (421 km in a straight line).

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

About 6h 38min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,110 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).