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Shimabara → Kobe

Nagasaki → Hyōgo
Straight line493 km
By road679 km
Driving time8h 57min
Fuel cost¥10,090
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Shimabara and Kobe.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car679 km8h 57min
🚲 Bike679 km45h 17min
🚶 On foot567 km118h 6min

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 Shimabara (Nagasaki) to Kobe (Hyōgo) is 493 km in a straight line, or 679 km by road. A car trip takes about 8h 57min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥10,090. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kobe → Shimabara →

Driving directions · Shimabara → Kobe

  1. ↑Continue91 m0min
  2. ←Turn left50 m0min
  3. →Turn right1.8 km2min
  4. ↑Continue118 m0min
  5. ←Turn left21.0 km42min
  6. →Turn right onto 熊本港線514.4 km4min
  7. ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道501号50111.7 km10min
  8. ↱Keep right onto 国道501号5014.9 km4min
  9. ↑Continue onto 熊本玉名線1, 1136.1 km6min
  10. ←Turn left onto 寺田岱明線347320 m0min
  11. ↑Continue onto 玉名八女線4, 16278 m0min
  12. →Turn right1.0 km1min
  13. →Turn right onto 玉名八女線旧道1.1 km1min
  14. ←Turn left onto 玉名八女線48.6 km8min
  15. ↗Turn slight right onto 大牟田植木線3, 4690 m1min
  16. ←Turn left onto 玉名八女線43.8 km3min
  17. ←Turn left onto 国道443号4431.9 km2min
  18. ←Turn left77 m0min
  19. →Turn right onto 南関大牟田北線10, 291.2 km1min
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  21. ↰Keep left29.4 km20min
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  23. ↱Keep right9.2 km8min
  24. →Turn right onto 国道322号322131 m0min
  25. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3224.0 km3min
  26. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号3222.0 km2min
  27. ←Turn left onto 甘木大刀洗バイパス3222.3 km2min
  28. ↰Turn sharp left onto 駅前通り322, 500117 m0min
  29. →Turn right onto 西大通り322, 50022.8 km20min
  30. ←Turn left onto 国道322号322122 m0min
  31. →Turn right onto 国道322号3221.3 km1min
  32. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3222.9 km3min
  33. ↱Keep right onto 田川バイパス3226.3 km5min
  34. ←Turn left onto 八女香春線524.1 km4min
  35. →Turn right onto 国道322号3227.9 km7min
  36. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3221.6 km1min
  37. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号3226.4 km6min
  38. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号322894 m1min
  39. ↰Keep left562 m0min
  40. ↰Keep left29.2 km20min
  41. ↰Keep left628 m1min
  42. ↱Keep right6.2 km5min
  43. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号210.9 km9min
  44. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号2, 931.6 km27min
  45. ↰Keep left onto 22342 m0min
  46. ↑Continue onto 国道2号2144 m0min
  47. ↱Keep right onto 221.6 km2min
  48. ↰Keep left onto 221.8 km2min
  49. ↰Keep left onto 2, 92, 9398 m0min
  50. ↱Keep right217 m0min
  51. ↱Keep right2.5 km2min
  52. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号22.7 km2min
  53. ↰Keep left1.1 km1min
  54. ↱Keep right385.3 km4h 13min
  55. ↰Keep left780 m1min
  56. ↰Keep left1.8 km2min
  57. ←Turn left580 m1min
  58. →Turn right onto 三木宍粟線23348 m0min
  59. ←Turn left onto 加古川三田線201.7 km2min
  60. ↱Turn sharp right577 m1min
  61. ←Turn left1.0 km1min
  62. ←Turn left84 m0min
  63. →Turn right13 m0min
  64. ←Turn left onto 神戸三木線2214.4 km19min
  65. ←Turn left onto 明石神戸宝塚線16, 22744 m1min
  66. ↱Keep right631 m1min
  67. ↰Keep left89 m0min
  68. ←Turn left297 m0min
  69. →Turn right onto 神戸三木線22601 m1min
  70. ↰Keep left4.7 km6min
  71. ←Turn left onto 菊水鵯越線ー１32 m0min
  72. →Turn right onto 菊水鵯越線ー１62 m0min
  73. ←Turn left58 m0min
  74. ←Turn left47 m0min
  75. →Turn right21 m0min
  76. ←Turn left109 m0min
  77. ←Turn left onto 夢野第２３号線83 m0min
  78. ←Turn left onto 夢野第１２号線5 m0min
  79. →Turn right47 m0min
  80. →Turn right onto 夢野第２６号線9 m0min
  81. ←Turn left onto 夢野第１号線139 m0min
  82. ↑Continue onto 湊方面第５６号線－１186 m0min
  83. ↱Turn sharp right onto 湊方面第６０号線9 m0min
  84. ↰Turn sharp left96 m0min
  85. →Turn right onto 湊方面第１１１号線65 m0min
  86. ←Turn left onto 大同熊野線12 m0min
  87. ←Turn left onto 山麓線8 m0min
  88. →Turn right onto 大同熊野線176 m0min
  89. →Turn right6 m0min
  90. ←Turn left onto 湊方面第４４号線230 m0min
  91. →Turn right onto 夢野石井橋線164 m0min
  92. ←Turn left30 m0min
  93. →Turn right onto 荒田線340 m0min
  94. ←Turn left onto 大倉山線753 m1min
  95. ↰Keep left onto 山手幹線579 m1min
  96. ↑Continue onto 山手幹線508 m1min
  97. ↱Turn sharp right onto 生田北１３６号線18 m0min
  98. →Turn right69 m0min
  99. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

みずなし本陣ふかえ長崎県
きくすい熊本県
おおむた福岡県
みやま福岡県
くるめ福岡県
うすい福岡県
おおとう桜街道福岡県
香春福岡県

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

Distances from Shimabara

Nagasaki Nagasaki45 kmSasebo Sasebo74 kmIsahaya Isahaya31 kmŌmura Ōmura42 kmObita Obita45 kmTogitsu Togitsu49 kmFukuechō Fukuechō143 kmHirado Hirado100 kmMatsuura Matsuura88 kmTsushima Tsushima187 kmIki Iki126 kmGotō Gotō146 kmMinamishimabara Minamishimabara15 kmSaikai Saikai68 kmUnzen Unzen11 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 Shimabara to Kobe?

About 679 km by road (493 km in a straight line).

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

About 8h 57min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥10,090 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).