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Shibata → Kobe

Niigata → Hyōgo
Straight line519 km
By road618 km
Driving time7h 16min
Fuel cost¥9,190
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Shibata and Kobe.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car618 km7h 16min
🚲 Bike618 km41h 14min
🚶 On foot597 km124h 17min

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 Shibata (Niigata) to Kobe (Hyōgo) is 519 km in a straight line, or 618 km by road. A car trip takes about 7h 16min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥9,190. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kobe → Shibata →

Driving directions · Shibata → Kobe

  1. ↑Continue47 m0min
  2. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道290号290437 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 国道290号290343 m0min
  4. ←Turn left onto 国道290号29015.4 km13min
  5. →Turn right onto 国道49号49, 460, 459527 m0min
  6. ←Turn left onto 国道460号460187 m0min
  7. →Turn right onto 国道460号46011.8 km10min
  8. ↑Continue477 m1min
  9. ↑Continue368 m1min
  10. →Turn right65 m0min
  11. ↰Turn sharp left182 m0min
  12. ↰Turn sharp left100 m0min
  13. →Turn right onto 国道460号4607.1 km6min
  14. ←Turn left onto 白根バイパス8, 1716.5 km14min
  15. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道289号289288 m0min
  16. →Turn right249 m0min
  17. ↰Keep left25.2 km15min
  18. ↰Keep left onto 北陸自動車道E8375.1 km3h 53min
  19. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  20. ↰Keep left and take 8, 27 toward 舞鶴, 大津, 三方五湖, 小浜1.4 km1min
  21. ↱Keep right onto 敦賀バイパス8, 1614.7 km4min
  22. ↱Keep right onto 国道161号16117.7 km15min
  23. ←Turn left onto 海津今津線547.2 km7min
  24. ↑Continue onto 安曇川今津線3332.4 km2min
  25. →Turn right onto 高島大津線558720 m1min
  26. ↰Keep left onto 国道161号16140.1 km31min
  27. ↱Keep right onto 西大津バイパス16111.2 km10min
  28. ↱Keep right616 m1min
  29. ↰Keep left563 m0min
  30. ↱Keep right16.3 km14min
  31. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路 and drive toward 吹田, 大阪E119.6 km16min
  32. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路E122.7 km18min
  33. ↑Continue onto 名神高速道路 and take 3 toward 神戸E112.7 km15min
  34. ↰Keep left and drive toward 摩耶, HAT神戸390 m0min
  35. →Turn right onto 摩耶埠頭線491123 m0min
  36. ←Turn left onto 国道2号2, 1713.7 km5min
  37. →Turn right onto 鯉川筋316 m0min
  38. ←Turn left onto 生田新道313 m0min
  39. →Turn right onto 生田北１３６号線111 m0min
  40. ↰Turn sharp left69 m0min
  41. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

花夢里にいつ新潟県
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
親不知ピアパーク新潟県

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

Distances from Shibata

Niigata Niigata30 kmJōetsu Jōetsu132 kmNagaoka Nagaoka70 kmKashiwazaki Kashiwazaki95 kmSanjō Sanjō50 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō25 kmTsubame Tsubame48 kmMitsuke Mitsuke58 kmShirone Shirone34 kmTōkamachi Tōkamachi104 kmOjiya Ojiya86 kmGosen Gosen28 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō21 kmKamo Kamo41 kmMurakami Murakami34 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 Shibata to Kobe?

About 618 km by road (519 km in a straight line).

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

About 7h 16min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥9,190 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).