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Sasebo → Kobe

Nagasaki → Hyōgo
Straight line531 km
By road664 km
Driving time8h 16min
Fuel cost¥9,860
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sasebo and Kobe.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car664 km8h 16min
🚲 Bike664 km44h 15min
🚶 On foot610 km127h 11min

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 Sasebo (Nagasaki) to Kobe (Hyōgo) is 531 km in a straight line, or 664 km by road. A car trip takes about 8h 16min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥9,860. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kobe → Sasebo →

Driving directions · Sasebo → Kobe

  1. ↑Continue58 m0min
  2. →Turn right69 m0min
  3. ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道35号35, 206741 m1min
  4. →Turn right134 m0min
  5. ←Turn left onto 佐世保日野松浦線11748 m1min
  6. ←Turn left494 m1min
  7. ↖Turn slight left onto 西九州自動車道 (佐世保道路)E3526.9 km25min
  8. ↰Keep left onto 長崎自動車道62.1 km42min
  9. ↰Keep left596 m1min
  10. ↰Keep left724 m1min
  11. ↰Keep left onto 国道34号345.2 km7min
  12. ←Turn left694 m1min
  13. →Turn right84 m0min
  14. ←Turn left1.7 km2min
  15. →Turn right onto 筑紫野三輪線772.1 km2min
  16. ↑Continue onto 国道200号2001.5 km1min
  17. →Turn right onto 筑紫野三輪線77288 m0min
  18. ←Turn left onto 冷水道路20023.5 km20min
  19. ↑Continue onto 飯塚バイパス2001.8 km2min
  20. ↰Keep left45 m0min
  21. ↗Turn slight right219 m0min
  22. ←Turn left389 m0min
  23. →Turn right onto 鯰田停車場有井線421, 449838 m1min
  24. ↑Continue onto 口ノ原川島線4492.1 km2min
  25. →Turn right onto 北九州小竹線6273 m0min
  26. ←Turn left onto 飯塚バイパス20012.1 km10min
  27. ↰Keep left445 m0min
  28. ↰Keep left40.4 km28min
  29. ↰Keep left628 m1min
  30. ↱Keep right6.2 km5min
  31. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号210.9 km9min
  32. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号2, 931.6 km27min
  33. ↰Keep left onto 22342 m0min
  34. ↑Continue onto 国道2号2144 m0min
  35. ↱Keep right onto 221.6 km2min
  36. ↰Keep left onto 221.8 km2min
  37. ↰Keep left onto 2, 92, 9398 m0min
  38. ↱Keep right217 m0min
  39. ↱Keep right2.5 km2min
  40. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号22.7 km2min
  41. ↰Keep left1.1 km1min
  42. ↱Keep right385.3 km4h 13min
  43. ↰Keep left780 m1min
  44. ↰Keep left1.8 km2min
  45. ←Turn left580 m1min
  46. →Turn right onto 三木宍粟線23348 m0min
  47. ←Turn left onto 加古川三田線201.7 km2min
  48. ↱Turn sharp right577 m1min
  49. ←Turn left1.0 km1min
  50. ←Turn left84 m0min
  51. →Turn right13 m0min
  52. ←Turn left onto 神戸三木線2214.4 km19min
  53. ←Turn left onto 明石神戸宝塚線16, 22744 m1min
  54. ↱Keep right631 m1min
  55. ↰Keep left89 m0min
  56. ←Turn left297 m0min
  57. →Turn right onto 神戸三木線22601 m1min
  58. ↰Keep left4.7 km6min
  59. ←Turn left onto 菊水鵯越線ー１32 m0min
  60. →Turn right onto 菊水鵯越線ー１62 m0min
  61. ←Turn left58 m0min
  62. ←Turn left47 m0min
  63. →Turn right21 m0min
  64. ←Turn left109 m0min
  65. ←Turn left onto 夢野第２３号線83 m0min
  66. ←Turn left onto 夢野第１２号線5 m0min
  67. →Turn right47 m0min
  68. →Turn right onto 夢野第２６号線9 m0min
  69. ←Turn left onto 夢野第１号線139 m0min
  70. ↑Continue onto 湊方面第５６号線－１186 m0min
  71. ↱Turn sharp right onto 湊方面第６０号線9 m0min
  72. ↰Turn sharp left96 m0min
  73. →Turn right onto 湊方面第１１１号線65 m0min
  74. ←Turn left onto 大同熊野線12 m0min
  75. ←Turn left onto 山麓線8 m0min
  76. →Turn right onto 大同熊野線176 m0min
  77. →Turn right6 m0min
  78. ←Turn left onto 湊方面第４４号線230 m0min
  79. →Turn right onto 夢野石井橋線164 m0min
  80. ←Turn left30 m0min
  81. →Turn right onto 荒田線340 m0min
  82. ←Turn left onto 大倉山線753 m1min
  83. ↰Keep left onto 山手幹線579 m1min
  84. ↑Continue onto 山手幹線508 m1min
  85. ↱Turn sharp right onto 生田北１３６号線18 m0min
  86. →Turn right69 m0min
  87. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

大和佐賀県
吉野ヶ里佐賀県
潮彩市場防府山口県
ソレーネ周南山口県
あいおい白龍城兵庫県
みき兵庫県

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

Distances from Sasebo

Nagasaki Nagasaki49 kmIsahaya Isahaya47 kmŌmura Ōmura35 kmObita Obita42 kmShimabara Shimabara74 kmTogitsu Togitsu39 kmFukuechō Fukuechō97 kmHirado Hirado27 kmMatsuura Matsuura19 kmTsushima Tsushima122 kmIki Iki68 kmGotō Gotō101 kmMinamishimabara Minamishimabara75 kmSaikai Saikai21 kmUnzen Unzen66 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 Sasebo to Kobe?

About 664 km by road (531 km in a straight line).

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

About 8h 16min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥9,860 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).