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Sanjō → Kobe

Niigata → Hyōgo
Straight line469 km
By road563 km
Driving time6h 30min
Fuel cost¥8,370
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sanjō and Kobe.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car563 km6h 30min
🚲 Bike563 km37h 32min
🚶 On foot539 km112h 20min

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 Sanjō (Niigata) to Kobe (Hyōgo) is 469 km in a straight line, or 563 km by road. A car trip takes about 6h 30min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,370. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kobe → Sanjō →

Driving directions · Sanjō → Kobe

  1. ↑Continue133 m0min
  2. →Turn right1.2 km1min
  3. ←Turn left onto 国道8号8, 172.0 km2min
  4. →Turn right940 m1min
  5. ←Turn left312 m0min
  6. →Turn right19.3 km12min
  7. ↰Keep left onto 北陸自動車道E8375.1 km3h 53min
  8. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  9. ↰Keep left and take 8, 27 toward 舞鶴, 大津, 三方五湖, 小浜1.4 km1min
  10. ↱Keep right onto 敦賀バイパス8, 1614.7 km4min
  11. ↱Keep right onto 国道161号16117.7 km15min
  12. ←Turn left onto 海津今津線547.2 km7min
  13. ↑Continue onto 安曇川今津線3332.4 km2min
  14. →Turn right onto 高島大津線558720 m1min
  15. ↰Keep left onto 国道161号16140.1 km31min
  16. ↱Keep right onto 西大津バイパス16111.2 km10min
  17. ↱Keep right616 m1min
  18. ↰Keep left563 m0min
  19. ↱Keep right16.3 km14min
  20. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路 and drive toward 吹田, 大阪E119.6 km16min
  21. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路E122.7 km18min
  22. ↑Continue onto 名神高速道路 and take 3 toward 神戸E112.7 km15min
  23. ↰Keep left and drive toward 摩耶, HAT神戸390 m0min
  24. →Turn right onto 摩耶埠頭線491123 m0min
  25. ←Turn left onto 国道2号2, 1713.7 km5min
  26. →Turn right onto 鯉川筋316 m0min
  27. ←Turn left onto 生田新道313 m0min
  28. →Turn right onto 生田北１３６号線111 m0min
  29. ↰Turn sharp left69 m0min
  30. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

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
越後市振の関新潟県
砺波富山県

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

Distances from Sanjō

Niigata Niigata30 kmJōetsu Jōetsu82 kmNagaoka Nagaoka21 kmKashiwazaki Kashiwazaki45 kmShibata Shibata50 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō25 kmTsubame Tsubame6 kmMitsuke Mitsuke9 kmShirone Shirone18 kmTōkamachi Tōkamachi56 kmOjiya Ojiya38 kmGosen Gosen23 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō32 kmKamo Kamo9 kmMurakami Murakami83 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 Sanjō to Kobe?

About 563 km by road (469 km in a straight line).

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

About 6h 30min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,370 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).