Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Sanjō and Kobe.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 563 km | 6h 30min |
| 🚲 Bike | 563 km | 37h 32min |
| 🚶 On foot | 539 km | 112h 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.
Driving directions · Sanjō → Kobe
- ↑Continue
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left onto 国道8号8, 17
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ↰Keep left onto 北陸自動車道E8
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left and take 8, 27 toward 舞鶴, 大津, 三方五湖, 小浜
- ↱Keep right onto 敦賀バイパス8, 161
- ↱Keep right onto 国道161号161
- ←Turn left onto 海津今津線54
- ↑Continue onto 安曇川今津線333
- →Turn right onto 高島大津線558
- ↰Keep left onto 国道161号161
- ↱Keep right onto 西大津バイパス161
- ↱Keep right
- ↰Keep left
- ↱Keep right
- ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路 and drive toward 吹田, 大阪E1
- ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路E1
- ↑Continue onto 名神高速道路 and take 3 toward 神戸E1
- ↰Keep left and drive toward 摩耶, HAT神戸
- →Turn right onto 摩耶埠頭線491
- ←Turn left onto 国道2号2, 171
- →Turn right onto 鯉川筋
- ←Turn left onto 生田新道
- →Turn right onto 生田北１３６号線
- ↰Turn sharp left
- 🏁Arrive at destination
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).