Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Sakai and Kobe.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 571 km | 6h 47min |
| 🚲 Bike | 571 km | 38h 4min |
| 🚶 On foot | 513 km | 106h 58min |
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 Sakai (Ibaraki) to Kobe (Hyōgo) is 446 km in a straight line, or 571 km by road. A car trip takes about 6h 47min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,480. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.
Driving directions · Sakai → Kobe
- ↑Continue
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ↰Turn sharp left
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left onto 17 toward 35417
- ↱Turn sharp right
- ←Turn left onto 結城野田線17, 26
- ←Turn left onto 流山街道17
- →Turn right onto 次木杉戸線183
- →Turn right onto 次木杉戸線183
- ←Turn left onto 次木杉戸線183
- ↑Continue onto 西宝珠花春日部線320
- ↑Continue onto 日光街道319
- ↑Continue onto さいたま春日部線2
- ↑Continue onto 国道122号122
- ←Turn left
- ←Turn left onto さいたま幸手線65
- ↑Continue onto さいたま川口線1, 65
- ↑Continue onto さいたま幸手線65
- ←Turn left onto 旧中山道65
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right onto 越谷浦和バイパス463
- ←Turn left onto 中山道17, 463
- →Turn right onto 田島通り213
- ←Turn left onto 213213
- ←Turn left onto 朝霞蕨線79
- ↑Continue onto 382382
- →Turn right
- →Turn right onto 国道298号298
- ↱Keep right
- ↰Keep left
- ←Turn left onto 新座バイパス254
- →Turn right
- ↰Keep left
- ↑Continue onto 441441
- ↱Keep right onto 環八通り311
- ↰Keep left
- →Turn right
- ↰Turn sharp left
- →Turn right
- ↰Keep left
- ↱Turn sharp right
- ↱Keep right onto 東名高速道路
- ↰Keep left onto 東名高速道路E1
- ↱Keep right
- ↰Keep left onto 東名高速道路(左ルート)E1
- ↰Keep left onto 新東名高速道路 and take E1A toward 新東名, 静岡, 名古屋
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left
- ↱Keep right
- ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A
- ↰Keep left and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪
- ↱Keep right and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪
- ↰Keep left and take E88, E89 toward 宇治, 奈良, 大阪, 関西空港, 瀬田東, 石山
- ↱Keep right
- ↰Keep left and drive toward 大阪, 吹田
- ↱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.
Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)
Distances from Sakai
Distances from Kobe
Frequently asked questions
How far is it from Sakai to Kobe?
About 571 km by road (446 km in a straight line).
How long does it take to drive from Sakai to Kobe?
About 6h 47min by car under normal conditions.
How much fuel does the trip cost?
Roughly ¥8,480 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).