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Ōzu → Kobe

Kumamoto → Hyōgo
Straight line446 km
By road572 km
Driving time9h 24min
Fuel cost¥8,490
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Ōzu and Kobe.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car572 km9h 24min
🚲 Bike572 km38h 7min
🚶 On foot513 km106h 52min

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 Ōzu (Kumamoto) to Kobe (Hyōgo) is 446 km in a straight line, or 572 km by road. A car trip takes about 9h 24min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,490. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kobe → Ōzu →

Driving directions · Ōzu → Kobe

  1. ↑Continue72 m0min
  2. ↱Turn sharp right119 m0min
  3. ↰Turn sharp left onto 大津植木線301.6 km1min
  4. ←Turn left onto 大津バイパス57, 325447 m1min
  5. ←Turn left onto 北外輪山大津線339912 m1min
  6. ↑Continue onto 北側復旧道路579.1 km5min
  7. ↰Keep left284 m0min
  8. →Turn right onto 菊池赤水線231.2 km1min
  9. ←Turn left onto 国道57号57228 m0min
  10. ↰Keep left onto 河陰阿蘇線1498.8 km9min
  11. ↑Continue onto 国道212号21219.6 km17min
  12. →Turn right143 m0min
  13. →Turn right737 m1min
  14. ↗Turn slight right153 m0min
  15. ←Turn left151 m0min
  16. →Turn right87 m0min
  17. ←Turn left109 m0min
  18. →Turn right1.2 km1min
  19. ↰Keep left158 m0min
  20. ←Turn left onto 国道442号442176 m0min
  21. →Turn right onto 国道387号38720.3 km17min
  22. ←Turn left onto 国道210号210, 3873.1 km3min
  23. →Turn right onto 国道387号38714.1 km12min
  24. →Turn right940 m2min
  25. ↖Turn slight left755 m2min
  26. ↱Keep right1.2 km2min
  27. ←Turn left2.0 km4min
  28. ↑Continue onto 下恵良九重線4093.6 km4min
  29. →Turn right onto 国道387号38718.2 km16min
  30. →Turn right onto 国道10号10, 2136.4 km6min
  31. ↰Keep left onto 国道213号21326.8 km23min
  32. ←Turn left onto 竹田津港線52248.0 km2h 38min
  33. ↖Turn slight left69 m0min
  34. →Turn right94 m0min
  35. ←Turn left126 m0min
  36. →Turn right onto 徳山新南陽線172335 m0min
  37. ←Turn left onto 徳山港線52334 m1min
  38. →Turn right onto 遠石江口線3.2 km3min
  39. ←Turn left onto 天王和田線24 m0min
  40. →Turn right onto 天王和田線262 m0min
  41. ←Turn left86 m0min
  42. →Turn right59 m0min
  43. ←Turn left onto 久米線1.6 km2min
  44. ↱Keep right342.7 km3h 47min
  45. ↰Keep left780 m1min
  46. ↰Keep left1.8 km2min
  47. ←Turn left580 m1min
  48. →Turn right onto 三木宍粟線23348 m0min
  49. ←Turn left onto 加古川三田線201.7 km2min
  50. ↱Turn sharp right577 m1min
  51. ←Turn left1.0 km1min
  52. ←Turn left84 m0min
  53. →Turn right13 m0min
  54. ←Turn left onto 神戸三木線2214.4 km19min
  55. ←Turn left onto 明石神戸宝塚線16, 22744 m1min
  56. ↱Keep right631 m1min
  57. ↰Keep left89 m0min
  58. ←Turn left297 m0min
  59. →Turn right onto 神戸三木線22601 m1min
  60. ↰Keep left4.7 km6min
  61. ←Turn left onto 菊水鵯越線ー１32 m0min
  62. →Turn right onto 菊水鵯越線ー１62 m0min
  63. ←Turn left58 m0min
  64. ←Turn left47 m0min
  65. →Turn right21 m0min
  66. ←Turn left109 m0min
  67. ←Turn left onto 夢野第２３号線83 m0min
  68. ←Turn left onto 夢野第１２号線5 m0min
  69. →Turn right47 m0min
  70. →Turn right onto 夢野第２６号線9 m0min
  71. ←Turn left onto 夢野第１号線139 m0min
  72. ↑Continue onto 湊方面第５６号線－１186 m0min
  73. ↱Turn sharp right onto 湊方面第６０号線9 m0min
  74. ↰Turn sharp left96 m0min
  75. →Turn right onto 湊方面第１１１号線65 m0min
  76. ←Turn left onto 大同熊野線12 m0min
  77. ←Turn left onto 山麓線8 m0min
  78. →Turn right onto 大同熊野線176 m0min
  79. →Turn right6 m0min
  80. ←Turn left onto 湊方面第４４号線230 m0min
  81. →Turn right onto 夢野石井橋線164 m0min
  82. ←Turn left30 m0min
  83. →Turn right onto 荒田線340 m0min
  84. ←Turn left onto 大倉山線753 m1min
  85. ↰Keep left onto 山手幹線579 m1min
  86. ↑Continue onto 山手幹線508 m1min
  87. ↱Turn sharp right onto 生田北１３６号線18 m0min
  88. →Turn right69 m0min
  89. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

大津熊本県
小国熊本県
童話の里 くす大分県
いんない大分県
クロスロードみつぎ広島県
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 Ōzu

Kumamoto Kumamoto19 kmHonmachi Honmachi49 kmTamana Tamana29 kmHondomachi-hondo Hondomachi-hondo81 kmUto Uto29 kmHitoyoshi Hitoyoshi75 kmYamaga Yamaga23 kmUekimachi-mōno Uekimachi-mōno17 kmMinamata Minamata86 kmAso Aso20 kmKikuchi Kikuchi13 kmMatsubase Matsubase32 kmUshibukamachi Ushibukamachi110 kmAmakusa Amakusa79 kmArao Arao41 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 Ōzu to Kobe?

About 572 km by road (446 km in a straight line).

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

About 9h 24min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,490 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).