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Ōtsu → Kobe

Shiga → Hyōgo
Straight line71 km
By road81 km
Driving time1h 13min
Fuel cost¥1,200
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Ōtsu and Kobe.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car81 km1h 13min
🚲 Bike81 km5h 22min
🚶 On foot82 km17h 3min

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 Ōtsu (Shiga) to Kobe (Hyōgo) is 71 km in a straight line, or 81 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 13min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,200. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kobe → Ōtsu →

Driving directions · Ōtsu → Kobe

  1. ↑Continue469 m1min
  2. →Turn right onto 大津インター線56458 m0min
  3. →Turn right421 m0min
  4. ↰Keep left19.3 km16min
  5. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路 and drive toward 吹田, 大阪E119.6 km16min
  6. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路E122.7 km18min
  7. ↑Continue onto 名神高速道路 and take 3 toward 神戸E112.7 km15min
  8. ↰Keep left and drive toward 摩耶, HAT神戸390 m0min
  9. →Turn right onto 摩耶埠頭線491123 m0min
  10. ←Turn left onto 国道2号2, 1713.7 km5min
  11. →Turn right onto 鯉川筋316 m0min
  12. ←Turn left onto 生田新道313 m0min
  13. →Turn right onto 生田北１３６号線111 m0min
  14. ↰Turn sharp left69 m0min
  15. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

Distances from Ōtsu

Kusatsu Kusatsu9 kmHikone Hikone45 kmŌmihachiman Ōmihachiman25 kmMoriyama Moriyama13 kmNagahama Nagahama56 kmYoukaichi Youkaichi33 kmMinakuchichō-matoba Minakuchichō-matoba28 kmKitahama Kitahama19 kmHino Hino35 kmKōka Kōka27 kmKonan Konan21 kmRittō Rittō13 kmYasu Yasu18 kmHigashiōmi Higashiōmi38 kmMaibara Maibara52 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 Ōtsu to Kobe?

About 81 km by road (71 km in a straight line).

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

About 1h 13min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,200 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).