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Osaka → Kobe

Ōsaka → Hyōgo
Straight line29 km
By road33 km
Driving time38min
Fuel cost¥490
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Osaka and Kobe.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car33 km38min
🚲 Bike33 km2h 11min
🚶 On foot34 km6h 59min

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 Osaka (Ōsaka) to Kobe (Hyōgo) is 29 km in a straight line, or 33 km by road. A car trip takes about 38min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥490. The full driving directions are shown below. Summers are hot (warmest month around 28.2°C); spring and autumn are the most comfortable seasons for this drive.

⇄ Return route: Kobe → Osaka →

Driving directions · Osaka → Kobe

  1. ↑Continue onto 中之島通1.3 km2min
  2. →Turn right onto なにわ筋41391 m1min
  3. ←Turn left onto 国道2号21.1 km1min
  4. →Turn right onto 国道2号298 m0min
  5. ↰Keep left582 m1min
  6. →Turn right onto 九条梅田線25 m0min
  7. ←Turn left onto 阪神高速３号神戸線24.2 km27min
  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 Osaka

Sakai Sakai13 kmHirakata Hirakata19 kmToyonaka Toyonaka10 kmTakatsuki Takatsuki20 kmSuita Suita8 kmIbaraki Ibaraki15 kmYao Yao12 kmNeyagawa Neyagawa14 kmKishiwada Kishiwada28 kmIzumi Izumi24 kmMoriguchi Moriguchi7 kmTondabayashichō Tondabayashichō23 kmKadoma Kadoma8 kmMatsubara Matsubara15 kmDaitōchō Daitōchō11 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 Osaka to Kobe?

About 33 km by road (29 km in a straight line).

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

About 38min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

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