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Niigata → Kobe

Niigata → Hyōgo
Straight line493 km
By road594 km
Driving time6h 48min
Fuel cost¥8,820
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Niigata and Kobe.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car594 km6h 48min
🚲 Bike594 km39h 35min
🚶 On foot567 km118h 9min

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 Niigata (Niigata) to Kobe (Hyōgo) is 493 km in a straight line, or 594 km by road. A car trip takes about 6h 48min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,820. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kobe → Niigata →

Driving directions · Niigata → Kobe

  1. ↑Continue493 m1min
  2. →Turn right onto 新潟黒埼インター線421.0 km1min
  3. ↑Continue onto 国道116号116, 289461 m0min
  4. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  5. ↱Keep right51.3 km31min
  6. ↰Keep left onto 北陸自動車道E8375.1 km3h 53min
  7. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  8. ↰Keep left and take 8, 27 toward 舞鶴, 大津, 三方五湖, 小浜1.4 km1min
  9. ↱Keep right onto 敦賀バイパス8, 1614.7 km4min
  10. ↱Keep right onto 国道161号16117.7 km15min
  11. ←Turn left onto 海津今津線547.2 km7min
  12. ↑Continue onto 安曇川今津線3332.4 km2min
  13. →Turn right onto 高島大津線558720 m1min
  14. ↰Keep left onto 国道161号16140.1 km31min
  15. ↱Keep right onto 西大津バイパス16111.2 km10min
  16. ↱Keep right616 m1min
  17. ↰Keep left563 m0min
  18. ↱Keep right16.3 km14min
  19. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路 and drive toward 吹田, 大阪E119.6 km16min
  20. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路E122.7 km18min
  21. ↑Continue onto 名神高速道路 and take 3 toward 神戸E112.7 km15min
  22. ↰Keep left and drive toward 摩耶, HAT神戸390 m0min
  23. →Turn right onto 摩耶埠頭線491123 m0min
  24. ←Turn left onto 国道2号2, 1713.7 km5min
  25. →Turn right onto 鯉川筋316 m0min
  26. ←Turn left onto 生田新道313 m0min
  27. →Turn right onto 生田北１３６号線111 m0min
  28. ↰Turn sharp left69 m0min
  29. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

新潟ふるさと村新潟県
燕三条地場産センター新潟県
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
能生新潟県

Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)

Distances from Niigata

Jōetsu Jōetsu107 kmNagaoka Nagaoka50 kmKashiwazaki Kashiwazaki70 kmSanjō Sanjō30 kmShibata Shibata30 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō14 kmTsubame Tsubame26 kmMitsuke Mitsuke40 kmShirone Shirone14 kmTōkamachi Tōkamachi86 kmOjiya Ojiya68 kmGosen Gosen22 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō9 kmKamo Kamo25 kmMurakami Murakami57 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 Niigata to Kobe?

About 594 km by road (493 km in a straight line).

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

About 6h 48min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,820 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).