Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Nichinan and Kobe.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 627 km | 13h 11min |
| 🚲 Bike | 627 km | 41h 48min |
| 🚶 On foot | 568 km | 118h 21min |
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 Nichinan (Miyazaki) to Kobe (Hyōgo) is 494 km in a straight line, or 627 km by road. A car trip takes about 13h 11min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥9,310. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.
Driving directions · Nichinan → Kobe
- ↑Continue
- ↖Turn slight left
- ←Turn left
- ←Turn left
- ↱Turn sharp right
- ↰Turn sharp left
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- ↰Keep left
- ↑Continue onto 東九州自動車道E10
- ↰Keep left
- ←Turn left onto 臼津バイパス217
- →Turn right onto 大分臼杵線21
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left onto 大分臼杵線21, 33
- →Turn right onto 臼杵坂ノ市線旧道
- ↑Continue onto 臼杵坂ノ市線旧道
- ↰Keep left onto 臼杵坂ノ市線旧道
- →Turn right onto 下ノ江バイパス217
- ↰Keep left onto 国道217号217
- ↱Turn sharp right
- →Turn right
- →Turn right onto 佐田岬三崎線256
- ←Turn left onto 国道378号378
- →Turn right onto 伊予市道稲荷中村線
- ←Turn left onto 国道56号56
- →Turn right
- ↱Keep right
- ↑Continue onto 松山自動車道, 四国縦貫自動車道E56
- ↰Keep left onto 高知自動車道
- ↱Keep right onto 徳島自動車道
- ↰Keep left
- →Turn right onto 国道438号438
- ↰Turn sharp left
- ←Turn left onto 鳴門池田線12
- ↑Continue onto 鳴門池田線12
- ←Turn left onto 鳴門池田線12
- ←Turn left onto 鳴門池田線12
- ↑Continue onto 鳴門池田線12
- ←Turn left onto 鳴門池田線12
- ↑Continue onto 徳島引田線1, 12
- ↑Continue onto 鳴門池田線12
- ←Turn left onto 板野インター線229
- ↱Keep right
- ↰Keep left and take E93 toward 第二神明方面, 姫路, 神戸, 大阪
- ↰Keep left and drive toward 垂水, 出口
- ↱Keep right and drive toward 垂水, 出口
- ←Turn left onto 長坂垂水線488
- ↑Make a U-turn onto 長坂垂水線488
- ↰Keep left onto 多井畑名谷線
- ←Turn left onto 神戸加古川姫路線65
- ↱Keep right onto 獅子堀清水谷線
- ↑Continue
- ↱Keep right onto 阪神高速31号神戸山手線 and drive toward 神戸長田31
- ←Turn left onto 上沢線
- ↑Continue onto 山手幹線
- ↱Turn sharp right onto 生田北136号線
- →Turn right
- 🏁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 Nichinan
Distances from Kobe
Frequently asked questions
How far is it from Nichinan to Kobe?
About 627 km by road (494 km in a straight line).
How long does it take to drive from Nichinan to Kobe?
About 13h 11min by car under normal conditions.
How much fuel does the trip cost?
Roughly ¥9,310 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).