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Maki → Kobe

Niigata → Hyōgo
Straight line475 km
By road571 km
Driving time6h 45min
Fuel cost¥8,480
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Maki and Kobe.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car571 km6h 45min
🚲 Bike571 km38h 2min
🚶 On foot546 km113h 46min

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 Maki (Niigata) to Kobe (Hyōgo) is 475 km in a straight line, or 571 km by road. A car trip takes about 6h 45min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,480. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kobe → Maki →

Driving directions · Maki → Kobe

  1. Continue54 m0min
  2. Turn right36 m0min
  3. Turn left51 m0min
  4. Turn right76 m0min
  5. Turn left99 m0min
  6. Turn right145 m0min
  7. Turn sharp left onto 国道460号460751 m1min
  8. Turn right1.1 km1min
  9. Turn right onto 国道116号116, 28940.7 km35min
  10. Turn left onto 礼拝長岡線393932 m1min
  11. Turn sharp right onto 柏崎高浜堀之内線23, 393979 m1min
  12. Turn sharp left270 m0min
  13. Keep right361.3 km3h 44min
  14. Keep left1.2 km1min
  15. Keep left and take 8, 27 toward 舞鶴, 大津, 三方五湖, 小浜1.4 km1min
  16. Keep right onto 敦賀バイパス8, 1614.7 km4min
  17. Keep right onto 国道161号16117.7 km15min
  18. Turn left onto 海津今津線547.2 km7min
  19. Continue onto 安曇川今津線3332.4 km2min
  20. Turn right onto 高島大津線558720 m1min
  21. Keep left onto 国道161号16140.1 km31min
  22. Keep right onto 西大津バイパス16111.2 km10min
  23. Keep right616 m1min
  24. Keep left563 m0min
  25. Keep right16.3 km14min
  26. Keep right onto 名神高速道路 and drive toward 吹田, 大阪E119.6 km16min
  27. Keep right onto 名神高速道路E122.7 km18min
  28. Continue onto 名神高速道路 and take 3 toward 神戸E112.7 km15min
  29. Keep left and drive toward 摩耶, HAT神戸390 m0min
  30. Turn right onto 摩耶埠頭線491123 m0min
  31. Turn left onto 国道2号2, 1713.7 km5min
  32. Turn right onto 鯉川筋316 m0min
  33. Turn left onto 生田新道313 m0min
  34. Turn right onto 生田北136号線111 m0min
  35. Turn sharp left69 m0min
  36. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

良寛の里 わしま新潟県
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
親不知ピアパーク新潟県
越後市振の関新潟県

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

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Maki to Kobe?

About 571 km by road (475 km in a straight line).

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

About 6h 45min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,480 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).