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Kobe → Sakai

Hyōgo → Fukui
Straight line186 km
By road231 km
Driving time3h 6min
Fuel cost¥3,430
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kobe and Sakai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car231 km3h 6min
🚲 Bike231 km15h 23min
🚶 On foot214 km44h 32min

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 Kobe (Hyōgo) to Sakai (Fukui) is 186 km in a straight line, or 231 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 6min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥3,430. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Sakai → Kobe →

Driving directions · Kobe → Sakai

  1. ↑Continue113 m0min
  2. ←Turn left onto 生田北１４１号線143 m0min
  3. ←Turn left onto 長田楠日尾線92 m0min
  4. ↱Keep right onto 生田新道1.2 km1min
  5. ↱Turn sharp right onto 葺合南１５０号線204 m0min
  6. ←Turn left onto 国道2号2, 171600 m1min
  7. →Turn right onto 阪神高速32号新神戸トンネル32243 m0min
  8. ↰Keep left onto 3-16 and drive toward 大阪3-162.0 km2min
  9. ↰Keep left and drive toward 摩耶13.0 km14min
  10. ↰Keep left onto 名神高速道路 and take E1 toward 大阪空港E134.0 km27min
  11. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路E124.2 km20min
  12. ↰Keep left630 m1min
  13. ↰Keep left654 m1min
  14. ↰Keep left29 m0min
  15. ↰Keep left31 m0min
  16. ↗Turn slight right101 m0min
  17. ←Turn left191 m0min
  18. ↱Keep right142 m0min
  19. ↰Turn sharp left42 m0min
  20. ↱Keep right25.8 km18min
  21. ↱Keep right onto 志賀バイパス16125.3 km22min
  22. ↱Keep right onto 高島大津線558738 m1min
  23. ←Turn left onto 安曇川今津線3332.4 km2min
  24. ↑Continue onto 海津今津線547.2 km7min
  25. →Turn right onto 国道161号161, 30323.3 km20min
  26. ↰Keep left toward E81.1 km1min
  27. ↰Keep left51.2 km31min
  28. ↰Keep left507 m0min
  29. ↰Keep left2.4 km2min
  30. →Turn right2.2 km2min
  31. ←Turn left onto 福井停車場米松線128372 m0min
  32. ↑Continue2.7 km3min
  33. ↑Continue onto 福井丸岡線301.1 km1min
  34. ←Turn left168 m0min
  35. ↑Continue onto 森田停車場中角線126775 m1min
  36. →Turn right onto 森田停車場中角線126473 m0min
  37. ↗Turn slight right onto 福井加賀線54.7 km4min
  38. ←Turn left onto 春江川西線102688 m1min
  39. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

びわ湖大橋米プラザ滋賀県
妹子の郷滋賀県
藤樹の里あどがわ滋賀県
しんあさひ風車村滋賀県
マキノ追坂峠滋賀県
西山公園福井県

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

Distances from Kobe

Himeji Himeji46 kmNishinomiya-hama Nishinomiya-hama14 kmAmagasaki Amagasaki22 kmAkashi Akashi17 kmKakogawachō-honmachi Kakogawachō-honmachi34 kmTakarazuka Takarazuka20 kmItami Itami22 kmKawanishi Kawanishi26 kmSandachō Sandachō22 kmAshiya Ashiya12 kmMiki Miki22 kmKariya Kariya73 kmOno Ono29 kmSasayama Sasayama42 kmToyooka Toyooka100 km

Distances from Sakai

Maruoka Maruoka7 kmAwara Awara8 kmMikuni Mikuni9 kmFukui-shi Fukui-shi10 kmAsahi Asahi20 kmSabae Sabae22 kmTakefu Takefu27 kmEchizen Echizen29 kmKatsuyama Katsuyama29 kmOno Ono32 kmTsuruga Tsuruga57 kmObama Obama83 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kobe to Sakai?

About 231 km by road (186 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 6min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥3,430 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).