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Kobe → Kai

Hyōgo → Yamanashi
Straight line322 km
By road436 km
Driving time5h 19min
Fuel cost¥6,480
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kobe and Kai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car436 km5h 19min
🚲 Bike436 km29h 5min
🚶 On foot370 km77h 4min

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 Kai (Yamanashi) is 322 km in a straight line, or 436 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 19min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥6,480. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kai → Kobe →

Driving directions · Kobe → Kai

  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 left onto 名神高速道路 and drive toward 栗東, 名古屋, 第二京阪, 大山崎出口E16.7 km6min
  12. Keep left and drive toward 長岡京, 宇治, 第二京阪, 大山崎出口469 m0min
  13. Keep right and drive toward 宇治, 名古屋, 第二京阪23.5 km20min
  14. Keep left554 m0min
  15. Turn right91 m0min
  16. Turn left onto 千町石山寺辺線106448 m0min
  17. Continue onto 国道1号11.1 km1min
  18. Turn left onto 国道1号1836 m1min
  19. Keep left onto 大津能登川長浜線23.6 km3min
  20. Turn right onto 草津田上インター線342757 m1min
  21. Keep left43.3 km29min
  22. Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A226.4 km2h 18min
  23. Keep left661 m1min
  24. Keep left onto 中部横断自動車道27.7 km26min
  25. Keep left18.2 km17min
  26. Keep left496 m0min
  27. Turn slight left onto 中部横断自動車道E523.1 km3min
  28. Keep left onto 中部横断自動車道632 m1min
  29. Continue onto 中部横断自動車道E528.8 km8min
  30. Keep left250 m0min
  31. Turn slight right655 m1min
  32. Turn right onto 甲西道路527.0 km6min
  33. Turn right onto 県道甲府南アルプス線52.6 km2min
  34. Turn right212 m0min
  35. Turn left onto 南アルプス甲斐線1183.1 km3min
  36. Turn right onto 甲斐芦安線20587 m1min
  37. Turn sharp left571 m1min
  38. Turn slight left110 m0min
  39. Turn left onto 甲州街道20, 52484 m0min
  40. Turn right375 m0min
  41. Turn left185 m0min
  42. Turn right884 m1min
  43. Turn right341 m0min
  44. Continue33 m0min
  45. Turn right37 m0min
  46. Turn left103 m0min
  47. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

こんぜの里りっとう滋賀県
あいの土山滋賀県
菰野三重県
もっくる新城愛知県
鳳来三河三石愛知県
玉露の里静岡県
宇津ノ谷峠静岡県
とみざわ山梨県

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

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kobe to Kai?

About 436 km by road (322 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 19min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥6,480 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).