Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Kobe and Kai.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 436 km | 5h 19min |
| 🚲 Bike | 436 km | 29h 5min |
| 🚶 On foot | 370 km | 77h 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.
Driving directions · Kobe → Kai
- ↑Continue
- ←Turn left onto 生田北141号線
- ←Turn left onto 長田楠日尾線
- ↱Keep right onto 生田新道
- ↱Turn sharp right onto 葺合南150号線
- ←Turn left onto 国道2号2, 171
- →Turn right onto 阪神高速32号新神戸トンネル32
- ↰Keep left onto 3-16 and drive toward 大阪3-16
- ↰Keep left and drive toward 摩耶
- ↰Keep left onto 名神高速道路 and take E1 toward 大阪空港E1
- ↰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E1
- ↰Keep left and drive toward 長岡京, 宇治, 第二京阪, 大山崎出口
- ↱Keep right and drive toward 宇治, 名古屋, 第二京阪
- ↰Keep left
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left onto 千町石山寺辺線106
- ↑Continue onto 国道1号1
- ←Turn left onto 国道1号1
- ↰Keep left onto 大津能登川長浜線2
- →Turn right onto 草津田上インター線342
- ↰Keep left
- ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left onto 中部横断自動車道
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left
- ↖Turn slight left onto 中部横断自動車道E52
- ↰Keep left onto 中部横断自動車道
- ↑Continue onto 中部横断自動車道E52
- ↰Keep left
- ↗Turn slight right
- →Turn right onto 甲西道路52
- →Turn right onto 県道甲府南アルプス線5
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left onto 南アルプス甲斐線118
- →Turn right onto 甲斐芦安線20
- ↰Turn sharp left
- ↖Turn slight left
- ←Turn left onto 甲州街道20, 52
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- →Turn right
- ↑Continue
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- 🏁Arrive at destination
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)
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 Kai
Ryūō Ryūō4 kmKōfu Kōfu6 kmNirasaki Nirasaki6 kmKofu Kofu7 kmMinami-Alps Minami-Alps9 kmChūō Chūō10 kmIsawa Isawa12 kmFuefuki Fuefuki13 kmYamanashi Yamanashi17 kmHokuto Hokuto20 kmEnzan Enzan20 kmKōshū Kōshū24 kmFujikawaguchiko Fujikawaguchiko27 kmFuji-yoshida Fuji-yoshida35 kmFujiyoshida Fujiyoshida38 km
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).