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Kobe → Shirakawa

Hyōgo → Fukushima
Straight line531 km
By road700 km
Driving time8h 36min
Fuel cost¥10,410
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kobe and Shirakawa.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car700 km8h 36min
🚲 Bike700 km46h 41min
🚶 On foot610 km127h 9min

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 Shirakawa (Fukushima) is 531 km in a straight line, or 700 km by road. A car trip takes about 8h 36min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥10,410. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Shirakawa → Kobe →

Driving directions · Kobe → Shirakawa

  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E1A236.3 km2h 23min
  23. ↰Keep left1.1 km1min
  24. →Turn right onto 国道52号52351 m0min
  25. ↰Turn sharp left onto 清水富士宮線757.4 km7min
  26. →Turn right onto 清水富士宮線75490 m0min
  27. →Turn right onto 富士川身延線10, 7553 m0min
  28. ↰Keep left onto 富士川身延線10, 75360 m0min
  29. ←Turn left onto 清水富士宮線755.5 km5min
  30. ←Turn left onto 清水富士宮線751.4 km1min
  31. →Turn right onto 国道469号4693.1 km3min
  32. ↖Turn slight left onto 清水富士宮線753.1 km3min
  33. ←Turn left533 m1min
  34. ←Turn left onto 清水富士宮線755.6 km5min
  35. →Turn right onto 富士宮鳴沢線7118.1 km16min
  36. →Turn right onto 国道139号139, 3007.1 km6min
  37. ↰Keep left212 m0min
  38. ↱Keep right1.1 km1min
  39. ↰Keep left604 m1min
  40. ↰Keep left21.2 km18min
  41. ↱Keep right539 m0min
  42. ↱Keep right34.3 km29min
  43. ↰Keep left onto 圏央道 and take C4 toward 圏央道, 青梅, 厚木249 m0min
  44. ↰Keep left onto 圏央道 and take C4 toward 青梅, 厚木47.8 km40min
  45. ↰Keep left586 m1min
  46. ↱Keep right587 m1min
  47. ↱Turn sharp right654 m1min
  48. ←Turn left onto 鴻巣川島線766.2 km6min
  49. →Turn right onto 東松山鴻巣線2712.7 km12min
  50. ←Turn left onto 久喜騎西線151, 305191 m0min
  51. →Turn right onto 久喜騎西線151, 305818 m1min
  52. ↑Continue onto 礼羽騎西線3052.7 km3min
  53. →Turn right onto 加須鴻巣線38163 m0min
  54. ←Turn left202 m0min
  55. →Turn right onto 三田ヶ谷礼羽線36640 m0min
  56. ←Turn left onto 三田ヶ谷礼羽線3662.4 km2min
  57. ↰Keep left1.1 km1min
  58. ←Turn left onto 羽生栗橋線84586 m1min
  59. →Turn right377 m0min
  60. ↰Keep left130.1 km1h 25min
  61. ↰Keep left687 m0min
  62. ↱Keep right3.3 km3min
  63. →Turn right562 m1min
  64. ←Turn left onto 白河羽鳥線371.1 km1min
  65. ↑Continue204 m0min
  66. →Turn right94 m0min
  67. ↖Turn slight left onto 旧陸羽街道410 m0min
  68. ↑Continue onto 白河石川線114.4 km4min
  69. ←Turn left220 m0min
  70. ↑Continue393 m1min
  71. 🏁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
宇津ノ谷峠静岡県
玉露の里静岡県
朝霧高原静岡県

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 Shirakawa

Ishikawa Ishikawa17 kmSukagawa Sukagawa21 kmKōriyama Kōriyama33 kmMiharu Miharu40 kmMotomiya Motomiya46 kmFunehikimachi-funehiki Funehikimachi-funehiki46 kmTamura Tamura46 kmAizu-Wakamatsu Aizu-Wakamatsu50 kmInawashiro Inawashiro51 kmNihommatsu Nihommatsu54 kmIwaki Iwaki56 kmKitakata Kitakata69 kmFukushima Fukushima72 kmNamie Namie77 kmDate Date80 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kobe to Shirakawa?

About 700 km by road (531 km in a straight line).

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

About 8h 36min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥10,410 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).