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Kobe → Minamishimabara

Hyōgo → Nagasaki
Straight line507 km
By road691 km
Driving time9h 27min
Fuel cost¥10,270
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kobe and Minamishimabara.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car691 km9h 27min
🚲 Bike691 km46h 6min
🚶 On foot583 km121h 24min

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 Minamishimabara (Nagasaki) is 507 km in a straight line, or 691 km by road. A car trip takes about 9h 27min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥10,270. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Minamishimabara → Kobe →

Driving directions · Kobe → Minamishimabara

  1. ↑Continue138 m0min
  2. ↱Turn sharp right onto 花隈本通20 m0min
  3. ↑Continue onto 生田北157号線113 m0min
  4. ←Turn left onto 生田北139号線44 m0min
  5. →Turn right onto 生田北168号線54 m0min
  6. ↑Continue onto 生田北168号線253 m1min
  7. ←Turn left onto 山麓線1.9 km3min
  8. →Turn right onto 湊方面第56号線455 m1min
  9. ↰Keep left onto 夢野第1号線69 m0min
  10. →Turn right onto 夢野第26号線9 m0min
  11. ←Turn left47 m0min
  12. ←Turn left onto 夢野第12号線5 m0min
  13. →Turn right onto 夢野第23号線83 m0min
  14. →Turn right88 m0min
  15. ↱Keep right21 m0min
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  17. ←Turn left47 m0min
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  19. →Turn right onto 菊水鵯越線ー162 m0min
  20. ←Turn left onto 菊水鵯越線ー132 m0min
  21. →Turn right onto 夢野白川線4.3 km6min
  22. ↑Continue onto 夢野白川線298 m0min
  23. →Turn right onto 神戸三木線22644 m1min
  24. ←Turn left297 m0min
  25. →Turn right35 m0min
  26. ↰Keep left54 m0min
  27. ←Turn left9 m0min
  28. →Turn right629 m1min
  29. ↑Continue onto 明石神戸宝塚線16, 22710 m1min
  30. →Turn right onto 神戸三木線2214.5 km19min
  31. →Turn right13 m0min
  32. ←Turn left84 m0min
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  35. ↰Turn sharp left onto 加古川三田線201.7 km2min
  36. →Turn right onto 三木宍粟線23348 m0min
  37. ←Turn left590 m1min
  38. →Turn right onto 三木バイパス175, 4271.2 km1min
  39. ↰Keep left597 m1min
  40. ↰Keep left384.8 km4h 12min
  41. ↰Keep left1.6 km1min
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  44. ↰Keep left2.2 km2min
  45. ↰Keep left onto 222.0 km2min
  46. ↰Keep left onto 22347 m0min
  47. ↑Continue onto 国道2号242.9 km37min
  48. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.8 km5min
  49. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.5 km9min
  50. ↗Turn slight right458 m1min
  51. ↑Continue onto 国道199号1999.2 km12min
  52. ↰Keep left1.9 km2min
  53. ←Turn left onto 国道10号10322 m0min
  54. ↱Keep right712 m1min
  55. ↑Continue onto 北方バイパス3223.4 km3min
  56. ↑Continue onto 国道322号3224.5 km4min
  57. →Turn right onto 国道322号3228.0 km7min
  58. →Turn right onto 国道322号3227.9 km7min
  59. ←Turn left onto 八女香春線524.1 km4min
  60. →Turn right onto 田川バイパス3226.3 km5min
  61. ↑Continue onto 国道322号3222.9 km3min
  62. →Turn right onto 国道322号3221.3 km1min
  63. ←Turn left onto 国道322号322122 m0min
  64. →Turn right onto 国道322号32222.8 km20min
  65. ←Turn left onto 駅前通り322, 500117 m0min
  66. ↱Turn sharp right onto 千代丸通り322, 5002.3 km2min
  67. →Turn right onto 国道322号3226.0 km5min
  68. →Turn right onto 国道322号322131 m0min
  69. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3228.6 km7min
  70. ↰Keep left367 m0min
  71. ↱Keep right29.9 km21min
  72. ↰Keep left865 m1min
  73. ↰Keep left46 m0min
  74. ↖Turn slight left onto 南関大牟田北線101.2 km1min
  75. ←Turn left77 m0min
  76. →Turn right onto 国道443号4431.9 km2min
  77. →Turn right onto 玉名八女線43.8 km3min
  78. →Turn right onto 大牟田植木線3, 4690 m1min
  79. ↰Keep left onto 玉名八女線48.6 km8min
  80. →Turn right onto 玉名八女線旧道1.1 km1min
  81. ←Turn left1.0 km1min
  82. ←Turn left onto 寺田岱明線347278 m0min
  83. ↑Continue onto 寺田岱明線347320 m0min
  84. →Turn right onto 熊本玉名線16.1 km6min
  85. ↑Continue onto 国道501号50116.6 km14min
  86. →Turn right onto 熊本港線514.5 km4min
  87. ←Turn left102 m0min
  88. ←Turn left88 m0min
  89. ↱Keep right21.0 km42min
  90. ↱Keep right189 m0min
  91. ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道57号57, 251730 m1min
  92. ←Turn left onto 国道251号251704 m1min
  93. ←Turn left onto がまだすロード4.6 km3min
  94. ←Turn left onto 国道251号2512.6 km3min
  95. ↱Turn sharp right51 m0min
  96. ↰Keep left362 m1min
  97. ←Turn left761 m2min
  98. ↱Turn sharp right965 m1min
  99. ↰Keep left onto 島原半島広域農道(雲仙グリーンロード)8.4 km10min
  100. ←Turn left46 m0min
  101. →Turn right239 m0min
  102. →Turn right538 m1min
  103. →Turn right32 m0min
  104. ↱Turn sharp right86 m0min
  105. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

みき兵庫県
あいおい白龍城兵庫県
クロスロードみつぎ広島県
ソレーネ周南山口県
潮彩市場防府山口県
香春福岡県
おおとう桜街道福岡県
うすい福岡県

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

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kobe to Minamishimabara?

About 691 km by road (507 km in a straight line).

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

About 9h 27min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥10,270 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).