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Kobe → Tsubame

Hyōgo → Niigata
Straight line471 km
By road564 km
Driving time6h 40min
Fuel cost¥8,380
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kobe and Tsubame.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car564 km6h 40min
🚲 Bike564 km37h 35min
🚶 On foot542 km112h 49min

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 Tsubame (Niigata) is 471 km in a straight line, or 564 km by road. A car trip takes about 6h 40min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,380. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Tsubame → Kobe →

Driving directions · Kobe → Tsubame

  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 left361.4 km3h 47min
  28. ↰Keep left691 m1min
  29. →Turn right onto 柏崎高浜堀之内線23, 393979 m1min
  30. ↰Turn sharp left onto 礼拝長岡線393932 m1min
  31. →Turn right onto 国道116号11626.6 km23min
  32. →Turn right onto 燕地蔵堂線187.0 km6min
  33. ←Turn left onto 燕地蔵堂線182.4 km2min
  34. ←Turn left54 m0min
  35. →Turn right177 m0min
  36. ←Turn left129 m0min
  37. 🏁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
砺波富山県
越後市振の関新潟県

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 Tsubame

Yoshida-kasugachō Yoshida-kasugachō4 kmSanjō Sanjō6 kmKamo Kamo10 kmMaki Maki10 kmShirone Shirone14 kmMitsuke Mitsuke15 kmTochio-honchō Tochio-honchō22 kmMuramatsu Muramatsu22 kmGosen Gosen23 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō23 kmNagaoka Nagaoka25 kmNiigata Niigata26 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō28 kmAgano Agano29 kmSuibara Suibara34 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kobe to Tsubame?

About 564 km by road (471 km in a straight line).

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

About 6h 40min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,380 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).