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Kobe → Shimabara

Hyōgo → Nagasaki
Straight line493 km
By road673 km
Driving time9h 6min
Fuel cost¥10,000
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kobe and Shimabara.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car673 km9h 6min
🚲 Bike673 km44h 53min
🚶 On foot567 km118h 6min

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 Shimabara (Nagasaki) is 493 km in a straight line, or 673 km by road. A car trip takes about 9h 6min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥10,000. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Shimabara → Kobe →

Driving directions · Kobe → Shimabara

  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
  16. →Turn right21 m0min
  17. ←Turn left47 m0min
  18. →Turn right58 m0min
  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
  33. →Turn right1.0 km1min
  34. →Turn right577 m1min
  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
  42. ↱Keep right101 m0min
  43. ↱Keep right5.1 km5min
  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 right545 m1min
  91. ↰Keep left1.4 km2min
  92. ←Turn left50 m0min
  93. →Turn right91 m0min
  94. 🏁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
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
くるめ福岡県

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 Shimabara

Unzen Unzen11 kmMinamishimabara Minamishimabara15 kmIsahaya Isahaya31 kmŌmura Ōmura42 kmObita Obita45 kmNagasaki Nagasaki45 kmTogitsu Togitsu49 kmSaikai Saikai68 kmSasebo Sasebo74 kmMatsuura Matsuura88 kmHirado Hirado100 kmIki Iki126 kmFukuechō Fukuechō143 kmGotō Gotō146 kmTsushima Tsushima187 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kobe to Shimabara?

About 673 km by road (493 km in a straight line).

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

About 9h 6min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥10,000 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).