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Kobe → Sasebo

Hyōgo → Nagasaki
Straight line531 km
By road657 km
Driving time8h 29min
Fuel cost¥9,760
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kobe and Sasebo.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car657 km8h 29min
🚲 Bike657 km43h 48min
🚶 On foot610 km127h 11min

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 Sasebo (Nagasaki) is 531 km in a straight line, or 657 km by road. A car trip takes about 8h 29min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥9,760. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Sasebo → Kobe →

Driving directions · Kobe → Sasebo

  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
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  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
  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25.1 km4min
  49. ↱Keep right onto 下関港線57690 m1min
  50. ↰Keep left271 m0min
  51. ↱Keep right51.7 km36min
  52. ↰Keep left477 m0min
  53. ←Turn left203 m0min
  54. →Turn right onto 室木下有木若宮線9995 m1min
  55. ←Turn left1.7 km2min
  56. →Turn right onto 福岡直方線21, 3018.6 km17min
  57. ←Turn left513 m1min
  58. →Turn right684 m1min
  59. ↰Keep left onto 糟屋ランプ入口4.8 km3min
  60. ↰Keep left onto 福岡都市高速1号香椎線3.1 km2min
  61. ↱Keep right onto 福岡都市高速環状線内回り110.8 km7min
  62. ↱Keep right onto 西九州自動車道, 国道497号27.0 km22min
  63. ↰Keep left274 m0min
  64. →Turn right993 m2min
  65. ←Turn left onto 国道202号2024.5 km4min
  66. ↑Continue onto 浜玉相知線40251 m0min
  67. ↑Continue onto 虹の松原線3472.5 km2min
  68. ←Turn left onto 鏡山公園線250988 m1min
  69. ↗Turn slight right onto 浜玉相知線401.9 km2min
  70. ←Turn left onto 浜玉相知線401.1 km1min
  71. →Turn right131 m0min
  72. →Turn right onto 半田鬼塚線258678 m1min
  73. ↰Keep left onto 半田鬼塚線258409 m0min
  74. ←Turn left onto 国道202号202, 20323.5 km24min
  75. ↑Continue onto 国道204号204, 383, 4989.4 km15min
  76. ←Turn left110 m0min
  77. ↑Continue onto 国道498号4981.4 km1min
  78. ←Turn left onto 国道498号4982.6 km4min
  79. ←Turn left136 m0min
  80. ←Turn left onto 国道498号49847 m0min
  81. →Turn right285 m1min
  82. →Turn right3.8 km6min
  83. ↑Continue onto 佐世保世知原線151436 m0min
  84. ←Turn left onto 国道204号2044.8 km5min
  85. ↰Keep left122 m0min
  86. ↰Turn sharp left58 m0min
  87. 🏁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
伊万里佐賀県

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 Sasebo

Matsuura Matsuura19 kmSaikai Saikai21 kmHirado Hirado27 kmŌmura Ōmura35 kmTogitsu Togitsu39 kmObita Obita42 kmIsahaya Isahaya47 kmNagasaki Nagasaki49 kmUnzen Unzen66 kmIki Iki68 kmShimabara Shimabara74 kmMinamishimabara Minamishimabara75 kmFukuechō Fukuechō97 kmGotō Gotō101 kmTsushima Tsushima122 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kobe to Sasebo?

About 657 km by road (531 km in a straight line).

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

About 8h 29min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥9,760 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).