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Kobe → Sano

Hyōgo → Tochigi
Straight line437 km
By road574 km
Driving time7h 20min
Fuel cost¥8,520
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kobe and Sano.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car574 km7h 20min
🚲 Bike574 km38h 15min
🚶 On foot503 km104h 43min

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 Sano (Tochigi) is 437 km in a straight line, or 574 km by road. A car trip takes about 7h 20min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,520. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Sano → Kobe →

Driving directions · Kobe → Sano

  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766.3 km6min
  49. Turn right onto 鴻巣川島線7646 m0min
  50. Turn sharp left onto 鴻巣川島線761.6 km1min
  51. Turn right onto 鴻巣川島線766.4 km7min
  52. Turn left onto 行田蓮田線772.3 km2min
  53. Keep right227 m0min
  54. Continue onto 上新郷埼玉線3644.9 km8min
  55. Turn left onto 新郷停車場線196, 3641.6 km2min
  56. Continue onto 新郷停車場線旧道178 m0min
  57. Turn slight left onto 熊谷羽生線旧道532 m1min
  58. Turn slight right onto 佐野行田線7924 m2min
  59. Turn right265 m0min
  60. Turn left onto 国道122号1222.2 km2min
  61. Turn right onto 佐野行田線74.8 km6min
  62. Continue onto 前橋館林線2, 57833 m1min
  63. Continue2.2 km3min
  64. Turn right onto 邑楽広域農道64 m0min
  65. Turn left onto 佐野行田線73.9 km4min
  66. Turn right2.2 km3min
  67. Turn right onto 例幣使街道67308 m0min
  68. Turn left onto 駅前通り215294 m0min
  69. Turn right432 m1min
  70. Turn left32 m0min
  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)

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kobe to Sano?

About 574 km by road (437 km in a straight line).

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

About 7h 20min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,520 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).