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Kobe → Sakurai

Hyōgo → Nara
Straight line65 km
By road78 km
Driving time1h 13min
Fuel cost¥1,160
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kobe and Sakurai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car78 km1h 13min
🚲 Bike78 km5h 12min
🚶 On foot74 km15h 29min

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 Sakurai (Nara) is 65 km in a straight line, or 78 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 13min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,160. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Sakurai → Kobe →

Driving directions · Kobe → Sakurai

  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, 1712.0 km3min
  7. →Turn right112 m0min
  8. ←Turn left onto 日出脇浜線624 m1min
  9. ←Turn left onto 灘浜脇浜線364 m0min
  10. ↖Turn slight left2.1 km3min
  11. ↱Keep right onto ハーバーハイウェイ1.7 km2min
  12. ↰Keep left onto ハーバーハイウェイ18.8 km17min
  13. ↰Keep left338 m0min
  14. ↰Keep left1.6 km2min
  15. ↰Keep left onto 中央大通1.8 km2min
  16. →Turn right onto 国道43号4398 m0min
  17. ↱Keep right2.3 km1min
  18. ↰Keep left1.7 km2min
  19. ↑Continue onto 尼崎平野線1.5 km2min
  20. →Turn right onto あべの筋30617 m1min
  21. ←Turn left onto 美章園街道645 m1min
  22. →Turn right onto あびこ筋, 大阪高石線28314 m1min
  23. ←Turn left5.1 km4min
  24. ←Turn left onto 長居公園通2.3 km3min
  25. →Turn right onto 大阪中央環状線2655 m1min
  26. ↱Keep right969 m1min
  27. ↰Keep left onto 西名阪自動車道E25126 m0min
  28. ↱Keep right onto 西名阪自動車道E258.1 km5min
  29. ↰Keep left743 m1min
  30. ↰Keep left35 m0min
  31. ↖Turn slight left onto 国道165号1652.6 km2min
  32. ↑Continue onto 国道165号1654.5 km4min
  33. ←Turn left onto 当麻寺線160389 m0min
  34. ↑Continue143 m0min
  35. ↱Keep right onto 当麻寺線160464 m0min
  36. ↑Continue onto 国道168号168307 m0min
  37. ↖Turn slight left onto 国道166号166, 1682.2 km2min
  38. →Turn right onto 河合大和高田線132137 m0min
  39. ←Turn left388 m1min
  40. ↑Continue onto 国道166号166, 168685 m1min
  41. ↑Continue onto 国道165号165, 1663.8 km3min
  42. ↑Continue onto 国道165号165491 m0min
  43. ↑Continue onto 国道165号165753 m1min
  44. →Turn right1.2 km2min
  45. ↑Continue2.2 km3min
  46. →Turn right onto 桜井明日香吉野線15235 m0min
  47. ←Turn left1.1 km1min
  48. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

近つ飛鳥の里太子大阪府
ふたかみパーク當麻奈良県
かつらぎ奈良県
飛鳥奈良県

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 Sakurai

Kashihara-shi Kashihara-shi5 kmTawaramoto Tawaramoto8 kmŌuda Ōuda8 kmYamato-Takada Yamato-Takada9 kmTenri Tenri9 kmHaibara-akanedai Haibara-akanedai10 kmYoshino-chō Yoshino-chō12 kmGose Gose12 kmKashiba Kashiba13 kmYamatokōriyama Yamatokōriyama14 kmKatsuragi Katsuragi14 kmHōryūji Hōryūji16 kmNara-shi Nara-shi21 kmGojō Gojō22 kmIkoma Ikoma25 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kobe to Sakurai?

About 78 km by road (65 km in a straight line).

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

About 1h 13min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,160 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).