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Kobe → Kitakata

Hyōgo → Fukushima
Straight line533 km
By road672 km
Driving time8h 13min
Fuel cost¥9,980
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kobe and Kitakata.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car672 km8h 13min
🚲 Bike672 km44h 47min
🚶 On foot613 km127h 47min

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 Kitakata (Fukushima) is 533 km in a straight line, or 672 km by road. A car trip takes about 8h 13min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥9,980. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kitakata → Kobe →

Driving directions · Kobe → Kitakata

  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 left401.1 km4h 11min
  28. ↰Keep left785 m1min
  29. ↰Keep left1.1 km1min
  30. ←Turn left onto 119.7 km9min
  31. →Turn right onto 村松田上線672.4 km2min
  32. ←Turn left onto 国道403号403280 m0min
  33. →Turn right onto 村松田上線678.9 km8min
  34. ↑Continue onto 国道290号2902.3 km2min
  35. ←Turn left onto 国道290号290418 m0min
  36. →Turn right onto 営所通り2901.2 km1min
  37. ←Turn left onto 国道290号29010.1 km9min
  38. ←Turn left onto 国道49号49, 45920.0 km17min
  39. ↑Continue onto 津川バイパス49, 45919.2 km16min
  40. ↰Turn sharp left onto 上郷下野尻線338902 m1min
  41. ←Turn left484 m1min
  42. ←Turn left onto 上郷下野尻線3382.0 km2min
  43. ←Turn left onto 上郷下野尻線3381.7 km2min
  44. ←Turn left onto 上郷下野尻線338889 m1min
  45. →Turn right onto 上郷下野尻線33841 m0min
  46. ←Turn left onto 上郷下野尻線3381.7 km2min
  47. →Turn right onto 上郷下野尻線3385.0 km5min
  48. →Turn right onto 上郷下野尻線338297 m0min
  49. ←Turn left onto 上郷下野尻線3381.4 km2min
  50. ←Turn left onto 喜多方西会津線1615.9 km20min
  51. ↑Continue228 m0min
  52. →Turn right198 m0min
  53. ↰Turn sharp left265 m1min
  54. 🏁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 Kitakata

Aizu-Wakamatsu Aizu-Wakamatsu19 kmInawashiro Inawashiro24 kmMotomiya Motomiya49 kmNihommatsu Nihommatsu51 kmKōriyama Kōriyama53 kmFukushima Fukushima54 kmDate Date59 kmMiharu Miharu60 kmSukagawa Sukagawa61 kmHobaramachi Hobaramachi63 kmFunehikimachi-funehiki Funehikimachi-funehiki67 kmYanagawamachi-saiwaichō Yanagawamachi-saiwaichō68 kmShirakawa Shirakawa69 kmTamura Tamura69 kmIshikawa Ishikawa76 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kobe to Kitakata?

About 672 km by road (533 km in a straight line).

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

About 8h 13min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥9,980 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).